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Robert C. Lauby,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety,
Chief Safety Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2013–0019]
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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
6, 2014, the Old Augusta Railroad
(OAR) petitioned the Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) for an amended
waiver of compliance from certain
provisions of the Federal hours-ofservice laws contained at 49 U.S.C.
Section 21103(a)(4). FRA assigned the
petition Docket Number FRA–2013–
0019.
In its petition, OAR seeks to amend its
previously filed petition for relief from
49 U.S.C. Section 21103(a)(4), by
changing one of the conditions of the
waiver. FRA granted OAR’s petition for
a waiver in a July 30, 2013, letter. The
waiver allows a train employee to
initiate an on-duty period each day for
7 consecutive days followed by 72 hours
off duty. Additionally, an employee may
initiate an on-duty period for an eighth
consecutive day followed by 72 hours
off duty once per 30-day period, if all
eight assignments do not infringe upon
the time period of midnight to 6 a.m.
OAR seeks to amend its waiver by
changing the conditions of the waiver to
allow an eighth consecutive day
followed by 72 hours off duty once per
30-day period, if all eight assignments
do not infringe upon the time period of
10 p.m. to 5 a.m. OAR explains that its
employees go on duty at 5 a.m. and
changing the exclusionary time period
for an eighth consecutive day, from
midnight to 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.,
will allow better use of the waiver.
A copy of the petition, as well as any
written communications concerning the
petition, is available for review online at
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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 June 16,
2014 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).
Robert C. Lauby,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety,
Chief Safety Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2003–14408]
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
15, 2014, Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
has petitioned the Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) for an extension
of its waiver of compliance from certain
provisions of the Federal railroad safety
regulations contained in 49 CFR part
218, Subpart B, Blue Signal Protection
of Workers. FRA assigned the petition
Docket Number FRA–2003–14408.
UP seeks a 10-year extension of its
relief from 49 CFR 218.22(c)(5), Utility
employee. This section lists the
functions allowed to be performed by a
utility employee without establishing
Blue Signal Protection. Although the
employee under this section is allowed
to remove or replace an end-of-train
(EOT) telemetry device, FRA has
maintained that removing or replacing a
battery in an EOT, while the device is
in place on the rear of the train, requires
blue signal protection because this task
is a service and repair to the device. The
present relief allows operating craft
utility employees to change out EOT
batteries as long as the changeout does
not require the use of a tool.
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.
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• 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 16,
2014 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).
Robert C. Lauby,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety,
Chief Safety Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2009–0023]
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Petition for Amending Waiver of
Compliance
In accordance with Part 211 of Title
49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR),
this document provides the public
notice that a document dated March 8,
2014, the Hoosier Valley Railroad
Museum (HVRM) petitioned the Federal
Railroad Administration (FRA) with a
request to extend the waiver of
compliance granted by FRA on
September 11, 2009, that provided relief
from certain provisions of 49 CFR
240.201(d), Implementation. The
petition was assigned to Docket Number
FRA–2009–0023.
HVRM seeks to extend the period of
current relief regarding compliance with
49 CFR 240.201(d), which requires that
‘‘[a]fter December 31, 1991, no railroad
shall permit or require any person to
operate a locomotive in any class of
locomotive or train service unless that
person has been certified as a qualified
locomotive engineer and issued a
certificate that complies with 240.223.’’
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HVRM desires to continue its ‘‘engineerfor-an-hour’’ operation, which allows
noncertified individuals (generally,
members of the public visiting the
museum) to operate a locomotive
between Milepost (MP) 213.5 and MP
216. HVRM believes that extending this
waiver will enable it to continue to
generate funds to support its goal of
acquiring and refurbishing railroad
antiquities so that they may be enjoyed
by future generations.
HVRM, which is controlled and
operated by the Chesapeake and Indiana
Railroad, operates between MP 212.5
and MP 223.0 on track owned by the
Town of North Judson, IN. The
museum’s depot is located
approximately at MP 213.4. HVRM will
continue to verify that each participant
is in possession of a valid State-issued
motor vehicle license, evaluate each
participant visually for fitness to operate
the locomotive with respect to obvious
signs of alcohol and/or drug use, and
will have a certified locomotive
engineer in the cab at all times. The
operations will be conducted under
Absolute Block Authority (a section of
track that can only be occupied by one
train at a time) on only a designated
portion of track only during daylight
hours. An HVRM-qualified locomotive
engineer will conduct a job briefing
with each participant to ensure all
parties know and understand the
movement to be made and the
individual responsibilities in the
proposed movements. HVRM would
limit engineer-for-an-hour train size to
one locomotive and not more than three
cars with no revenue passengers or
members of the public on board during
operations. Any accident or incident
that occurs during an engineer-for-anhour movement will be immediately
reported to FRA. HVRM also believes
these operations will not pose any safety
concerns to the public at large.
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
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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 within June
16, 2014 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.
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).
Robert C. Lauby,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety,
Chief Safety Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA-2003-14408]
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 15, 2014, Union Pacific Railroad (UP) has petitioned the
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for an extension of its waiver of
compliance from certain provisions of the Federal railroad safety
regulations contained in 49 CFR part 218, Subpart B, Blue Signal
Protection of Workers. FRA assigned the petition Docket Number FRA-
2003-14408.
UP seeks a 10-year extension of its relief from 49 CFR
218.22(c)(5), Utility employee. This section lists the functions
allowed to be performed by a utility employee without establishing Blue
Signal Protection. Although the employee under this section is allowed
to remove or replace an end-of-train (EOT) telemetry device, FRA has
maintained that removing or replacing a battery in an EOT, while the
device is in place on the rear of the train, requires blue signal
protection because this task is a service and repair to the device. The
present relief allows operating craft utility employees to change out
EOT batteries as long as the changeout does not require the use of a
tool.
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.
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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 16, 2014 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).
Robert C. Lauby,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, Chief Safety Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-09789 Filed 4-29-14; 8:45 am]
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