Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 32 / Thursday, February 16, 2012 / Notices 9297 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2012–0002] 

Petition for Waiver of Compliance 

In accordance with Part 211 of Title 

49 of the Code of Federal Regulations 

(CFR), this document provides the 

public notice that by a document dated 

December 19, 2011, Durango & Silverton 

Narrow Gauge Railroad (DSNG) 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 230, Steam 

Locomotive Inspection and 

Maintenance Standards. FRA assigned 

the petition Docket Number FRA–2012– 

0002. 

DSNG is a tourist railroad that 

operates between Durango and 

Silverton, CO. The railroad maintains 

six narrow gauge (36-inch) steam 

locomotives; four 1925 Baldwin 2–8–2 

locomotives and two 1923 Alco 2–8–2 

locomotives. All of these locomotives 

have received previous 1,472 serviceday inspections (SDI) in accordance 

with 49 CFR 230.17 and will soon 

receive their second 1,472 SDI due to an 

accumulation of service days rather than 

an expiration of the 15 years permitted 

by 49 CFR 230.17. 

Locomotive No. 480, a 1925 Baldwin 

2–8–2, has accumulated 1,307 days of 

service. This locomotive is currently 

removed from service due to a crack 

found on the knuckle of the rear flue 

sheet necessitating repair or 

replacement. Replacement was chosen 

due to the age of the existing flue sheet 

and the added safety of replacement 

versus repairing the crack in place. 

Replacement requires that all of the 

boiler flues will have to be removed to 

affect the repair. The flues will be 

removed 165 service days earlier than 

required for the 1,472 SDI. While the 

flues are removed, DSNG will clean and 

inspect the boiler interior as required by 

49 CFR 230.31 and 230.32(b)(2), and the 

applicable portions of 49 CFR 230.32(a). 

DSNG requests relief from 49 CFR 

230.31(a) with respect to timeframe, and 

49 CFR 230.32(b)(3) with respect to 

boiler exterior. DSNG desires to perform 

the interior portion of the 1,472 SDI; 

return the locomotive back into service 

for the remainder of the 2012 operating 

season; and complete the exterior 

portion of the 1,472 SDI at or before the 

expiration of its present 1,472 serviceday cycle. DSNG states that granting of 

relief will allow extensive monetary 

savings, as removing and replacing the 

flues twice within 12 months would be 

burdensome and costly with a negligible 

effect on safety. The request is for 

permission to perform the interior boiler 

inspection earlier than required. The 

use of service time for the next 1,472 

SDI will start with the first firing of the 

boiler after returning to service, not at 

the completion of the exterior 

inspection. 

A copy of the petition, as well as any 

written communications concerning the 

petition, is available for review online at 

http://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 party desires 

an opportunity for oral comment, 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: 

• Web site: 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 April 2, 

2012 will be considered by FRA before 

final action is taken. Comments received 

after that date will be considered as far 

as practicable. 

Anyone is able to 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 comment, if 

submitted on behalf of an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). You may 

review DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement in the Federal Register 

published on April 11, 2000 (Volume 

65, Number 70; Pages 19477–78), or 

online at http://www.dot.gov/ 

privacy.html. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 13, 

2012. 

Ron Hynes, 

Acting Deputy Associate Administrator for 

Regulatory and Legislative Operations. 

[FR Doc. 2012–3683 Filed 2–15–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2012–0021] 

National Emergency Medical Services 

Advisory Council (NEMSAC); Notice of 

Federal Advisory Committee Meeting 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), U.S. 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Meeting Notice—National 

Emergency Medical Services Advisory 

Council. 

SUMMARY: The NHTSA announces a 

meeting of NEMSAC to be held in the 

Metropolitan Washington, DC area. This 

notice announces the date, time, and 

location of the meeting, which will be 

open to the public. This meeting will 

include a special roundtable event, 

hosted by the NEMSAC, regarding the 

EMS Education Agenda for the Future. 

The purpose of NEMSAC is to provide 

a nationally recognized council of 

emergency medical services (EMS) 

representatives and consumers to 

provide advice and recommendations 

regarding EMS to DOT’s National 

Highway Traffic Safety Administration. 

DATES: The NEMSAC meeting will take 

place over two and a half days and be 

held on Wednesday March 28, 2012, 

from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST, Thursday 

March 29, 2012, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. 

EST, and on Friday March 30, 2012, 

from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. EST. NEMSAC 

committees will meet from 8 a.m. to 12 

p.m. on March 29, 2012. Public 

comment periods will be scheduled 

throughout the day of March 28, 2012, 

as well as from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. 

EST on March 29, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held on 

the 8th floor of the FHI 360 Conference 

Center at 1825 Connecticut Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Drew Dawson, Director, U.S. 

Department of Transportation, Office of 

Emergency Medical Services, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue SE., NTI–140, 

Washington, DC 20590, telephone 

number (202) 366–9966; email 

Drew.Dawson@dot.gov. 


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9298 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 32 / Thursday, February 16, 2012 / Notices 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of 

this meeting is given under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 

92–463, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.). 

