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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/ 

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. 2024–24457 Filed 10–21–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2024–0101] 

Petition for Waiver of Compliance 

Under part 211 of title 49 Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR), this 

document provides the public notice 

that by letter dated September 3, 2024, 

the Kentucky & Tennessee Railway 

(K&T), in conjunction with the 

McCreary County Heritage Foundation, 

petitioned the Federal Railroad 

Administration (FRA) for a special 

approval pursuant to 49 CFR part 215 

(Railroad Freight Car Safety Standards), 

and a waiver of compliance from 49 

CFR part 215. FRA assigned the petition 

Docket Number FRA–2024–0101. 

Specifically, K&T requests a special 

approval pursuant to § 215.203, 

Restricted cars, for 6 flatcars (KT 1701, 

KT 1703, KT 1004, KT 1005, KT 1006, 

and KT 1007) and 1 caboose (KT 1) that 

are more than 50 years from the dates 

of original construction. K&T also seeks 

relief from § 215.303, Stenciling of 

restricted cars, on all equipment. The 

equipment is used in tourist/excursion 

service, and the flatcars have been 

converted to carry passengers. K&T 

stated that the caboose does not carry 

passengers and is used as ‘‘the technical 

car’’ in the Polar Express event. 

In its petition, K&T stated that the 

equipment will be operated on 6.5 miles 

of track on K&T and Big South Fork 

Scenic Railway. K&T added that in 

2023, it handled more than 30,000 

passengers and that the equipment is 

‘‘vital to the ongoing mission of the 

[McCreary County] Heritage 

Foundation, which is to educate guests 

through interpretation of the area’s rich 

history of coal, timber, and railroading.’’ 

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 www.regulations.gov. 

Follow the online instructions for 

submitting comments. 

Communications received by 

December 23, 2024 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 the U.S. 

Department of Transportation’s (DOT) 

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/ 

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. 2024–24458 Filed 10–21–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2024–0099] 

Petition for Waiver of Compliance 

Under part 211 of title 49 Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR), this 

document provides the public notice 

that on September 5, 2024, Texas & 

Eastern Railroad (TESR) 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–2024– 

0099. 

Specifically, TESR requests relief 

from § 230.98(a)(6) and (7), Driving, 

trailing, and engine truck axles— 

condemning defects, for some driving 

journals on steam locomotive TSR 400. 

The regulations provide that a defect is 

considered condemning if ‘‘any axle [is] 

worn 1⁄2 inch or more in diameter below 

the original/new journal diameter’’ 

except if ‘‘any driving axles other than 

main driving axles with an original or 

new diameter greater than 6 inches . . . 

are worn 3⁄4 inch or more in diameter 

below the original/new diameter.’’ In its 

petition, TESR stated that ‘‘some driving 

journals have been turned under the 

original diameter and are at or under the 

minimum diameters’’ given in part 230. 

TESR added that the journals were last 

turned prior to TSR 400 being removed 

from service in the early 2000s, and that 

the journals ‘‘exhibit no indications of 

appreciable wear since they were last 

turned.’’ 

TESR requests relief until TSR 400’s 

1,472 service day inspection in early 

2029, when all wheels will be removed 

for inspection and possible axle 

renewal. The locomotive ‘‘has 

experienced no issues regarding hot 

journals or scouring,’’ and it is 

inspected over an inspection pit twice 

daily during operations, with ‘‘all 

journals, cellars, and pads . . . 

inspected closely for position, oil, and 

wear.’’ 

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 www.regulations.gov. 

Follow the online instructions for 

submitting comments. 

Communications received by 

December 23, 2024 will be considered 

by FRA before final action is taken. 


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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 the U.S. 

Department of Transportation’s (DOT) 

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/ 

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. 2024–24456 Filed 10–21–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2011–0085] 

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 August 29, 2024, BNSF Railway 

Company (BNSF) 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 213 (Track Safety 

Standards). The relevant Docket 

Number is FRA–2011–0085. 

Specifically, BNSF seeks an extension 

of relief from § 213.109(d)(9), Crossties, 

and § 213.317, Rail fastening systems, to 

allow BNSF to continue using ‘‘threequarter’’ concrete crossties at certain 

locations. The current waiver ‘‘permits 

BNSF to operate trains on concrete 

crossties in which both rail seats are 

intact, but only one rail seat permits rail 

fastening as required under the abovecited regulations.’’ The crossties must be 

repositioned ‘‘end-for-end, so both rails 

are secured at every other rail seat.’’ 

BNSF stated, in support of its request, 

that BNSF has maintained an inventory 

of locations where these crossties are 

installed and, when replacing these 

crossties for normal maintenance, 

brought the locations into compliance 

with the appropriate regulations. 

Additionally, BNSF noted that since the 

issuance of the waiver, no derailments 

caused by the crossties have occurred 

on the subject track segments. BNSF 

added that no passenger trains operate 

over the subject locations. 

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 at www.regulations.gov. 

Follow the online instructions for 

submitting comments. 

Communications received by 

December 23, 2024 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 the 

U.S. Department of Transportation’s 

(DOT) 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/ 

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. 2024–24454 Filed 10–21–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Office of the Comptroller of the 

Currency 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Information Collection 

Renewal; Submission for OMB Review; 

Fiduciary Activities 

AGENCY: Office of the Comptroller of the 

Currency (OCC), Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice and request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The OCC, as part of its 

continuing effort to reduce paperwork 

and respondent burden, invites 

comment on a continuing information 

collection, as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). In 

accordance with the requirements of the 

PRA, the OCC may not conduct or 

sponsor, and the respondent is not 

required to respond to, an information 

collection unless it displays a currently 

valid Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) control number. The OCC is 

soliciting comment concerning the 

renewal of its information collection 

titled, ‘‘Fiduciary Activities.’’ The OCC 

also is giving notice that it has sent the 

collection to OMB for review. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

November 21, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Commenters are encouraged 

to submit comments by email, if 

possible. You may submit comments by 

any of the following methods: 

• Email: prainfo@occ.treas.gov. 

• Mail: Chief Counsel’s Office, 

Attention: Comment Processing, Office 

of the Comptroller of the Currency, 

Attention: 1557–0140, 400 7th Street 

SW, Suite 3E–218, Washington, DC 

20219. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: 400 7th 

Street SW, Suite 3E–218, Washington, 

DC 20219. 

• Fax: (571) 293–4835. 

Instructions: You must include 

‘‘OCC’’ as the agency name and ‘‘1557– 

0140’’ in your comment. In general, the 

OCC will publish comments on 

www.reginfo.gov without change, 

including any business or personal 

information provided, such as name and 

address information, email addresses, or 

phone numbers. Comments received, 

including attachments and other 

supporting materials, are part of the 

public record and subject to public 

disclosure. Do not include any 

information in your comment or 

supporting materials that you consider 

confidential or inappropriate for public 

disclosure. 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should also be 


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