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Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591. 

This notice is published pursuant to 

14 CFR 11.85. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on June 12, 

2018. 

Lirio Liu, 

Executive Director, Office of Rulemaking. 

Petition For Exemption 

Docket No.: FAA–2018–0004. 

Petitioner: Cruiser Aircraft, Inc. 

(CSA). 

Section(s) of 14 CFR Affected: 

21.190(c)(2). 

Description of Relief Sought: The 

proposed exemption, if granted, would 

allow those Sport Cruiser special lightsport aircraft manufactured by CSA with 

serial number SC0557 and up that 

otherwise comply with the applicable 

consensus standards to be eligible for 

issuance (or re-issuance) of a special 

airworthiness certificate in the lightsport category with a maximum takeoff 

weight of not more than 1,386 pounds 

(630 kilograms). 

[FR Doc. 2018–13178 Filed 6–19–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2018–0021] 

Petition for Waiver of Compliance 

Under part 211 of Title 49 Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR), this 

document provides the public notice 

that by a document dated February 16, 

2018, TexRail (TEXR) has 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 

238, Passenger Equipment Safety 

Standards. FRA assigned the petition 

Docket Number FRA–2018–0021. 

TEXR has ordered eight FLIRT Series 

Diesel Multiple Units (DMU) trainsets 

manufactured by Stadler Bussnang AG 

with an option to purchase additional 

trainsets. The DMUs are designed to 

fulfill the requirements set forth by 49 

CFR 238.201, Scope/alternative 

compliance. TEXR requests a waiver 

‘‘based on compliance with the FRAissued guideline ‘Technical Criteria and 

Procedures for Evaluating the 

Crashworthiness and Occupant 

Protection Performance of AlternativelyDesigned Passenger Rail Equipment for 

Use in Tier I Service’ and the proposed 

Appendix G to 49 CFR part 238.’’ 

Currently, these vehicles are being 

delivered and tested at the TEXR 

maintenance facility. Specifically, TEXR 

seeks relief from certain requirements 

for end-frame compression and other 

procedures as presented in their 

petition. 

A copy of the petition, as well as any 

written communications concerning the 

petition, is available for review online at 

www.regulations.gov and in person at 

the U.S. Department of Transportation’s 

(DOT) Docket Operations Facility, 1200 

New Jersey Ave. SE, W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590. The Docket 

Operations Facility is open from 9 a.m. 

to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal Holidays. 

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 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 Avenue SE, W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal Holidays. 

Communications received by July 20, 

2018 will be considered by FRA before 

final action is taken. Comments received 

after that date will be considered as far 

as 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. 

Robert C. Lauby, 

Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, 

Chief Safety Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2018–13219 Filed 6–19–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2018–0049] 

Petition for Waiver of Compliance 

Under part 211 of Title 49 Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR), this 

document provides the public notice 

that on May 29, 2018, BNSF Railway 

(BNSF) petitioned the Federal Railroad 

Administration (FRA) for a waiver of 

compliance from certain provisions of 

the Federal railroad safety regulations 

contained at 49 CFR 232.213, 232.15, 

and 232.103(f). In addition, BNSF 

requests an exemption from the 

requirements of Title 49, United States 

Code (U.S.C.), section 20303, which 

prohibits the movement of a rail vehicle 

with defective or insecure equipment 

beyond the nearest available place at 

which the repairs can be made. See 49 

U.S.C. 20306. FRA assigned the petition 

Docket Number FRA–2018–0049. 

Specifically, BNSF petitions FRA to 

conduct a pilot program on a segment of 

their system to ‘‘demonstrate that the 

use of wheel temperature detectors 

(WTD) to prove brake health 

effectiveness (BHE) will improve safety, 

reduce risks to employees, and provide 

cost savings to the industry.’’ Currently, 

the effectiveness of railroad brake 

systems is verified by Class I initial 

terminal and Class IA intermediate 

brake tests. BNSF proposes to 

supplement these visual inspections 

with a wayside WTD, a device designed 

to directly measure the rise in wheel 

temperatures because of a brake 

application. BNSF asserts that such a 

measure of performance is objective, 

quantifiable, and independent of 

conditions that can impair a visual 

inspection; such as weather, lighting, 

human fatigue, or human error. 

BNSF states that a monitoring system 

using WTD data as an alternative to the 

intermediate brake inspections is 

expected to substantially improve the 

reliability of brake inspections, reduce 

on-line setouts, and increase faulty part 

replacement, to improve the safety 

performance of brake systems overall. 

