Notice2022-11372
Petition for Extension of Waiver of Compliance
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May 26, 2022
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Transportation DepartmentFederal Railroad Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 102 (Thursday, May 26, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 32068]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-11372]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA-2016-0108]
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 April 29, 2022, Union
Pacific Railroad (UPRR) petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration
(FRA) to extend a waiver of compliance from certain provisions of the
Federal railroad safety regulations contained at 49 CFR 236.566,
Locomotive of each train operating in train stop, train control, or cab
signal territory: Equipped. The relevant FRA Docket Number is FRA-2016-
0108.
Specifically, UPRR requests a temporary extension of relief from
Sec. 236.566 to allow it to comply with a condition of FRA's decision
letter dated April 6, 2022, primarily concerning Docket Number FRA-
2021-0011.\1\ The condition concerns slide detector fences, where
existent, being fully integrated with positive train control (PTC) via
wayside signal systems. UPRR states that four of its subdivision line
segments (Portland, Evanston, Rawlins, and Laramie) require additional
interconnections with PTC to be fully compliant with the condition in
the April 6, 2022, letter. UPRR requests an extension of the relief in
Docket Number FRA-2016-0108 for 12 months to complete the work, which
consists of modifications to signaling appliances and the construction
of communications infrastructure in some cases. Additionally, UPRR
requests modification of two conditions of the June 9, 2020, decision
letter in Docket Number FRA-2016-0108 \2\ to allow UPRR to immediately
begin to decommission its locomotives' onboard automatic train control
and automatic cab signal systems.
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\1\ See <a href="https://www.regulations.gov/document/FRA-2016-0108-0018">https://www.regulations.gov/document/FRA-2016-0108-0018</a>.
\2\ <a href="https://www.regulations.gov/document/FRA-2016-0108-0017">https://www.regulations.gov/document/FRA-2016-0108-0017</a>.
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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 July 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. 2022-11372 Filed 5-25-22; 8:45 am]
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