7612 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 18 / Friday, January 29, 2021 / Notices 

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 22, 

2021. 

Natasha A. Durkins, 

Director, Policy, AJV–P, Air Traffic 

Organization. 

[FR Doc. 2021–01932 Filed 1–28–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2010–0100] 

Petition for Waiver of Compliance 

Under part 211 of title 49 Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR), this 

document provides the public notice 

that on December 10, 2020, Brownsville 

& Rio Grande International Railroad 

(BRG) petitioned the Federal Railroad 

Administration (FRA) for a modification 

to its waiver of compliance from certain 

provisions of the Federal railroad safety 

regulations contained at 49 CFR parts 

232, Brake System Safety Standards for 

Freight and Other Non-Passenger Trains 

and Equipment; End-Of-Train Devices, 

and 215, Railroad Freight Car Safety 

Standards. FRA assigned the petition 

Docket Number FRA–2010–0100. 

Specifically, BRG seeks a 

modification to its waiver of compliance 

with certain requirements of 49 CFR 

part 215, and 49 CFR 232.205, Class I 

Brake Test—Initial Terminal Inspection. 

Presently, BRG’s relief permits trains 

transferred by Union Pacific Railroad 

Company (UP) from the US/Mexico 

border interchange with the Kansas City 

Southern de Mexico Railway (KCSM) at 

Brownsville, Texas, to move from BRG’s 

interchange point with UP at milepost 

(MP) 4.48 to the BRG inspection point 

between MPs 8.0 and 9.0, where 

required FRA inspections are performed 

(see Docket Number FRA–2007–28340). 

Occasionally, trains destined for 

interchange to BRG are delayed at UP’s 

Olmito Yard by additional Federal 

agency inspection activities. BRG is 

permitted to pick up trains at Olmito 

Yard (in lieu of the interchange point at 

MP 4.48) on those occasions and 

perform the required FRA inspections 

between MPs 8.0 and 9.0 in accordance 

with its present relief. 

In its petition, BRG requests that the 

track covered under this waiver be 

extended an additional three miles 

through the end of the Palo Alto 

Subdivision, which terminates at MP 

0.0, and onto BRG’s South Lead, where 

the required inspections will be 

completed between MPs 2.0 and 3.0, as 

were previously completed between 

MPs 8.0 and 9.0 on the Palo Alto 

Subdivision. BRG states that it will 

adhere to the same conditions outlined 

in FRA’s decision letter dated December 

18, 2017, at the proposed new 

inspection point. 

In support of its petition, BRG states 

this waiver would help expedite any 

delays caused by required port of entry 

inspections and other unforeseen 

delays. The modification would provide 

capacity to process two inbound trains 

back-to-back, allowing for more efficient 

use of bridge windows. Trains from the 

KCSM Matamoros Yard to the Port of 

Brownsville (Port) travel less than 25 

miles. BRG further states that its request 

will facilitate international trade 

between the United States and Mexico 

by allowing inbound trains to go 

directly to the Port. The Port is a more 

secure location to inspect the incoming 

trains, and operational efficiencies are 

gained by moving the cars directly into 

the serving yard. BRG states that the 

change will support the ongoing 

extensive growth in the Rio Grande 

Valley. 

A copy of the petition, as well as any 

written communications concerning the 

petition, is available for review online at 

www.regulations.gov. 

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 by any of the following 

methods: 

• Website: http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Docket Operations Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

(DOT), 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, W12– 

140, Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey 

Ave. SE, Room W12–140, Washington, 

DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

Holidays. 

Communications received by March 

15, 2021 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 www.regulations.gov, as 

described in the system of records 

notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can 

be reviewed at https://

www.transportation.gov/privacy. See 

also https://www.regulations.gov/ 

privacyNotice for the privacy notice of 

regulations.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC. 

John Karl Alexy, 

Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, 

Chief Safety Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2021–01947 Filed 1–28–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2010–0017] 

Petition for Waiver of Compliance 

Under part 211 of title 49 Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR), this 

document provides the public notice 

that on January 15, 2021, the Burlington 

Junction Railway (BJRY) 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 

223, Safety Glazing Standards. FRA 

assigned the petition Docket Number 

FRA–2010–0017. 

