[Federal Register: November 15, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 220)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
In accordance with Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 211.9
and 211.41, notice is hereby given that the Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) has received a request for waiver of compliance
from certain requirements of Federal railroad safety regulations. The
individual petition is described below, including the parties seeking
relief, the regulatory provisions involved, the nature of the relief
being requested, and the petitioner's arguments in favor of relief.
Alaska Railroad Corporation
[Docket Number FRA-2006-26029]
As part of the informational filing submitted September 27, 2006
(Docket No. FRA-2006-26029) the Alaska Railroad Corporation (ARRC) has
filed a petition for regulatory relief from the following regulations:
49 CFR 216.13 (Special Notice of Repairs--Locomotive), 49 CFR 217.9
(Program of Operational Tests and Inspections--Recordkeeping), 49 CFR
217.11 (Program of Instruction on Operating Rules--Recordkeeping,
Electronic Recordkeeping), 49 CFR 218(d) (Prohibition Against Tampering
with Safety Devices), 49 CFR 229.7 (Prohibited Acts), 49 CFR 229.135
(Event Recorders), 49 CFR 233.9 (Reports), 49 CFR 235.5 (Changes
Requiring Filing of Application), 49 CFR 240.127 (Criteria for
Examining Skill Performance), and 49 CFR 240.129 (Criteria for
Monitoring Operational Performance of Certified Engineers), for testing
related to the Collision Avoidance System (CAS) on a railroad corridor
from south of the Anchorage Terminal to Portage, within the State of
Alaska, on the Alaska Division and the Whittier Division. The ARRC
proposes to identify the specific parts of these territories on which
testing will occur 30 days before the start of testing.
The regulatory relief requested is only for CAS-related equipment
and testing, commencing fourth quarter 2006 through the conclusion of
CAS testing and submission, and approval of the Product Safety Plan
(PSP). The request for regulatory relief will not apply to non-CAS
equipment and operations. Details of the specific relief requested and
the associated rationale are specified in the ARRC letter of September
27, 2006 (Docket No. FRA-2006-26029).
FRA will accept comments under the provisions of 49 CFR part 211
for regulatory relief of these requirements.
As part of the same informational filing, ARRC also requests
exemption under the provisions of 49 CFR 236.913(j)(1)(iv) for relief
from various parts of 49 CFR part 236, subparts A-G. FRA will
independently impose appropriate conditions necessary for the safety of
train operations regarding exemptions from part 236, subparts A-G under
the provisions of 49 CFR 236.913(j)(2).
Interested parties are invited to review the informational filing
and provide written information or comments pertinent to FRA's
consideration of the above request for waiver of compliance. All
communications concerning this petition should identify the appropriate
docket number (FRA-2006-26029) and may be submitted by one of the
following methods:
Web site: http://dms.dot.gov. Follow the instructions for
submitting comments on the DOT electronic site;
Fax: 202-493-2251;
Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, Room PL-401,
Washington, DC 20590-0001; or
Hand Delivery: Room PL-401 on the plaza level of the
Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC, between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Communication received within 30 days of the date of this notice
will be considered by FRA prior to final action being taken. Comments
received after that date will be considered to the extent practicable.
All written communications concerning these proceedings are available
for
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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://dms.dot.gov.
Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all comments
received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual
submitting the comment (or signing the comment on behalf of an
association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review the DOT's
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on
April 11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 70; Pages 19477-78). The Statement
may also be found at http://dms.dot.gov.
Issued in Washington, DC on November 9, 2006.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program
Development.
[FR Doc. E6-19242 Filed 11-14-06; 8:45 am]
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