Notice2021-27793
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
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December 23, 2021
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 244 (Thursday, December 23, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 73089]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-27793]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA-2021-0110]
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Under part 211 of title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), this
document provides the public notice that on October 31, 2021, New York
& Lake Erie Railroad (NYLE) petitioned the Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) for a waiver of compliance \1\ from certain
provisions of the Federal railroad safety regulations contained at 49
CFR part 223, Safety Glazing Standards--Locomotives, Passenger Cars and
Cabooses. FRA assigned the petition Docket Number FRA-2021-0110.
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\1\ These locomotives were previously granted relief under
dockets FRA-2000-8267 and FRA-2004-19950, but that relief has
expired. In Docket FRA-2000-8267, locomotive NYLE 85 was referred to
as OCTL 85.
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Specifically, NYLE requested relief from the glazing requirements
of 49 CFR 223.11, Requirements for existing locomotives, for
locomotives NYLE 85 and NYLE 308. NYLE 85 is operated in freight and
tourist service on the Oil Creek and Titusville Line in Titusville,
Pennsylvania, and NYLE 308 is operated in occasional freight and
tourist service in Gowanda, New York. NYLE stated the cost of glazing
for both locomotives is prohibitively expensive.
A copy of the petition, as well as any written communications
concerning the petition, is available for review online at
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>.
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 and a public hearing, 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 at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments.
Communications received by February 7, 2022 will be considered by
FRA before final action is taken. Comments received after that date
will be considered if practicable. Anyone can 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.). Under 5 U.S.C. 553(c), the U.S.
Department of Transportation (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
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>, as described in the system of records notice (DOT/
ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at <a href="https://www.transportation.gov/privacy">https://www.transportation.gov/privacy</a>. See also <a href="https://www.regulations.gov/privacy-notice">https://www.regulations.gov/privacy-notice</a> for the
privacy notice of <a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a>.
Issued in Washington, DC.
Carolyn Hayward-Williams,
Director, Office of Railroad Systems and Technology.
[FR Doc. 2021-27793 Filed 12-22-21; 8:45 am]
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