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encouraged. To RSVP and confirm
attendance, the general public should
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2022, ACVBA Public Meeting.’’ To
submit a written comment, individuals
should email veteransbusiness@sba.gov
with subject line—‘‘Response for
December 8, 2022, ACVBA Public
Meeting’’ no later than November 28,
2022, or contact Timothy Green, Deputy
Associate Administrator, Office of
Veterans Business Development (OVBD)
at (202) 205–6773. Comments received
in advanced will be addressed as time
allows during the public comment
period. All other submitted comments
will be included in the meeting record.
During the live meeting, those who wish
to comment will be able to do so during
the public comment period.
Participants can join the meeting via
computer https://bit.ly/ACVBA_
Dec2022 or by phone. Call in (audio
only): Dial: 202–765–1264: Phone
Conference ID: 674 127 009#.
Special accommodation requests
should be directed to OVBD at (202)
205–6773 or veteransbusiness@sba.gov.
All applicable documents will be posted
on the ACVBA website prior to the
meeting: https://www.sba.gov/page/
advisory-committee-veterans-businessaffairs. For more information on
veteran-owned small business programs,
please visit www.sba.gov/ovbd.
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Pursuant
to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.,
Appendix 2), SBA announces the
meeting of the Advisory Committee on
Veterans Business Affairs. The ACVBA
is established pursuant to 15 U.S.C.
657(b) note and serves as an
independent source of advice and
policy. The purpose of this meeting is
to discuss efforts that support veteranowned small businesses, updates on
past and current events, and the
ACVBA’s objectives for fiscal year 2022.
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Dated: November 4, 2022.
Andrienne Johnson,
Committee Management Officer.
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Dated: November 4, 2022.
Andrienne Johnson,
Committee Management Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2022–0082]
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 15, 2022, 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
232 (Brake System Safety Standards for
Freight and Other Non-Passenger Trains
and Equipment). FRA assigned the
petition Docket Number FRA–2022–
0082.
Specifically, BNSF seeks relief with
respect to the application of 49 CFR
232.205(c)(1)(ii)(B), Class I brake test–
initial terminal inspection, and
232.207(b)(1), Class IA brake tests–
1,000-mile inspection, for trains
operating in distributive power mode.
BNSF requests to extend the maximum
allowable brake pipe air flow from the
present regulatory limit of 90 cubic feet
per minute (CFM) to 120 CFM for
distributed power-equipped trains
under specified operating conditions.
In support of its petition, BNSF
submitted a report from the air flow
tests conducted by BNSF in Staples,
Minnesota, in June 2022. BNSF also
states that ‘‘increasing the allowable
flow to 120 CFM will even further
reduce’’ walking exposures that
employees encounter and that the use of
distributive power ‘‘enhances safer train
handling in cold weather operations.’’
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.
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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 January
16, 2023 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.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2022–0094]
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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 October 12, 2022, Heart of
Georgia Railroad (HOG) 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
240 (Qualification and Certification of
Locomotive Engineers) and part 242
(Qualification and Certification of
Conductors). FRA assigned the petition
Docket Number FRA–2022–0094.
Specifically, HOG requests relief as
part of its proposed implementation of
and participation in FRA’s Confidential
Close Call Reporting System (C3RS)
Program. HOG seeks to shield reporting
employees and the railroad from
mandatory punitive sanctions that
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would otherwise arise as provided in
§§ 240.117(e)(1)–(4); 240.305(a)(l)–(4)
and (a)(6); 240.307; 242.403(b), (c),
(e)(l)–(4), (e)(6)–(11), (f)(l)–(2); and
242.407. The C3RS Program encourages
certified operating crew members to
report close calls and protects the
employees and the railroad from
discipline or sanctions arising from the
incidents reported per the C3RS
Implementing Memorandum of
Understanding.
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 at https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Communications received by January
16, 2023 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–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 by letter dated October 12, 2022,
Canadian National Railway Company
(CN) 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, CN requests to join a
waiver previously granted to CSX
Transportation (CSX), BNSF Railway
(BNSF), and Kansas City Southern
Railway Company (KCS), 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, BNSF, and
KCS 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. CN
seeks to form a test waiver team
operating under the current test
committee overseeing the relief in FRA–
2016–0086 to test CN’s 772 NYAB
CCBII-equipped locomotives. CN 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
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA-2022-0082]
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 15, 2022, 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 232 (Brake System
Safety Standards for Freight and Other Non-Passenger Trains and
Equipment). FRA assigned the petition Docket Number FRA-2022-0082.
Specifically, BNSF seeks relief with respect to the application of
49 CFR 232.205(c)(1)(ii)(B), Class I brake test-initial terminal
inspection, and 232.207(b)(1), Class IA brake tests-1,000-mile
inspection, for trains operating in distributive power mode. BNSF
requests to extend the maximum allowable brake pipe air flow from the
present regulatory limit of 90 cubic feet per minute (CFM) to 120 CFM
for distributed power-equipped trains under specified operating
conditions.
In support of its petition, BNSF submitted a report from the air
flow tests conducted by BNSF in Staples, Minnesota, in June 2022. BNSF
also states that ``increasing the allowable flow to 120 CFM will even
further reduce'' walking exposures that employees encounter and that
the use of distributive power ``enhances safer train handling in cold
weather operations.''
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.
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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 January 16, 2023 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. 2022-24961 Filed 11-15-22; 8:45 am]
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