Petition for Waiver of Compliance, 1469-1470 [2015-00114]

Download as PDF rljohnson on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 6 / Friday, January 9, 2015 / Notices 1. Online at www.angoonairporteis.com 2. Juneau Public Library • Downtown Branch, 292 Marine Way, Juneau, AK 99801 • Douglas Branch, 1016 3rd Street, Douglas, AK 99824 • Mendenhall Mall Branch, 9109 Mendenhall Mall Rd., Juneau, AK 99801 3. U.S. Forest Service, Admiralty Island National Monument Office, 8510 Mendenhall Loop Road, Juneau, AK 99801 4. Angoon Community Association Building, 315 Heendae Rd., Angoon, AK 99820 5. Angoon City Government Office, 700 Aan Deina Aat Street, Angoon, AK 99820 6. Angoon Senior Center, 812 Xootz Rd., Angoon, AK 99820 7. The FAA, Airports Division. Please contact Leslie Grey at (907) 271–5453 for a copy. You may submit comments or request more information by any of the following methods: 1. Email: comments@ angoonairporteis.com; include ‘‘Angoon Airport EIS comments’’ in the subject line of the message. 2. 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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) has requested funding and approval from the FAA for a new land-based airport and an access road to improve the availability and reliability of transportation services to and from Angoon. The DOT&PF’s proposed action is located in the Admiralty Island National Monument and Kootznoowoo Wilderness Area (Monument– Wilderness Area). The FAA has proposed additional alternatives to the proposed action, including the no action alternative. The purpose and need is discussed in detail in the Draft EIS. The proposed project would be comparable to other rural airports in Southeast Alaska, such as those at Kake or Hoonah. It would consist of a paved, 3,300-foot-long and 75-foot-wide runway, with future expansion to 4,000 feet long. Construction of the proposed airport would be completed in two to three construction seasons. 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[FR Doc. 2015–00023 Filed 1–8–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–13–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Railroad Administration [Docket Number FRA–2014–0091] 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 PO 00000 Frm 00084 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 1469 September 29, 2014, the Eastern Berks Gateway Railroad (EBGR) 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 223.11, Requirements for existing locomotives. FRA assigned the petition Docket Number FRA–2014– 0091. EBGR is headquartered in Boyertown, PA, and is a for-profit subsidiary of the nonprofit Colebrookdale Railroad Restoration Trust. EBGR has petitioned for a permanent waiver of compliance for its Plymouth locomotive, Number 6434, from the requirements of the Railroad Safety Glazing Standards, 49 CFR part 223, for certified glazing in all windows and a minimum of four emergency windows. The locomotive was built in 1964. The locomotive is used for one or two weekly trips over 8.6 miles of track between Boyertown and Pottstown, PA, which serves as a feeder line to the Norfolk Southern Railroad that runs through Pottstown, PA. The line meanders through woods and rock formations. There are six public at-grade highway crossings on the railroad. Two of those crossings have automated flashing lights. The remainder is equipped with cross-bucks. The locomotive is used primarily for passenger excursion trains and for yard switching duties in Boyertown. The maximum speed limit for these operations is 10 mph. EBGR indicates no instance of vandalism or personal injury, and professes financial burden in retrofitting the locomotive to comply with FRA safety glazing standards. 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 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 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 E:\FR\FM\09JAN1.SGM 09JAN1 1470 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 6 / Friday, January 9, 2015 / Notices 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 23, 2015 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 January 5, 2015. Ron Hynes, Director, Office of Technical Oversight. [FR Doc. 2015–00114 Filed 1–8–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–06–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [Docket No. AB 490 (Sub-No. 2X)] rljohnson on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Greenville County Economic Development Corporation— Abandonment Exemption—in Greenville County, S.C. Greenville County Economic Development Corporation (GCEDC) has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR part 1152 subpart F— Exempt Abandonments for GCEDC to abandon approximately 3.29 miles of railroad line extending between milepost AJK 585.34 in East Greenville, S.C., and milepost AJK 588.63 in Greenville, S.C. (the Line). The Line traverses United States Postal Service VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:56 Jan 08, 2015 Jkt 235001 Zip Code 29607 and is located in Greenville County, S.C.1 GCEDC has certified that: (1) No local traffic has moved over the Line for at least two years; (2) no overhead traffic has moved over the Line for at least two years, and overhead traffic, if there were any, could be rerouted over other lines; (3) no formal complaint has been filed by a user of rail service on the Line (or by a state or local government entity acting on behalf of such user) regarding cessation of service over the Line, and no such complaint is either pending with the Surface Transportation Board (Board) or with any U.S. District Court or has been decided in favor of a complainant within the two-year period; and (4) the requirements at 49 CFR 1105.7(c) (environmental report), 49 CFR 1105.11 (transmittal letter), 49 CFR 1105.12 (newspaper publication), and 49 CFR 1152.50(d)(1) (notice to governmental agencies) have been met. As a condition to this exemption, any employee adversely affected by the abandonment shall be protected under Oregon Short Line Railroad— Abandonment Portion Goshen Branch Between Firth & Ammon, in Bingham & Bonneville Counties, Idaho, 360 I.C.C. 91 (1979). To address whether this condition adequately protects affected employees, a petition for partial revocation under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) must be filed. Provided no formal expression of intent to file an offer of financial assistance (OFA) has been received, this exemption will be effective on February 8, 2015, unless stayed pending reconsideration. Petitions to stay that do not involve environmental issues,2 formal expressions of intent to file an OFA under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2),3 and 1 The Board granted GCEDC authority to discontinue service over the Line in 2005. See Greenville Cnty. Econ. Dev. Corp.—Aban. & Discontinuance Exemption—in Greenville Cnty., S.C., AB 490 (Sub-No. 1X) (STB served Oct. 12, 2005). Since 2005, GCEDC has provided no local or overhead common carrier service over the Line, and it asserts that it has not received any requests for common carrier service over the Line. 2 The Board will grant a stay if an informed decision on environmental issues (whether raised by a party or by the Board’s Office of Environmental Analysis (OEA) in its independent investigation) cannot be made before the exemption’s effective date. See Exemption of Out-of-Serv. Rail Lines, 5 I.C.C. 2d 377 (1989). Any request for a stay should be filed as soon as possible so that the Board may take appropriate action before the exemption’s effective date. 3 Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing fee, which is currently set at $1,600. See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25). PO 00000 Frm 00085 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 interim trail use/rail banking requests under 49 CFR 1152.29 must be filed by January 20, 2015. Petitions to reopen or requests for public use conditions under 49 CFR 1152.28 must be filed by January 29, 2015, with the Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20423–0001. A copy of any petition filed with the Board should be sent to GCEDC’s representative: William A. Mullins, Baker & Miller PLLC, 2401 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Suite 300, Washington, DC 20037. If the verified notice contains false or misleading information, the exemption is void ab initio. GCEDC has filed a combined environmental and historic report that addresses the effects, if any, of the abandonment on the environment and historic resources. OEA will issue an environmental assessment (EA) by January 16, 2015. Interested persons may obtain a copy of the EA by writing to OEA (Room 1100, Surface Transportation Board, Washington, DC 20423–0001) or by calling OEA at (202) 245–0305. Assistance for the hearing impaired is available through the Federal Information Relay Service at (800) 877–8339. Comments on environmental and historic preservation matters must be filed within 15 days after the EA becomes available to the public. Environmental, historic preservation, public use, or interim trail use/rail banking conditions will be imposed, where appropriate, in a subsequent decision. Pursuant to the provisions of 49 CFR 1152.29(e)(2), GCEDC shall file a notice of consummation with the Board to signify that it has exercised the authority granted and fully abandoned the Line. If consummation has not been effected by GCEDC’s filing of a notice of consummation by January 9, 2016, and there are no legal or regulatory barriers to consummation, the authority to abandon will automatically expire. Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at www.stb.dot.gov. Decided: January 6, 2015. By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of Proceedings. Jeffrey Herzig, Clearance Clerk. 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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 6 (Friday, January 9, 2015)]
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[Pages 1469-1470]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-00114]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket Number FRA-2014-0091]


