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CFR section 1
Respondent
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Total annual
responses
Average time per
responses
Total annual
burden hours
Total cost
equivalent 2
—(f) Notification by RR of contractor employee non-compliance with Federal
laws/regulations/orders to employee and
employee’s employer.
—(f) Notification by RR of contractor employee non-compliance with Federal
laws/regulations/orders to employee and
employee’s employer.
—(i) and (j) Employer records of periodic
oversight.
243.207(a)—Written annual review of safety data (Railroads with 400,000 annual
employee work hours or more).
—(b) Railroad copy of written annual review at system headquarters.
—(e) Railroad notification to contractor of
relevant training program adjustments.
243.209(a)–(b)—Railroad maintained list of
contractors utilized.
—(c) Railroad duty to update list of contractors utilized and retain record for at
least 3 years showing if a contractor was
utilized in last 3 years.
300 contractors ......
90 employee notices.
10 minutes .............
15
1,155
300 contractors ......
270 employer notices.
10 minutes .............
45
3,465
1,046 railroads/contractors.
22 railroads ............
150,000 records ....
5 minutes ...............
12,500
962,500
22 reviews .............
16 ...........................
352
27,104
22 railroads ............
22 review copies ...
5 minutes ...............
1.8
139
22 railroads ............
2 notifications ........
15 minutes .............
.5
39
746 railroads ..........
746 lists .................
30 minutes .............
373
28,721
746 railroads ..........
75 updated lists .....
15 minutes .............
18.8
1,444
Total ......................................................
1,155 railroads/contractors/training
organizations/
learning institutions.
165,054 responses
N/A .........................
91,069
7,020,889
1 Note: The current inventory exhibits a total burden of 282,824 hours while that of this requesting notice is 91,069 hours. FRA determined
many of the estimates were initial estimates and outdated. Moreover, other estimates were not derived from PRA requirements, thus leading to
the increased figures in the current inventory, which were decreased accordingly in this notice. Also, totals may not add due to rounding.
2 The dollar equivalent cost is derived from the Surface Transportation Board’s Full Year Wage A&B data series using the appropriate employee group hourly wage rate that includes a 75-percent overhead charge.
Total Estimated Annual Responses:
165,054.
Total Estimated Annual Burden:
91,069 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour
Dollar Cost Equivalent: $7,020,889.
Under 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5 CFR
1320.5(b) and 1320.8(b)(3)(vi), FRA
informs all interested parties that a
respondent is not required to respond
to, conduct, or sponsor a collection of
information that does not display a
currently valid OMB control number.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.
Brett A. Jortland,
Deputy Chief Counsel.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
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[Docket Number FRA–2020–0076]
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 18, 2020, BNSF
Railway Company (BNSF) petitioned
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the Federal Railroad Administration
(FRA) for a waiver of compliance from
certain provisions of the Federal
railroad safety regulations contained at
49 CFR part 213, Track Safety
Standards. FRA assigned the petition
Docket Number FRA–2020–0076.
Specifically, BNSF requests a waiver
of compliance from 49 CFR 213.113,
Defective rails, to permit an alternate
means of affecting the remedial actions
set forth in remedial action code C (49
CFR 213.113(c)). BNSF proposes that
following the application of joint bars in
accordance with remedial action code C,
the track segment be operated as
follows:
• Trains may continue to run at the
maximum allowable speed for the track
class until a maximum of 15 million
gross tons (MGT) have traversed the
track segment;
• after 15 MGT have traversed the
segment, operating speed will be
reduced to 50 miles per hour (mph)
thereafter until the defective rail is
replaced; and
• if the rail defect progresses to a
100% fracture, operating speed will be
reduced to 10 mph thereafter until the
defective rail is replaced.
BNSF states that the relief will
promote railroad safety by allowing rail
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inspection vehicles to maintain ideal
inspection frequencies, which will
ensure that BNSF track will be
inspected more frequently and defects
remedied and repaired more quickly.
A copy of the petition, as well as any
written communications concerning the
petition, is available for review online at
www.regulations.gov.
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
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(DOT), 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
November 13, 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.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
Competitive Funding Opportunity:
Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented
Development Planning
Federal Transit Administration
(FTA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of Funding Opportunity
(NOFO).
AGENCY:
The Federal Transit
Administration (FTA) announces the
opportunity to apply for approximately
$6.22 million of Fiscal Year (FY) 2020
funding under the Pilot Program for
Transit-Oriented Development Planning
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
#20.500). FTA may award additional
funds if they are made available to the
program prior to the announcement of
project selections. As required by
Federal public transportation law and
subject to funding availability, funds
will be awarded competitively to
support comprehensive planning
associated with new fixed guideway and
core capacity improvement projects.
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SUMMARY:
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Complete proposals must be
submitted electronically through the
GRANTS.GOV ‘‘APPLY’’ function by
11:59 p.m. EDT on October 26, 2020.
