Petition for Waiver of Compliance, 4395 [2012-1855]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2012–0001]
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Petition for Waiver of Compliance
In accordance with Part 211 of Title
49 of the Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR), this document provides the
public notice that by a document dated
January 4, 2012, the Long Island Rail
Road (LIRR) has petitioned the Federal
Railroad Administration (FRA) for a
waiver of compliance from certain
provisions of the Federal railroad safety
regulations contained at 49 CFR Part
236. FRA assigned the petition Docket
Number FRA–2012–0001.
LIRR seeks a temporary waiver, on a
limited portion of one of its branches,
from the portion of 49 CFR 236.0(c)(2)
requiring that: ‘‘On and after January 17,
2012, where a passenger train is
permitted to operate at a speed of 60 or
more miles per hour * * *, a block
signal system complying with the
provisions of this part shall be installed,
unless an FRA approved PTC system
meeting the requirements of this part for
the subject speed and other operating
conditions is installed.’’
Specifically, LIRR seeks permission to
maintain its maximum speed at 65 mph
based upon a manual block system
being permanently in effect, rather than
reducing its maximum speed to 59 mph,
on the portion of its Montauk Branch,
between the Speonk and Montauk
stations, while it installs a new
automated speed control signal system
that will support its Positive Train
Control system between those two
locations.
A copy of the petition, as well as any
written communications concerning the
petition, is available for review online at
www.regulations.gov and in person at
the U.S. Department of Transportation’s
(DOT) Docket Operations Facility, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590. The Docket
Operations Facility is open from 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
Interested parties are invited to
participate in these proceedings by
submitting written views, data, or
comments. FRA does not anticipate
scheduling a public hearing in
connection with these proceedings since
the facts do not appear to warrant a
hearing. If any interested party desires
an opportunity for oral comment, they
should notify FRA, in writing, before
the end of the comment period and
specify the basis for their request.
All communications concerning these
proceedings should identify the
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appropriate docket number and may be
submitted by any of the following
methods:
• Web site: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
• Fax: (202) 493–2251.
• Mail: Docket Operations Facility,
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590.
• Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
Communications received by March
12, 2012 will be considered by FRA
before final action is taken. Comments
received after that date will be
considered as far as practicable.
Anyone is able to search the
electronic form of any written
communications and comments
received into any of our dockets by the
name of the individual submitting the
comment (or signing the comment, if
submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). You may
review DOT’s complete Privacy Act
Statement in the Federal Register
published on April 11, 2000 (Volume
65, Number 70; Pages 19477–78), or
online at https://www.dot.gov/
privacy.html.
Issued in Washington, DC, on January 24,
2012.
Ron Hynes,
Acting Deputy Associate Administrator for
Regulatory and Legislative Operations.
[FR Doc. 2012–1855 Filed 1–26–12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–06–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2011–0101]
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
In accordance with part 211 of Title
49 of the Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR), this document provides the
public notice that by a document dated
December 2, 2011, Northeast Illinois
Regional Commuter Railroad
Corporation (Metra) has petitioned the
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
for a waiver of compliance from certain
provisions of the Federal railroad safety
regulations contained at 49 CFR part
236. FRA assigned the petition Docket
Number FRA–2011–0101.
Metra seeks relief from the 2-year
periodic testing requirements of the
Rules, Standards and Instructions, 49
CFR 236.377, Approach Locking;
236.378, Time Locking; 236.379, Route
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Locking; 236.380, Indication Locking;
and 236.381, Traffic Locking; on vital
microprocessor-based systems. Metra
proposes to verify and test signal
locking systems controlled by microprocessor-based equipment, by use of
alternative procedures, every 4 years
after initial baseline testing or program
change as follows:
• Verifying the cyclic redundancy
check/checksum/universal control
number of the existing location’s
specific application logic to the
previously tested version.
• Testing the appropriate
interconnection to the associated
signaling hardware equipment outside
the processor (switch indication, track
indication, searchlight signal indication,
approach locking—if external) to verify
the correct and intended inputs to and
outputs from the processor are
maintained.
• Analyze and compare the results of
the 4 year alternative testing with the
results of the baseline testing performed
at the location then submit the results
to FRA.
Metra submitted a list with its
petition of each signal location at which
Metra intends to implement these
alternative procedures.
A copy of the petition, as well as any
written communications concerning the
petition, is available for review online at
www.regulations.gov and in person at
the U.S. Department of Transportation’s
(DOT) Docket Operations Facility, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590. The Docket
Operations Facility is open from 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal Holidays.
Interested parties are invited to
participate in these proceedings by
submitting written views, data, or
comments. FRA does not anticipate
scheduling a public hearing in
connection with these proceedings since
the facts do not appear to warrant a
hearing. If any interested party desires
an opportunity for oral comment, they
should notify FRA, in writing, before
the end of the comment period and
specify the basis for their request.
All communications concerning these
proceedings should identify the
appropriate docket number and may be
submitted by any of the following
methods:
• Web site: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
• Fax: (202) 493–2251.
• Mail: Docket Operations Facility,
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA-2012-0001]
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
In accordance with Part 211 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR), this document provides the public notice that by a
document dated January 4, 2012, the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) has
petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for a waiver of
compliance from certain provisions of the Federal railroad safety
regulations contained at 49 CFR Part 236. FRA assigned the petition
Docket Number FRA-2012-0001.
LIRR seeks a temporary waiver, on a limited portion of one of its
branches, from the portion of 49 CFR 236.0(c)(2) requiring that: ``On
and after January 17, 2012, where a passenger train is permitted to
operate at a speed of 60 or more miles per hour * * *, a block signal
system complying with the provisions of this part shall be installed,
unless an FRA approved PTC system meeting the requirements of this part
for the subject speed and other operating conditions is installed.''
Specifically, LIRR seeks permission to maintain its maximum speed
at 65 mph based upon a manual block system being permanently in effect,
rather than reducing its maximum speed to 59 mph, on the portion of its
Montauk Branch, between the Speonk and Montauk stations, while it
installs a new automated speed control signal system that will support
its Positive Train Control system between those two locations.
A copy of the petition, as well as any written communications
concerning the petition, is available for review online at
www.regulations.gov and in person at the U.S. Department of
Transportation's (DOT) Docket Operations Facility, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., W12-140, Washington, DC 20590. The Docket Operations
Facility is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
Interested parties are invited to participate in these proceedings
by submitting written views, data, or comments. FRA does not anticipate
scheduling a public hearing in connection with these proceedings since
the facts do not appear to warrant a hearing. If any interested party
desires an opportunity for oral comment, they should notify FRA, in
writing, before the end of the comment period and specify the basis for
their request.
All communications concerning these proceedings should identify the
appropriate docket number and may be submitted by any of the following
methods:
Web site: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Fax: (202) 493-2251.
Mail: Docket Operations Facility, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., W12-140, Washington, DC
20590.
Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Room W12-140,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
Communications received by March 12, 2012 will be considered by FRA
before final action is taken. Comments received after that date will be
considered as far as practicable.
Anyone is able to search the electronic form of any written
communications and comments received into any of our dockets by the
name of the individual submitting the comment (or signing the comment,
if submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.).
You may review DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal
Register published on April 11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 70; Pages
19477-78), or online at https://www.dot.gov/privacy.html.
Issued in Washington, DC, on January 24, 2012.
Ron Hynes,
Acting Deputy Associate Administrator for Regulatory and Legislative
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2012-1855 Filed 1-26-12; 8:45 am]
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