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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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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-2018-0005]
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.
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 Sec. 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
Sec. Sec. 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.
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