Petition for Waiver of Compliance, 75696-75697 [2012-30873]

Download as PDF 75696 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 246 / Friday, December 21, 2012 / Notices telephone, please contact Ms. Smeltzer or Ms. Toms to obtain the call-in number and other information. Data from the public is requested pursuant to Public Law 99–399 (Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986), as amended; Public Law 107–56 (USA PATRIOT Act); and Executive Order 13356. The purpose of the collection is to validate the identity of individuals who enter Department facilities. The data will be entered into the Visitor Access Control System (VACS–D) database. Please see the Security Records System of Records Notice (State-36) at https:// www.state.gov/documents/organization/ 103419.pdf for additional information. Dated: December 12, 2012. Keith Loken, Assistant Legal Adviser, Private International Law, Office of the Legal Adviser, Department of State. 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Please see the Security Records System of Records Notice (State-36) at https:// www.state.gov/documents/organization/ 103419.pdf for additional information. Dated: December 12, 2012. Michael S. Coffee, Attorney-Adviser, Office of Private International Law, Office of Legal Adviser, Department of State. [FR Doc. 2012–30862 Filed 12–20–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–08–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Railroad Administration [Docket Number FRA–2012–0072] 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 August 28, 2012, Capital Passenger Car, Inc. (CPC) of Orrville, OH, 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 223—Safety Glazing Standards— Locomotives, Passenger Cars and PO 00000 Frm 00091 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Cabooses. FRA assigned the petition Docket Number FRA–2012–0072. CPC has petitioned for a permanent waiver of compliance for a 28-seat parlour car (RPCX 3850) named ‘‘C&B Marshall.’’ This car was built by Pullman in 1947, and since 1989 has operated on lease for passenger excursions that are limited to regional railroads, namely Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad, Columbia and Ohio River Railroad, Ohio Central Railroad (Genesee and Wyoming), and Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway. The car typically operates between 1,000 and 2,000 miles per year on about six weekends at speeds of 45 mph or less, mostly on single-track rail lines through areas largely rural in nature. When not being used, this car is stored at the Orrville Railroad Heritage Society, Inc.’s Pine Street Yard in Orrville, OH, on the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway. There are two end windows in the Bend vestibule, one right and one left. Both the right side and left side of the car contain eight windows each. No Type I or Type II FRA-certified glazing is currently installed in the car. However, all side windows are 1⁄4-inch panes of Duplate ASI PPG Safety Glass. Some of these side windows are equipped with double panes. Also, each end window is 1⁄4-inch pane of Duplate ASI PPG Safety Glass. CPC states that barring one incident of vandalism in the spring of 2010 when the car was in storage—resulting in several cracked windows—there has been no accident or injury attributed to window glazing since this car came under its present ownership in 1988. CPC states that besides the prohibitive cost (approximately $30,000) involved in retrofitting the car with FRA-certified glazing, side-lining the car for this purpose will be catastrophic because most of its revenue comes from the operation of this car on steam and diesel powered excursions. Therefore, CPC is requesting this relief. 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 E:\FR\FM\21DEN1.SGM 21DEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 246 / Friday, December 21, 2012 / Notices 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 February 4, 2013 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 December 17, 2012. Robert C. Lauby, Deputy Associate Administrator for Regulatory and Legislative Operations. [FR Doc. 2012–30873 Filed 12–20–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–06–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Railroad Administration [Docket Number FRA–2012–0077] mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with 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 August 28, 2012, the Orrville Railroad Heritage Society, Inc. (ORHS) of Orrville, OH, 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 223 (Safety VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:28 Dec 20, 2012 Jkt 229001 Glazing Standards—Locomotives, Passenger Cars and Cabooses). FRA assigned the petition Docket Number FRA–2012–0077. ORHS has petitioned for a permanent waiver of compliance for three passenger cars, numbered RPCX 101 (named ‘‘William B Baer’’), RPCX 102 (named ‘‘HH Wade’’), and RPCX 103 (named ‘‘Robert S Bixler’’), each manufactured as a coach car by The Budd Company. RPCX 101 (a 60-seater built in 1947), RPCX 102 (a 56-seater built in 1947), and RPCX 103 (a 68seater built in 1946) have operated since 1985, 1986, and 1986, respectively. They are on lease for passenger excursions that are limited to regional railroads, namely Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad, Columbia and Ohio River Railroad, Ohio Central Railroad (Genesee and Wyoming), and the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway. The cars typically operate between 1,000 and 2,000 miles per year on about six weekends at speeds 45 mph or less, mostly on single-track rail lines through areas largely rural in nature. When not being used, these cars are stored at the ORHS Pine Street Yard in Orrville, OH, on the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway. There are no end windows except for end doors. No Type I or Type II FRAcertified glazing is currently installed in the cars either in end windows or side windows. However, all windows, end and side, are 1⁄4-inch panes of Duplate ASI PPG Safety Glass. ORHS states that barring one incident of vandalism on RPCX 101 in the spring of 2010 when the car was in storage—resulting in one cracked window—there has been no accident or injury attributed to window glazing of these cars came under their present ownership in 1985. ORHS states that besides the prohibitive cost (approximately $33,600 for RPCX 101; $32,200 for PRCX 102; and $33,800 for RPCX 103) involved in retrofitting the cars with FRA-certified glazing, sidelining the cars for this purpose will be catastrophic because most of its revenue comes from the operation of these cars on steam and diesel powered excursions. Therefore, ORHS is requesting this relief. 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 PO 00000 Frm 00092 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 75697 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 February 4, 2013 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 December 17, 2012. Robert C. Lauby, Deputy Associate Administrator for Regulatory and Legislative Operations. [FR Doc. 2012–30870 Filed 12–20–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–06–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Railroad Administration [Docket Number FRA–2012–0089] 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 September 12, 2012, Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority E:\FR\FM\21DEN1.SGM 21DEN1