Prospective applicants should initiate
the process by registering on the
GRANTS.GOV website promptly to
ensure completion of the application
process before the submission deadline.
Instructions for applying can be found
on FTA’s website at https://
www.transit.dot.gov/TODPilot and in
the ‘‘FIND’’ module of GRANTS.GOV.
The GRANTS.GOV funding opportunity
ID is FTA–2020–014–TPE. Mail and fax
submissions will not be accepted.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dwayne Weeks, FTA Office of Planning
and Environment, (202) 493–0316, or
Dwayne.Weeks@dot.gov. A TDD is
available at 1–800–877–8339 (TDD/
FIRS).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:
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. Technical Assistance and Other Program
Information
A. Program Description
Section 20005(b) of the Moving Ahead
for Progress in the 21st Century Act
(MAP–21; Pub. L. 112–141, July 6,
2012), with funding authorized by 49
U.S.C. 5338(a)(2)(B), authorizes FTA to
award funds under the Pilot Program for
Transit-Oriented Development (TOD)
Planning (TOD Pilot Program). The TOD
Pilot Program grants are competitively
awarded to local communities to
integrate land use and transportation
planning with a new fixed guideway or
core capacity improvement transit
capital project as defined in Federal
public transportation law (49 U.S.C.
5309(a)). (See section C of this NOFO for
more information about eligibility.)
The TOD Pilot Program is intended to
fund comprehensive planning that
supports economic development,
ridership, multimodal connectivity and
accessibility, increased transit access for
pedestrian and bicycle traffic, and
mixed-use development near transit
stations. The TOD Pilot Program also
encourages identification of
infrastructure needs and engagement
with the private sector.
FTA is seeking comprehensive
planning projects covering an entire
transit capital project corridor, rather
than proposals that involve planning for
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individual station areas or only a small
section of the corridor. To ensure that
any proposed planning work both
reflects the needs and aspirations of the
local community, and also results in
concrete, specific deliverables and
outcomes, transit project sponsors must
partner with entities with land use
planning authority in the transit project
corridor to conduct the planning work.
B. Federal Award Information
Federal public transportation law (49
U.S.C. 5338(a)(2)(B)) authorizes FTA to
make grants for eligible comprehensive
planning projects under Section
20005(b) of MAP–21. FTA intends to
award all available funding ($6.22
million) to selected applicants
responding to this NOFO. Due to
funding limitations, applicants that are
selected for funding may receive less
than the amount originally requested.
Only proposals from eligible
recipients for eligible activities will be
considered for funding. FTA anticipates
minimum grant awards of $250,000 and
maximum grant awards of $2,000,000.
C. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants
Applicants under the TOD Pilot
Program must be State or local
governmental authorities and FTA grant
recipients (i.e., existing direct and
designated recipients) as of the
publication date of this NOFO. An
applicant must be the project sponsor of
an eligible transit capital project as
defined below in section C, subsection
3 or an entity with land use planning
authority in the project corridor of an
eligible transit capital project. Except in
cases where an applicant is both the
sponsor of an eligible transit project and
has land use authority in at least a
portion of the transit project corridor,
the transit project sponsor and at least
one entity in the project corridor with
land use planning authority must
partner on the proposed comprehensive
planning project. Documentation of this
partnership must be included with the
application; see section D, subsection 2
of this NOFO for further information.
Only one application per transit
capital project corridor may be
submitted to FTA. Multiple applications
submitted for a single transit capital
project corridor indicate that
partnerships are not in place and FTA
will reject all of the applications.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching
The maximum Federal funding share
is 80 percent.
Eligible sources of local match
include the following: Cash from non-
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA-2020-0076]
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 18, 2020, BNSF
Railway Company (BNSF) 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 213, Track Safety
Standards. FRA assigned the petition Docket Number FRA-2020-0076.
Specifically, BNSF requests a waiver of compliance from 49 CFR
213.113, Defective rails, to permit an alternate means of affecting the
remedial actions set forth in remedial action code C (49 CFR
213.113(c)). BNSF proposes that following the application of joint bars
in accordance with remedial action code C, the track segment be
operated as follows:
Trains may continue to run at the maximum allowable speed
for the track class until a maximum of 15 million gross tons (MGT) have
traversed the track segment;
after 15 MGT have traversed the segment, operating speed
will be reduced to 50 miles per hour (mph) thereafter until the
defective rail is replaced; and
if the rail defect progresses to a 100% fracture,
operating speed will be reduced to 10 mph thereafter until the
defective rail is replaced.
BNSF states that the relief will promote railroad safety by
allowing rail inspection vehicles to maintain ideal inspection
frequencies, which will ensure that BNSF track will be inspected more
frequently and defects remedied and repaired more quickly.
A copy of the petition, as well as any written communications
concerning the petition, is available for review online at
www.regulations.gov.
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
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(DOT), 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 November 13, 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. 2020-21466 Filed 9-28-20; 8:45 am]
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