Petition for Extension of Waiver of Compliance, 46371 [2023-15294]
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Carolyn R. Hayward-Williams,
Director, Office of Railroad Systems and
Technology.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2011–0071]
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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 August 29, 2022,
Canadian National Railway Company
(CN) 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 part
236 (Rules, Standards, and Instructions
Governing the Installation, Inspection,
Maintenance, and Repair of Signal and
Train Control Systems, Devices, and
Appliances). The relevant Docket
Number is FRA–2011–0071.
Specifically, CN requested an
extension of relief from § 236.377,
Approach locking; § 236.378, Time
locking; § 236.379, Route locking;
§ 236.380, Indication locking; and
§ 236.281, Traffic locking, to extend the
periodic testing schedules from ‘‘at least
once every 2 years’’ to ‘‘at least once
every 4 years’’ after initial testing has
been performed. The relief would apply
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at interlocking control points and other
signal locations controlled by solid-state
microprocessor-based equipment, all
future purchases of microprocessorcontrolled interlocking locations, and
all interlocking sites upgraded to
microprocessor control.
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 18, 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. 2023–15294 Filed 7–18–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Operations and Maintenance
Facility South Project, King County,
Washington
Federal Transit Administration
(FTA), Department of Transportation
(DOT).
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an
environmental impact statement (EIS).
AGENCY:
The Federal Transit
Administration (FTA), as lead Federal
agency, and the Central Puget Sound
Regional Transit Authority (Sound
Transit), as local project sponsor and
joint lead agency, intend to prepare an
EIS pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to
evaluate the benefits and impacts of the
proposed Operations and Maintenance
Facility (OMF) South project in King
County, Washington.
DATES: Comments should be submitted
by August 18, 2023. FTA will consider
comments received after that date to the
extent practicable. FTA will consider all
comments received during this NEPA
scoping period and those previously
submitted during the Washington State
Environmental Policy Act (SEPA)
scoping process. Commenters who
previously provided SEPA scoping
comments do not need to resubmit those
same comments for consideration under
NEPA, but may elect to do so.
ADDRESSES: Comments related to the
NEPA review of this project must be
sent to: OMF South Project, (c/o Erin
Green, South Corridor Environmental
Manager) Sound Transit, 401 S Jackson
Street, Seattle, WA 98104–2826, or by
email to OMFSouthScoping@
soundtransit.org.
SUMMARY:
For
FTA: Justin Zweifel, FTA
Environmental Protection Specialist,
(206) 220–7538 or Justin.Zweifel@
dot.gov. For Sound Transit: Erin Green,
Sound Transit Environmental Manager,
South Corridor, (206) 398–5464 or
Erin.Green@soundtransit.org.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background. In 2016, voters approved
funding for Sound Transit 3 (ST3),
Sound Transit’s regional system plan
that includes 62 new miles of light rail
that would contribute to a 116-mile
regional system in King, Pierce, and
Snohomish counties. The OMF South
project would provide a facility in the
South Corridor of the system to receive,
test, commission, store, maintain, and
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA-2011-0071]
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 August 29,
2022, Canadian National Railway Company (CN) 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 part 236 (Rules, Standards, and
Instructions Governing the Installation, Inspection, Maintenance, and
Repair of Signal and Train Control Systems, Devices, and Appliances).
The relevant Docket Number is FRA-2011-0071.
Specifically, CN requested an extension of relief from Sec.
236.377, Approach locking; Sec. 236.378, Time locking; Sec. 236.379,
Route locking; Sec. 236.380, Indication locking; and Sec. 236.281,
Traffic locking, to extend the periodic testing schedules from ``at
least once every 2 years'' to ``at least once every 4 years'' after
initial testing has been performed. The relief would apply at
interlocking control points and other signal locations controlled by
solid-state microprocessor-based equipment, all future purchases of
microprocessor-controlled interlocking locations, and all interlocking
sites upgraded to microprocessor control.
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 18, 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. 2023-15294 Filed 7-18-23; 8:45 am]
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