Petition for Waiver of Compliance

• Published date: 03 October 2019
• Citation: 84 FR 52929
• Record Number: 2019-21513
• Section: Notices
• Court: Federal Railroad Administration,Transportation Department

Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 192 (Thursday, October 3, 2019)

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 192 (Thursday, October 3, 2019)]
                [Notices]
                [Page 52929]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2019-21513]
                =======================================================================
                -----------------------------------------------------------------------
                DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                Federal Railroad Administration
                [Docket Number FRA-1999-5756]
                Petition for Waiver of Compliance
                 Under part 211 of title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), this
                document provides the public notice that on September 3, 2019, the
                Canadian National Railway (CN) petitioned the Federal Railroad
                Administration (FRA) to extend and modify a waiver of compliance from
                certain provisions of the Federal railroad safety regulations contained
                at 49 CFR part 229. Specifically, CN seeks to extend its waiver for 81
                carbody style locomotives (BCOL 4601-4626 and CN 2400-2454) that are
                not equipped with a brake valve adjacent to each end exit door. CN also
                requests relief from a condition of the original waiver which required
                such locomotives to be captive to CN's system while operated in the
                United States. FRA assigned the petition Docket Number FRA-1999-5756.
                 CN explains that all locomotives covered under its request are
                equipped with a rear walkway from which the engineer may be directed
                during a reverse movement. CN further states it has been complying with
                the existing conditions of the waiver and is not aware of any
                operational problems with these locomotives while in service in the
                United States.
                 A copy of the petition, as well as any written communications
                concerning the petition, is available for review online at
                www.regulations.gov and in person at the U.S. Department of
                Transportation's (DOT) Docket Operations Facility, 1200 New Jersey
                Avenue SE, W12-140, Washington, DC 20590. The Docket Operations
                Facility is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except
                Federal Holidays.
                 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 by any of the following
                methods:
                 Website: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
                instructions for submitting comments.
                 Fax: 202-493-2251.
                 Mail: Docket Operations Facility, U.S. Department of
                Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, W12-140, Washington, DC
                20590.
                 Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W12-140,
                Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
                except Federal Holidays.
                 Communications received by November 18, 2019 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/privacyNotice for the
                privacy notice of regulations.gov.
                 Issued in Washington, DC.
                John Karl Alexy,
                Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, Chief Safety Officer.
                [FR Doc. 2019-21513 Filed 10-2-19; 8:45 am]
                BILLING CODE 4910-06-P