Notice2022-00345
Petition for Extension of Waiver of Compliance
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January 11, 2022
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Transportation DepartmentFederal Railroad Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 7 (Tuesday, January 11, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1476-1477]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-00345]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA-2011-0009]
Petition for Extension of Waiver of Compliance
Under part 211 of title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), this
document provides the public notice that on November 7 and 8, 2021, the
Nevada Northern Railway Museum (NNR) petitioned the Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) for an extension of a waiver of compliance from
certain
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provisions of the Federal railroad safety regulations contained at 49
CFR parts 215 (Railroad Freight Car Safety Standards) and 224
(Reflectorization of Rail Freight Rolling Stock). The relevant FRA
Docket Number is FRA-2011-0009.
Specifically, NNR requested to extend its special approval pursuant
to 49 CFR 215.203, Restricted cars, for a total of 13 cars, including 2
cabooses (NN 22 and NN 3), 2 flat cars (NN 23 and NN 100), 5 hopper
cars (WSOR 102, WSOR 128, WSOR 134, WSOR 158, and WSOR 159), and 4
boxcars (NN 1021, NN 1023, NN 1024, and NN1025) that are more than 50
years from the date of original construction.\1\ NNR also requests to
extend its existing relief from 49 CFR 215.303, Stenciling of
restricted cars, and 224.101, General requirements. NNR seeks to
continue use of the cars in mobile storage, occasional tourist
photographic events, and tourist excursion operations. In support of
its request, NNR states that the relief would enable the cars to
maintain historic integrity and that the cars would remain on NNR's
track, not connected to the general railroad system.
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\1\ Along with its request to renew the relief in this docket,
NNR submitted a request to extend the relief in Docket Number FRA-
2016-0110 and combine that relief into the FRA-2011-0009 docket.
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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="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments.
Communications received by February 25, 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.
John Karl Alexy,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety Chief Safety Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-00345 Filed 1-10-22; 8:45 am]
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