Petition for Waiver of Compliance, 14443 [2019-07138]

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[FR Doc. 2019–06887 Filed 4–9–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–13–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Railroad Administration [Docket Number FRA–2019–0032] jbell on DSK30RV082PROD with NOTICES Petition for Waiver of Compliance Under part 211 of Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), this document provides the public notice that on April 2, 2019, Spark Training Solutions (XSPK), 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 243, Training, Qualification, and Oversight for Safety-Related Railroad Employees. FRA assigned the petition Docket Number FRA–2019–0032. XSPK is a Training Organization/ Learning Institution and is a small business which uses a third-party VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:36 Apr 09, 2019 Jkt 247001 vendor to provide Learning Management System service for itself and its clients. XSPK states it has not been able to find any affordable software or vendor with the ability to provide ondemand reporting of changes to training records as required by § 243.203(e)(3). XSPK proposes an alternate solution that it contends effectively provides an equivalent level of security of amended training records required by the regulation. 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 May 28, 2019 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 PO 00000 Frm 00105 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 14443 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. John Karl Alexy, Deputy Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety. [FR Doc. 2019–07138 Filed 4–9–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–06–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Railroad Administration [Docket Number FRA–2019–0027] Notice of Application for Approval of Discontinuance or Modification of a Railroad Signal System Under part 235 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) and 49 U.S.C. 20502(a), this document provides the public notice that by a document dated March 21, 2019, Appalachian and Ohio Railroad, Inc. (A&O) and CSX Transportation (CSXT) jointly petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) seeking approval to discontinue or modify a signal system. FRA assigned the petition Docket Number FRA–2019–0027. Applicants: Appalachian and Ohio Railroad, Inc., Mr. J. Thomas Garrett, President, 200 Clark Street, Paducah, KY 42003 CSX Transportation, Mr. Carl A. Walker, Chief Engineer, Communications and Signals, 500 Water Street, Speed Code J–350, Jacksonville, FL 32202 A&O and CSXT request approval to discontinue the traffic control system (TCS) on trackage leased from owner CSXT, on the A&O Cowen District Main Line from control point (CP) Berkeley Run Junction Milepost (MP) BUC 0.0, Grafton WV, to CP Hampton Junction MP BUC 42.1, Buckhannon, WV. CSXT currently dispatches and provides maintenance of the TCS. A&O states the reasons for the proposed changes are that traffic volumes do not warrant TCS and the current signal system is obsolete and replacement components are difficult to obtain or unavailable from vendors. 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 E:\FR\FM\10APN1.SGM 10APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 69 (Wednesday, April 10, 2019)]
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[FR Doc No: 2019-07138]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket Number FRA-2019-0032]


Petition for Waiver of Compliance

    Under part 211 of Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), this 
document provides the public notice that on April 2, 2019, Spark 
Training Solutions (XSPK), 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 
243, Training, Qualification, and Oversight for Safety-Related Railroad 
Employees. FRA assigned the petition Docket Number FRA-2019-0032.
    XSPK is a Training Organization/Learning Institution and is a small 
business which uses a third-party vendor to provide Learning Management 
System service for itself and its clients. XSPK states it has not been 
able to find any affordable software or vendor with the ability to 
provide on-demand reporting of changes to training records as required 
by Sec.  243.203(e)(3). XSPK proposes an alternate solution that it 
contends effectively provides an equivalent level of security of 
amended training records required by the regulation.
    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 May 28, 2019 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.
John Karl Alexy,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety.
[FR Doc. 2019-07138 Filed 4-9-19; 8:45 am]
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