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such an emergency occurring exists, and
public safety would benefit from
providing the railroad industry with
operational relief, the emergency waiver
procedures of 49 CFR 211.45 will go
into effect. In such an event, the FRA
Administrator will issue a statement in
the ERD indicating the emergency
waiver procedures are in effect and FRA
will make every effort to post the
statement on its website at
www.fra.dot.gov. Any party desiring
relief from FRA regulatory requirements
as a result of the emergency should
submit a petition for emergency waiver
under 49 CFR 211.45(e) and (f). Specific
instructions for filing petitions for
emergency waivers under 49 CFR
211.45 are found at 49 CFR 211.45(f).
Specific instructions for filing
comments in response to petitions for
emergency waivers are at 49 CFR
211.45(h).
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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
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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–2008–0045]
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Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Under part 211 of title 49 Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR), this provides
the public notice that on October 11,
2019, the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR)
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 222, Use of
Locomotive Horns at Public Highway-
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Rail Grade Crossings. FRA assigned the
petition Docket Number FRA–2008–
0045.
LIRR requested to extend its waiver of
the requirement in § 222.21(a), which
requires that a railroad sound its
locomotive horn in a specific manner
(two long, one short, and one long blast)
as it approaches and enters public
highway-rail grade crossings.
Specifically, LIRR requested that FRA
continue to allow it to sound one short
blast when departing from 22 train
stations identified in LIRR’s initial
February 6, 2008 waiver request (FRA–
2008–0045–0001). The original waiver
granted by FRA included 23 stations;
however, one of those stations (Little
Neck) has since been included in a
designated quiet zone, and therefore is
not part of this extension request. All of
these 22 stations are located in close
proximity to public highway-rail grade
crossings.
LIRR noted in its initial request, as
well as in its first extension request on
October 16, 2013, that the waiver was in
the public interest and was consistent
with railroad safety. As there have been
no materially changed circumstances
since the waiver commenced, LIRR now
requests that the waiver be extended.
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.
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• 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
February 24, 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
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. 2020–00125 Filed 1–8–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2019–0085]
Petition for Special Approval of
Alternative Compliance
Under part 211 of title 49 Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) and 49 CFR
238.21, this provides the public notice
that on October 16, 2019, the California
Department of Transportation (Caltrans)
petitioned the Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) for a special
approval of alternative compliance
pursuant to the requirements in 49 CFR
part 238, Passenger Equipment Safety
Standards. FRA assigned the petition
Docket Number FRA–2019–0085.
Specifically, Caltrans seeks relief from
49 CFR 238.135(b), which requires that
all passenger train exterior side doors
and trap doors must be closed when a
train is in motion between stations.
Caltrans seeks special approval of
alternative compliance to allow
variations in the operating of boarding
stair trap doors for its fleet of singlelevel coach, cab cars and cafe´/vending
cars built by Siemens, due to the cars’
unique construction.
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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
February 24, 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
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.
VerDate Sep<11>2014
20:20 Jan 08, 2020
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Issued in Washington, DC.
John Karl Alexy,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety,
Chief Safety Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020–00126 Filed 1–8–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
Small Shipyard Grant Program;
Application Deadlines
Maritime Administration,
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice of Small Shipyard Grants
Application deadlines.
AGENCY:
Under the Small Shipyard
Grant Program, $19,600,000 is currently
available for grants to: (1) Make capital
and related improvements to qualified
shipyard facilities that will be effective
in fostering efficiency, competitive
operations, and quality ship
construction, repair, and
reconfiguration, and (2) provide training
for workers in shipbuilding, ship repair,
and associated industries.
This notice announces the intention
of the Maritime Administration to
provide for grants to small shipyards.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Number: 20.814. Potential applicants
are advised that it is expected, based on
experience, that the number of
applications will far exceed the funds
available and that only a small
percentage of applications will be
funded. It is anticipated that roughly 8–
20 applications will be selected for
funding with an average grant amount of
about $1 million.
SUMMARY:
Timing of Grant Applications
In accordance with the statutory
requirement at 46 U.S.C. 54101(f)(1) that
applications must be submitted within
60 days of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2020 (Pub. L. 116–
94, December 20, 2019), applications
must be received by the Maritime
Administration by 5 p.m. EDT on
February 18, 2020. Applications
received later than this time will not be
considered. The Administrator shall
award grants under this section not later
than 120 days after the date of the
enactment of the appropriations Act for
the fiscal year concerned.
ADDRESSES: Grant Applications should
be sent to the Associate Administrator
for Business and Finance Development,
Room W21–318, Maritime
Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
Only applicants who comply with all
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submission requirements described in
this notice will be eligible for award.
For
further information concerning this
notice, please contact David M. Heller,
Director, Office of Shipyards and
Marine Engineering, Maritime
Administration, Room W21–318, 1200
New Jersey Ave. SE, Washington, DC
20590; phone: (202) 366–5737; or fax:
(202) 366–6988.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Grants
under the Maritime Administration’s
Small Shipyard Grant Program may not
be used to construct buildings or other
physical facilities or to acquire land.
Grant funds may be used for maritime
training programs to foster employee
skills and enhanced productivity related
to shipbuilding, ship repair, and
associated industries. Grants for such
training programs may only be awarded
to ‘‘Eligible Applicants’’ as described
below, but training programs can be
established through vendors to such
applicants.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
A. Program Description
B. Federal Award Information
C. Eligibility Information
D. Application and Submission Information
E. Application Review Information
F. Federal Award Administration
Information
G. Federal Awarding Agency Contacts
H. Other Information
A. Program Description
The Small Shipyard Grant Program
was authorized under Section 3501 of
the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2018 (Pub. L. 115–91),
codified at 46 U.S.C. 54101. The statute
authorizes the Maritime Administrator
to provide assistance in the form of
grants to make capital and related
improvements in small shipyards and to
provide training for workers in
shipbuilding, ship repair, and
associated industries. The Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2020, appropriated
$20,000,000 to the Small Shipyard
Grant Program. Per 46 U.S.C. 54101, 2
percent of the funds may be set aside for
grant administration. Therefore, the
total amount available for grant awards
is $19,600,000. The purpose of the
Program is to foster efficiency,
competitive operations, and quality ship
construction, repair, and reconfiguration
in small shipyards across the United
States in addition to fostering employee
skills and enhanced productivity related
to shipbuilding, ship repair, and
associated industries.
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[FR Doc No: 2020-00126]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA-2019-0085]
Petition for Special Approval of Alternative Compliance
Under part 211 of title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) and 49
CFR 238.21, this provides the public notice that on October 16, 2019,
the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) petitioned the
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for a special approval of
alternative compliance pursuant to the requirements in 49 CFR part 238,
Passenger Equipment Safety Standards. FRA assigned the petition Docket
Number FRA-2019-0085.
Specifically, Caltrans seeks relief from 49 CFR 238.135(b), which
requires that all passenger train exterior side doors and trap doors
must be closed when a train is in motion between stations. Caltrans
seeks special approval of alternative compliance to allow variations in
the operating of boarding stair trap doors for its fleet of single-
level coach, cab cars and caf[eacute]/vending cars built by Siemens,
due to the cars' unique construction.
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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 February 24, 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 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. 2020-00126 Filed 1-8-20; 8:45 am]
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