[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 216 (Monday, November 9, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 69275]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-28362]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA-2015-0084]
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 July 6, 2015, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation
Authority (SEPTA) has petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration
(FRA) for a waiver of compliance from several provisions of the Federal
railroad safety regulations contained at 49 CFR part 240, Qualification
and Certification of Locomotive Engineers, and Part 242, Qualification
and Certification of Conductors. FRA assigned the petition Docket
Number FRA-2015-0084. The relief is contingent on SEPTA's
implementation of and participation in the Confidential Close Call
Reporting System (C3RS) pilot project.
SEPTA seeks to shield reporting employees and the railroad from
mandatory punitive sanctions that would otherwise arise as provided in
49 CFR 240.117(e)(1)-(4); 240.305(a)(l)-(4) and (a)(6); 240.307;
242.403(b), (c), (e)(l)-(4), (e)(6)-(11), and (f)(l)-(2); and 242.407.
The C3RS pilot project encourages certified operating crew members to
report close calls and protect the employees and the railroad from
discipline or sanctions arising from incidents reported per the C3RS
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 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 December 24, 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 Monday, October 26, 2015.
Ron Hynes,
Director, Office of Technical Oversight.
[FR Doc. 2015-28362 Filed 11-6-15; 8:45 am]
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