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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2021–0031]
Petition for Waiver of Compliance and
Extension of Comment Period
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On April 22, 2021, the Federal
Railroad Administration (FRA)
published notice of its receipt of a
petition dated March 9, 2021, from
Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP)
requesting a waiver of compliance from
certain provisions of the Federal
railroad safety regulations contained at
49 CFR parts 215 (Railroad Freight Car
Safety Standards) and 232 (Brake
System Safety Standards for Freight and
Other Non-Passenger Trains and
Equipment; End-Of-Train Devices). FRA
assigned the petition Docket Number
FRA–2021–0031.1
As noted in FRA’s April 22, 2021,
notice, UP requested relief from 49 CFR
215.13, Pre-departure inspection, which
requires an inspection when combining
two separate consists including one or
more cars and one or more locomotives
that have been properly inspected and
tested in compliance with all applicable
regulations (i.e., both consists have had
a Class I brake test (§ 232.205), Class IA
brake test (§ 232.207), or have been
designated as extended haul trains and
are compliant with all requirements of
§ 232.213). UP states that the requested
relief will allow combining two existing
and operating trains without additional
inspections, besides a Class III brake
test. It further states that the relief will
allow subsequent separation of two
trains without additional inspections,
besides a Class III brake test, provided
that a record of the original consist
remains intact. Although not explicitly
referenced in FRA’s April 22, 2021,
notice, FRA notes that to accomplish the
combining and subsequent separation of
two existing and operating trains
without additional inspections (besides
a Class III brake test), UP also requests
1 FRA notes that UP submitted 3 separate
petitions to the docket of this proceeding. The first
petition was dated February 24, 2021 (available at
https://www.regulations.gov/document/FRA-20210031-0001). UP submitted a revised petition dated
March 9, 2021 (available at https://
www.regulations.gov/document/FRA-2021-00310002). Finally, UP submitted a third petition (also
dated March 9, 2021) (available at https://
www.regulations.gov/document/FRA-2021-00310004). UP’s third petition corrected minor errors in
its earlier petitions as UP explained in separate
correspondence. That correspondence is Document
No. FRA–2021–0031–0005 in the docket to this
proceeding (available at https://
www.regulations.gov/document/FRA-2021-00310005). FRA is considering and will respond to UP’s
third petition (Document No. FRA–2021–0031–
0004).
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relief from the requirements of 49 CFR
215.13(b) (pre-departure inspection) and
§ 232.205 (class I brake test-initial
terminal inspection) on the combined
and subsequently separated trains.
FRA’s April 22, 2021, notice provided
a 45-day public comment period
(ending June 7, 2021) on UP’s request
for relief. Subsequent to publication of
that notice, in a letter dated May 21,
2021, the Transportation Trades
Department, AFL–CIO (TTD) requested
that FRA extend the comment period
pending FRA’s clarification of certain
questions related to UP’s request for
relief. Specifically, TTD asked if UP’s
request affects end-of-train (EOT) device
inspections and inspections related to
positive train control. TTD asked if
‘‘there are any other pre-departure
inspections/duties performed on a
locomotive that will be included in this
waiver, including 236.587 departure
tests.’’ In response to TTD’s request for
clarification, FRA notes that UP’s
request for relief is limited to two FRA
regulatory requirements—the inspection
and test requirements of 49 CFR 215.13
(pre-departure freight car inspection)
and § 232.205 (Class I brake test-initial
terminal inspection) for trains that have
been combined and then subsequently
separated as outlined in UP’s petition.
UP has not requested relief from, and
FRA is not considering granting relief
from, any other regulatory requirements
other than §§ 215.13 and 232.205 under
the specific circumstances outlined in
UP’s March 9, 2021, petition.
A copy of UP’s petition, as well as all
written communications concerning the
petition, is available for review online at
www.regulations.gov.
In response to TTD’s request, FRA is
extending the comment period in this
waiver proceeding for an additional 30
days.
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 party desires
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.
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• Mail: Docket Operations Facility,
U.S. Department of Transportation
(DOT), 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, W12–
140, Washington, DC 20590.
Communications received by July 7,
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/
privacy-notice 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 Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2010–0011]
Petition for Extension of Waiver of
Compliance
Under part 211 of title 49 Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR), this
document provides the public notice
that on May 17, 2021, Norfolk Southern
Corporation (NS) petitioned the Federal
Railroad Administration (FRA) for an
extension of a waiver of compliance
from certain provisions of the Federal
railroad safety regulations contained at
49 CFR part 236, Rules, Standards, and
Instructions Governing the Installation,
Inspection, Maintenance, and Repair of
Signal and Train Control Systems,
Devices, and Appliances. The relevant
Docket Number is FRA–2010–0011.
Specifically, NS requests continued
relief from 49 CFR 236.377, Approach
locking; 236.378, Time locking; 236.379,
Route locking; 236.380, Indication
locking; and 236.381, Traffic locking.
