Petition for Waiver of Compliance, 15144-15145 [2016-06212]

Download as PDF 15144 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 54 / Monday, March 21, 2016 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice: 9489] Certification Pursuant to the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016 By virtue of the authority vested in me as the Deputy Secretary of State by Department of State Delegation of Authority 245–1, and pursuant to Section 7045(a)(3)(A) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016 (Div. K, Pub. L. 114–113), I hereby certify that the central government of El Salvador is taking effective steps to: • Inform its citizens of the dangers of the journey to the southwest border of the United States; • Combat human smuggling and trafficking; • Improve border security; and; • Cooperate with United States government agencies and other governments in the region to facilitate the return, repatriation, and reintegration of illegal migrants arriving at the southwest border of the United States who do not qualify as refugees, consistent with international law. This certification shall be published in the Federal Register and, along with the accompanying Memorandum of Justification, shall be reported to Congress. Dated: March 10, 2016. Antony J. Blinken, Deputy Secretary of State. 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L. 114–113), I hereby certify that the central government of Honduras is taking effective steps to: • Inform its citizens of the dangers of the journey to the southwest border of the United States; • Combat human smuggling and trafficking; • Improve border security; and; VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:46 Mar 18, 2016 Jkt 238001 • Cooperate with United States government agencies and other governments in the region to facilitate the return, repatriation, and reintegration of illegal migrants arriving at the southwest border of the United States who do not qualify as refugees, consistent with international law. This certification shall be published in the Federal Register and, along with the accompanying Memorandum of Justification, shall be reported to Congress. Dated: March 10, 2016. Antony J. Blinken, Deputy Secretary of State. [FR Doc. 2016–06309 Filed 3–18–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–29–P DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice: 9490] Certification Pursuant to the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016 By virtue of the authority vested in me as the Deputy Secretary of State by Department of State Delegation of Authority 245–1, and pursuant to Section 7045(a)(3)(A) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016 (Div. K, Pub. L. 114–113), I hereby certify that the central government of Guatemala is taking effective steps to: • Inform its citizens of the dangers of the journey to the southwest border of the United States; • Combat human smuggling and trafficking; • Improve border security; and; • Cooperate with United States government agencies and other governments in the region to facilitate the return, repatriation, and reintegration of illegal migrants arriving at the southwest border of the United States who do not qualify as refugees, consistent with international law. This certification shall be published in the Federal Register and, along with the accompanying Memorandum of Justification, shall be reported to Congress. Dated: March 10, 2016. Antony J. Blinken, Deputy Secretary of State. [FR Doc. 2016–06311 Filed 3–18–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–29–P PO 00000 Frm 00111 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Railroad Administration [Docket Number FRA–2000–7137] 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 February 24, 2016, petitioner San Diego Trolley Incorporated (SDTI) 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. FRA assigned the petition Docket Number FRA–2000– 7137. SDTI seeks a 5-year extension of its existing waiver of compliance with some modifications. The waiver covers several sections of Title 49 CFR and applies to certain portions of SDTI’s light rail transit operations that employ temporal separation in order to safely share track with the general railroad system’s San Diego and Imperial Valley Railroad. Contiguous to the shared trackage are portions with limited connections to the general railroad system, which include a small shared corridor with BNSF Railway and Coaster commuter train service (Coaster also shares a storage yard with SDTI). SDTI received its initial waiver and permission from the FRA on January 19, 2001; the waiver was extended for 5 years on September 11, 2006, to include minor operational changes and the waiver was recently extended for 5 years on June 22, 2011, (this most recent extension updated CFR section changes made since 2006). In 2012, SDTI received a separate waiver from FRA to operate its SD100 and S70 rolling stock at speeds that generate cant deficiency not exceeding 6 inches on its Orange Line joint use trackage. See Docket Number FRA–2012–0088. To simplify matters, SDTI now requests that the relief in both Dockets be combined and baselined in Docket FRA–2000–7137. Based on the foregoing, SDTI seeks relief from the following parts and sections in 49 CFR: 213.57—Curves, elevation and speed limitations; Part 217—Railroad Operating Rules (except for 217.9(d)); 218.27(a)—Railroad Operating Practices (as granted in part and denied in part in FRA’s January 19, 2001, decision letter); Part 219—Control of Drug and Alcohol Use; Part 220— Railroad Communications (as granted in part in FRA’s January 19, 2001, decision letter); Part 221—Rear End Marking Device; 223.9(c) and 223.17— Identification of equipped locomotives; E:\FR\FM\21MRN1.SGM 21MRN1 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 54 / Monday, March 21, 2016 / Notices passenger cars and cabooses; 223.15(c)—Emergency Window Requirements and Emergency Exit Markings; Part 225—Railroad Accident/ Incidents: Reports Classification, and Investigations (for employee injuries only); 229.46–229.59, 229.61, 229.65, 229.71, 229.71, 229.77, 229.125, and 229.135—Event recorders; 231.14— Passenger-train cars without end platforms; the following sections of Part 238—Passenger Equipment Safety Standards: 238.113, 238.114, 238.115(b)(4), 238.203, 238.205, 238.207, 238.209, 238.211, 238.213, 238.215, 238.217, 238.219, 238.231, 238.233, 238.235, 238.237, and part 238, Subpart D in its entirety, sections 238.301 through 238.319; Part 239— Passenger Train Emergency Preparedness; and Part 240— Qualification and Certification of Locomotive Engineers. 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 (e.g., Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA–2000– 7137) 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 May 5, 2016 will be considered by FRA before final action is taken. Comments received VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:46 Mar 18, 2016 Jkt 238001 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. 2016–06212 Filed 3–18–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–06–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Railroad Administration [Docket Number FRA–2016–0019] 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 4, 2016, the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway (NYSW) has petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for a waiver of compliance from several provisions of the Federal railroad safety regulations. Specifically, NYSW requests relief from certain provisions of 49 CFR part 240, Qualification and Certification of Locomotive Engineers, and Part 242, Qualification and Certification of Conductors. The request was assigned Docket Number FRA–2016–0019. The relief is contingent on NYSW’s implementation of and participation in the Confidential Close Call Reporting System (C3RS) pilot project. NYSW seeks to shield reporting employees and the railroad from mandatory punitive sanctions that would otherwise arise as provided in 49 CFR 240.117(e)(1)–(4); 240.305(a)(l)–(4) and (a)(6); 240.307; and 242.403(b), (c), (e)(l)–(4), (e)(6)–(11), (f)(l)–(2); and 242.407. The C3RS pilot project encourages certified operating crew members to report close calls and protect the employees and the railroad PO 00000 Frm 00112 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 15145 from discipline or sanctions arising from the incidents reported per the C3RS Implementing Memorandum of Understanding (IMOU). 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. • 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 5, 2016 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.). 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 E:\FR\FM\21MRN1.SGM 21MRN1

