Petition for Waiver of Compliance, 18479 [2024-05280]
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Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 50 / Wednesday, March 13, 2024 / Notices
Issued in Washington, DC.
John Karl Alexy,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety,
Chief Safety Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024–05283 Filed 3–12–24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–06–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2024–0029]
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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 February 12, 2024, Strasburg
Rail Road Company (SRC) 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).
FRA assigned the petition Docket
Number FRA–2024–0029.
Specifically, SRC requests relief from
§ 240.201, which requires that only
certified persons operate locomotives
and trains. The relief would allow
noncertified persons to operate a
historic locomotive as part of a visitor
experience program, under the
supervision of qualified personnel. In
support of its petition, SRC notes that
the relief would only apply to persons
participating in the program, and that
participants would be 18 years of age or
older and under the direct supervision
of a certified and qualified locomotive
engineer. Further, all movements would
take place during daylight hours and at
restricted speed on approximately one
mile of track, and no public grade
crossings will be traversed.
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://
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www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Communications received by May 13,
2024 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. 2024–05280 Filed 3–12–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA–2021–0109; Notice No.
2023–16]
Hazardous Materials: Frequently
Asked Questions—Training
Requirements
Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration
(PHMSA), Department of Transportation
(DOT).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
On March 22, 2022, PHMSA
announced an initiative to convert
historical letters of interpretation (LOI)
applicable to the Hazardous Materials
Regulations (HMR) that have been
issued to specific stakeholders into
broadly applicable frequently asked
questions (FAQ). On December 9, 2022,
PHMSA published the first set of FAQ
regarding applicability of the HMR. On
August 18, 2023, PHMSA published the
second set of FAQ regarding incident
reporting. Today’s notice contains the
third set of FAQ regarding training
requirements.
SUMMARY:
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Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before April 12,
2024. Comments received after that date
will be considered to the extent
practicable.
DATES:
You may submit comments
identified by the Docket Number
PHMSA–2021–0109 by any of the
following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Fax: 1–202–493–2251.
• Mail: Docket Management System;
U.S. Department of Transportation,
West Building, Ground Floor, Room
W12–140, Routing Symbol M–30, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
20590.
• Hand Delivery: Docket Management
System; Room W12–140 on the ground
floor of the 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–2021–0109) for this
notice. To avoid duplication, please use
only one of these four methods. All
comments received will be posted
without change to the Federal Docket
Management System (FDMS) and will
include any personal information you
provide.
Docket: For access to the dockets to
read background documents or
comments received, go to https://
www.regulations.gov or DOT’s Docket
Operations Office (see ADDRESSES).
Privacy Act: In accordance with 5
U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments
from the public. DOT posts these
comments, without edit, including any
personal information the commenter
provides, to https://www.regulations.gov,
as described in the system of records
notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can
be reviewed at https://www.dot.gov/
privacy.
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(CBI): 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 responsive to this notice
contain commercial or financial
information that is customarily treated
as private, that you actually treat as
private, and 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 ‘‘PROPIN.’’ Submissions containing
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[FR Doc No: 2024-05280]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA-2024-0029]
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 12, 2024,
Strasburg Rail Road Company (SRC) 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). FRA assigned
the petition Docket Number FRA-2024-0029.
Specifically, SRC requests relief from Sec. 240.201, which
requires that only certified persons operate locomotives and trains.
The relief would allow noncertified persons to operate a historic
locomotive as part of a visitor experience program, under the
supervision of qualified personnel. In support of its petition, SRC
notes that the relief would only apply to persons participating in the
program, and that participants would be 18 years of age or older and
under the direct supervision of a certified and qualified locomotive
engineer. Further, all movements would take place during daylight hours
and at restricted speed on approximately one mile of track, and no
public grade crossings will be traversed.
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 May 13, 2024 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. 2024-05280 Filed 3-12-24; 8:45 am]
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