The relief would continue the extension
of periodic testing schedules from at
least once every two years to at least
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once every four years at interlockings,
control points, and other signal
locations controlled by solid-state
microprocessor-based equipment.
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 party desires
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.
Communications received by July 23,
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/
privacy-notice 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
Office of the Secretary
Elizabeth Betsy Pope d/b/a Eastgate
Laboratory Testing and Mounir R.
Khouri; Removal From the Public
Interest Exclusion List
Office of the Secretary, DOT.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Department of
Transportation (DOT) issued a decision
and order under the Procedures for
Transportation Workplace Drug and
Alcohol Testing Programs excluding a
service agent, Elizabeth ‘‘Betsy’’ Pope
d/b/a Eastgate Laboratory Testing in
Tennessee and all other places doing
business, and all other individuals who
are employees or all other individuals
associated with Ms. Pope and Eastgate
Laboratory Testing, from providing drug
and alcohol testing services in any
capacity to any DOT-regulated employer
for a period of 5 years. Ms. Pope and her
company provided Medical Review
Officer services to DOT-regulated
employers directly and through other
service agents when Ms. Pope was not
qualified to act as a Medical Review
Officer. The 5-year period has ended
and Ms. Pope, et al., have been removed
from the list of excluded service agents.
DATES: This Notice is effective as of
January 21, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bohdan Baczara, Deputy Director, U.S.
Department of Transportation, Office of
Drug and Alcohol Policy and
Compliance, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
SE, Washington, DC 20590; (202) 366–
3784 (voice), (202) 366–3897 (fax), or
Bohdan.Baczara@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department of Transportation (DOT)
issued a decision and order under the
Procedures for Transportation
Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing
Programs excluding a service agent,
Mounir R. Khouri d/b/a Mobile Testing
Services, Inc., in Vermont and all other
places it is incorporated, franchised, or
otherwise doing business, and all other
individuals who are officers, employees,
directors, shareholders, partners, or
other individuals associated with Mr.
Khouri and Mobile Testing Services,
Inc., from providing drug and alcohol
testing services in any capacity to any
DOT-regulated employer for a period of
5 years. Mr. Khouri and his company
provided Medical Review Officer
services to DOT-regulated employers
directly and through other service
agents when Mr. Khouri was not
qualified to act as a Medical Review
Officer. The 5-year period has ended
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and Mr. Khouri, et al., have been
removed from the list of excluded
service agents.
The Department published notice of
the Public Interest Exclusion for
Elizabeth Betsy Pope, et al., on August
24, 2015 (80 FR 51349) and for Mounir
R. Khouri, et al., on January 27, 2016 (81
FR 4739). The exclusions were for 5year periods, respectively, which have
now run their term. We have removed
Ms. Pope and Mr. Khouri from the
DOT’s list of Public Interest Exclusions
on our website at: https://
www.transportation.gov/odapc/pie. We
are also notifying the public of the
removal by publishing this Federal
Register notice as required by 49 CFR
40.401(d).
Issued on May 20, 2021, in Washington,
DC.
Bohdan Baczara,
Deputy Director, Office of Drug and Alcohol
Policy Compliance.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control
Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions
Office of Foreign Assets
Control, Treasury.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Department of the
Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets
Control (OFAC) is publishing the names
of one or more persons that have been
placed on OFAC’s Specially Designated
Nationals and Blocked Persons List
(SDN List) based on OFAC’s
determination that one or more
applicable legal criteria were satisfied.
All property and interests in property
subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these
persons are blocked, and U.S. persons
are generally prohibited from engaging
in transactions with them.
DATES: See Supplementary Information
section for effective date(s).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
OFAC: Andrea Gacki, Director, tel.:
202–622–2490; Associate Director for
Global Targeting, tel.: 202–622–2420;
Assistant Director for Licensing, tel.:
202–622–2480; Assistant Director for
Regulatory Affairs, tel.: 202–622–4855;
or the Assistant Director for Sanctions
Compliance & Evaluation, tel.: 202–622–
2490.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Electronic Availability
The Specially Designated Nationals
and Blocked Persons List and additional
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA-2010-0011]
Petition for Extension of Waiver of Compliance
Under part 211 of title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), this
document provides the public notice that on May 17, 2021, Norfolk
Southern Corporation (NS) petitioned the Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) for an extension of a waiver of compliance from
certain provisions of the Federal railroad safety regulations contained
at 49 CFR part 236, Rules, Standards, and Instructions Governing the
Installation, Inspection, Maintenance, and Repair of Signal and Train
Control Systems, Devices, and Appliances. The relevant Docket Number is
FRA-2010-0011.
Specifically, NS requests continued relief from 49 CFR 236.377,
Approach locking; 236.378, Time locking; 236.379, Route locking;
236.380, Indication locking; and 236.381, Traffic locking. The relief
would continue the extension of periodic testing schedules from at
least once every two years to at least
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once every four years at interlockings, control points, and other
signal locations controlled by solid-state microprocessor-based
equipment.
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 party
desires 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.
Communications received by July 23, 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/privacy-notice 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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