[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 12 (Thursday, January 17, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3964-3965]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-00934]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA-2013-0001]
Establishment of an Emergency Relief Docket for Calendar Year
2013
AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of establishment of public docket.
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SUMMARY: This Notice announces the establishment of FRA's emergency
relief docket (ERD) for calendar year 2013. The designated ERD for
calendar year 2013 is docket number FRA-2013-0001.
ADDRESSES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for further
information regarding submitting petitions and/or comments to Docket
No. FRA-2013-0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 19, 2009, FRA published a direct
final rule addressing the establishment of ERDs and the procedures for
handling petitions for emergency waivers of safety rules, regulations,
or standards during an emergency situation or event. 74 FR 23329. That
direct final rule became effective on July 20, 2009 and made minor
modifications to Sec. 211.45 to the FRA's Rules of Practice published
at 49 CFR part 211. Paragraph (b) of Sec. 211.45 provides that each
calendar year FRA will establish an ERD in the publicly accessible DOT
docket system (available on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov). Paragraph (b) of Sec. 211.45 further provides
that FRA will publish a notice in the Federal Register identifying by
docket number the ERD
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for that year. As noted in the rule, FRA's purpose for establishing the
ERD and emergency waiver procedures is to provide an expedited process
for FRA to address the needs of the public and the railroad industry
during emergency situations or events. This Notice announces that the
designated ERD for calendar year 2013 is docket number FRA-2013-0001.
As detailed Sec. 211.45, if the FRA Administrator determines that
an emergency event as defined in 49 CFR 211.45(a) has occurred, or that
an imminent threat of such an emergency occurring exists, and public
safety would benefit from providing the railroad industry with
operational relief, the emergency waiver procedures of 49 CFR 211.45
will go into effect. In such an event, the FRA Administrator will issue
a statement in the ERD indicating that the emergency waiver procedures
are in effect and FRA will make every effort to post the statement on
its Web site http://www.fra.dot.gov/. Any party desiring relief from
FRA regulatory requirements as a result of the emergency situation
should submit a petition for emergency waiver in accordance with 49 CFR
211.45(e) and (f). Specific instructions for filing petitions for
emergency waivers in accordance with 49 CFR 211.45 are found at 49 CFR
211.45(f). Specific instructions for filing comments in response to
petitions for emergency waivers are found at 49 CFR 211.45(h).
Privacy
Anyone is able to 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.).
See http://www.regulations.gov/#!privacyNotice for the privacy notice
of regulations.gov or interested parties may review DOT's complete
Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on April 11,
2000 (65 FR 19477).
Issued in Washington, DC on January 14, 2013.
Robert C. Lauby,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Regulatory and Legislative
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2013-00934 Filed 1-16-13; 8:45 am]
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