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Issued in Washington, DC, on July 5, 2012.
Lirio Liu,
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket No. FAA–2012–0350]
Petition for Exemption; Summary of
Petition Received
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Reopening of comment period.
AGENCY:
This action reopens the
comment period for a Petition for
Exemption that was published on June
12, 2012. The petition for exemption
from Aircraft Owners and Pilots
Association (AOPA) and Experimental
Aircraft Association (EAA), if granted,
would allow AOPA and EAA members
to conduct certain operations of aircraft
without having to hold an FAA-issued
medical certificate.
DATES: The comment period for Docket
No. FAA–2012–0350 is reopened until
September 14, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments
identified by docket number FAA–
2012–0350 using any of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and follow
the online instructions for sending your
comments electronically.
• Mail: Send comments to Docket
Operations, M–30; U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Room W12–140, West
Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC
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can find and read the electronic form of
all comments received into any FAA
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tyneka Thomas, ARM–105, Office of
Rulemaking, Federal Aviation
Administration, 800 Independence
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591,
telephone (202) 267–7626; email
tyneka.l.thomas@faa.gov.
Background
On June 12, 2012, a summary of the
AOPA/EAA petition was published in
the Federal Register (77 FR 35103).
Comments to that document were to be
received on or before July 2, 2012.
By letter dated June 18, 2012, AOPA
and EAA requested that the FAA extend
the comment period for an additional 70
days. The petitioner states that the
additional time is necessary to ensure
the public has adequate time to provide
substantive comments.
Reopening Comment Period
In accordance with § 11.47(c) of Title
14, Code of Federal Regulations, the
FAA has reviewed the petition made by
AOPA/EAA. The FAA has determined
that reopening of the comment period is
consistent with the public interest, and
that good cause exists for taking this
action.
Accordingly, the comment period for
Docket No. FAA–2012–0350 is reopened
until September 14, 2012.
Issued in Washington, DC, on July 3, 2012.
Lirio Liu,
Acting Director, Office of Rulemaking.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2012–0053]
Notice of Application for Approval of
Discontinuance or Modification of a
Railroad Signal System
In accordance with Part 235 of Title
49 of the Code of Federal Regulations
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(CFR) and 49 U.S.C. 20502(a), this
document provides the public notice
that by a document dated June 5, 2012,
the Alabama and Tennessee River
Railway LLC has petitioned the Federal
Railroad Administration (FRA) seeking
approval for the discontinuance or
modification of a signal system. FRA
assigned the petition Docket Number
FRA–2012–0053.
Applicant: Alabama and Tennessee
River Railway LLC, Mr. Jason Scott,
Vice President Signals &
Communications, 3425 Forrest Avenue,
Gadsden, Alabama 35904.
The Alabama and Tennessee River
Railway LLC (ATN) seeks approval of
the proposed discontinuance of
signalized slide fences on the
Birmingham Subdivision. The
discontinuance would include the slide
fence at Milepost (MP) 693.8,
northbound signal at MP 697.1, and
southbound signal at MP 691.9; slide
fences at MP 701.6, 702.9, 703.2, 704.4,
and 705.6, northbound signal at MP
706.8, and southbound signal at MP
699.9; slide fence at MP 718.0,
northbound signal at MP 721.2, and
southbound signal at MP 715.7; slide
fences located at MP 724.4 and 724.5,
northbound signal at MP 726.3, and
southbound signal at MP 721.2.
The reasons given for the proposed
changes is that there has been no slide
activity affecting train operations since
ATN began operations in 2005. The
maximum authorized speed is 10 mph,
with ATN crews operating at restricted
speed, as outlined in General Code of
Operating Rules 6.21, when a severe
weather event is encountered during the
course of duty. Maintenance-of-way
employees also perform an inspection
prior to trains operating in the area after
a significant storm event. There are no
passenger train operations in the area
and freight trains average one train per
day.
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
Docket Operations Facility, 1200 New
Jersey Ave. 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
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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 August
24, 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).
Issued in Washington, DC, on July 3, 2012.
Ron Hynes,
Acting Deputy Associate Administrator for
Regulatory and Legislative Operations.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2012–0020]
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Notification of Petition for Approval;
Informational Filing and Request for
Waiver
In accordance with Part 211 of Title
49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR),
this document provides the public
notice that by a document dated June
20, 2012, the Union Pacific Railroad
(UP) and the National Railroad
Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) have
provided the Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) a petition for
approval of an Informational Filing and
Request for Waiver pursuant to 49 CFR
236.913(j) to conduct a high-speed rail
(HSR) demonstration project. FRA has
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assigned the petition Docket Number
FRA–2012–0020.
UP, Amtrak, and the Illinois
Department of Transportation (IDOT)
plan to conduct demonstration highspeed passenger train operations over a
portion of the corridor between Chicago,
IL, and St. Louis, MO, as part of the
high-speed rail program. The
demonstration segments are on UP’s
Joliet Subdivision, between Control
Point (CP) X073 South Dwight, Milepost
(MP) 72.81; and CP X093 Pontiac, MP
92.48.
