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requires each certificate holder
operating under 14 CFR part 121 to
comply with its FRMP that is accepted
by the FAA.
Respondents: 70 Part 121 Air Carriers.
Frequency: Once for initial acceptance
of the plan, then every two years for
submission of an updated plan.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: 20 hours for air carriers
submitting the initial plan for review
and acceptance and 5 hours for air
carriers submitting an updated plan.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 20
hours per air carrier submitting the
initial plan for review and acceptance,
5 hours every two years for update and
resubmission of the plan.
Issued in Washington, DC on January 6,
2020.
Sandra L. Ray,
Aviation Safety Inspector, FAA, Policy
Integration Branch, AFS–270.
[FR Doc. 2020–00138 Filed 1–8–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2019–0097]
lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD 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 November 7, 2019, the
Monticello Railway Museum (MRMZ)
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 230, Steam
Locomotive Inspection and
Maintenance Standards. FRA assigned
the petition Docket Number FRA–2019–
0097.
MRMZ maintains and operates
Southern No. 401, a 2–8–0
‘‘Consolidation’’ type steam locomotive
built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works
in 1907 for the Southern Railway.
Specifically, MRMZ requests relief
from 49 CFR 230.16(a)(2), Fifth annual
inspection, of flexible staybolts and
caps, due in April 2020. Southern No.
401 typically operates 20 service days
each year, one weekend of each month
between May and October, pulling
tourist trains on a 7.5-mile round trip.
The locomotive received a new boiler in
2005 and was placed into service in
September 2010. Because the first flue
was installed in May 2005, the
locomotive will be due for a 1,472
service day inspection (SDI) in May
2021 as set forth by 49 CFR 230.17, One
thousand four hundred seventy-two
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(1472) service day inspection. Southern
No. 401 has accrued 100 service days
since the previous fifth annual flexible
staybolt inspection in 2015. Allowing
the relief would add an estimated 20
service days to the locomotive before its
next 1,472 SDI.
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
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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. 2020–00127 Filed 1–8–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2020–0002]
Establishment of an Emergency Relief
Docket for Calendar Year 2020
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of establishment of
public docket.
AGENCY:
This Notice announces the
establishment of FRA’s emergency relief
docket (ERD) for calendar year 2020.
The designated ERD for calendar year
2020 is docket number FRA–2020–0002.
ADDRESSES: See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section for further
information regarding submitting
petitions and/or comments to Docket
No. FRA–2020–0002.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May
19, 2009, FRA published a direct final
rule establishing ERDs and the
procedures for handling petitions for
emergency waivers of safety rules,
regulations, or standards during an
emergency situation or event. 74 FR
23329. That direct final rule became
effective on July 20, 2009 and made
minor modifications to 49 CFR 211.45
in FRA’s Rules of Practice in 49 CFR
part 211. Section 211.45(b) provides that
each calendar year FRA will establish
an ERD in the publicly accessible DOT
docket system (available at
www.regulations.gov). Section 211.45(b)
further provides that FRA will publish
a notice in the Federal Register
identifying by docket number the ERD
for that year. FRA established the ERD
and emergency waiver procedures to
provide an expedited process for FRA to
address the needs of the public and the
railroad industry during emergency
situations or events. This Notice
announces the designated ERD for
calendar year 2020 is docket number
FRA–2020–0002.
As detailed in § 211.45, if the FRA
Administrator determines an emergency
event as defined in 49 CFR 211.45(a) has
occurred, or that an imminent threat of
SUMMARY:
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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).
Privacy
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 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. 2020–00176 Filed 1–8–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2008–0045]
lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with NOTICES
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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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA-2020-0002]
Establishment of an Emergency Relief Docket for Calendar Year
2020
AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of establishment of public docket.
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SUMMARY: This Notice announces the establishment of FRA's emergency
relief docket (ERD) for calendar year 2020. The designated ERD for
calendar year 2020 is docket number FRA-2020-0002.
ADDRESSES: See Supplementary Information section for further
information regarding submitting petitions and/or comments to Docket
No. FRA-2020-0002.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 19, 2009, FRA published a direct
final rule establishing ERDs and the procedures for handling petitions
for emergency waivers of safety rules, regulations, or standards during
an emergency situation or event. 74 FR 23329. That direct final rule
became effective on July 20, 2009 and made minor modifications to 49
CFR 211.45 in FRA's Rules of Practice in 49 CFR part 211. Section
211.45(b) provides that each calendar year FRA will establish an ERD in
the publicly accessible DOT docket system (available at
www.regulations.gov). Section 211.45(b) further provides that FRA will
publish a notice in the Federal Register identifying by docket number
the ERD for that year. FRA established the ERD and emergency waiver
procedures to provide an expedited process for FRA to address the needs
of the public and the railroad industry during emergency situations or
events. This Notice announces the designated ERD for calendar year 2020
is docket number FRA-2020-0002.
As detailed in Sec. 211.45, if the FRA Administrator determines an
emergency event as defined in 49 CFR 211.45(a) has occurred, or that an
imminent threat of
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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).
Privacy
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 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. 2020-00176 Filed 1-8-20; 8:45 am]
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