Petition for Amendment of Waiver of Compliance, 57988 [2024-15488]
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designation codes is one for preferred
routes, which apply to the
transportation of a highway route
controlled quantity of Class 7
(radioactive) material. Restriction codes
identify the routes along which a driver
may not transport specified HM
shipments. Table 1 presents information
on each restriction and designation
code. Table 2 presents information on
the revisions to the route registry.
TABLE 1—RESTRICTION/DESIGNATION
KEY
TABLE 1—RESTRICTION/DESIGNATION
KEY—Continued
Restrictions
Designations
Restrictions
0—ALL Hazardous Materials.
1—Class 1—Explosives
2—Class 2—Gas ............
A—ALL NRHM Hazardous Materials.
B—Class 1—Explosives.
I—Poisonous Inhalation
Hazard (PIH).
P—*Preferred Route*
Class 7—Radioactive.
7—Class 7—Radioactive.
8—Class 8—Corrosives.
9—Class 9—Dangerous
(Other).
i—Poisonous Inhalation
Hazard (PIH).
3—Class 3—Flammable
4—Class 4—Flammable
Solid/Combustible.
5—Class 5—Organic.
6—Class 6—Poison.
Designations
Revisions to the National Hazardous
Materials Route Registry (March 31,
2023)
TABLE 2—WASHINGTON—RESTRICTED NRHM ROUTES
Designation date
9/21/2023 ...............
Route order route description
Add South 188th St. between 28th Ave. S and 16th Ave. S
End of Revisions to the National
Hazardous Materials Route Registry
Sue Lawless,
Acting Deputy Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2019–0064]
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Petition for Amendment 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 February 28, 2024,
and May 13, 2024, BNSF Railway
(BNSF) petitioned the Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) for an
amendment of a waiver of compliance
from certain provisions of the Federal
railroad safety regulations contained at
49 CFR part 232 (Brake System Safety
Standards for Freight and Other NonPassenger Trains and Equipment; Endof-Train Devices). The relevant Docket
Number is FRA–2019–0064.
Specifically, BNSF requests to add a
location to its existing waiver from
§ 232.205(b)(2), Single car air brake
tests, which permits BNSF to change the
repair track designation (per § 232.303,
General requirements) so that the track
on which in-train wheel replacements
are performed is not designated a shop
or repair track. Accordingly, a single car
air brake test (SCABT) is not required on
each car undergoing an in-train
wheelset replacement, but BNSF
proposes to perform a SCABT on any
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car with an FRA-condemnable wheel
defect as defined in § 232.303(b)(5). The
relief currently applies to specific yard
tracks for wheelset replacement at
several BNSF facilities, and with this
request, BNSF seeks to add the
Missoula, Montana, location to the
program.
In support of its request, BNSF states
that this program ‘‘reduces the number
of wheels in revenue service with
elevated KIP impact readings
contributing to the safety and longevity
of [the] rail infrastructure.’’ Further,
BNSF states that the program ‘‘enhances
safety by improving the reliability of the
rolling stock and simultaneously
reducing potential causes of surface rail
defects that can elevate the risks of
derailments’’ from higher KIP wheels.
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.
Communications received by
September 16, 2024 will be considered
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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.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA-2019-0064]
Petition for Amendment 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 February 28,
2024, and May 13, 2024, BNSF Railway (BNSF) petitioned the Federal
Railroad Administration (FRA) for an amendment of a waiver of
compliance from certain provisions of the Federal railroad safety
regulations contained at 49 CFR part 232 (Brake System Safety Standards
for Freight and Other Non-Passenger Trains and Equipment; End-of-Train
Devices). The relevant Docket Number is FRA-2019-0064.
Specifically, BNSF requests to add a location to its existing
waiver from Sec. 232.205(b)(2), Single car air brake tests, which
permits BNSF to change the repair track designation (per Sec. 232.303,
General requirements) so that the track on which in-train wheel
replacements are performed is not designated a shop or repair track.
Accordingly, a single car air brake test (SCABT) is not required on
each car undergoing an in-train wheelset replacement, but BNSF proposes
to perform a SCABT on any car with an FRA-condemnable wheel defect as
defined in Sec. 232.303(b)(5). The relief currently applies to
specific yard tracks for wheelset replacement at several BNSF
facilities, and with this request, BNSF seeks to add the Missoula,
Montana, location to the program.
In support of its request, BNSF states that this program ``reduces
the number of wheels in revenue service with elevated KIP impact
readings contributing to the safety and longevity of [the] rail
infrastructure.'' Further, BNSF states that the program ``enhances
safety by improving the reliability of the rolling stock and
simultaneously reducing potential causes of surface rail defects that
can elevate the risks of derailments'' from higher KIP wheels.
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.
Communications received by September 16, 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. 2024-15488 Filed 7-15-24; 8:45 am]
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