6168 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 23 / Wednesday, February 4, 2015 / Notices 

comment from all interested persons on 

the exemption applications described in 

this notice. We will consider all 

comments received before the close of 

business on the closing date indicated 

earlier in the notice. 

Issued On: January 28, 2015. 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator for Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2015–02135 Filed 2–3–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2004–20000] 

Petition for Waiver of Compliance 

In accordance with Part 211 of Title 

49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), 

this document provides the public 

notice that by a document dated 

September 17, 2014, Dallas Area Rapid 

Transit (DART) 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 

229–Railroad Locomotive Safety 

Standards and Part 234–Grade Crossing 

Safety, Including Signal Systems, State 

Action Plans, and Emergency 

Notification Systems. FRA assigned the 

petition Docket Number FRA–2004– 

20000. 

DART, located in Dallas, TX, seeks an 

extension of its waiver of compliance 

from certain regulations for continued 

operation of its rail-fixed guide way 

public transit lines that share a ‘‘limited 

connection’’ with the general railroad 

system, specifically with the Dallas 

Garland and Northeastern Railroad 

(DGNO). This request is consistent with 

the requirements set forth in the 

Statement of Agency Policy Concerning 

Jurisdiction Over the Safety of Railroad 

Passenger Operations and Waivers 

Related to Shared Use of the Tracks of 

the General Railroad System by Light 

Rail and Conventional Equipment, 65 

FR 42529 (July 10, 2000); see also Joint 

Statement of Agency Policy Concerning 

Shared Use of the Tracks of the General 

Railroad System by Conventional 

Railroads and Light Rail Transit 

Systems, 65 FR 42626 (July 10, 2000). 

DART is expanding its light rail 

operations, and will double in size to 93 

miles. To date, the final 2.6 miles of 

expanded service are scheduled for 

completion in 2016. Expansion includes 

various lines that feature some shared 

corridor operations with DGNO, with up 

to 50 or more total limited connections 

at shared highway-rail grade crossings. 

Therefore, DART is seeking an 

extension of the terms and conditions of 

its current waiver of compliance from 

the provisions of 49 CFR 229.125– 

Headlights and auxiliary lights and 49 

CFR 234.105–Activation failure. DART 

claims that no modifications or changes 

have occurred since the first waiver was 

granted on May 2, 2005, and extended 

for 5 years in April 2010. DART also 

states in its petition that ‘‘since 2010, 

there is no record of any accidents or 

safety-related incidents that occurred in 

these shared corridor portions covered 

by the regulations where these waivers 

are being requested.’’ 

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 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 (e.g., Waiver 

Petition Docket Number FRA–2004– 

20000) 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 within 45 

days of the date of this notice 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 document, if 

submitted on behalf of an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). In 

accordance with 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 

www.dot.gov/privacy. See also http://

www.regulations.gov/#!privacyNotice 

for the privacy notice of regulations.gov 

or interested parties may review DOT’s 

complete Privacy Act Statement in the 

Federal Register published on April 11, 

2000 (65 FR 19477). 

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 28, 

2015. 

Ron Hynes, 

Director, Office of Technical Oversight. 

[FR Doc. 2015–02159 Filed 2–3–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2015–0005] 

Petition for Waiver of Compliance 

In accordance with Part 211 of Title 

49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), 

this document provides the public 

notice that by a document dated 

November 11, 2014, Big Spring Rail 

System (BSR), has petitioned the 

Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) 

for a waiver of compliance from certain 

provisions of the Federal hours of 

service laws contained at 49 U.S.C. 

21103(a)(4). FRA assigned the petition 

Docket Number FRA–2015–0005. 

In its petition, BSR seeks relief from 

49 U.S.C. 21103(a)(4), which, in part, 

requires a train employee to receive 48 

hours off duty after initiating on-duty 

periods for 6 consecutive days. 

Specifically, BSR seeks a waiver to 

allow a train employee to initiate an onduty period, each day, for 6 consecutive 

days followed by 24 hours off duty. In 

support of the request, BSR explained 

that its operations are limited to a 2.4- 

mile long single track with 1 siding 

capable of holding 12 cars. The BSR also 

explained that it only has three 

operating employees that never work 

more than 10 hours in a duty tour or 

exceed 276 hours performing service for 

the railroad in a calendar month. 

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 

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