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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2019–0065]
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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 on May 29, 2024, Mr. Ray Kolasa,
President, Buffalo, Cattaraugus &
Jamestown Scenic Railway (Petitioner)
petitioned the Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) to extend a
waiver of compliance from certain
provisions of the Federal railroad safety
regulations contained at 49 CFR parts
215 (Railroad Freight Car Safety
Standards). FRA assigned the petition
Docket Number FRA–2019–0065.
Specifically, Petitioner requests to
extend the previous special approval
pursuant to 49 CFR 215.203, Restricted
cars, in this docket for caboose PC
18216, which is more than 50 years
from the date of original construction.
Petitioner also seeks relief from
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§ 215.303, Stenciling of restricted cars,
to operate the car in tourist service on
the Buffalo Southern Railroad and the
Buffalo, Cattaraugus & Jamestown
Scenic Railway. The petition states that
stenciling of the caboose per the
regulation ‘‘would distract from [the
caboose’s] historical image.’’ In support
of this request, Petitioner explains that
no accidents or injuries have been
associated with the use of the caboose.
Further, PC 18216 will not be
interchanged with any other railroad.
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 www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for
submitting comments.
Communications received by
September 3, 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 the U.S.
Department of Transportation’s (DOT)
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.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2008–0097]
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 May 8, 2024, New
Jersey Transit (NJT) 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 218 (Railroad
Operating Practices). The relevant
Docket Number is FRA–2008–0097.
Specifically, NJT requests continued
relief from § 218.29(c)(1), Alternate
methods of protection, which states that
‘‘when workers are on, under, or
between rolling equipment on any track,
other than main track: a derail . . . will
fulfill the requirements of a manually
operated switch when positioned no
less than 150 feet from the end [of] such
equipment.’’ This relief permits NJT to
instead apply the requirements of
§ 218.29(a)(4), which allows a derail to
be positioned ‘‘at least 50 feet from the
end of the equipment to be protected by
the blue signal,’’ at the Morrisville Yard
facility in Morrisville, Pennsylvania.
In support of its request, NJT states
that since the waiver has been in effect,
no accidents, incidents, or injuries have
occurred due to the relief. Additionally,
NJT continues to enforce a speed
restriction of 5 miles per hour and
ensure that a Yard Master is present at
the Morrisville Yard 7 days per week
and for 24 hours per day, per the
conditions of the relief.
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 www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for
submitting comments.
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Communications received by
September 3, 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 the
Department of Transportation’s (DOT)
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. 2024–14626 Filed 7–2–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2011–0106]
Denver Regional Transportation
District’s Request To Amend Its
Positive Train Control Safety Plan and
Positive Train Control System
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of availability and
request for comments.
AGENCY:
This document provides the
public with notice that, on June 24,
2024, the Denver Regional
Transportation District (RTD) submitted
a request for amendment (RFA) to its
FRA-approved Positive Train Control
Safety Plan (PTCSP) to support
upgrades to the Locomotive Segment
software for its Interoperable Electronic
Train Management System (I–ETMS).
As this RFA involves a request for
FRA’s approval of proposed material
modifications to an FRA-certified
positive train control (PTC) system, FRA
is publishing this notice and inviting
public comment on RTD’s RFA to its
PTCSP.
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FRA will consider comments
received by July 23, 2024. FRA may
consider comments received after that
date to the extent practicable and
without delaying implementation of
valuable or necessary modifications to a
PTC system.
ADDRESSES: Comments: Comments may
be submitted by going to https://
www.regulations.gov and following the
online instructions for submitting
comments.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the agency name and the
applicable docket number. The relevant
PTC docket number for this host
railroad is Docket No. FRA–2011–0106.
