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Finally, the amendment proposes
amending Article 6.4 of the Amtrak
IMOU pertaining to special additional
criteria for close call event reporting to
allow coverage for events involving
damage or derailment below the FRA
monetary reporting threshold.
Amtrak’s C3RS pilot project was
initially approved by FRA on May 11,
2010. In Docket Number FRA–2010–
0152, Amtrak requested and was
granted a waiver of compliance from
certain provisions of 49 CFR Part 240,
Qualification and Certification of
Locomotive Engineers, to support its
C3RS pilot project.
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. If you do not
have access to the Internet, please
contact FRA’s Docket Clerk at 202–493–
6030 who will provide necessary
information concerning the contents of
the petition.
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 within May
20, 2013 of the date of this notice will
be considered by FRA before final
action is taken. Comments received after
that date will be considered as far as
practicable.
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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 document, if
submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). See https://
www.regulations.gov/#!privacyNotice
for the privacy notice of regulations.gov
or interested parties may review DOT’s
complete Privacy Act Statement in the
Federal Register published on April 11,
2000 (65 FR 19477).
Issued in Washington, DC, on April 24,
2013.
Robert C. Lauby,
Deputy Associate Administrator for
Regulatory and Legislative Operations.
[FR Doc. 2013–10075 Filed 4–29–13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–06–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2013–0032]
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 March
21, 2013, New York, Susquehanna and
Western Railway (NYSW) 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 231, Railroad Safety
Appliance Standards. FRA assigned the
petition Docket Number FRA–2013–
0032.
NYSW has petitioned FRA for a
waiver to operate RailRunner equipment
in its service between Syracuse, NY, and
North Bergen, NJ. Specifically, NYSW
seeks a waiver of compliance from
certain provisions of 49 CFR Part 231,
which stipulates the number, location,
and dimensions for handholds, ladders,
sill steps, uncoupling levers, and hand
brakes. NYSW also seeks relief from 49
CFR 231.1, which sets forth the standard
height for drawbars.
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 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
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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 June 14,
2013 will be considered by FRA before
final action is taken. Comments received
after that date will be considered as far
as is 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 document, if
submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). See https://
www.regulations.gov/#!privacyNotice
for the privacy notice of regulations.gov
or interested parties may review DOT’s
complete Privacy Act Statement in the
Federal Register published on April 10,
2013 (65 FR 19477).
Issued in Washington, DC, on April 24,
2013.
Robert C. Lauby,
Deputy Associate Administrator for
Regulatory and Legislative Operations
[FR Doc. 2013–10073 Filed 4–29–13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–06–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2013–0035]
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 March
11, 2013, the Lapeer Industrial Railroad
Company (LIRR) has petitioned the
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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–2013–0035.
LIRR has petitioned FRA for a waiver
of compliance from the glazing
requirements set forth in 49 CFR 223.11
for its locomotive LIRR 5, which was
constructed by General Electric in 1950.
LIRR operates on approximately 1.5
miles of track, and the majority of its
operations are through rural or lightly
populated areas. In its petition, LIRR
states that the existing glazing in its
locomotive is in good condition, and it
has no history of glazing-related
accidents or injuries.
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 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 June 14,
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
VerDate Mar<15>2010
13:22 Apr 29, 2013
Jkt 229001
communications and comments
received into any of our dockets by the
name of the individual submitting the
comment (or signing the document, if
submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). See https://
www.regulations.gov/#!privacyNotice
for the privacy notice of regulations.gov
or interested parties may review DOT’s
complete Privacy Act Statement in the
Federal Register published on April 11,
2000 (65 FR 19477).
Issued in Washington, DC, on April 24,
2013.
Robert C. Lauby,
Deputy Associate Administrator for
Regulatory and Legislative Operations.
[FR Doc. 2013–10074 Filed 4–29–13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–06–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
Policy Clarification Concerning
Designation of Adjacent Coastal States
for Deepwater Port License
Applications
Maritime Administration,
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice of policy clarification.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration
(‘‘MarAd’’) is providing this notice to
clarify its policy on the unit of distance
measurement to apply when designating
Adjacent Coastal States (‘‘ACS’’) under
the agency’s Deepwater Ports licensing
program.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Yvette Fields, Director of the Office of
Deepwater Ports and Offshore Activity,
Maritime Administration, Room W21–
309, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE.,
Washington, DC 20590;
Yvette.Fields@dot.gov; phone (202) 366–
0926.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: MarAd
has reviewed policies and practices
with regard to the designation of ACS in
the deepwater port application licensing
process. In past applications and public
notices, MarAd found inconsistency in
the use of units of distance to describe
the distance between proposed
deepwater ports and ACS.
