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Issued on: December 30, 2015.
Larry W. Minor,
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2015–0139]
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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
September 22, 2015, the National
Railroad Passenger Corporation
(Amtrak) 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
238, Passenger Equipment Safety
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Standards. FRA assigned the petition
Docket Number FRA–2015–0139.
Amtrak seeks a temporary waiver of
compliance from the requirements of 49
CFR 238.115(b)(1)(2), which covers
‘‘marking and instructions for
emergency egress and rescue access,’’
and references APTA PR–E–S_013–99,
Rev. 1, ‘‘Standard for Emergency
Lighting System Design for Passenger
Cars,’’ for a period of 12 months until
December 31, 2016. Amtrak is seeking
this temporary relief as it works to bring
70 percent of its passenger rolling stock
fleet that was ordered prior to
September 8, 2000, and placed in
service prior to September 9, 2002, into
compliance with the emergency lighting
requirements. Amtrak justifies the need
for this deadline extension because it
will need to test between 201 and 408
cars across its fleets located at multiple
locations spanning geographic areas
from the East Coast to the West Coast as
outlined in its petition. Amtrak
indicates that this 70-percent
modification goal may require
modification to as many as 1,200 of the
passenger cars listed in its petition (the
comprehensive listing of equipment
includes Acela, TALGO, Surfliners,
Comets, Heritage, Superliner 1,
Superliner 2, Amfleet 1, Amfleet 2,
Viewliner, Horizon, Metroliner, LDSL,
and various inspection cars).
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 FRA–2015–
0139 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
PO 00000
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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 25, 2016 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.). In
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT
solicits comments from the public to
better inform its processes. DOT posts
these comments, without edit, including
any personal information the
commenter provides, to
www.regulations.gov, as described in
the system of records notice (DOT/ALL–
14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at
www.dot.gov/privacy. See also https://
www.regulations.gov/#!privacyNotice
for the privacy notice of regulations.gov.
Robert C. Lauby,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety,
Chief Safety Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016–202 Filed 1–8–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2016–0001]
Establishment of an Emergency Relief
Docket for Calendar Year 2016
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of establishment of
public docket (Notice).
AGENCY:
This Notice announces the
establishment of FRA’s emergency relief
docket (ERD) for calendar year 2016.
The designated ERD for calendar year
2016 is Docket Number FRA–2016–
0001.
ADDRESSES: See Supplementary
Information section for further
information regarding submitting
petitions and/or comments to Docket
No. FRA–2016–0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May
19, 2009, FRA published a direct final
rule addressing the establishment of
ERDs and the procedures for handling
SUMMARY:
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petitions for emergency waivers of
safety rules, regulations, or standards
during an emergency situation or event.
74 FR 23329. That direct final rule
became effective on July 20, 2009, and
made minor modifications to Title 49
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
211.45, Petitions for emergency waiver
of safety rules, in FRA’s Rules of
Practice, published at 49 CFR part 211,
Rules of Practice. Title 49 CFR 211.45,
Paragraph (b) provides that each
calendar year, FRA will establish an
ERD in the publicly accessible DOT
docket system (available at https://
www.regulations.gov). Title 49 CFR
211.45, Paragraph (b) further provides
that FRA will publish a notice in the
Federal Register identifying, by docket
number, the ERD for that year. As noted
in the rule, FRA’s purpose for
establishing the ERD and emergency
waiver procedures is to provide an
expedited process for FRA to address
the needs of the public and the railroad
industry during emergency situations or
events. This Notice announces that the
designated ERD for calendar year 2016
is Docket Number FRA–2016–0001.
As detailed in 49 CFR 211.45, if the
FRA Administrator determines that an
emergency event as defined in 49 CFR
211.45(a) has occurred, or that an
imminent threat of such an emergency
occurring exists, and public safety
would benefit from providing the
railroad industry with operational relief,
the emergency waiver procedures of 49
CFR 211.45 will go into effect. In such
an event, the FRA Administrator will
issue a statement in the ERD indicating
that the emergency waiver procedures
are in effect and FRA will make every
effort to post the statement on its Web
site at https://www.fra.dot.gov/. Any
party desiring relief from FRA
regulatory requirements as a result of
the emergency situation should submit
a petition for emergency waiver in
accordance with 49 CFR 211.45(e) and
(f). Specific instructions for filing
petitions for emergency waivers in
accordance with 49 CFR 211.45 are
found at 49 CFR 211.45(f). Specific
instructions for filing comments in
response to petitions for emergency
waivers are found at 49 CFR 211.45(h).
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.). In
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT
solicits comments from the public to
better inform its processes. DOT posts
these comments, without edit, including
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any personal information the
commenter provides, to
www.regulations.gov, as described in
the system of records notice (DOT/ALL–
14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at
www.dot.gov/privacy. See also https://
www.regulations.gov/#!privacyNotice
for the privacy notice of regulations.gov.