For convenience, all active PTC dockets
are hyperlinked on FRA’s website at
https://railroads.dot.gov/researchdevelopment/program-areas/traincontrol/ptc/railroads-ptc-dockets. All
comments received will be posted
without change to https://
www.regulations.gov; this includes any
personal information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gabe Neal, Staff Director, Signal, Train
Control, and Crossings Division,
telephone: 816–516–7168, email:
Gabe.Neal@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In general,
title 49 United States Code (U.S.C.)
section 20157(h) requires FRA to certify
that a host railroad’s PTC system
complies with title 49 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) part 236, subpart I,
before the technology may be operated
in revenue service. Before making
certain changes to an FRA-certified PTC
system or the associated FRA-approved
PTCSP, a host railroad must submit, and
obtain FRA’s approval of, an RFA to its
PTCSP under 49 CFR 236.1021.
Under 49 CFR 236.1021(e), FRA’s
regulations provide that FRA will
publish a notice in the Federal Register
and invite public comment in
accordance with 49 CFR part 211, if an
RFA includes a request for approval of
a material modification of a signal or
train control system. Accordingly, this
notice informs the public that, on June
24, 2024, RTD submitted an RFA to its
PTCSP for its I–ETMS system, which
seeks FRA’s approval for an I–ETMS
Locomotive Segment software update
that includes additional features and
enhancements to existing functionality.
That RFA is available in Docket No.
FRA–2011–0106.
Interested parties are invited to
comment on RTD’s RFA to its PTCSP by
submitting written comments or data.
During FRA’s review of RTD’s RFA,
FRA will consider any comments or
data submitted within the timeline
specified in this notice and to the extent
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practicable, without delaying
implementation of valuable or necessary
modifications to a PTC system. See 49
CFR 236.1021; see also 49 CFR
236.1011(e). Under 49 CFR 236.1021,
FRA maintains the authority to approve,
approve with conditions, or deny a
railroad’s RFA to its PTCSP at FRA’s
sole discretion.
Privacy Act Notice
In accordance with 49 CFR 211.3,
FRA solicits comments from the public
to better inform its decisions. 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.transportation.gov/privacy.
See https://www.regulations.gov/
privacy-notice for the privacy notice of
regulations.gov. To facilitate comment
tracking, we encourage commenters to
provide their name, or the name of their
organization; however, submission of
names is completely optional. If you
wish to provide comments containing
proprietary or confidential information,
please contact FRA for alternate
submission instructions.
Issued in Washington, DC.
Carolyn R. Hayward-Williams,
Director, Office of Railroad Systems and
Technology.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
[Docket No.: PHMSA–2024–0079]
Adoption of Department of Energy
Categorical Exclusion Under the
National Environmental Policy Act
Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration,
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration
(PHMSA) is adopting a categorical
exclusion (CE) established by the
Department of Energy (DOE) that covers
a category of actions that PHMSA
proposes to take. This notice identifies
the DOE CE and PHMSA’s category of
proposed actions for which it intends to
use DOE’s CE, describes the
consultation between the agencies, and
how PHMSA will apply and notify the
public of its use.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA-2008-0097]
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 May 8, 2024,
New Jersey Transit (NJT) 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 218 (Railroad Operating Practices). The relevant Docket Number
is FRA-2008-0097.
Specifically, NJT requests continued relief from Sec.
218.29(c)(1), Alternate methods of protection, which states that ``when
workers are on, under, or between rolling equipment on any track, other
than main track: a derail . . . will fulfill the requirements of a
manually operated switch when positioned no less than 150 feet from the
end [of] such equipment.'' This relief permits NJT to instead apply the
requirements of Sec. 218.29(a)(4), which allows a derail to be
positioned ``at least 50 feet from the end of the equipment to be
protected by the blue signal,'' at the Morrisville Yard facility in
Morrisville, Pennsylvania.
In support of its request, NJT states that since the waiver has
been in effect, no accidents, incidents, or injuries have occurred due
to the relief. Additionally, NJT continues to enforce a speed
restriction of 5 miles per hour and ensure that a Yard Master is
present at the Morrisville Yard 7 days per week and for 24 hours per
day, per the conditions of the relief.
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 www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
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Communications received by September 3, 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 the Department of Transportation's
(DOT) 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. 2024-14626 Filed 7-2-24; 8:45 am]
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