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket Number FRA-2000-7137]


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 February 24, 2016, petitioner San Diego Trolley Incorporated 
(SDTI) 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. FRA assigned the petition 
Docket Number FRA-2000-7137.
    SDTI seeks a 5-year extension of its existing waiver of compliance 
with some modifications. The waiver covers several sections of Title 49 
CFR and applies to certain portions of SDTI's light rail transit 
operations that employ temporal separation in order to safely share 
track with the general railroad system's San Diego and Imperial Valley 
Railroad. Contiguous to the shared trackage are portions with limited 
connections to the general railroad system, which include a small 
shared corridor with BNSF Railway and Coaster commuter train service 
(Coaster also shares a storage yard with SDTI). SDTI received its 
initial waiver and permission from the FRA on January 19, 2001; the 
waiver was extended for 5 years on September 11, 2006, to include minor 
operational changes and the waiver was recently extended for 5 years on 
June 22, 2011, (this most recent extension updated CFR section changes 
made since 2006). In 2012, SDTI received a separate waiver from FRA to 
operate its SD100 and S70 rolling stock at speeds that generate cant 
deficiency not exceeding 6 inches on its Orange Line joint use 
trackage. See Docket Number FRA-2012-0088. To simplify matters, SDTI 
now requests that the relief in both Dockets be combined and baselined 
in Docket FRA-2000-7137.
    Based on the foregoing, SDTI seeks relief from the following parts 
and sections in 49 CFR: 213.57--Curves, elevation and speed 
limitations; Part 217--Railroad Operating Rules (except for 217.9(d)); 
218.27(a)--Railroad Operating Practices (as granted in part and denied 
in part in FRA's January 19, 2001, decision letter); Part 219--Control 
of Drug and Alcohol Use; Part 220--Railroad Communications (as granted 
in part in FRA's January 19, 2001, decision letter); Part 221--Rear End 
Marking Device; 223.9(c) and 223.17--Identification of equipped 
locomotives;

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passenger cars and cabooses; 223.15(c)--Emergency Window Requirements 
and Emergency Exit Markings; Part 225--Railroad Accident/Incidents: 
Reports Classification, and Investigations (for employee injuries 
only); 229.46-229.59, 229.61, 229.65, 229.71, 229.71, 229.77, 229.125, 
and 229.135--Event recorders; 231.14--Passenger-train cars without end 
platforms; the following sections of Part 238--Passenger Equipment 
Safety Standards: 238.113, 238.114, 238.115(b)(4), 238.203, 238.205, 
238.207, 238.209, 238.211, 238.213, 238.215, 238.217, 238.219, 238.231, 
238.233, 238.235, 238.237, and part 238, Subpart D in its entirety, 
sections 238.301 through 238.319; Part 239--Passenger Train Emergency 
Preparedness; and Part 240--Qualification and Certification of 
Locomotive Engineers.
    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 (e.g., Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA-
2000-7137) 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 May 5, 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. 2016-06212 Filed 3-18-16; 8:45 am]
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