Petition for Waiver of Compliance, 42978-42979 [2019-17711]

Download as PDF 42978 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 160 / Monday, August 19, 2019 / Notices comments electronically. Docket Number: FAA 2010–1052. • Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC 20590–0001. • Hand Delivery: Deliver to mail address above between 9:00 a.m. and 5 p.m. EST, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. • Fax: (202) 493–2251. Identify all transmission with ‘‘Docket Number FAA 2010–1052’’ at the beginning of the document. Examining the Application jspears on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES The final application was filed under Docket Number FAA–2010–1052. You may examine the final application on the internet at: https:// www.regulations.gov or on the FAA’s website www.faa.gov or in person at the Docket Operations office between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. EST, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The Docket Operations Office (800–647– 5527) is located at the U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC 20590–0001. The Docket contains the preliminary and final application, the agreements, any comments received and other information. Hendry County and Airglades Airport, LLC have also made copies of the final application available on www.airglades.com and the following location: Hendry County Clerk of Courts, 25 E Hickpochee Avenue, LaBelle, Florida 33935, Monday–Friday 8:30 a.m.–4:45 p.m., Saturday & Sunday—Closed Clewiston Public Library, 120 W Osceola Avenue, Clewiston, Florida 33440, Monday & Thursday 9 a.m.–8 p.m., Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 9 a.m.–5 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m.–1 p.m., Sunday—Closed Barron Library, 461 N Main Street, LaBelle, Florida 33935, Monday & Thursday 9 a.m.–8 p.m., Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 9 a.m.–5 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m.–1 p.m., Sunday— Closed Glades County Public Library, 201 Riverside Drive, Moore Haven, Florida 33471, Monday–Friday 9 a.m.–5 p.m., Saturday & Sunday— Closed FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cathryn Cason, Airport Compliance Specialist, Airport Compliance Division, ACO–100, Office of Airport Compliance and Management Analysis, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Ave. SW, Washington DC 20591. Telephone 202–267–3085. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:29 Aug 16, 2019 Jkt 247001 Title 49 of the U.S. Code Section 47134 authorizes the Secretary of Transportation, and through delegation, the FAA Administrator, to exempt a sponsor of a public use airport that has received Federal assistance, from certain Federal requirements in connection with the privatization of the airport by sale or lease to a private party. Specifically, the Administrator may exempt the sponsor from all or part of the requirements to use airport revenues for airport-related purposes, to pay back a portion of Federal grants upon the sale of an airport, and to return airport property deeded by the Federal Government upon transfer of the airport. The Administrator is also authorized to exempt the private purchaser or lessee from the requirements to use all airport revenues for airport-related purposes, to the extent necessary to permit the purchaser or lessee to earn compensation from the operations of the airport. On September 16, 1997, the Federal Aviation Administration issued a notice of procedures to be used in applications for exemption under Airport Privatization Pilot Program (Notice of final application procedures for the Airport Privatization Pilot program: Application Procedures, 62 FR 48693– 48708 (September 16, 1997) (Notice) (as modified, 62 FR 63211, Nov. 26, 1997). The FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 amended Section 47134 by changing the name to Airport Investment Partnership Program, eliminated limitations on the number of airports that could participate along with several other changes. A request for participation in the Program must be initiated by the filing of either a preliminary or final application for exemption with the Federal Aviation Administration. Hendry County submitted a preliminary application to the Program for Airglades Airport on October 6, 2010, the filing date of the preliminary application. FAA accepted the preliminary application on October 18, 2010. The preliminary application is posted on https://www.regulations.gov in Docket Number FAA 2010–1052 and is available for public review. On August 8, 2019, Hendry County and Airglades Airport, LLC filed their final application. Airglades Airport, LLC plans to build a $461 million cargo complex and related support facilities to handle the transshipment of perishable goods. The project will also include construction of a tower, 10,000-foot runway and related facilities. According to the application, Airglades Airport, LLC has or intends to select AVPORTS to operate the airport under a separate SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PO 00000 Frm 00091 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 agreement and Star