Notice2026-18386
Notice of Petition for 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 Delmarva Central Railroad Company (DCR) petitioned FRA for relief from certain regulations concerning a movable bridge.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 173 (Wednesday, September 9, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57438-57439]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-18386]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA-2026-1949]
Notice of Petition for 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 Delmarva Central
Railroad Company (DCR) petitioned FRA for relief from certain
regulations concerning a movable bridge.
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 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: Scott Johnson, Railroad Safety
Specialist, FRA Signal, Train Control, and Crossings Division,
telephone: 406-657-6642, email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fa8999958e8ed490d490959294899594ba9e958ed49d958c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a9dacac6dddd87c387c3c6c1c7dac6c7e9cdc6dd87cec6df">[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
letters received July 21 and August 10, 2026, DCR petitioned FRA for a
waiver of compliance from certain provisions of the Federal railroad
safety regulations contained at 49 CFR part 236 (Rules, Standards, and
Instructions Governing the Installation, Inspection, Maintenance, and
Repair of Signal and Train Control Systems, Devices, and Appliances).
FRA assigned the petition Docket Number FRA-2026-1949.
Specifically, DCR seeks temporary relief from the requirements of
Sec. Sec. 236.312, Movable bridge, interlocking of signal appliances
with bridge devices, and 236.387, Movable bridge locking, for the
Cassatt Swing Bridge due to the destruction of its signal and bridge
control hut in a fire. Consequently, the bridge has lost its ``relay
interlocking, bridge control equipment, signal relays, wiring, and
associated control circuitry required to provide the automatic
interlocking and bridge-locking functions.''
DCR states that the bridge and its mechanical components remain
operable. The signal hut and relay interlocking are scheduled to be
replaced by spring of 2027. DCR notes that until the work is completed,
all train movements will operate under Rule 6.28, not exceeding 5 miles
per hour. Further, qualified employees will manually operate the bridge
and verify that the bridge is fully closed and locked before rail
movements are authorized. In support of its request, DCR included
several planned safety measures for the bridge, including that fixed
signals governing movements over the bridge will remain as stop
indications.
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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 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. 2026-18386 Filed 9-8-26; 8:45 am]
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