[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 45 (Thursday, March 7, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14875-14876]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-05338]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA-2012-0092]
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 November 28, 2012, the BNSF Railway Company (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-2012-0092.
Specifically, BNSF seeks relief with respect to 49 CFR 232.207(a)
for certain Bakken-oil unit trains that originate at refineries in
North Dakota. These trains, when headed east out of the refineries,
presently fall marginally short of major inspection terminals under the
1,000-mile inspection requirements pursuant to 49 CFR 232.207. Under
BNSF's current operating practice, these trains are stopping short of
terminals that have qualified mechanical inspectors (QMI), the train
crews are conducting the Class 1A inspections, and then the trains are
continuing on into the terminals. BNSF believes that the risk of the
mileage addition allowance under the Class 1A inspections (between 24-
198 miles for the requested trains) will be more than offset by the QMI
inspections that the trains would receive, if relief is granted.
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 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 April 8, 2013 will be considered by FRA
before final action is taken. Comments received after that date will be
considered as far as practicable.
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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 March 4, 2013.
Robert C. Lauby,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Regulatory and Legislative
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2013-05338 Filed 3-6-13; 8:45 am]
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