BNSF plans to use pyrometer sensors, a 

technology also used for hot wheel 


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detection, to measure the surface 

temperature of each wheel passing the 

detector. Using data analysis algorithms, 

these temperature measurements 

determine whether brakes on each axle 

and brake valve of a car is applying 

when they should, and not applying 

when they should not. A comparison to 

a baseline non-braking measurement 

against the brake site measurement 

would be used to identify wheels with 

abnormal brake readings for subsequent 

inspection, troubleshooting, and repair. 

BNSF explains that its Safety Assurance 

Plan (SAP) describes how its WTD 

system provides for each safety element 

required by the Class I and Intermediate 

Brake Tests, outlines the level of brake 

system performance that is expected 

from using the WTD and algorithms, 

and describes how data will be collected 

to demonstrate that this level of safety 

has been achieved. 

BNSF proposes to conduct a pilot 

program on extended haul, revenueservice unit intermodal trains, operating 

between facilities in California and 

Chicago, IL. These intermodal trains 

operate intact with up to 1,702 miles 

between brake tests. Each test train will 

receive a Class I brake test and 

predeparture test at the intermodal 

facility in California or Chicago. In-route 

trains will pass WTD monitors located 

both east and west of Belen, NM, to 

record braking performance through 

power braking events. During this 

proposed pilot program, a minimum of 

95 percent of brake valves in a train will 

be required to have ‘‘qualified’’ brakes 

between inspection points, meaning a 

brake valve produces a wheel 

temperature statistically different from 

the baseline test before braking is 

initiated. If there is any doubt about 

WTD system performance, reliability, 

and data quality; or fewer than 95 

percent of the brake valves in the 

consist that have qualified brakes as 

verified by the automated WTD system, 

a manual intermediate inspection will 

be performed at the designated 

inspection point. Class I inspections and 

other operational and regulatory 

inspections will continue to be 

performed, and any defects discovered 

by the Class I brake test will be repaired 

before the car is approved to leave the 

original terminal. 

Additionally, BNSF explains that it 

uses dragging equipment detectors, hot 

wheel detectors, and hot box detectors 

to monitor equipment that may have 

brakes not properly releasing, 

handbrakes left on, or incorrect retainer 

valve positions. BNSF states that 

preliminary tests conducted with the 

WTD system indicate that cars with 

ineffective brakes are identified at a 

significantly higher rate than 

intermediate brake tests. During the 

pilot test period, specific car repair data 

resulting from abnormal brake 

detections will be analyzed to establish 

the effectiveness of the WTD compared 

to manual inspections. 

FRA may grant an exemption from the 

requirements of 49 U.S.C. 20303 only on 

the basis of (1) evidence developed at a 

hearing; or (2) an agreement between 

national railroad labor representatives 

and the developer of the equipment or 

technology at issue. 49 U.S.C. 20306. In 

support of its request for an exemption 

from 49 U.S.C. 20303, BNSF notes that 

the public hearing FRA previously held 

to address a similar request for 

exemption from the Union Pacific 

Railroad (Docket Number FRA–2016– 

0018) addresses substantially the same 

issues as its current request. Thus, 

BNSF asserts a separate public hearing 

on its current request is unnecessary. 

FRA agrees and in considering BNSF’s 

request in this docket, FRA intends to 

rely on the findings of the hearing 

conducted in Docket Number FRA– 

2016–0018. 

A copy of the petition, as well as any 

written communications concerning the 

petition, is available for review online at 

www.regulations.gov and in person at 

the U.S. Department of Transportation’s 

(DOT) Docket Operations Facility, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590. The Docket 

Operations Facility is open from 9 a.m. 

to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal Holidays. 

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 Avenue SE, W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal Holidays. 

Communications received by July 20, 

2018 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. 

Robert C. Lauby, 

Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, 

Chief Safety Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2018–13218 Filed 6–19–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

[Docket No. FAA–2009–0671] 

Agency Requests for Renewal of a 

Previously Approved Information 

Collection(s): Safety Management 

Systems for Part 121 Certificate 

Holders 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, (FAA)(DOT). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The DOT invites public 

comments about our intention to request 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) approval to renew an 

information collection used to support 

the analysis of safety data as part of a 

Safety Management System required for 

part 121 Certificate Holders. The 

information to be collected will be used 

to identify hazards and show 

compliance with part 5, Safety 

Management Systems. All collected data 

and records are maintained by the 

certificate holder and not submitted to 

the FAA. We are required to publish 

this notice in the Federal Register by 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted by August 20, 2018. 


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