[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 167 (Thursday, August 28, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 51394]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-20507]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA-2003-15513]
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
received on April 16, 2014, Sunflour Railroad Inc./Denver Rock Island
Railroad 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 223.11, Requirements for
existing locomotives. FRA assigned the petition Docket Number FRA-2003-
15513.
The Sunflour Railroad Inc./Denver Rock Island Railroad (SNR) of
Commerce City, Colorado, petitioned for a permanent waiver of
compliance for one locomotive (SNR 61) from 49 CFR 223.11(c), which
requires certified glazing in all windows. The locomotive is equipped
with automotive-type safety glass that is in good condition with no
discoloration. SNR operates over 26.3 miles of excepted track in
primarily rural territory at speeds not exceeding 10 mph. There has
been no instance of vandalism from the time the original waiver was
granted in 2003. As stated in the original petition for waiver in 2003,
SNR considers that the expense of retrofitting the locomotive to comply
with FRA safety glazing standards would impose an undue financial
burden on the company to protect against situations it does not
encounter.
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 October 14, 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).
Issued in Washington, DC, on August 20, 2014.
Ron Hynes,
Director, Office of Safety Assurance and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2014-20507 Filed 8-27-14; 8:45 am]
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