Notice2022-13493
Petition for Extension of Waiver of Compliance
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June 24, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 121 (Friday, June 24, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37904-37905]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-13493]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA-2010-0100]
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 May 31, 2022, Brownsville &
Rio Grande International Railway, LLC (BRG) 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 part 215 (Railroad Freight Car Safety Standards) and Sec.
232.205, Class I Brake Test--Initial Terminal Inspection. FRA assigned
the petition Docket Number FRA-2010-0100.
Specifically, BRG seeks to retain relief that permits BRG to pick
up trains received in interchange at the U.S./Mexico border from Kansas
City Southern de Mexico Railway (KCSM) via Union Pacific Railroad
Company (UP) at UP's Olmito Yard in Olmito, Texas (in lieu of BRG's
interchange point with UP at milepost (MP) 4.48), and move them to
perform the required FRA inspections (see Docket Number FRA-2007-
28340). BRG's existing relief states that the inspection location is on
BRG's South Lead on the Palo Alto Subdivision, between MPs 2.0 and 3.0.
In this request, BRG seeks to modify the inspection location to between
MPs 1.0 and 3.0.
In support of its petition, BRG states the extension would help
expedite any delays caused by required port of entry inspections and
other unforeseen delays. It would also provide capacity to process two
inbound trains back-to-back, allowing for more efficient use of bridge
windows. BRG further states that the change will support the ongoing
extensive growth in the Rio Grande Valley.
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 August 8, 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), 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
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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. 2022-13493 Filed 6-23-22; 8:45 am]
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