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carrier and that its revenues will not
exceed $5 million.
Under 49 CFR 1150.32(b), a change in
operator exemption requires that notice
be given to shippers. Midcoast states
that it provided notice to shippers on
the Line by serving them with a copy of
the verified notice, as indicated in the
certificate of service.
The transaction may be consummated
on or after September 8, 2021, the
effective date of the exemption.
If the verified notice contains false or
misleading information, the exemption
is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the
exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d)
may be filed at any time. The filing of
a petition to revoke will not
automatically stay the effectiveness of
the exemption. Petitions for stay must
be filed no later than September 1, 2021
(at least seven days before the
exemption becomes effective).
All pleadings, referring to Docket No.
FD 36531, should be filed with the
Surface Transportation Board via efiling on the Board’s website. In
addition, a copy of each pleading must
be served on Midcoast’s representative,
Eric M. Hocky, Clark Hill PLC, Two
Commerce Square, 2001 Market St.,
Suite 2620, Philadelphia, PA 19103.
According to Midcoast, this action is
categorically excluded from historic
preservation reporting requirements
under 49 CFR 1105.8(b) and from
environmental reporting requirements
under 49 CFR 1105.6(c).
Board decisions and notices are
available at www.stb.gov.
Decided: August 20, 2021.
By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Aretha Laws-Byrum,
Clearance Clerk.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2021–0076]
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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 July 8, 2021, the Long Island
Rail Road Company (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 parts 239 (Passenger Train
Emergency Preparedness); 240
(Qualification and Certification of
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Locomotive Engineers); and 242
(Qualification and Certification of
Conductors). FRA assigned the petition
Docket Number FRA–2021–0076.
LIRR requests an extension of the
relief that was granted to the American
Public Transportation Association
(APTA), on behalf of its member
railroads, by letter dated September 18,
2020, from certain regulations
pertaining to training.1 Specifically,
LIRR refers to pages 10–11 of the FRA
decision letter in Docket Number FRA–
2020–0060, regarding relief from
recurrent/refresher training
requirements for parts 239, 240, and
242.
LIRR requests relief for approximately
30 ‘‘higher level Transportation
Department employees.’’ LIRR states
that it has had to limit classroom
capacity for its training sessions because
of the coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID–19) pandemic and states that it
has a training backlog. Although LIRR
expects to eliminate this backlog for
some groups of employees by September
18, 2021, when the APTA relief expires,
LIRR asserts that it does not have the
necessary classroom or instructor
availability to catch up on training its
Transportation Department higher-level
employees by that date. Instead, LIRR
seeks an extension to permit recurrent/
refresher training of such employees to
occur by December 31, 2021.
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 at https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Communications received by
September 9, 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
1 See https://www.regulations.gov/document/
FRA-2020-0060-0005.
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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), the U.S. Department of
Transportation (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. 2021–18243 Filed 8–24–21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2021–0083]
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Under part 211 of title 49 Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR), this
document provides the public notice
that on August 10, 2021, Terminal
Railroad Association of St. Louis
(Terminal Railroad) petitioned the
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
for a waiver of compliance from certain
provisions of the Federal railroad safety
regulations contained at 49 CFR parts
240 (Qualification and Certification of
Locomotive Engineers); and 242
(Qualification and Certification of
Conductors). FRA assigned the petition
Docket Number FRA–2021–0083.
Terminal Railroad requests an
extension of the relief that was granted
to the American Short Line and
Regional Railroad Association
(ASLRRA), on behalf of its member
railroads, by letter dated September 18,
2020, from certain regulations
pertaining to vision and hearing acuity.1
Specifically, Terminal Railroad notes it
seeks relief from engineer and
conductor certification requirements in
49 CFR 240.121, Criteria for vision and
hearing acuity data, and 242.117, Vision
and hearing acuity.
Terminal Railroad states that it has
performed multiple searches to locate a
clinic to perform vision and hearing
acuity testing as required by §§ 240.121
1 See https://www.regulations.gov/document/
FRA-2020-0063-0003.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA-2021-0076]
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Under part 211 of title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), this
document provides the public notice that on July 8, 2021, the Long
Island Rail Road Company (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 parts
239 (Passenger Train Emergency Preparedness); 240 (Qualification and
Certification of Locomotive Engineers); and 242 (Qualification and
Certification of Conductors). FRA assigned the petition Docket Number
FRA-2021-0076.
LIRR requests an extension of the relief that was granted to the
American Public Transportation Association (APTA), on behalf of its
member railroads, by letter dated September 18, 2020, from certain
regulations pertaining to training.\1\ Specifically, LIRR refers to
pages 10-11 of the FRA decision letter in Docket Number FRA-2020-0060,
regarding relief from recurrent/refresher training requirements for
parts 239, 240, and 242.
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LIRR requests relief for approximately 30 ``higher level
Transportation Department employees.'' LIRR states that it has had to
limit classroom capacity for its training sessions because of the
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and states that it has a
training backlog. Although LIRR expects to eliminate this backlog for
some groups of employees by September 18, 2021, when the APTA relief
expires, LIRR asserts that it does not have the necessary classroom or
instructor availability to catch up on training its Transportation
Department higher-level employees by that date. Instead, LIRR seeks an
extension to permit recurrent/refresher training of such employees to
occur by December 31, 2021.
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 at https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments.
Communications received by September 9, 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), the U.S.
Department of Transportation (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. 2021-18243 Filed 8-24-21; 8:45 am]
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