[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 37 (Wednesday, February 25, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10206-10207]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-03762]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA-2015-0011]
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
In accordance with Part 211 of Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR), this provides the public notice that by a document dated January
29, 2015, the Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad (METRA) has
petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for a waiver of
compliance from several provisions of the Federal railroad safety
regulations. Specifically, METRA requests relief from certain
provisions of 49 CFR part 240, Qualification and Certification of
Locomotive Engineers, and Part 242, Qualification and Certification of
Conductors. The request was assigned Docket Number FRA-2015-0011. The
relief is contingent on METRA's implementation of and participation in
the Confidential Close Call Reporting System (C \3\RS) pilot project.
METRA seeks to shield reporting employees and the railroad from
mandatory punitive sanctions that would otherwise arise as provided in
49 240.117(e)(1)-(4); 240.305(a)(l)-(4) and (a)(6); 240.307; and
242.403(b), (c), (e)(l)-(4), (e)(6)-(11), (f)(l)-(2). The C\3\RS pilot
project encourages certified operating crew members to report close
calls and protect the employees and the railroad from discipline or
sanctions arising from the incidents reported per the C \3\RS
Implementing Memorandum of Understanding.
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
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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 within April 13, 2015 of the date of this
notice 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.).
In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments from the
public to better inform its processes. DOT posts these comments,
without edit, including any personal information the commenter
provides, to www.regulations.gov, as described in the system of records
notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at www.dot.gov/privacy.
See also http://www.regulations.gov/#!privacyNotice for the privacy
notice of regulations.gov.
Issued in Washington, DC, on February 19, 2015.
Ron Hynes,
Director, Office of Technical Oversight.
[FR Doc. 2015-03762 Filed 2-24-15; 8:45 am]
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