Petition for Waiver of Compliance

• Published date: 12 April 2021
• Citation: 86 FR 19081
• Record Number: 2021-07473
• Section: Notices
• Court: Federal Railroad Administration,Transportation Department

Federal Register, Volume 86 Issue 68 (Monday, April 12, 2021)

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 68 (Monday, April 12, 2021)]
                [Notices]
                [Pages 19081-19082]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2021-07473]
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                DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                Federal Railroad Administration
                [Docket Number FRA-2021-0040]
                Petition for Waiver of Compliance
                 Under part 211 of title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), this
                document provides the public notice that on March 22, 2021, the New
                Orleans Public Belt Railroad (NOPB), 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, and part
                242, Qualification and Certification of Conductors. FRA assigned the
                petition Docket Number FRA-2021-0040.
                 The relief is requested as part of NOPB's proposed implementation
                of and participation in FRA's Confidential Close Call Reporting System
                (C\3\RS) Program. NOPB seeks to shield reporting employees and the
                railroad from mandatory punitive sanctions that would otherwise arise
                as provided in 49 CFR 240.117(e)(1)-(4); 240.305(a)(l)-(4) and (a)(6);
                240.307; 242.403(b), (c), (e)(l)-(4), (e)(6)-(11), (f)(l)-(2); and
                242.407. The C\3\RS Program encourages certified operating crew members
                to report close calls and protects the employees and the railroad from
                discipline or sanctions arising from the incidents reported per the
                C\3\RS Implementing Memorandum of Understanding.
                 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 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 (DOT), 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, W12-140, Washington, DC
                20590.
                 Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, Room W12-140,
                Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
                except Federal Holidays.
                 Communications received by May 27, 2021 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
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                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. 2021-07473 Filed 4-9-21; 8:45 am]
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