[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 126 (Thursday, July 1, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 38171]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-16056]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
In accordance with part 211 of title 49 Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR), notice is hereby given that the Federal Railroad Administration
(FRA) received a request for a waiver of compliance with certain
requirements of its safety standards. The individual petition is
described below, including the party seeking relief, the regulatory
provisions involved, the nature of the relief being requested, and the
petitioner's arguments in favor of relief.
American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association
[Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA-2010-0103]
The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA),
on behalf of its member railroads, seeks a waiver of compliance with
the Locomotive Safety Standards, 49 CFR 229.129(b)(2), which requires
that the sound level of locomotive horns manufactured before September
18, 2006, be tested before June 24, 2010.
ASLRRA member railroads own approximately 4,000 locomotives, most
of which were manufactured before September 18, 2006. ASLRRA estimates
that over 50 percent of these locomotives have not yet been tested.
ASLRRA states in their request that there are a number of reasons that
the testing has not progressed as rapidly as needed to meet the
requirement, the amount of time needed to test each locomotive, site
requirements, weather conditions, and community noise complaints.
ASLRRA requests that the requirement to complete testing of horns on
locomotives built prior to September 18, 2006, be extended to December
30, 2012, for its membership.
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 (e.g., Waiver Petition Docket Number 2010-
0103) 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 30 days of the date of this notice
will be considered by FRA. FRA reserves the right to grant relief in
response to this request prior to the expiration of the comment period.
Any relief provided will be contingent upon FRA's consideration of any
relevant comments submitted to the docket before the close of the
comment period. Comments received after that date will be considered as
far as practicable. All written communications concerning these
proceedings are available for examination during regular business hours
(9 a.m.--5 p.m.) at the above facility. All documents in the public
docket are also available for inspection and copying on the Internet at
the docket facility's Web site at http://www.regulations.gov.
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 comment,
if submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.).
You may review DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal
Register published on April 11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 70; Pages
19477-78).
Issued in Washington, DC on June 25, 2010.
Michael J. Logue,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Compliance and Program
Implementation.
[FR Doc. 2010-16056 Filed 6-30-10; 8:45 am]
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