[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 25, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73391-73392]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-23559]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket Number FRA-2007-28306]


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 on September 1, 2023, the 
American Public Transportation Association (APTA), on behalf of its 
member railroads, 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 238, 
Passenger Equipment Safety Standards. The relevant FRA Docket Number is 
FRA-2007-28306.
    Specifically, APTA requests continued relief from Sec.  238.309, 
Periodic brake equipment maintenance, as applied to locomotives 
equipped with 26-L type brake systems and air dryers, and cab cars 
equipped with 26-L and Electronic Brake Valve- (EBV) type brake valves 
operated with locomotives with functional air dryers. The current 
relief extends the periodic testing interval from 3 years (1,104 days) 
to 4 years (1,472 days) for 26-L, and to periods stated in Sec.  229.29 
for EBV-type brake valves. In support of its request, APTA states that 
it is ``unaware of any performance problems with the subject brake 
equipment operating under the current waiver.''
    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 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.
    All communications concerning these proceedings should identify the 
appropriate docket number and may be submitted at http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments.
    Communications received by December 26, 2023 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), the U.S. 
Department of Transportation (DOT) solicits comments from the public to 
better inform its processes. DOT posts these comments,

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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/privacy-notice for the privacy notice of regulations.gov.

    Issued in Washington, DC.
John Karl Alexy,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety Chief Safety Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-23559 Filed 10-24-23; 8:45 am]
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