Specifically, BJRY, a Class III railroad, 

seeks to renew its waiver of compliance 

from 49 CFR 223.11, Requirements for 

existing locomotives, for one 60-ton, 500 

horsepower diesel-electric locomotive 

numbered BJRY 3238. This locomotive 

was built for the United States Army by 

Baldwin Locomotive Works in 

November 1953. 

BJRY operates this locomotive in 

terminal/switching service at Rochelle, 

Illinois, where BJRY interchanges with 

both Union Pacific Railroad Company 

and BNSF Railway Company. BJRY 

3238 operates on other-than-main track 

at speeds not exceeding 10 miles per 

hour. The locomotive is equipped with 

safety laminate glass (AS–1, AS–2) and 

is serviced and maintained by BJRY at 

Rochelle, Illinois. 

A copy of the petition, as well as any 

written communications concerning the 

petition, is available for review online at 

www.regulations.gov. 


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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 by any of the following 

methods: 

• Website: http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Docket Operations Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

(DOT), 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, W12– 

140, Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey 

Ave. SE, Room W12–140, Washington, 

DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

Holidays. 

Communications received by March 

15, 2021 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 www.regulations.gov, as 

described in the system of records 

notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can 

be reviewed at https://

www.transportation.gov/privacy. See 

also https://www.regulations.gov/ 

privacyNotice for the privacy notice of 

regulations.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC. 

John Karl Alexy, 

Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, 

Chief Safety Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2021–01946 Filed 1–28–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2021–0011] 

Notice of Application for Approval of 

Discontinuance or Modification of a 

Railroad Signal System 

Under part 235 of title 49 Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR) and 49 U.S.C. 

20502(a), this document provides the 

public notice that on January 14, 2021, 

Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) 

petitioned the Federal Railroad 

Administration (FRA) seeking approval 

to discontinue or modify a signal 

system. FRA assigned the petition 

Docket Number FRA–2021–0011. 

Applicant: Union Pacific Railroad 

Company, Gregory M. Richardson, 

General Director—Train Control 

Systems, 1400 Douglas Street—MS 

0480, Omaha, NE 68179. 

Specifically, UP requests permission 

to discontinue all automatic train 

control (ATC) and automatic cab signal 

(ACS) systems in service on UP on a 

segment-by-segment basis, 

commensurate with progress on 

completion of work to equip certain 

hand-operated switches in ATC/ACS 

territories as described in a plan 

submitted to FRA in December 2019. UP 

states that plan described the nature of 

the work and the safety benefits 

provided, and it was acknowledged by 

FRA in June 2020. UP explains a 

detailed schedule of this work is 

provided to FRA monthly under 

separate correspondence, and the work 

is planned to be completed during 2021. 

UP states the reason for 

discontinuance is that the operation of 

positive train control (PTC) in 

conjunction with both the equipping of 

non-electrically locked switches for PTC 

communication and the promulgation of 

operating rules governing operations in 

the case of PTC failures provide a level 

of safety exceeding that provided solely 

by the use of ATC/ACS systems. Since 

2017, pursuant to provisions of the 

waiver in Docket Number FRA–2016– 

0108, UP has operated PTC in lieu of 

ATC/ACS in certain territories. Due to 

that waiver, the existing ATC and ACS 

systems have been largely unutilized for 

some time. 

A copy of the petition, as well as any 

written communications concerning the 

petition, is available for review online at 

www.regulations.gov. 

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 by any of the following 

methods: 

• Website: http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Docket Operations Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Ave. SE, W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey 

Ave. SE, Room W12–140, Washington, 

DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

Holidays. 

Communications received by March 

15, 2021 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 www.regulations.gov, as 

described in the system of records 

notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can 

be reviewed at https://

www.transportation.gov/privacy. See 

also https://www.regulations.gov/ 

privacyNotice for the privacy notice of 

regulations.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC. 

John Karl Alexy, 

Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, 

Chief Safety Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2021–01952 Filed 1–28–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2021–0010] 

Notice of Application for Approval of 

Discontinuance or Modification of a 

Railroad Signal System 

Under part 235 of title 49 Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR) and 49 U.S.C. 


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