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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. 2024–26993 Filed 11–19–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2019–0064] 

Petition for Extension and Modification 

of Waiver of Compliance 

Under part 211 of title 49 Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR), this 

document provides the public notice 

that by letters dated August 27, 2024, 

and October 15, 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 232 (Brake System Safety 

Standards for Freight and Other NonPassenger Trains and Equipment; Endof-Train Devices). BNSF also petitioned 

to add three locations to the waiver: 

Auburn, Washington; Lincoln, 

Nebraska; and Missoula, Montana. The 

relevant Docket Number is FRA–2019– 

0064. 

Specifically, BNSF requests to renew 

the existing waiver from 49 CFR 

232.305(b)(2), Single car air brake tests, 

which permits BNSF to change the 

repair track designation (per § 232.303, 

General requirements) so that the track 

on which in-train wheel replacements 

are performed is not designated a shop 

or repair track. Accordingly, a single car 

air brake test (SCABT) is not required on 

each car undergoing an in-train 

wheelset replacement, but BNSF 

proposes to perform a SCABT on any 

car with an FRA-condemnable wheel 

defect as defined in § 232.303(b)(5). The 

relief currently applies to specific yard 

tracks for wheelset replacement at three 

BNSF facilities: Newton, Kansas; Kansas 

City, Kansas; and Temple, Texas. BNSF 

seeks to expand the waiver to apply to 

Auburn, Washington; Lincoln, 

Nebraska; and Missoula, Montana, as 

well. 

In support of its request, BNSF stated 

that the program ‘‘has significantly 

reduced the number of wheels in service 

with elevated kip impact readings, 

which, in turn has a long-term positive 

impact on rail integrity.’’ Additionally, 

BNSF explained that ‘‘by using [Wheel 

Impact Load Detectors] and replacing 

wheelsets with relatively minor defects, 

BNSF has replaced significantly more 

wheelsets than required by FRA 

regulations.’’ 

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 January 

21, 2025 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 

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. 2024–26999 Filed 11–19–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2024–0115] 

Petition for Waiver of Compliance 

Under part 211 of title 49 Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR), this 

document provides the public notice 

that by letters received October 1, 2024, 

and November 4, 2024, the City of North 

Salt Lake (the City) 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 

222 (Use of Locomotive Horns at Public 

Highway-Rail Grade Crossings). FRA 

assigned the petition Docket Number 

FRA–2024–0115. 

Specifically, the City requests relief 

from § 222.35(b)(1), What are the 

minimum requirements for quiet 

zones?—Active grade crossing warning 

devices, which states that each public 

highway-rail grade crossing in a quiet 

zone ‘‘must be equipped, no later than 

the quiet zone implementation date, 

with active grade crossing warning 

devices comprising both flashing lights 

and gates which control traffic over the 

crossing.’’ The City requests a two-year 

waiver from the regulation ‘‘until the 

design and construction of the relocated 

signal mast and gate arm can be 

completed.’’ 

In support of its request, the City 

stated that the signal mast and gate arm 

are currently located before the crossing 

on an industrial spur, where trains are 

operated at not more than 10 miles per 

hour. The crossing currently has signal 

lights, and the City will add a painted 

stop bar and sign reading ‘‘STOP HERE 

WHEN FLASHING’’ to ‘‘further improve 

the safety at the crossing . . . until the 

design and construction of the gate arm 

can be completed.’’ The City further 

explained that funding for the project 

has been secured and that granting this 

relief will allow ‘‘reinstatement of the 

quiet zone while design, approval and 

construction of the gate arm is 

completed.’’ 

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 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 January 

21, 2025 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. 2024–26996 Filed 11–19–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2019–0042] 

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 by letter dated October 8, 2024, 

Buffalo & Pittsburgh Railroad, Inc. 

(BPRR) 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 

240 (Qualification and Certification of 

Locomotive Engineers) and part 242 

(Qualification and Certification of 

Conductors). The relevant Docket 

Number is FRA–2019–0042. 

Specifically, BPRR requests relief 

required to continue participation in 

FRA’s Confidential Close Call Reporting 

System (C3RS) Program. BPRR seeks to 

continue shielding reporting employees 

from mandatory punitive sanctions that 

would otherwise arise as provided in 

§§ 240.117(e)(1)–(4); 240.305(a)(1)–(4) 

and (a)(6); 240.307; 242.403(b), (c), 

(e)(1)–(4), (e)(6)–(11), (f)(1)–(2); and 

242.407. The C3RS Program encourages 

certified operating crew members to 

report close calls and protects the 

employees and the railroad from 

discipline or sanctions arising from the 

incidents reported per the C3RS 

Implementing Memorandum of 

Understanding (IMOU). 

In support of its request, the petition 

stated that BPRR’s benefits from the 

C3RS program have prompted ‘‘other 

railroad subsidiaries under Genesee & 

Wyoming [Inc.] . . . to adopt C3RS.’’ 

BPRR also stated that itself and 

‘‘participating parties continue to 

believe that the C3RS program provides 

tangible benefits and improves 

employee and public safety.’’ 

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 January 

21, 2025 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 

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. 2024–27000 Filed 11–19–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2024–0004] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Notice and Request for 

Comment; National Roadside Survey 

of Alcohol and Drug Prevalence of 

Road Users: 2025 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice and request for public 

comment on proposed new collection of 

information. 

SUMMARY: The National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA) invites 

public comments about our intention to 

request approval from the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for a 

new information collection. Before a 

Federal agency can collect certain 

information from the public, it must 

receive approval from OMB. Under 

procedures established by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

before seeking OMB approval, Federal 

agencies must solicit public comment 

on proposed collections of information, 

including extensions and reinstatement 

of previously approved collections. This 

document describes a collection of 

information for which NHTSA intends 

to seek OMB approval for a National 

Roadside Survey (NRS) of alcohol and 

other drug prevalence among drivers 

and other road users (ORUs; e.g., 

pedestrians, bicyclists, electric scooter 

riders, and those with mobility aids. 

NHTSA will conduct two studies. Study 

1 will focus on drivers but include 


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