Notice2024-22740
Petition for Extension of Waiver of Compliance
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October 3, 2024
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Transportation DepartmentFederal Railroad Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 192 (Thursday, October 3, 2024)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-22740]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA-2004-20000]
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 July 26, 2024,
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) 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 parts 229 (Railroad Locomotive Safety Standards) and 234
(Grade Crossing Safety). The relevant Docket Number is FRA-2004-20000.
Specifically, DART seeks an extension of relief, subject to the
terms and conditions of its current waiver of compliance from the
provisions of 49 CFR 229.125, Headlights and auxiliary lights, and 49
CFR 234.105, Activation failure. This relief was initially granted in
2005 and extended in 2010, 2015, and 2020, to allow operation of DART's
rail-fixed guideway public transit lines that share limited connections
with the general railroad system, specifically with the Dallas Garland
and Northeastern Railroad. DART additionally supplied the event history
at its highway-rail crossings from January 2019 to August 2024.\1\ DART
stated that it ``continues to be subject to the Texas State Safety
Oversight Program Plan.''
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\1\ See <a href="https://www.regulations.gov/document/FRA-2004-20000-0022">https://www.regulations.gov/document/FRA-2004-20000-0022</a>.
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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 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 December 2, 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.
Carolyn Hayward-Williams,
Director, Office of Railroad Systems and Technology.
[FR Doc. 2024-22740 Filed 10-2-24; 8:45 am]
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