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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2016–0086]
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Under part 211 of title 49 Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR), this
document provides the public notice
that on June 11, 2021, Kansas City
Southern Railway Company (KCS)
petitioned the Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) to join an existing
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 229 (Railroad Locomotive Safety
Standards). The relevant FRA Docket
Number is FRA–2016–0086.
Specifically, KCS requests to join a
waiver previously granted to CSX
Transportation (CSX) and BNSF
Railway (BNSF), and be granted relief
from 49 CFR 232.205(c)(1)(iii), Class I
brake test-initial terminal inspection,
and 229.29(b), Air brake system
calibration, maintenance, and testing,
related to air flow method (AFM)
indicator calibration intervals. The relief
granted to CSX and BNSF allows the
railroads to test extending the AFM test
intervals from 92 days to 184 days on
locomotives equipped with the New
York Air Brake (NYAB) CCB–II air brake
systems. KCS seeks to form a test waiver
team operating under the current test
committee overseeing the relief in FRA–
2016–0086 to test 376 NYAB CCBIIequipped locomotives owned by KCS.
KCS states that it has been an active
member of the Association of American
Railroads Locomotive Committee and is
familiar with the work performed by the
FRA–2016–0086 test committee.
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
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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 August
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
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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–2020–0064]
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Under part 211 of title 49 Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR), this
document provides the public notice
that on June 15, 2021, BNSF Railway
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA-2016-0086]
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Under part 211 of title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), this
document provides the public notice that on June 11, 2021, Kansas City
Southern Railway Company (KCS) petitioned the Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) to join an existing 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
229 (Railroad Locomotive Safety Standards). The relevant FRA Docket
Number is FRA-2016-0086.
Specifically, KCS requests to join a waiver previously granted to
CSX Transportation (CSX) and BNSF Railway (BNSF), and be granted relief
from 49 CFR 232.205(c)(1)(iii), Class I brake test-initial terminal
inspection, and 229.29(b), Air brake system calibration, maintenance,
and testing, related to air flow method (AFM) indicator calibration
intervals. The relief granted to CSX and BNSF allows the railroads to
test extending the AFM test intervals from 92 days to 184 days on
locomotives equipped with the New York Air Brake (NYAB) CCB-II air
brake systems. KCS seeks to form a test waiver team operating under the
current test committee overseeing the relief in FRA-2016-0086 to test
376 NYAB CCBII-equipped locomotives owned by KCS. KCS states that it
has been an active member of the Association of American Railroads
Locomotive Committee and is familiar with the work performed by the
FRA-2016-0086 test committee.
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 August 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.
[FR Doc. 2021-14538 Filed 7-7-21; 8:45 am]
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