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abandonment, this discontinuance does
not require an environmental review.
See 49 CFR 1105.6(c)(5), 1105.8(b).
Any offer of financial assistance
(OFA) to subsidize continued rail
service under 49 CFR 1152.27(b)(2) will
be due no later than July 6, 2023, or 10
days after service of a decision granting
the petition for exemption, whichever
occurs sooner.1 Persons interested in
submitting an OFA must first file a
formal expression of intent to file an
offer by April 7, 2023, indicating the
intent to file an OFA for subsidy and
demonstrating that they are
preliminarily financially responsible.
See 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(1)(i).
All filings in response to this notice
must refer to Docket No. AB 1239 (SubNo. 3X) and must be filed with the
Surface Transportation Board either via
e-filing on the Board’s website or in
writing addressed to 395 E Street SW,
Washington, DC 20423–0001. In
addition, a copy of each pleading must
be served on the City’s representative,
Robert A. Wimbish, Fletcher & Sippel
LLC, 29 North Wacker Drive, Suite 800,
Chicago, IL 60606–3208. Replies to the
petition are due by April 17, 2023.
Persons seeking further information
concerning discontinuance procedures
may contact the Board’s Office of Public
Assistance, Governmental Affairs, and
Compliance at (202) 245–0238 or refer
to the full abandonment and
discontinuance regulations at 49 CFR
part 1152. Questions concerning
environmental issues may be directed to
the Board’s Office of Environmental
Analysis at (202) 245–0294. If you
require an accommodation under the
Americans with Disabilities Act, please
call (202) 245–0245.
Board decisions and notices are
available at www.stb.gov.
Decided: March 21, 2023.
By the Board, Mai T. Dinh, Director, Office
of Proceedings.
Raina White,
Clearance Clerk.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
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[Docket Number FRA–2023–0020]
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Under part 211 of title 49 Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR), this
document provides the public notice
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1002.2(f)(25).
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that on February 13, 2023, the Regional
Transportation District RTDC N Line
and Amalgamated Transit Union Local
1001 jointly 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–2023–0020.
Specifically, petitioners request relief
as part of their proposed
implementation of and participation in
FRA’s Confidential Close Call Reporting
System (C3RS) Program. Petitioners seek
to shield reporting employees and the
railroad from mandatory punitive
sanctions that 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 May 30,
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
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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–2023–0017]
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Under part 211 of title 49 Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR), this
document provides the public notice
that on February 10, 2023, D & I
Railroad Company (DAIR) 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–2023–0017.
Specifically, DAIR requests relief as
part of its proposed implementation of
and participation in FRA’s Confidential
Close Call Reporting System (C3RS)
Program. DAIR seeks to shield reporting
employees and the railroad from
mandatory punitive sanctions that
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
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA-2023-0020]
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Under part 211 of title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), this
document provides the public notice that on February 13, 2023, the
Regional Transportation District RTDC N Line and Amalgamated Transit
Union Local 1001 jointly 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-2023-0020.
Specifically, petitioners request relief as part of their proposed
implementation of and participation in FRA's Confidential Close Call
Reporting System (C\3\RS) Program. Petitioners seek to shield reporting
employees and the railroad from mandatory punitive sanctions that would
otherwise arise as provided in Sec. Sec. 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 C\3\RS 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 C\3\RS 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 May 30, 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.
[FR Doc. 2023-06354 Filed 3-27-23; 8:45 am]
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