Notice2026-18383
Notice of Petition for Modification of Waiver of Compliance
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Published
September 9, 2026
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentFederal Railroad Administration
Abstract
This document provides the public notice that Stone Gables Estates, doing business as Harrisburg, Lincoln & Lancaster Railroad (HLLR), petitioned FRA for a modification of existing relief from certain regulations concerning safety glazing and safety appliances on a locomotive.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 173 (Wednesday, September 9, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57437-57438]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-18383]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA-2024-0068]
Notice of Petition for Modification of Waiver of Compliance
AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This document provides the public notice that Stone Gables
Estates, doing business as Harrisburg, Lincoln & Lancaster Railroad
(HLLR), petitioned FRA for a modification of existing relief from
certain regulations concerning safety glazing and safety appliances on
a locomotive.
DATES: FRA must receive comments on the petition by November 9, 2026.
FRA will consider comments received after that date to the extent
practicable.
ADDRESSES:
Comments: Comments related to this docket may be submitted by going
to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> and following the online instructions
for submitting comments.
Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and
docket number. All comments received will be posted without change to
<a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>; this includes any personal information.
Please see the Privacy Act heading in the
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document for Privacy Act
information related to any submitted comments or materials.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> and follow the
online instructions for accessing the docket.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Barron, Railroad Safety
Specialist, FRA Motive Power & Equipment Division, telephone: 202-493-
1367, email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#264b4f454e47434a084447545449486642495208414950"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="365b5f555e57535a185457444459587652594218515940">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under part 211 of title 49 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR), this document provides the public notice that by
letter received August 25, 2026, HLLR petitioned FRA for a modification
of a waiver of compliance from certain provisions of the Federal
railroad safety regulations contained in 49 CFR parts 223 (Safety
Glazing Standards--Locomotives, Passenger Cars and Cabooses) and 231
(Railroad Safety Appliance Standards). The relevant Docket Number is
FRA-2024-0068.
Specifically, HLLR requests a modification to the existing waiver
from Sec. 233.9, Requirements for equipment built or rebuilt after
June 30, 1980, which, in part, requires locomotives with the specified
characteristics to be equipped with certified glazing in all locomotive
cab windows. Relief was also granted from Sec. 231.15(b), (d), and
(g), Steam locomotives used in road service, relating to the use of
pilot sill-steps, side handholds, and the lack of an automatic coupler,
and Sec. 231.17(c) and (f), Specifications common to all steam
locomotives, relating to handrails and the lack of an automatic
coupler.
In its petition, HLLR stated that locomotive HLLR 331 is now being
used in passenger service and will operate between 60 and 90 days per
year. HLLR stated that the locomotive is maintained ``to FRA
standards.''
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.
Communications received by November 9, 2026 will be considered by
FRA before final action is taken. Comments received after that date
will be considered if practicable.
Privacy Act
Anyone can search the electronic form of any written communications
and comments received into any of FRA's 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 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. 2026-18383 Filed 9-8-26; 8:45 am]
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