Under 33 U.S.C. 1508(a)(1), when
issuing a Notice of Application, MarAd,
as delegated by the Secretary of
Transportation, shall designate as an
ACS ‘‘any coastal State which (A) would
be directly connected by pipeline to a
deepwater port as proposed in an
application, or (B) would be located
within 15 miles of any such proposed
deepwater port.’’ In general, in its
publications, MarAd adopted the units
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of measurement provided by the
deepwater port license applicants in
their descriptions of proposed
deepwater ports. At different times,
MarAd used statute miles
(approximately 0.87 nautical miles) or
nautical miles (approximately 1.15
statute miles) to describe the location of
deepwater ports in its publications.
Due to the configuration and physical
location of proposed deepwater port
projects in prior applications, the use of
either statute or nautical miles did not
impact the designation of ACS, since
those projects were either connected to
the ACS directly by pipeline, or were
within both 15 statute and 15 nautical
miles from those states. As a result,
MarAd was not required to clarify
which unit of measurement is the
appropriate distance standard to apply
when designating an ACS in Notices of
Application. However, for proposed
port locations where the chosen
distance standard is significant to the
designation of ACS (applications where
the port location falls beyond 15 statute
miles but within 15 nautical miles of a
potential ACS), clarification of the
distance standard is necessary. For the
sake of clarity in such instances, MarAd
is issuing this Final Notice of Policy
Clarification that nautical miles shall be
applied when designating ACS under 33
U.S.C. 1508(a)(1).
The Deepwater Port Act (‘‘DWPA’’ or
the ‘‘Act’’) (33 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.)
authorizes the Secretary of
Transportation to issue licenses for the
construction and operation of deepwater
ports.1 A deepwater port is defined in
Section 1502 of the Act as ‘‘any fixed or
floating manmade structure other than a
vessel, or any group of such structures,
that are located beyond State seaward
boundaries and that are used or
intended for use as a port or terminal for
the transportation, storage, or further
handling of oil or natural gas for
transportation to any State * * *.’’ 2
Deepwater ports include ‘‘all
components and equipment, including
pipelines…to the extent they are located
seaward of the high water mark.’’ 3 The
DWPA provides for a mandatory
designation of State(s) as ‘‘Adjacent
Coastal State(s)’’ (‘‘ACS’’) if certain
criteria are met. Those criteria are: (1) If
the ACS would be ‘‘directly connected
by pipeline to a deepwater port,’’ or (2)
‘‘would be located within 15 miles of
1 The Secretary of Transportation delegated to the
Maritime Administrator the authority to ‘‘issue,
transfer, amend, or reinstate a license for the
construction and operation of a deepwater port.’’ 49
CFR 1.93(h)(1).
2 33 U.S.C. 1502(9)(A).
3 Id. Sec. 1502(9)(B).
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA-2013-0035]
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 March 11, 2013, the Lapeer Industrial Railroad Company (LIRR) has
petitioned the
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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-2013-
0035.
LIRR has petitioned FRA for a waiver of compliance from the glazing
requirements set forth in 49 CFR 223.11 for its locomotive LIRR 5,
which was constructed by General Electric in 1950.
LIRR operates on approximately 1.5 miles of track, and the majority
of its operations are through rural or lightly populated areas. In its
petition, LIRR states that the existing glazing in its locomotive is in
good condition, and it has no history of glazing-related accidents or
injuries.
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 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 June 14, 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 document,
if submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.).
See https://www.regulations.gov/#!privacyNotice for the privacy notice
of regulations.gov or interested parties may review DOT's complete
Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on April 11,
2000 (65 FR 19477).
Issued in Washington, DC, on April 24, 2013.
Robert C. Lauby,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Regulatory and Legislative
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2013-10074 Filed 4-29-13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-06-P
