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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 March 

23, 2015 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. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 28, 

2015. 

Ron Hynes, 

Director, Office of Technical Oversight. 

[FR Doc. 2015–02162 Filed 2–3–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2015–0003] 

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 January 

6, 2015, Union Pacific Railroad (UP) 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 213, Track 

Safety Standards. FRA assigned the 

petition Docket Number FRA–2015– 

0003. 

Pursuant to 49 CFR 213.113(a), UP 

requests a waiver from the accepted 

practice of stop/start rail testing to start 

a pilot test process for nonstop 

continuous testing. The projected 

starting date for implementing the test 

process would be June 1, 2015, and the 

test process would continue for a period 

of 2 years. The test process would occur 

on two separate locations within the UP 

system: the Marysville Subdivision 

main tracks between Gibbon Junction, 

NE., and Marysville, KS, and the Baird 

Subdivision main tracks between Fort 

Worth and Sweetwater, TX. 

For this pilot test, the process would 

be similar to the waivers granted to CSX 

Transportation in Docket Number FRA– 

2011–0107 and the Illinois Central 

Railroad as prescribed in Docket 

Number FRA–2014–0029. UP would not 

have parallel or redundant stop/start 

testing on the segments being tested in 

a nonstop process. UP would produce a 

progress report on a bimonthly basis for 

review by FRA’s Rail Integrity Office. 

This report would include the in-service 

rail failure ratios per 49 CFR part 213, 

a report on the miles tested, and the 

frequency of testing. 

UP currently tests the Marysville 

Subdivision every 30 days and the Baird 

Subdivision approximately every 90– 

120 days. UP plans to increase the 

frequency on the Marysville 

Subdivision to every 15–20 days and the 

frequency on the Baird Subdivision to 

approximately every 60 days with this 

process. The nonstop continuous highspeed rail test vehicle will be a selfpropelled ultrasonic/induction rail flaw 

detection vehicle operating at test 

speeds of up to 25 mph. Upon 

completion of each daily run, data will 

be analyzed offline, at a remote location, 

by technical experts with experience on 

another Class I railroad with this 

process. The offline analysts will 

categorize and prioritize suspect 

locations for posttest field verifications 

and hand tests. Field verification will be 

conducted within an FRA-prescribed 

timeframe by UP qualified/certified rail 

test professionals with recordable field 

validation equipment based on Global 

Positioning System locations. All 

suspect locations will be validated for 

30 feet on either side of the suspect GPS 

locations. Remedial actions will be 

applied based on the verification results 

per 49 CFR 213.113, Defective Rails for 

confirmed rail defect locations. 

UP believes nonstop continuous rail 

testing will provide the capability to test 

track more quickly and frequently, and 

minimize the risk of rail service failures. 

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 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 March 

23, 2015 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 

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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. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 28, 

2015. 

Ron Hynes, 

Director, Office of Technical Oversight. 

[FR Doc. 2015–02161 Filed 2–3–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2014–0125] 

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 

December 10, 2014, Western New York 

& Pennsylvania Railroad (WNYP) 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 223, Safety 

Glazing Standards—Locomotives, 

Passenger Cars and Cabooses. FRA 

assigned the petition Docket Number 

FRA–2014–0125. 

Specifically, WNYP requests a waiver 

from the glazing requirements at 49 CFR 

223.9, Requirements for new or rebuilt 

equipment, for a steel bay window 

caboose, identified as Car Number 

WNYP 300. 

WNYP states that this caboose will be 

used infrequently for such things as 

special occasions, historical events, and 

Santa trains. This caboose would not be 

used in regular freight operations or in 

interchange service. Although many of 

the original side windows have been 

blanked over with steel sheeting, the 

bay and end windows remain. These 

windows are equipped with tempered 

glass, which is not of FRA Type II 

standards. 

WNYP further states that this caboose 

will be serviced, inspected, and 

maintained in compliance with other 

applicable regulations. The caboose was 

upgraded sometime during its life with 

modern 70-ton roller bearing trucks. The 

caboose is currently housed in Olean, 

NY. 

In addition, WNYP states that the 

Caboose WNYP 300 was built in 1960 

and is more than 50 years of age from 

its original construction date and, 

therefore, is restricted per 49 CFR 

215.203(a). WNYP’s petition also 

includes a request for Special Approval 

in accordance with 49 CFR 215.203(c). 

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 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 March 

23, 2015 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. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 28, 

2015. 

Ron Hynes, 

Director, Office of Technical Oversight. 

[FR Doc. 2015–02160 Filed 2–3–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Transit Administration 

[Docket No. FTA–2015–0002] 

Emergency Relief Program: Proposed 

Guidance 

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration 

(FTA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability of 

Guidance for FTA’s Emergency Relief 

Program and Request for Comments. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Transit 

Administration (FTA) has placed in the 

docket and on its Web site proposed 

guidance on FTA’s Emergency Relief 

(ER) Program for states and transit 

agencies that may be affected by a 

declared emergency or disaster and that 

may seek funding under FTA’s ER 

Program. The proposed guidance is 

contained in the newly revised 

Reference Manual for States & Transit 

Agencies on Response and Recovery 

from Declared Disasters and FTA’s 

Emergency Relief Program, which 

replaces ‘‘Response and Recovery from 

Declared Emergencies and Disasters: A 

Reference for Transit Agencies,’’ last 

updated in June 2013. In addition to 

proposed guidance on the ER Program, 

this document provides information on 

other disaster relief resources available 

through FTA and from the Federal 

Emergency Management Agency 

(FEMA). By this notice, FTA seeks 

public comment on the proposed ER 

Program guidance. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted by 

April 6, 2015. Late-filed comments will 

be considered to the extent practicable. 

ADDRESSES: Please submit your 

comments by only one of the following 

methods, identifying your submission 

by docket number FTA–2015–0002. All 

electronic submissions must be made to 

the U.S. Government electronic site at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

(1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and follow 

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