Notice2023-01178
Petition for Extension of Waiver of Compliance
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January 23, 2023
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 14 (Monday, January 23, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 4073]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01178]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA-2008-0161]
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 by letter dated November 29,
2022, Alaska Railroad Corporation (ARRC) petitioned the Federal
Railroad Administration (FRA) for an extension of a waiver of
compliance from certain provisions of the Federal railroad safety
regulations contained at 49 CFR part 238 (Passenger Equipment Safety
Standards). The relevant FRA Docket Number is FRA-2008-0161.
Specifically, ARRC requests to extend its relief from Sec.
238.303, Exterior calendar day mechanical inspection of passenger
equipment, and Sec. 238.313, Class I brake test, for its Hurricane
Turn passenger train equipment, consisting of two locomotives, three
passenger coaches, and one baggage car. ARRC states that the
requirement for a qualified maintenance person (QMP) to complete the
inspections would cause hardship, as ``there is not enough work to
support a [QMP] position'' in Talkeetna, Alaska, where the equipment is
stored, and the nearest QMP would have to drive 224 miles each day from
Anchorage, Alaska. This equipment is operated in seasonal service five
days a week, one round trip per day, between Talkeetna, Alaska, and
Hurricane Gulch Bridge, Alaska.
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 March 24, 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. 2023-01178 Filed 1-20-23; 8:45 am]
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