Notice of Application for Approval of Discontinuance or Modification of a Railroad Signal System, 4880-4881 [2023-01451]
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2023.
Kevin Welsh,
Executive Director, Office of Environment and
Energy.
[FR Doc. 2023–01405 Filed 1–24–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2009–0074]
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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 by letter dated October 31, 2022,
Canadian National Railway Company
(CN), the Transportation Division of the
International Association of Sheet
Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation
Workers, and the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen
collectively petitioned the Federal
Railroad Administration (FRA) for an
extension of a waiver of compliance
from certain provisions of the hours of
service laws contained at title 49 United
States Code (U.S.C.) section 21103(a).
The relevant FRA Docket Number is
FRA–2009–0074.
Specifically, petitioners requested an
extension of the existing relief from the
provisions of 49 U.S.C. 21103(a)(4),
which in part, provides that a train
employee may not be required or
allowed to remain or go on duty after
that employee has initiated an on-duty
period each day for 6 consecutive days,
unless that employee has had at least 48
hours off duty at the employee’s home
terminal. In support of the request,
petitioners explained that CN has
operated these schedules of 6
consecutive on-duty periods followed
by 24 hours off duty successfully since
2002 and that the relief is ‘‘very unlikely
to have had any impact on any recent
safety trends.’’ Petitioners further state
that CN’s recent internal review of
human factor-caused accidents has
determined that ‘‘the absence of human
factors incidents involving persons
covered under this waiver demonstrates
that continued operation under the
waiver has not caused a problem with
safety.’’
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
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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 March
27, 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–2023–0004]
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 by letter dated
January 9, 2023, Union Pacific Railroad
Company (UPRR) petitioned the Federal
Railroad Administration (FRA) seeking
approval to discontinue or modify a
signal system. FRA assigned the petition
Docket Number FRA–2023–0004.
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Specifically, UPRR requests a
suspension of block signals between CP
Reynard (F 417) and CP Phil (F 430) on
the Winnemucca Subdivision, near
Gerlach, Nevada. UPRR explains that
this suspension would be temporary,
and UPRR would later request to
‘‘remove [Centralized Traffic Control
(CTC)] limits and replace with [Track
Warrant Control (TWC)] limits through
the same area.’’ In support of its request,
UPRR states that its dispatching
software cannot grant track warrants
through the subject area, but when they
can grant track warrants, UPRR will
notify FRA prior to implementation of
TWC limits. UPRR requests the
suspension of block signals for up to six
months from the date of approval. UPRR
explains that the reason for the
proposed suspension is that UPRR ‘‘has
an uncurable situation with
contaminated track conditions that will
not allow the signal system to function
properly.’’
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
February 24, 2023 will be considered by
FRA before final action is taken.
Comments received after that date will
be considered if practicable. FRA notes
that it may consider the application
before the end of this comment period,
but any final action would be contingent
on subsequent consideration of any
comments that may be received in this
docket.
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
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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. 2023–01451 Filed 1–24–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA–2022–0081]
Hazardous Materials: Notice of
Application for Special Permit;
Extension of Comment Period
Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration
(PHMSA), Department of Transportation
(DOT).
ACTION: Application for a new special
permit (21283–N); extension of
comment period.
AGENCY:
On December 5, 2022,
PHMSA announced a notice to provide
awareness and solicit comments
regarding a special permit application
currently under review by PHMSA in
consultation with the Federal Railroad
Administration. In this notice, PHMSA
is extending the comment period from
January 4, 2023, until February 21,
2023.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before February
21, 2023. Comments received after that
date will be considered to the extent
practicable.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by the docket number
PHMSA–2022–0081 by any of the
following methods:
• Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
• Fax: (202) 493–2251.
• Mail: Docket Management System,
U.S. Department of Transportation,
Dockets Operations, M–30, Ground
Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
• Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, M–
30, Ground Floor, Room W12–140 in the
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West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
SE, Washington, DC 20590, between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the agency name and docket
number (PHMSA–2022–0081) for this
notice at the beginning of the comment.