High-speed passenger trains will
operate up to 110 mph, and UP freight
trains will continue to operate at speeds
not to exceed 60 mph.
The scope of the work requires UP to
design procure and install:
1. Cab signal fixed equipment in an
initial segment between Dwight and
Pontiac.
2. A train control system meeting
Positive Train Control (PTC)
requirements on the entire UP portion of
the route, in accordance with Federal
regulations.
The operations described and
proposed in the filing are in furtherance
of the High Speed Rail 2A Route
Construction Contract (the ‘‘2A
Agreement’’) dated March 4, 2011, as
amended on December 18, 2011. This
agreement is funded under FRA Grant/
Cooperative Agreement FR–HSR–0015–
11–01–00.
Operation on the demonstration
segment will be under the centralized
traffic control rules of the General Code
of Operating Rules. UP freight trains
will use automatic cab signals (ACS),
consistent with the operation on its
other ACS territories that do not provide
speed control. Amtrak passenger trains
will use the speed control function of
the automatic train control on board
their locomotives, which provides
enforcement of speed limits associated
with signal indications. UP and Amtrak
are the only operators on the
demonstration segment.
A modification of Incremental Train
Control System (ITCS) in furtherance of
the High-Speed Rail 2A Route
Construction Agreement (2A
Agreement) will provide a mechanism
for safe activation of highway-grade
crossing warning devices by passenger
trains operating in excess of 79 mph. In
addition, the two-way communications
feature of ITCS allows crossing health
and status information to be provided to
approaching ITCS-equipped trains.
In support of the proposed test
program, the railroads are seeking
temporary relief from compliance with
the following 49 CFR parts and sections:
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Section 216.13, Special notice for
repairs—locomotive; Section 217.9,
Program of operational tests and
inspections; recordkeeping; Section
217.11, Program of instruction on
operating rules; recordkeeping;
electronic recordkeeping; Part 218
[Subpart D]—Prohibition Against
Tampering With Safety Devices; Section
229.7, Prohibited Acts; Section 229.135,
Event recorders; Section 233.9, Annual
reports; Section 234.9, Grade crossing
signal system failure reports; Section
235.5, Changes requiring filing of
application; Section 240.127, Criteria for
examining skill performance; and
Section 240.129, Criteria for monitoring
operational performance of certified
engineers. Relief from these regulations
is sought only for the duration of the
testing program, and only as the relief
relates to ITCS-specific component
elements.
A copy of the petition, the
Informational Filing, the Request for
Waiver, and any related documents are
available for review online at
www.regulations.gov and in person at
the U.S. Department of Transportation’s
(DOT’s) 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 30-day 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.
A comment period of 30 days after the
date of this notice is established.
Communications received before the
end of the comment period will be
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA-2012-0053]
Notice of Application for Approval of Discontinuance or
Modification of a Railroad Signal System
In accordance with Part 235 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) and 49 U.S.C. 20502(a), this document provides the
public notice that by a document dated June 5, 2012, the Alabama and
Tennessee River Railway LLC has petitioned the Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) seeking approval for the discontinuance or
modification of a signal system. FRA assigned the petition Docket
Number FRA-2012-0053.
Applicant: Alabama and Tennessee River Railway LLC, Mr. Jason
Scott, Vice President Signals & Communications, 3425 Forrest Avenue,
Gadsden, Alabama 35904.
The Alabama and Tennessee River Railway LLC (ATN) seeks approval of
the proposed discontinuance of signalized slide fences on the
Birmingham Subdivision. The discontinuance would include the slide
fence at Milepost (MP) 693.8, northbound signal at MP 697.1, and
southbound signal at MP 691.9; slide fences at MP 701.6, 702.9, 703.2,
704.4, and 705.6, northbound signal at MP 706.8, and southbound signal
at MP 699.9; slide fence at MP 718.0, northbound signal at MP 721.2,
and southbound signal at MP 715.7; slide fences located at MP 724.4 and
724.5, northbound signal at MP 726.3, and southbound signal at MP
721.2.
The reasons given for the proposed changes is that there has been
no slide activity affecting train operations since ATN began operations
in 2005. The maximum authorized speed is 10 mph, with ATN crews
operating at restricted speed, as outlined in General Code of Operating
Rules 6.21, when a severe weather event is encountered during the
course of duty. Maintenance-of-way employees also perform an inspection
prior to trains operating in the area after a significant storm event.
There are no passenger train operations in the area and freight trains
average one train per day.
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 Docket Operations Facility, 1200 New Jersey Ave. 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
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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 August 24, 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).
Issued in Washington, DC, on July 3, 2012.
Ron Hynes,
Acting Deputy Associate Administrator for Regulatory and Legislative
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2012-16796 Filed 7-9-12; 8:45 am]
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