Petition for Alternative Locomotive Crashworthiness Design, 30047-30048 [2012-12291]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 98 / Monday, May 21, 2012 / Notices June 12, 2012 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 1:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Federal Aviation Administration June 13, 2012 8:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. • Greetings & Attendance • Review report of November 2011 meeting. • Chair report on PMC actions • Detailed review of generic MASPS draft. This completely redesigned MASPS draft is the result of direction received at the March 21, 2011 meeting of the PMC. A detailed review and informal approval of the document is expected at this meeting, to facilitate timely progress on Inmarsat SwiftBroadband-specific material. • Status and update on SBB-specific material for MASPS. • Status and update of SBB-specific material for DO–262A • Other items • Schedule for 10th Plenary • Plenary Adjourns • A meeting of SC–222 leadership team will be held on Wednesday morning. 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Persons wishing to present statements or obtain information should contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. Members of the public may present a written statement to the committee at any time. Issued in Washington, DC, on May 9, 2012. John Raper, Manager, Business Operations Branch, Federal Aviation Administration. [FR Doc. 2012–12057 Filed 5–18–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–13–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:18 May 18, 2012 Jkt 226001 30047 Issued in Atlanta, Georgia on May 8, 2012. Larry F. Clark, Acting Manager, Atlanta Airports District Office, Southern Region. Notice of Opportunity for Public Comment on Surplus Property Release at Michael J Smith Field, Beaufort, NC [FR Doc. 2012–12053 Filed 5–18–12; 8:45 am] Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AGENCY: ACTION: Federal Railroad Administration Notice. [Docket Number FRA–2012–0036] Under the provisions of Title 49, U.S.C. Section 47153(c), notice is being given that the FAA is considering a request from the Beaufort-Morehead City Airport Authority to waive the requirement that approximately 7.5 acres of airport property, located at the Michael J Smith Field, be used for aeronautical purposes. SUMMARY: Comments must be received on or before June 20, 2012. DATES: Comments on this notice may be mailed or delivered in triplicate to the FAA at the following address: Atlanta Airports District Office, Attn: Rusty Nealis, Program Manager, 1701 Columbia Ave., Suite 2–260, Atlanta, GA 30337–2747. In addition, one copy of any comments submitted to the FAA must be mailed or delivered to Ken Lohr, Chairman, Beaufort-Morehead City Airport Authority at the following address: Beaufort-Morehead City Airport Authority, P.O. Box 875, Beaufort, NC 28516–0875. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rusty Nealis, Program Manager, Atlanta Airports District Office, 1701 Columbia Ave., Campus Building, Suite 2–260, Atlanta, GA 30337–2747, (404) 305– 7142. The application may be reviewed in person at this same location. The FAA is reviewing a request by the BeaufortMorehead City Airport Authority to release approximately 7.5 acres of airport property at the Michael J Smith Field. The property consists of one parcel located on the north side of West Beaufort Road. The proposed use of this land is for the realignment of US 70 and is compatible with airport operations. Any person may inspect the request in person at the FAA office listed above under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. In addition, any person may, upon request, inspect the request, notice and other documents germane to the request in person at the Michael J Smith Airport. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PO 00000 Frm 00085 Fmt 4703 BILLING CODE 4910–13–M Sfmt 4703 Petition for Alternative Locomotive Crashworthiness Design In accordance with Part 211 of Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), this document provides the public notice that by a document dated March 2, 2012, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) has petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for approval of alternative locomotive crashworthiness design for an electric locomotive, Model ACS–64, built by Siemens Industry, Inc. This request is made in accordance with the provisions prescribed in 49 CFR 229.209. FRA assigned the petition Docket Number FRA–2012–0036. The alternative design incorporates crash energy management features, detailed in the petition and attachments, in lieu of collision and corner posts as required by 49 CFR 229.205. Amtrak states that the performance of this design is equivalent to that obtained through traditional structural requirements. Further, Amtrak states that the design will fully comply with the requirements of Appendix F to 49 CFR part 238. A copy of the petition, as well as any written communications concerning the petition, is available for review online at https://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 E:\FR\FM\21MYN1.SGM 21MYN1 30048 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 98 / Monday, May 21, 2012 / Notices 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 July 20, 