NEMSAC will meet on March 28–30, 

2012, at the FHI 360 Conference Center 

at 1825 Connecticut Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20009. This meeting 

will include a special roundtable event, 

hosted by the NEMSAC, regarding the 

EMS Education Agenda for the Future. 

The purpose of the March 28, 2012, 

roundtable is to provide NEMSAC with 

stakeholder input about the EMS 

Education Agenda for the Future: A 

Systems Approach including a briefing 

on the Agenda’s history and lessons 

learned from its implementation 

throughout the United States. This 

stakeholder input will help NEMSAC in 

making recommendations to the 

Department of Transportation and the 

Federal Interagency Committee on EMS 

regarding: The Agenda’s future and a 

process for revising/updating the 

Agenda as deemed necessary and 

appropriate. 

Agenda of National EMS Advisory 

Council Meeting, March 28–30, 2012 

The tentative agenda includes the 

following: 

Wednesday, March 28, 2012 

(1) Opening Remarks 

(2) History and Overview of the EMS 

Education Agenda for the Future 

(3) Panel Discussion #1—Successes and 

Challenges in Implementing the 

Current Agenda 

(4) Panel Discussion #2—Opportunities 

and Challenges in Revising the 

Agenda 

(5) Panel Discussion #3—The Process 

To Revise the Agenda 

(6) Next Steps 

Thursday, March 29, 2012 

(1) Opening Remarks 

(2) Review and Approval of Minutes of 

Last Meeting 

(3) Update From NHTSA Office of EMS 

(4) Federal Partner Update 

(5) Presentations From NEMSAC 

Committees 

(6) Public Comment Period 

Friday, March 30, 2012 

(1) Deliberations of Committee 

Documents 

(2) Discussion of New and Emerging 

Issues 

(3) Unfinished Business/Continued 

Discussion From Previous Day 

(4) Next Steps and Adjourn 

Public comment periods will be 

scheduled throughout the day of March 

28, 2012, as well as from 3:30 p.m. to 

4:30 p.m. EST on March 29, 2012. 

Written comments or requests to make 

oral presentations must be received by 

March 21, 2012, by emailing 

nemsac@dot.gov. In order to allow as 

many people as possible to speak, 

speakers are requested to limit their 

remarks to 5 minutes. 

Public Attendance: This meeting will 

be open to the public. There will not be 

a teleconference option for this meeting. 

Individuals wishing to attend must 

register online at www.regonline.com/ 

NEMSAC no later than March 26, 2012. 

Minutes of the NEMSAC Meeting will 

be available to the public online through 

www.EMS.gov. 

Issued on: February 13, 2012. 

Jeffrey P. Michael, 

Associate Administrator for Research and 

Program Development. 

[FR Doc. 2012–3624 Filed 2–15–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration 

Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; 

Actions on Special Permit Applications 

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration 

(PHMSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of actions on Special 

Permit Applications. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

procedures governing the application 

for, and the processing of, special 

permits from the Department of 

Transportation’s Hazardous Material 

Regulations (49 CFR Part 107, Subpart 

B), notice is hereby given of the actions 

on special permits applications in 

(November to January 2012). The mode 

of transportation involved are identified 

by a number in the ‘‘Nature of 

Application’’ portion of the table below 

as follows: 1—Motor vehicle, 2—Rail 

freight, 3—Cargo vessel, 4—Cargo 

aircraft only, 5—Passenger-carrying 

aircraft. Application numbers prefixed 

by the letters EE represent applications 

for Emergency Special Permits. It 

should be noted that some of the 

sections cited were those in effect at the 

time certain special permits were 

issued. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 02, 

2012. 

Donald Burger, 

Chief, Special Permits and Approvals Branch. 

S.P. No. Applicant Regulation(s) Nature of special permit thereof 

MODIFICATION SPECIAL PERMIT GRANTED 

14447–M ...... SNF Holding Company 

Riceboro, GA.

49 CFR 177.834 ................................... To modify the special permit to authorize the addition of 

Class 3, 8 and Division 6.1 hazardous materials. 

14763–M ...... Weatherford International 

Forth Worth, TX.

49 CFR 173.302a and 173.301(f) ......... To modify the special permit to change the minimum 

elongation from 12% to 10%. 

12629–M ...... TEA Technologies, Inc. 

Amarillo, TX.

49 CFR 173.34(e) ................................. To modify the special permit to add the retesting of 

DOT 107A cylinder (tubes) by means of acoustic 

emission (AE) and ultrasonic examination (UE) in lieu 

of hydrostatic testing. 

14584–M ...... WavesinSolids LLC State 

College, PA.

49 CFR 173.302 and 180.209 .............. To modify the special permit to authorize additional cylinders and to allow cylinders to be charged to 110 

percent of the usual settled filled pressure or 110 percent of the stamped service pressure (whichever is 

greater) and to extend the retest period from 5 years 

to 10. 

9758–M ........ Coleman Company, Inc. 

The Wichita, KS.

49 CFR 173.304(d)(3)(ii); 178.33 ......... To modify the special permit to authorize the transportation in commerce of an additional Division 2.1 material. 

14921–M ...... ERA Helicopters LLC Lake 

Charles, LA.

49 CFR 173.302(f) ................................ To modify the special permit issued on an emergency 

basis to a permanent special permit. 


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