Notice2023-26804
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
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December 7, 2023
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Transportation DepartmentFederal Railroad Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 234 (Thursday, December 7, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 85357]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-26804]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA-2023-0087]
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Under part 211 of title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), this
document provides the public notice that on October 10, 2023, Union
Pacific Railroad (UP) 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 225 (Railroad
Accidents/Incidents: Reports Classification, and Investigations). FRA
assigned the petition Docket Number FRA-2023-0087.
Specifically, UP requests relief from Sec. 225.25(h),
Recordkeeping, which requires that a railroad post ``a listing of all
injuries and occupational illnesses reported to FRA as having occurred
at an establishment . . . in a conspicuous location at that
establishment.'' In its petition, UP states that it ``maintains a web
portal that allows employees to access and review information from
internet enabled electronic devices . . . [and] includes a link to UP's
posting of all injuries and occupational illnesses reported to the
FRA.'' In support of its request, UP states that the digital posting
allows employees to access the injury and occupational illness
information quickly and easily from any location and at any time of
day. Additionally, the reporting team can keep the listings up-to-date
and accurate. UP also states that the listing will additionally be
available on a television mounted to a wall at work locations where
such screens are available, beginning with the Council Bluffs, Iowa,
terminal as a pilot site. Moreover, UP notes that ``employees may also
request a copy of the logs from their respective supervisor at any
time.''
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.
All communications concerning these proceedings should identify the
appropriate docket number and may be submitted at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
Communications received by February 5, 2024 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 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. 2023-26804 Filed 12-6-23; 8:45 am]
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