[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 191 (Friday, October 2, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 59850]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-25007]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA-2015-0094]
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 August 20, 2015, the Twin Cities & Western Railroad (TCWR) 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-2015-0094.
TCWR has petitioned FRA to grant a waiver of compliance from 49 CFR
part 223--Safety Glazing Standards, for one locomotive, TCWR 1207,
which requires certified glazing in all windows. The subject locomotive
is a recent purchase by TCWR. It is an Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD)
SW1200 diesel switcher locomotive built by General Motors' EMD
Division. Its windows do not have the proper safety glazing as required
by 49 CFR part 223. Even though the locomotive is presently used as a
switching unit, TCWR wants to equip this unit with ditch lights, an
alerter, and other safety features to allow it to be used as a main
line unit. As such, the TCWR is requesting a glazing waiver to place
this unit into main line service.
TCWR is a Class III rail carrier based in Glencoe, MN. The railroad
uses 294 miles of track in Minnesota and another 49 miles of track in
South Dakota interchanging with Class I railroads (Canadian Pacific
Railway, Union Pacific Railroad, BNSF Railway and Canadian National
Railway) in the Twin Cities. TCWR is a key player in the economic
health of western Minnesota and eastern South Dakota by moving goods
and commodities from production/processing/shipping facilities of more
than 50 shippers, 6 days per week, along its line. TCWR personnel have
responsibility for day-to-day inspection and maintenance of the
railroad track.
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,
excluding Federal Holidays.
Communications received by November 16, 2015 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 September 28, 2015.
Ron Hynes,
Director, Office of Technical Oversight.
[FR Doc. 2015-25007 Filed 10-1-15; 8:45 am]
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