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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2007–28812]
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 letters dated March 24, 2023,
and April 27, 2023, BNSF Railway
Company (BNSF) petitioned the Federal
Railroad Administration (FRA) for an
extension of a waiver of compliance
from certain provisions of the Federal
railroad safety regulations contained at
49 CFR parts 215 (Railroad Freight Car
Safety Standards) and 232 (Brake
System Safety Standards for Freight and
Other Non-passenger Trains and
Equipment; End of Train Devices). The
relevant FRA Docket Number is FRA–
2007–28812.
Specifically, BNSF requests a waiver
extension from 49 CFR 232.205, Class 1
brake test—initial terminal inspection,
and certain provisions of part 215
related to the inspection of trains
entering the United States from Mexico
at Eagle Pass, Texas. BNSF seeks to
continue to move trains received in
interchange from Ferrocarril Mexicano,
S.A. (FXE), approximately 12 miles
outside of the community of Eagle Pass,
Texas, to the facilities at Ryan’s Ruin,
Texas, or Horan Siding, where the
required inspections can be performed.
BNSF states that the relief ‘‘has proven
to create a more efficient and safer
operating environment along the U.S.
and Mexico border for over a decade.’’
In support of its request, BNSF explains
that prior to the current relief, trains
‘‘would be blocking the international
bridge and multiple crossings in Eagle
Pass.’’
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
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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 are requested by
August 1, 2023. Comments received
after that date will be considered if
practicable. FRA reserves the right to
extend the existing relief subject to
subsequent consideration of any
comments submitted to the 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
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. 2023–11785 Filed 6–1–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2002–11809]
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 received April 7, 2023, the
North County Transit District (NCTD)
petitioned the Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) for an extension
of a waiver of compliance from certain
provisions of the Federal railroad safety
regulations contained at 49 CFR parts
210 (Railroad Noise Emission
Compliance Regulations); 217 (Railroad
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Operating Rules); 219 (Control of
Alcohol and Drug Use); 221 (Rear End
Marking Device—Passenger, Commuter
and Freight Trains); 223 (Safety Glazing
Standards—Locomotives, Passenger
Cars and Cabooses); 225 (Railroad
Accidents/Incidents: Reports
Classification, and Investigations); 228
(Passenger Train Employee Hours of
Service; Recordkeeping and Reporting;
Sleeping Quarters); 229 (Railroad
Locomotive Safety Standards); 231
(Railroad Safety Appliance Standards);
238 (Passenger Equipment Safety
Standards); 239 (Passenger Train
Emergency Preparedness); 240
(Qualification and Certification of
Locomotive Engineers); and 242
(Qualification and Certification of
Conductors). The relevant Docket
Number is FRA–2002–11809.
Specifically, NCTD requests to extend
its relief from the above listed CFR
parts, as pertaining to its 12 diesel
multiple unit vehicles that comprise the
Sprinter rail fixed-guideway urban rapid
transit service. The Sprinter service runs
on the Escondido Subdivision, a 22-mile
right-of-way with temporal separation
from freight service operated by BNSF
Railway. In support of its request, NCTD
states that the California Public Utilities
Commission Rail Safety Division will
continue to provide Federal Transit
Administration Rail Fixed Guideway
State Safety Oversight, as required by
regulations.
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 August
1, 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
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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. 2023–11784 Filed 6–1–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2023–0032]
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Under part 211 of title 49 Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR), this
document provides the public notice
that on April 6, 2023, Steamtown
National Historic Site (SNCX) 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–2023–0032.
Specifically, SNCX requests relief
required to participate in FRA’s
Confidential Close Call Reporting
System (C3RS) Program. SNCX 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)(1)–(4) and (a)(6); 240.307;
242.403(b), (c), (e)(1)–(4), (e)(6)–(11),
(f)(1)–(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.
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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 August
1, 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. 2023–11787 Filed 6–1–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2011–0101]
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 letters dated March 20, 2023,
and May 11, 2023, the Northeast Illinois
Regional Commuter Railroad
Corporation (Metra) petitioned the
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA-2002-11809]
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 received April 7,
2023, the North County Transit District (NCTD) petitioned the Federal
Railroad Administration (FRA) for an extension of a waiver of
compliance from certain provisions of the Federal railroad safety
regulations contained at 49 CFR parts 210 (Railroad Noise Emission
Compliance Regulations); 217 (Railroad
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Operating Rules); 219 (Control of Alcohol and Drug Use); 221 (Rear End
Marking Device--Passenger, Commuter and Freight Trains); 223 (Safety
Glazing Standards--Locomotives, Passenger Cars and Cabooses); 225
(Railroad Accidents/Incidents: Reports Classification, and
Investigations); 228 (Passenger Train Employee Hours of Service;
Recordkeeping and Reporting; Sleeping Quarters); 229 (Railroad
Locomotive Safety Standards); 231 (Railroad Safety Appliance
Standards); 238 (Passenger Equipment Safety Standards); 239 (Passenger
Train Emergency Preparedness); 240 (Qualification and Certification of
Locomotive Engineers); and 242 (Qualification and Certification of
Conductors). The relevant Docket Number is FRA-2002-11809.
Specifically, NCTD requests to extend its relief from the above
listed CFR parts, as pertaining to its 12 diesel multiple unit vehicles
that comprise the Sprinter rail fixed-guideway urban rapid transit
service. The Sprinter service runs on the Escondido Subdivision, a 22-
mile right-of-way with temporal separation from freight service
operated by BNSF Railway. In support of its request, NCTD states that
the California Public Utilities Commission Rail Safety Division will
continue to provide Federal Transit Administration Rail Fixed Guideway
State Safety Oversight, as required by regulations.
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 August 1, 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. 2023-11784 Filed 6-1-23; 8:45 am]
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