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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2014–0048]
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Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Under part 211 of title 49 Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR), this
document provides the public notice
that on September 13, 2019, Union
Pacific Railroad Company (UP)
petitioned the Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) to renew its
waiver of compliance from certain
provisions of the Federal railroad safety
regulations contained at 49 CFR part
232, Brake System Safety Standards for
Freight and Other Non-Passenger Trains
and Equipment, End-of-Train Devices;
49 CFR part 229, Railroad Locomotive
Safety Standards; and 49 CFR part 215,
Railroad Freight Car Safety Standards.
FRA assigned the petition Docket
Number FRA–2014–0048.
Specifically, UP seeks relief from 49
CFR 232.205—Class I brake test—initial
terminal inspection, section 229.21—
Daily inspection, and part 215—Freight
Car Standards, to permit movement
from the Ferrocarriles Nacionales de
Mexico interchange point at
International Yard on the Lordsburg
Subdivision in El Paso, Texas, to both
UP’s Dallas Street Yard for westbound
traffic, a distance of 2.8 miles, and to
UP’s Alfalfa Yard for eastbound traffic,
a distance of 7 miles.
Further, UP requests relief from
provisions of § 174.59—Marking and
placarding of rail cars. UP states that
given continued compliance with
Conditions 6 and 13 of this waiver, any
necessary corrective actions required in
accordance with § 172.504—Placarding,
would be addressed at the Dallas Street
and/or the Alfalfa Yards in conjunction
with a part 215 inspection, as stipulated
in Conditions 8 and 14 of the present
waiver.
UP also requests to modify existing
waiver condition language (Conditions
3, 4, 10, and 11) to be consistent with
other UP southern border crossing
waivers. Also for consistency purposes,
UP requests adding two conditions that
are in such other waivers, regarding a
quarterly meeting and the capability of
putting the train into emergency.
UP explains it has been operating
under the original requirements set forth
in this waiver since March 2015 and has
found no adverse mechanical effect on
operational safety. There have been no
mechanical incidents in the movement
from the International Bridge to the
Dallas Street or Alfalfa Yards to date,
inclusive of 2,945 trains interchanged
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northbound, involving no fewer than
180,700 freight cars.
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 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 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 Ave. SE, W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590.
• Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey
Ave. SE, Room W12–140, Washington,
DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal
Holidays.
Communications received by January
17, 2020 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 https://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.
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Issued in Washington, DC.
John Karl Alexy,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety,
Chief Safety Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA-2014-0048]
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Under part 211 of title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), this
document provides the public notice that on September 13, 2019, Union
Pacific Railroad Company (UP) petitioned the Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) to renew its waiver of compliance from certain
provisions of the Federal railroad safety regulations contained at 49
CFR part 232, Brake System Safety Standards for Freight and Other Non-
Passenger Trains and Equipment, End-of-Train Devices; 49 CFR part 229,
Railroad Locomotive Safety Standards; and 49 CFR part 215, Railroad
Freight Car Safety Standards. FRA assigned the petition Docket Number
FRA-2014-0048.
Specifically, UP seeks relief from 49 CFR 232.205--Class I brake
test--initial terminal inspection, section 229.21--Daily inspection,
and part 215--Freight Car Standards, to permit movement from the
Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Mexico interchange point at International
Yard on the Lordsburg Subdivision in El Paso, Texas, to both UP's
Dallas Street Yard for westbound traffic, a distance of 2.8 miles, and
to UP's Alfalfa Yard for eastbound traffic, a distance of 7 miles.
Further, UP requests relief from provisions of Sec. 174.59--
Marking and placarding of rail cars. UP states that given continued
compliance with Conditions 6 and 13 of this waiver, any necessary
corrective actions required in accordance with Sec. 172.504--
Placarding, would be addressed at the Dallas Street and/or the Alfalfa
Yards in conjunction with a part 215 inspection, as stipulated in
Conditions 8 and 14 of the present waiver.
UP also requests to modify existing waiver condition language
(Conditions 3, 4, 10, and 11) to be consistent with other UP southern
border crossing waivers. Also for consistency purposes, UP requests
adding two conditions that are in such other waivers, regarding a
quarterly meeting and the capability of putting the train into
emergency.
UP explains it has been operating under the original requirements
set forth in this waiver since March 2015 and has found no adverse
mechanical effect on operational safety. There have been no mechanical
incidents in the movement from the International Bridge to the Dallas
Street or Alfalfa Yards to date, inclusive of 2,945 trains interchanged
northbound, involving no fewer than 180,700 freight cars.
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 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 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 Ave. SE, W12-140, Washington, DC 20590.
Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, Room W12-140,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal Holidays.
Communications received by January 17, 2020 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 https://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,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, Chief Safety Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-27251 Filed 12-17-19; 8:45 am]
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