Issued in Washington, DC.
Robert C. Lauby,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety,
Chief Safety Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016–262 Filed 1–8–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2009–0078]
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
December 21, 2015, the American Short
Line and Regional Railroad Association
(ASLRRA) petitioned the Federal
Railroad Administration (FRA) for an
amended waiver of compliance from
certain provisions of the Federal hours
of service (HOS) laws contained at 49
U.S.C. 21103(a)(4), which, in part,
require a train employee to receive 48
hours off duty after initiating an on-duty
period for 6 consecutive days. FRA
assigned the petition Docket Number
FRA–2009–0078.
In its petition, ASLRRA seeks to
amend its existing waiver to add two
member railroads, the Plainsman
Switching Company and the South
Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad Company.
The existing HOS waiver was granted in
a February 27, 2012, letter from FRA.
The waiver allows a train employee to
initiate an on-duty period each day for
6 consecutive days followed by 24
hours, rather than 48 hours, off duty.
Each railroad that seeks to be added
to the waiver executed a compliance
letter, attesting that it complies with all
of the employee consent requirements
that FRA set forth in its initial March 5,
2010, decision letter. Additionally, each
railroad will maintain the underlying
employee consent or employee
representative consent documents in its
files for FRA inspection.
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,
PO 00000
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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
February 25, 2016 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.). In
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT
solicits comments from the public to
better inform its processes. DOT posts
these comments, without edit, including
any personal information the
commenter provides, to
www.regulations.gov, as described in
the system of records notice (DOT/ALL–
14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at
www.dot.gov/privacy. See also https://
www.regulations.gov/#!privacyNotice
for the privacy notice of regulations.gov.
Robert C. Lauby,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety,
Chief Safety Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016–201 Filed 1–8–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA-2016-0001]
Establishment of an Emergency Relief Docket for Calendar Year
2016
AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of establishment of public docket (Notice).
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SUMMARY: This Notice announces the establishment of FRA's emergency
relief docket (ERD) for calendar year 2016. The designated ERD for
calendar year 2016 is Docket Number FRA-2016-0001.
ADDRESSES: See Supplementary Information section for further
information regarding submitting petitions and/or comments to Docket
No. FRA-2016-0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 19, 2009, FRA published a direct
final rule addressing the establishment of ERDs and the procedures for
handling
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petitions for emergency waivers of safety rules, regulations, or
standards during an emergency situation or event. 74 FR 23329. That
direct final rule became effective on July 20, 2009, and made minor
modifications to Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 211.45,
Petitions for emergency waiver of safety rules, in FRA's Rules of
Practice, published at 49 CFR part 211, Rules of Practice. Title 49 CFR
211.45, Paragraph (b) provides that each calendar year, FRA will
establish an ERD in the publicly accessible DOT docket system
(available at https://www.regulations.gov). Title 49 CFR 211.45,
Paragraph (b) further provides that FRA will publish a notice in the
Federal Register identifying, by docket number, the ERD for that year.
As noted in the rule, FRA's purpose for establishing the ERD and
emergency waiver procedures is to provide an expedited process for FRA
to address the needs of the public and the railroad industry during
emergency situations or events. This Notice announces that the
designated ERD for calendar year 2016 is Docket Number FRA-2016-0001.
As detailed in 49 CFR 211.45, if the FRA Administrator determines
that an emergency event as defined in 49 CFR 211.45(a) has occurred, or
that an imminent threat of such an emergency occurring exists, and
public safety would benefit from providing the railroad industry with
operational relief, the emergency waiver procedures of 49 CFR 211.45
will go into effect. In such an event, the FRA Administrator will issue
a statement in the ERD indicating that the emergency waiver procedures
are in effect and FRA will make every effort to post the statement on
its Web site at https://www.fra.dot.gov/. Any party desiring relief from
FRA regulatory requirements as a result of the emergency situation
should submit a petition for emergency waiver in accordance with 49 CFR
211.45(e) and (f). Specific instructions for filing petitions for
emergency waivers in accordance with 49 CFR 211.45 are found at 49 CFR
211.45(f). Specific instructions for filing comments in response to
petitions for emergency waivers are found at 49 CFR 211.45(h).
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.).
In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments from the
public to better inform its processes. DOT posts these comments,
without edit, including any personal information the commenter
provides, to www.regulations.gov, as described in the system of records
notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at www.dot.gov/privacy.
See also https://www.regulations.gov/#!privacyNotice for the privacy
notice of regulations.gov.
Issued in Washington, DC.
Robert C. Lauby,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, Chief Safety Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-262 Filed 1-8-16; 8:45 am]
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