Notice2022-24961
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
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November 16, 2022
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Transportation DepartmentFederal Railroad Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 220 (Wednesday, November 16, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68791-68792]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-24961]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA-2022-0082]
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Under part 211 of title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), this
document provides the public notice that on August 15, 2022, BNSF
Railway Company (BNSF) petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration
(FRA) for a waiver of compliance from certain provisions of the Federal
railroad safety regulations contained at 49 CFR part 232 (Brake System
Safety Standards for Freight and Other Non-Passenger Trains and
Equipment). FRA assigned the petition Docket Number FRA-2022-0082.
Specifically, BNSF seeks relief with respect to the application of
49 CFR 232.205(c)(1)(ii)(B), Class I brake test-initial terminal
inspection, and 232.207(b)(1), Class IA brake tests-1,000-mile
inspection, for trains operating in distributive power mode. BNSF
requests to extend the maximum allowable brake pipe air flow from the
present regulatory limit of 90 cubic feet per minute (CFM) to 120 CFM
for distributed power-equipped trains under specified operating
conditions.
In support of its petition, BNSF submitted a report from the air
flow tests conducted by BNSF in Staples, Minnesota, in June 2022. BNSF
also states that ``increasing the allowable flow to 120 CFM will even
further reduce'' walking exposures that employees encounter and that
the use of distributive power ``enhances safer train handling in cold
weather operations.''
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 parties
desire 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.
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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 January 16, 2023 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. 2022-24961 Filed 11-15-22; 8:45 am]
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