[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 26 (Thursday, February 7, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9107-9108]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-02769]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA-2006-24812]
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
In accordance with Part 211 of Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR), this document provides the public notice that by a document
dated July13, 2012, the BNSF Railway (BNSF) has 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 232--Brake System Safety Standards for Freight and Other Non-
Passenger Trains and Equipment, End-of-Train Devices. FRA assigned the
petition Docket Number FRA-2006-24812.
BNSF seeks a waiver of compliance from certain requirements of 49
CFR part 232. Specifically, BNSF requests to expand the scope of the
existing waiver that granted relief from the maximum mileage and
inspection requirements specified by 49 CFR 232.213--Extended haul
trains, for certain trains identified in Exhibit A to its July 13,
2012, petition. These trains originate at various Powder River Basin
coal mines and terminate at the following locations: Isugen, NE;
Becker, MN; Breckenridge, MN; Dilworth, MN; Harrington, TX; and
Holcomb, KS.
Given the increased demand for coal by the utility industry, BNSF
believes that granting this relief will relieve congestion while
maintaining high-quality inspections. The railroad also believes that
the waiver's expanded scope will not compromise railroad safety.
In support of the expanded scope of the existing waiver, BNSF's
petition further states that the additional extended haul trains
modestly exceed the 1,500-mile extended haul threshold. As the trains
covered by this request are the very same type of equipment as the
trains that are presently subject to this waiver, BNSF believes that
there is no anticipated deviation from the current high level of
safety.
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
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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 party
desires an opportunity for oral comment, 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:
Web site: 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 March 25, 2013 will be considered by FRA
before final action is taken. Comments received after that date will be
considered as far as practicable.
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 February 4, 2013.
Robert C. Lauby,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Regulatory and Legislative
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2013-02769 Filed 2-6-13; 8:45 am]
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