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket Number FRA-2012-0072]


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 August 28, 2012, Capital Passenger Car, Inc. (CPC) of Orrville, 
OH, 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 223--Safety Glazing 
Standards--Locomotives, Passenger Cars and Cabooses. FRA assigned the 
petition Docket Number FRA-2012-0072.
    CPC has petitioned for a permanent waiver of compliance for a 28-
seat parlour car (RPCX 3850) named ``C&B Marshall.'' This car was built 
by Pullman in 1947, and since 1989 has operated on lease for passenger 
excursions that are limited to regional railroads, namely Buffalo and 
Pittsburgh Railroad, Columbia and Ohio River Railroad, Ohio Central 
Railroad (Genesee and Wyoming), and Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway. The 
car typically operates between 1,000 and 2,000 miles per year on about 
six weekends at speeds of 45 mph or less, mostly on single-track rail 
lines through areas largely rural in nature. When not being used, this 
car is stored at the Orrville Railroad Heritage Society, Inc.'s Pine 
Street Yard in Orrville, OH, on the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway.
    There are two end windows in the B-end vestibule, one right and one 
left. Both the right side and left side of the car contain eight 
windows each. No Type I or Type II FRA-certified glazing is currently 
installed in the car. However, all side windows are \1/4\-inch panes of 
Duplate ASI PPG Safety Glass. Some of these side windows are equipped 
with double panes. Also, each end window is \1/4\-inch pane of Duplate 
ASI PPG Safety Glass. CPC states that barring one incident of vandalism 
in the spring of 2010 when the car was in storage--resulting in several 
cracked windows--there has been no accident or injury attributed to 
window glazing since this car came under its present ownership in 1988. 
CPC states that besides the prohibitive cost (approximately $30,000) 
involved in retrofitting the car with FRA-certified glazing, side-
lining the car for this purpose will be catastrophic because most of 
its revenue comes from the operation of this car on steam and diesel 
powered excursions. Therefore, CPC is requesting this relief.
    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

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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 February 4, 2013 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 December 17, 2012.
Robert C. Lauby,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Regulatory and Legislative 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2012-30873 Filed 12-20-12; 8:45 am]
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