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5517, 5518, 5525, and 5535) that were
purchased from Canadian National
Railway (CN). These units do not have
the required emergency brake valve
installed at the rear exit door.
NPR is a regional railroad operating
on a 350-mile network in North Dakota
and western Minnesota. NPR’s primary
commodities handled include wheat,
soybeans, corn, aggregates, and
miscellaneous industrial products. The
maximum operating speed on the NPR
is 25 miles per hour. NPR has had no
history of vandalism, two reportable
train accidents since 2013, and an injury
frequency rate of under one percent for
the last two years. NPR indicates that
these units will be used in road service
and will be paired together. NPR does
not see this waiver of compliance
adversely affecting safety.
NPR believes that 49 CFR 229.47 was
established to provide a crew member a
means of initiating an emergency stop
when they are unable to give the
locomotive operator a visual signal to
stop while making a reverse movement.
This would only apply to locomotives
that do not have an exposed walkway
on the end of the car body. The five full
body locomotives are all equipped with
a walkway and corner steps that provide
a position for crew to direct the
locomotive engineer while making a
reverse movement. Because these end
platforms, which are identical to that of
a regular body locomotive, are available
and equipped with corner steps, NPR
crews would not place themselves
inside the locomotive engine
compartment to direct a reverse
movement, thereby making the
application of this emergency brake
valve meaningless. Therefore, NPR is
requesting a waiver from the
requirement that an emergency brake
pipe valve be installed adjacent to the
rear door for these five units.
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 parties desire
an opportunity for oral comment and a
public hearing, they should notify FRA,
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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:
• Website: 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 March
19, 2018 will be considered by FRA
before final action is taken. Comments
received after that date will be
considered if practicable.
Anyone can 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.).
Under 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 https://
www.transportation.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. 2018–01962 Filed 1–31–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2007–27556]
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Under part 211 of Title 49 Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR), this provides
the public notice that on January 17,
2018, SMS Rail Service petitioned the
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
for a waiver of compliance from certain
provisions of the Federal railroad safety
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regulations contained at 49 CFR part
223. FRA assigned the petition Docket
Number FRA–2007–27556.
Specifically, SMS Rail Service (SLRS)
is seeking an extension of its waiver of
compliance from 49 CFR 223.11,
Requirements for existing locomotives,
for the glazing in one of its locomotives,
SLRS 412. Locomotive SLRS 412 is a
Baldwin VO–1000, built in 1945, and is
owned by the United Railroad Historical
Society, a non-profit organization. The
locomotive is currently out of service;
however, SLRS would like to be able to
operate it again in limited service
should they be able to facilitate repairs.
Locomotive SLRS 412 would be
operated in limited use and exclusively
within the Pureland Industrial Park in
Bridgeport, NJ. SLRS represents that
there is no history of broken glazing on
this railroad, and no overhead bridges or
tunnels on the trackage. Maximum
operating speed would be 10 miles per
hour.
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 parties desire
an opportunity for oral comment and a
public hearing, 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:
• Website: 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 March
19, 2018 will be considered by FRA
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before final action is taken. Comments
received after that date will be
considered if practicable.
Anyone can 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.).
Under 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 https://
www.transportation.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. 2018–01960 Filed 1–31–18; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–06–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2018–0005]
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Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Under part 211 of Title 49 of the Code
of Federal Regulations (CFR), this
provides the public notice that on
January 2, 2018, the National Railroad
Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)
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 Standards. FRA
assigned the petition docket number
FRA–2018–0005.
Amtrak plans to lease two articulated
Series 8 trainsets from Tren Articulado
Ligero Goicoechea Oriol (Talgo) to
support its Cascade intercity service.
The Cascade service operates between
Eugene, OR and Vancouver, BC. The
service uses both Talgo Series 6 and
Series 8 trainsets. Amtrak currently has
two Series 8 trainsets now in service
that were purchased by the state of
Oregon in 2013. The two train sets to be
leased from Talgo were originally built
for the state of Wisconsin in 2013 but
never purchased. The trainsets have
never been operated but have been
stored in serviceable condition at the
Amtrak Beech Grove facility in Beech
Grove, IN.
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Amtrak requests relief for the two
Talgo Series 8 trainsets from the
requirements of 49 CFR 238.131(b),
Safety System for Manual and Powered
Side Doors—propulsion interlock,
which applies to passenger cars
beginning service after February 5, 2018,
and § 238.133, Exterior side door safety
systems—all passenger cars and
locomotives used in a passenger service.
The Talgo Series 8 trainsets currently
in operation have been in service since
2013 and are therefore exempt from the
requirements of §§ 238.131(b) and
238.133 because they were ordered prior
to April 5, 2016 and placed into service
prior to February 5, 2018. The Talgo
Series 8 trainsets to be leased are
identical to the Series 8 trainsets
currently in operation. The relief would
apply only to the trainsets to be leased
from Talgo that have never been placed
in service.
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 Department of Transportation’s
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 parties desire
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:
• Website: 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 March
19, 2018 will be considered by FRA
before final action is taken. Comments
received after that date will be
considered if practicable.
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Anyone can 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.).
Under 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 https://
www.transportation.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. 2018–01961 Filed 1–31–18; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–06–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2002–14116]
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Under part 211 of Title 49 of the Code
of Federal Regulations (CFR), this
provides the public notice that on
January 23, 2018, Grand Trunk Western
Railroad Company (GTW), which
operates under the trade name Canadian
National Railway (CN), has petitioned
the Federal Railroad Administration
(FRA) for an extension of an existing
waiver of compliance from certain
provisions of the Federal railroad safety
regulations contained at 49 CFR
236.408, Route Locking, and to make the
waiver of compliance permanent. FRA
assigned the petition docket number
FRA–2002–14116.
In 2002 CN requested permission to
operate the 32nd Street Crossover,
power operated switches, at milepost
333.28, in the existing traffic control
system, at Port Huron, Michigan, on the
Flint Subdivision, Midwest Division,
without Route Locking. The request was
based on the fact that the crossover
design is not uncommon in the railroad
industry, and provides all the requisite
components and safety features of a
standard interlocking, or an electric lock
location. FRA initially granted CN’s
request in 2003, extending the relief in
2008 and 2013.
CN states that it has operated under
this waiver for fifteen years without
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA-2007-27556]
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Under part 211 of Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), this
provides the public notice that on January 17, 2018, SMS Rail Service
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 223. FRA assigned the petition
Docket Number FRA-2007-27556.
Specifically, SMS Rail Service (SLRS) is seeking an extension of
its waiver of compliance from 49 CFR 223.11, Requirements for existing
locomotives, for the glazing in one of its locomotives, SLRS 412.
Locomotive SLRS 412 is a Baldwin VO-1000, built in 1945, and is owned
by the United Railroad Historical Society, a non-profit organization.
The locomotive is currently out of service; however, SLRS would like to
be able to operate it again in limited service should they be able to
facilitate repairs. Locomotive SLRS 412 would be operated in limited
use and exclusively within the Pureland Industrial Park in Bridgeport,
NJ. SLRS represents that there is no history of broken glazing on this
railroad, and no overhead bridges or tunnels on the trackage. Maximum
operating speed would be 10 miles per hour.
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 parties
desire an opportunity for oral comment and a public hearing, 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:
Website: 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 March 19, 2018 will be considered by FRA
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before final action is taken. Comments received after that date will be
considered if practicable.
Anyone can 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.).
Under 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 https://www.transportation.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. 2018-01960 Filed 1-31-18; 8:45 am]
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