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 May 10, 2012. Ron Hynes, Acting Deputy Associate Administrator for Regulatory and Legislative Operations. [FR Doc. 2012–12291 Filed 5–18–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–06–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Railroad Administration [Docket Number FRA–2012–0022] ebenthall on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Petition for Waiver of Compliance In accordance with Part 211 of Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), this document provides the public notice that by a document dated January 6, 2012, the Cass Scenic Railroad State Park (CASS) 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. FRA assigned the petition Docket Number FRA–2012–0022. Specifically, CASS seeks a waiver of compliance for five freight cars from 49 CFR 215.303, which requires stenciling on restricted freight cars; and 49 CFR 231.1(a)3(i), which requires that ‘‘[t]he hand brake shall be so located that it VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:18 May 18, 2012 Jkt 226001 can be safely operated while car is in motion.’’ In this same docket, CASS was previously granted a Special Approval for these same five overage cars, permitting them to continue in service beyond 50 years from the date of construction in accordance with 49 CFR 215.203(c). CASS stated that two of the five cars in this petition were built as 40-foot steel frame cars to carry logs. Their exact ages are unknown but they are thought to have been constructed in the 1940s. The third car is a 40-foot flatcar built in the 1950s. The fourth car is a 40-foot tank car built in the 1950s. The fifth car is a 40-foot hopper car built in 1958. The hand brakes on these five cars cannot be used while the cars are in motion. The hand brakes can only be manually applied when the cars are at rest, using a ratchet lever at the end of the frame. CASS stated that there are occasions where they used these cars in special charter trains for photographic purposes only. There are usually two or three such charter trains operated each year. Passengers are not carried on the cars or on the trains in which the cars are operated. The cars subject to this petition do not exceed a speed of 10 mph. 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. PO 00000 Frm 00086 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 • 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 July 5, 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 May 10, 2012. Ron Hynes, Acting Deputy Associate Administrator for Regulatory and Legislative Operations. [FR Doc. 2012–12294 Filed 5–18–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–06–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Railroad Administration [Docket Number FRA–2012–0041] Petition for Waiver of Compliance In accordance with Part 211 of Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), this document provides the public notice that by a document dated April 4, 2012, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Metro-North Commuter Railroad (MNCW) 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–2012–0041. MNCW seeks relief from the 2-year periodic testing requirements of the rules, standards, and instructions found at 49 CFR Sections 236.377, Approach locking; 236.378, Time locking; 236.379, Route locking; 236.380, Indication locking; and 236.381, Traffic locking on vital microprocessor-based systems. MNCW 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: E:\FR\FM\21MYN1.SGM 21MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 98 (Monday, May 21, 2012)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-12291]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket Number FRA-2012-0036]


Petition for Alternative Locomotive Crashworthiness Design

    In accordance with Part 211 of Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR), this document provides the public notice that by a document 
dated March 2, 2012, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation 
(Amtrak) has petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for 
approval of alternative locomotive crashworthiness design for an 
electric locomotive, Model ACS-64, built by Siemens Industry, Inc. This 
request is made in accordance with the provisions prescribed in 49 CFR 
229.209. FRA assigned the petition Docket Number FRA-2012-0036.
    The alternative design incorporates crash energy management 
features, detailed in the petition and attachments, in lieu of 
collision and corner posts as required by 49 CFR 229.205. Amtrak states 
that the performance of this design is equivalent to that obtained 
through traditional structural requirements. Further, Amtrak states 
that the design will fully comply with the requirements of Appendix F 
to 49 CFR part 238.
    A copy of the petition, as well as any written communications 
concerning the petition, is available for review online at https://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 July 20, 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 May 10, 2012.
Ron Hynes,
Acting Deputy Associate Administrator for Regulatory and Legislative 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2012-12291 Filed 5-18-12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-06-P
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