[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 13 (Tuesday, January 21, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3458-3459]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-00955]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA-2013-0122]
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 January 17, 2013, Railserve, Inc. (RASX) 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 223, Safety Glazing Standards--Locomotives, Passenger Cars and
Cabooses. FRA assigned the petition Docket Number FRA-2013-0122.
RASX of Atlanta, GA, petitioned for a waiver of compliance for two
locomotives from the requirements of 49 CFR 223.11, Requirements for
existing locomotives, which requires certified glazing in all windows.
The reporting marks on these locomotives are RASX 5524 and RASX 702.
These locomotives are used in switching operations inside the SC
Johnson Wax Plant in Sturtevant, WI. The switching operations involved
interchange with the Union Pacific Railroad and the Canadian Pacific
Railway for inbound and outbound cars on general system railroad
trackage that is less than 1 mile long. RASX stated that there is no
history of vandalism at the SC Johnson Wax Chemical Plant in
Sturtevant, WI, and that the locomotives are parked inside the plant
when not in use. The top speed of operations is 5 mph. RASX also stated
that to install glass that meets FRA specifications would be cost
prohibitive.
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 Docket Operations Facility, 1200 New
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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 7, 2014 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).
Robert C. Lauby,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, Chief Safety Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-00955 Filed 1-17-14; 8:45 am]
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