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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 18 / Friday, January 29, 2021 / Notices
Issued in Washington, DC, on January 22,
2021.
Natasha A. Durkins,
Director, Policy, AJV–P, Air Traffic
Organization.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2010–0100]
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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 December 10, 2020, Brownsville
& Rio Grande International Railroad
(BRG) petitioned the Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) for a modification
to its waiver of compliance from certain
provisions of the Federal railroad safety
regulations contained at 49 CFR parts
232, Brake System Safety Standards for
Freight and Other Non-Passenger Trains
and Equipment; End-Of-Train Devices,
and 215, Railroad Freight Car Safety
Standards. FRA assigned the petition
Docket Number FRA–2010–0100.
Specifically, BRG seeks a
modification to its waiver of compliance
with certain requirements of 49 CFR
part 215, and 49 CFR 232.205, Class I
Brake Test—Initial Terminal Inspection.
Presently, BRG’s relief permits trains
transferred by Union Pacific Railroad
Company (UP) from the US/Mexico
border interchange with the Kansas City
Southern de Mexico Railway (KCSM) at
Brownsville, Texas, to move from BRG’s
interchange point with UP at milepost
(MP) 4.48 to the BRG inspection point
between MPs 8.0 and 9.0, where
required FRA inspections are performed
(see Docket Number FRA–2007–28340).
Occasionally, trains destined for
interchange to BRG are delayed at UP’s
Olmito Yard by additional Federal
agency inspection activities. BRG is
permitted to pick up trains at Olmito
Yard (in lieu of the interchange point at
MP 4.48) on those occasions and
perform the required FRA inspections
between MPs 8.0 and 9.0 in accordance
with its present relief.
In its petition, BRG requests that the
track covered under this waiver be
extended an additional three miles
through the end of the Palo Alto
Subdivision, which terminates at MP
0.0, and onto BRG’s South Lead, where
the required inspections will be
completed between MPs 2.0 and 3.0, as
were previously completed between
MPs 8.0 and 9.0 on the Palo Alto
Subdivision. BRG states that it will
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adhere to the same conditions outlined
in FRA’s decision letter dated December
18, 2017, at the proposed new
inspection point.
In support of its petition, BRG states
this waiver would help expedite any
delays caused by required port of entry
inspections and other unforeseen
delays. The modification would provide
capacity to process two inbound trains
back-to-back, allowing for more efficient
use of bridge windows. Trains from the
KCSM Matamoros Yard to the Port of
Brownsville (Port) travel less than 25
miles. BRG further states that its request
will facilitate international trade
between the United States and Mexico
by allowing inbound trains to go
directly to the Port. The Port is a more
secure location to inspect the incoming
trains, and operational efficiencies are
gained by moving the cars directly into
the serving yard. BRG states that the
change will support the ongoing
extensive growth in the Rio Grande
Valley.
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
(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 March
15, 2021 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
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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. 2021–01947 Filed 1–28–21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2010–0017]
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Under part 211 of title 49 Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR), this
document provides the public notice
that on January 15, 2021, the Burlington
Junction Railway (BJRY) 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
223, Safety Glazing Standards. FRA
assigned the petition Docket Number
FRA–2010–0017.
Specifically, BJRY, a Class III railroad,
seeks to renew its waiver of compliance
from 49 CFR 223.11, Requirements for
existing locomotives, for one 60-ton, 500
horsepower diesel-electric locomotive
numbered BJRY 3238. This locomotive
was built for the United States Army by
Baldwin Locomotive Works in
November 1953.
BJRY operates this locomotive in
terminal/switching service at Rochelle,
Illinois, where BJRY interchanges with
both Union Pacific Railroad Company
and BNSF Railway Company. BJRY
3238 operates on other-than-main track
at speeds not exceeding 10 miles per
hour. The locomotive is equipped with
safety laminate glass (AS–1, AS–2) and
is serviced and maintained by BJRY at
Rochelle, Illinois.
A copy of the petition, as well as any
written communications concerning the
petition, is available for review online at
www.regulations.gov.
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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
(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 March
15, 2021 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. 2021–01946 Filed 1–28–21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2021–0011]
Notice of Application for Approval of
Discontinuance or Modification of a
Railroad Signal System
Under part 235 of title 49 Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) and 49 U.S.C.
20502(a), this document provides the
public notice that on January 14, 2021,
Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP)
petitioned the Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) seeking approval
to discontinue or modify a signal
system. FRA assigned the petition
Docket Number FRA–2021–0011.
Applicant: Union Pacific Railroad
Company, Gregory M. Richardson,
General Director—Train Control
Systems, 1400 Douglas Street—MS
0480, Omaha, NE 68179.
Specifically, UP requests permission
to discontinue all automatic train
control (ATC) and automatic cab signal
(ACS) systems in service on UP on a
segment-by-segment basis,
commensurate with progress on
completion of work to equip certain
hand-operated switches in ATC/ACS
territories as described in a plan
submitted to FRA in December 2019. UP
states that plan described the nature of
the work and the safety benefits
provided, and it was acknowledged by
FRA in June 2020. UP explains a
detailed schedule of this work is
provided to FRA monthly under
separate correspondence, and the work
is planned to be completed during 2021.
UP states the reason for
discontinuance is that the operation of
positive train control (PTC) in
conjunction with both the equipping of
non-electrically locked switches for PTC
communication and the promulgation of
operating rules governing operations in
the case of PTC failures provide a level
of safety exceeding that provided solely
by the use of ATC/ACS systems. Since
2017, pursuant to provisions of the
waiver in Docket Number FRA–2016–
0108, UP has operated PTC in lieu of
ATC/ACS in certain territories. Due to
that waiver, the existing ATC and ACS
systems have been largely unutilized for
some time.
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
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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 March
15, 2021 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. 2021–01952 Filed 1–28–21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–06–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2021–0010]
Notice of Application for Approval of
Discontinuance or Modification of a
Railroad Signal System
Under part 235 of title 49 Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) and 49 U.S.C.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA-2010-0017]
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Under part 211 of title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), this
document provides the public notice that on January 15, 2021, the
Burlington Junction Railway (BJRY) 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
223, Safety Glazing Standards. FRA assigned the petition Docket Number
FRA-2010-0017.
Specifically, BJRY, a Class III railroad, seeks to renew its waiver
of compliance from 49 CFR 223.11, Requirements for existing
locomotives, for one 60-ton, 500 horsepower diesel-electric locomotive
numbered BJRY 3238. This locomotive was built for the United States
Army by Baldwin Locomotive Works in November 1953.
BJRY operates this locomotive in terminal/switching service at
Rochelle, Illinois, where BJRY interchanges with both Union Pacific
Railroad Company and BNSF Railway Company. BJRY 3238 operates on other-
than-main track at speeds not exceeding 10 miles per hour. The
locomotive is equipped with safety laminate glass (AS-1, AS-2) and is
serviced and maintained by BJRY at Rochelle, Illinois.
A copy of the petition, as well as any written communications
concerning the petition, is available for review online at
www.regulations.gov.
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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 (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 March 15, 2021 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. 2021-01946 Filed 1-28-21; 8:45 am]
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