America, or a related entity, as an investor/developer to manage and/or finance the airport development project after the acquisition of the Airport from the County. Hendry County requested an exemption under 49 U.S.C. Section 47134(b)(1) to permit the use of revenue from the sale of airport property for nonairport purposes and under 49 U.S.C. Section 47134(b)(2) to forego the repayment of Federal grants; and Airglades Airport. LLC asked for an exemption under 49 U.S.C. Section 47134(b)(3) to permit them to earn compensation from the operation of the airport. As part of its review of the final application, the FAA will consider all comments that are submitted by interested parties during the 30-day comment period for this notice. Issued in Washington, DC, on August 14, 2019. Kevin Willis, Director, Office of Airport Compliance and Management Analysis. [FR Doc. 2019–17785 Filed 8–16–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–13–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Railroad Administration [Docket Number FRA–2019–0058] Petition for Waiver of Compliance Under part 211 of Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), this provides the public notice that by letter dated July 26, 2019, the New York, Susquehanna & Western Railway Corporation (NYSW) petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for a waiver of compliance from certain provisions of the Federal railroad safety regulations contained at 49 CFR 234. 271, Insulated rail joints, bond wires, and track connections. FRA assigned the petition Docket Number FRA–2019– 0058. Specifically, NYSW requests relief from the requirement that insulated rail joints, bond wires, and track connections be inspected once every three months, for the following highway-rail grade crossings (HGRC) located in Utica, NY: (1) DOT #264337H-milepost (MP) U284.84— Noyes Street; (2) DOT #264329R–MP U285.38—Court Street; and (3) DOT #264328J–MP U2865.54—Columbia Street. The affected HRGCs are located on a portion of rail line within the NYSW’s Utica Yard Limits. Train movements are made on verbal permission of the Train Dispatcher. E:\FR\FM\19AUN1.SGM 19AUN1 jspears on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 160 / Monday, August 19, 2019 / Notices Within the yard limits, the trackage enters the city of Utica in a general southwest to northeast direction, traversing a section of street trackage. For a distance of 3,400 feet, the trackage is centered in the asphalt roadway of Schuyler Street. The street trackage itself is assigned DOT #93565Y. NYSW explains that prior to 1982, the HRGCs in the Schuyler Street trackage were manually operated from a watchman’s shanty located near the northeast end of the street trackage. In 1983, the HRGCs were upgraded with automatic flashing light signals, with trains detected by Style C track circuits. Since that time, Court Street has been further upgraded to a motion detector track circuit. At the time of the 1983 installation, the affected HRGC warning devices were not subject to 49 CFR part 234, and when installed, no provisions were made in the asphalt surface of Schuyler Street to access the track wire connections to the web of the running rails. Insulated joints are also not able to be fully visually inspected. NYSW’s petition states it ‘‘will monitor track relay voltages and motion detector transmitter check readings monthly and form baseline readings.’’ 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 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: • 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, VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:29 Aug 16, 2019 Jkt 247001 Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays. Communications received by October 3, 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 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, Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, Chief Safety Officer. [FR Doc. 2019–17711 Filed 8–16–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–06–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Railroad Administration Notice of Funding Opportunity for Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of Transportation (DOT). AGENCY: Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO or notice). ACTION: This notice details the application requirements and procedures to obtain grant 1 funding for eligible projects under the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program. CRISI Program funding under this notice is provided by the Consolidated Appropriations Act (2019 Appropriation). The opportunities described in this notice are made available under Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 20.325, ‘‘Consolidated Rail SUMMARY: 1 The term ‘‘grant’’ is used throughout this document and is intended to reference funding awarded through a grant agreement, as well as funding awarded through a cooperative agreement. PO 00000 Frm 00092 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 42979 Infrastructure and Safety Improvements.’’ DATES: Applications for funding under this solicitation are due no later than 5:00 p.m. EDT, October 18, 2019. Applications received after 5:00 p.m. EDT on October 18, 2019 will not be considered for funding. Incomplete applications will not be considered for funding. See Section D of this notice for additional information on the application process. ADDRESSES: Applications must be submitted via www.Grants.gov. Only applicants who comply with all submission requirements described in this notice and submit applications through www.Grants.gov will be eligible for award. For any supporting application materials that an applicant is unable to submit via www.Grants.gov (such as oversized engineering drawings), an applicant may submit an original and two (2) copies to Ms. Amy Houser, Office of Program Delivery, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W36–412, Washington, DC 20590. However, due to delays caused by enhanced screening of mail delivered via the U.S. Postal Service, applicants are advised to use other means of conveyance (such as courier service) to assure timely receipt of materials before the application deadline. For further project or program-related information in this notice, please contact Ms. Frances Bourne, Office of Policy and Planning, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W38–207, Washington, DC 20590; email: frances.bourne@dot.gov; phone: 202– 493–6366. Grant application submission and processing questions should be addressed to Ms. Amy Houser, Office of Program Delivery, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W36–412, Washington, DC 20590; email: amy.houser@dot.gov; phone: 202–493– 0303. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice to applicants: FRA recommends that applicants read this notice in its entirety prior to preparing application materials. Definitions of key terms used throughout the NOFO are provided in Section A(2) below. These key terms are capitalized throughout the NOFO. There are several administrative prerequisites and specific eligibility requirements described herein with which applicants must comply. Additionally, applicants should note that the required Project Narrative E:\FR\FM\19AUN1.SGM 19AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 160 (Monday, August 19, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42978-42979]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-17711]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket Number FRA-2019-0058]


Petition for Waiver of Compliance

    Under part 211 of Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), this 
provides the public notice that by letter dated July 26, 2019, the New 
York, Susquehanna & Western Railway Corporation (NYSW) petitioned the 
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for a waiver of compliance from 
certain provisions of the Federal railroad safety regulations contained 
at 49 CFR 234. 271, Insulated rail joints, bond wires, and track 
connections. FRA assigned the petition Docket Number FRA-2019-0058.
    Specifically, NYSW requests relief from the requirement that 
insulated rail joints, bond wires, and track connections be inspected 
once every three months, for the following highway-rail grade crossings 
(HGRC) located in Utica, NY: (1) DOT #264337H-milepost (MP) U284.84--
Noyes Street; (2) DOT #264329R-MP U285.38--Court Street; and (3) DOT 
#264328J-MP U2865.54--Columbia Street. The affected HRGCs are located 
on a portion of rail line within the NYSW's Utica Yard Limits. Train 
movements are made on verbal permission of the Train Dispatcher.

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Within the yard limits, the trackage enters the city of Utica in a 
general southwest to northeast direction, traversing a section of 
street trackage. For a distance of 3,400 feet, the trackage is centered 
in the asphalt roadway of Schuyler Street. The street trackage itself 
is assigned DOT #93565Y.
    NYSW explains that prior to 1982, the HRGCs in the Schuyler Street 
trackage were manually operated from a watchman's shanty located near 
the northeast end of the street trackage. In 1983, the HRGCs were 
upgraded with automatic flashing light signals, with trains detected by 
Style C track circuits. Since that time, Court Street has been further 
upgraded to a motion detector track circuit. At the time of the 1983 
installation, the affected HRGC warning devices were not subject to 49 
CFR part 234, and when installed, no provisions were made in the 
asphalt surface of Schuyler Street to access the track wire connections 
to the web of the running rails. Insulated joints are also not able to 
be fully visually inspected. NYSW's petition states it ``will monitor 
track relay voltages and motion detector transmitter check readings 
monthly and form baseline readings.''
    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 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:
     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 October 3, 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 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,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, Chief Safety Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-17711 Filed 8-16-19; 8:45 am]
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