All comments will be posted without
change to https://www.regulations.gov
including any personal information
provided. If sent by mail, comments
must be submitted in duplicate. Persons
wishing to receive confirmation of
receipt of their comments must include
a self-addressed stamped postcard.
Docket: To access background
documents or comments received, the
dockets are available at https://
www.regulations.gov or the DOT’s
Docket Operations Office at the above
addresses.
Confidential Business Information:
Confidential Business Information (CBI)
is commercial or financial information
that is both customarily and actually
treated as private by its owner. Under
the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA,
5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt from public
disclosure. If your comments to this
notice contain commercial or financial
information that is customarily treated
as private, and that is relevant or
responsive to this notice, it is important
that you clearly designate the submitted
comments as CBI. Please mark each
page of your submission containing CBI
as ‘‘PROPRIETARY.’’ PHMSA will treat
such marked submissions as
confidential under the Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA).
Submissions containing CBI should
be sent to Tony Gale, Transportation
Specialist, Office of Hazardous
Materials Safety, (202) 366–4535,
specialpermits@dot.gov, PHMSA, East
Building, PHH10, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. Any
commentary PHMSA receives that is not
specifically designated as CBI will be
placed in the public docket for this
rulemaking.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tony Gale, Transportation Specialist,
Office of Hazardous Materials, Pipeline
and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590,
(202) 366–4535, specialpermits@
dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
December 5, 2022, PHMSA announced
a notice to provide awareness and
solicit comments regarding a special
permit application to authorize the
transportation in commerce of cryogenic
ethane in DOT–113C120W9 and DOT–
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The notice informed the public that the
subject matter of the special permit—
i.e., transportation of cryogenic
flammable liquids in rail tank cars—
raises issues similar to the
transportation of Liquefied Natural Gas
(LNG) by rail, a matter for which
multiple rulemakings are pending at the
agency. PHMSA received five requests
to extend the comment period to allow
additional time for interested persons to
prepare comments. In response to those
requests, PHMSA is extending the
comment period by 48 days until
February 21, 2023. This extension
provides the public additional time to
provide extensive comments on the
notice.
Issued in Washington, DC, on January 20,
2023, under authority delegated in 49 CFR
1.97.
Donald P. Burger,
Chief, General Approvals and Permits
Branch.
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USIP announces the next
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DATES: Friday, January 27, 2023 (9:00
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The next meeting of the Board of
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ADDRESSES: 2301 Constitution Avenue
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Megan O’Hare, 202–429–4144, mohare@
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Session—Portions may be closed
pursuant to subsection (c) of section
552b of title 5, United States Code, as
provided in subsection 1706(h)(3) of the
United States Institute of Peace Act,
Public Law 98–525.
Authority: 22 U.S.C. 4605(h)(3).
SUMMARY:
Dated: January 19, 2023.
Rebecca Fernandes,
Director of Accounting.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA-2023-0004]
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 by
letter dated January 9, 2023, Union Pacific Railroad Company (UPRR)
petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) seeking approval
to discontinue or modify a signal system. FRA assigned the petition
Docket Number FRA-2023-0004.
Specifically, UPRR requests a suspension of block signals between
CP Reynard (F 417) and CP Phil (F 430) on the Winnemucca Subdivision,
near Gerlach, Nevada. UPRR explains that this suspension would be
temporary, and UPRR would later request to ``remove [Centralized
Traffic Control (CTC)] limits and replace with [Track Warrant Control
(TWC)] limits through the same area.'' In support of its request, UPRR
states that its dispatching software cannot grant track warrants
through the subject area, but when they can grant track warrants, UPRR
will notify FRA prior to implementation of TWC limits. UPRR requests
the suspension of block signals for up to six months from the date of
approval. UPRR explains that the reason for the proposed suspension is
that UPRR ``has an uncurable situation with contaminated track
conditions that will not allow the signal system to function
properly.''
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 February 24, 2023 will be considered by
FRA before final action is taken. Comments received after that date
will be considered if practicable. FRA notes that it may consider the
application before the end of this comment period, but any final action
would be contingent on subsequent consideration of any comments that
may be received in this docket.
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
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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. 2023-01451 Filed 1-24-23; 8:45 am]
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