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 29, 2014, the Eastern Berks Gateway Railroad (EBGR) 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 223.11, Requirements for existing 
locomotives. FRA assigned the petition Docket Number FRA-2014-0091. 
EBGR is headquartered in Boyertown, PA, and is a for-profit subsidiary 
of the nonprofit Colebrookdale Railroad Restoration Trust. EBGR has 
petitioned for a permanent waiver of compliance for its Plymouth 
locomotive, Number 6434, from the requirements of the Railroad Safety 
Glazing Standards, 49 CFR part 223, for certified glazing in all 
windows and a minimum of four emergency windows. The locomotive was 
built in 1964. The locomotive is used for one or two weekly trips over 
8.6 miles of track between Boyertown and Pottstown, PA, which serves as 
a feeder line to the Norfolk Southern Railroad that runs through 
Pottstown, PA. The line meanders through woods and rock formations. 
There are six public at-grade highway crossings on the railroad. Two of 
those crossings have automated flashing lights. The remainder is 
equipped with cross-bucks. The locomotive is used primarily for 
passenger excursion trains and for yard switching duties in Boyertown. 
The maximum speed limit for these operations is 10 mph. EBGR indicates 
no instance of vandalism or personal injury, and professes financial 
burden in retrofitting the locomotive to comply with FRA safety glazing 
standards.
    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 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 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

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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 23, 2015 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 January 5, 2015.
Ron Hynes,
Director, Office of Technical Oversight.
[FR Doc. 2015-00114 Filed 1-8-15; 8:45 am]
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