Notice2024-18717
Petition for Extension of Waiver of Compliance
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August 21, 2024
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Transportation DepartmentFederal Railroad Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 162 (Wednesday, August 21, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67707-67708]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-18717]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA-2006-25837]
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 May 20, 2024,
the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) 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 219 (Control of Alcohol and Drug
Use). The relevant Docket Number is FRA-2006-25837.
Specifically, CATS requests relief for its fixed guideway public
transit Blue Line (LYNX BLE) operation that shares limited connections
in a corridor with Norfolk Southern Railway's (NS) freight operations.
CATS and NS share 3 highway-rail grade crossings (East Hebron Street,
Sweden Road, and East 16th Street), but they ``do not share any
trackage or train control systems.''
In support of its request, CATS states that it ``has already
adopted and enforces a comprehensive set of drug and alcohol policies
compliant with the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) . . .
requirements for covered employees that apply to the entirety of the
CATS light rail service.'' \1\ Further, CATS states that the relief
will ``preserve consistency throughout the CATS System with regard to
its already-existing drug and alcohol policies.'' Without the requested
relief, CATS would be required to comply with Part 219 only at the 3
named highway-rail grade crossings. CATS asserts that ``preserving the
system-wide applicability of the rules rather than having a set of
different regulations applicable at these three (3) locations, would
avoid confusion, promote consistency and, thus, enhance safety.''
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\1\ See Petition at 8, ``CATS employees are fully subject to,
and CATS complies with FTA's Part 655 Requirements.''
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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 parties
desire
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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 October 21, 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 the Department of Transportation's
(DOT) 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="http://www.transportation.gov/privacy">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. 2024-18717 Filed 8-20-24; 8:45 am]
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