10206 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 37 / Wednesday, February 25, 2015 / Notices 

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 19, 

2015. 

Ron Hynes, 

Director, Office of Technical Oversight. 

[FR Doc. 2015–03783 Filed 2–24–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2015–0012] 

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 June 

18, 2014, the Alaska Railroad (ARR) 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 236, Rules, 

Standards, and Instructions Governing 

the Installation, Inspection, 

Maintenance, and Repair of Signal and 

Train Control Systems, Devices, and 

Appliances. FRA assigned the petition 

Docket Number FRA–2015–0012. 

This request is for relief from the 

requirements of 49 CFR 236.51, Track 

Circuit Requirements. ARR is seeking to 

discontinue the existing electronic track 

circuit through the Whittier Tunnel and 

replace it with a vital axle counter. 

The location of the proposed track 

circuit replacement is from Whittier, 

Milepost (MP) F2.5 to Bear Valley, MP 

F5.2, on the Kenai Subdivision, Whittier 

Division, at Whittier, AK. The Whittier 

Division is a single track line with a 

traffic control system (TCS) with a 

dedicated TCS block used to protect 

Whittier Tunnel. 

The tunnel is 2.6 miles long and is a 

mixed use facility allocating exclusive 

train and automobile occupancy at any 

given time. 

The track circuit installed within the 

tunnel experiences false occupancy 

failures that contribute to a backup of 

train and auto travel through the tunnel. 

The embedded track and the 

consistently wet road combined with 

fouling soil and a failing pump system 

create an extremely low ballast 

resistance which inhibits the safe, 

reliable operation of the track circuit. 

Axle counters function by detecting 

the presence and traveling direction of 

wheels at entrance and exit points of 

defined blocks of track. The wheels are 

counted into and out of the block. If the 

same amount of axles are detected 

departing the block as were detected 

entering it, the block is considered 

vacant. Axle counters provide no broken 

rail detection, as required in 49 CFR 

236.51. 

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 April 

13, 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 February 19, 

2015. 

Ron Hynes, 

Director, Office of Technical Oversight. 

[FR Doc. 2015–03787 Filed 2–24–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2015–0011] 

Petition for Waiver of Compliance 

In accordance with Part 211 of Title 

49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), 

this provides the public notice that by 

a document dated January 29, 2015, the 

Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter 

Railroad (METRA) has petitioned the 

Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) 

for a waiver of compliance from several 

provisions of the Federal railroad safety 

regulations. Specifically, METRA 

requests relief from certain provisions of 

49 CFR part 240, Qualification and 

Certification of Locomotive Engineers, 

and Part 242, Qualification and 

Certification of Conductors. The request 

was assigned Docket Number FRA– 

2015–0011. The relief is contingent on 

METRA’s implementation of and 

participation in the Confidential Close 

Call Reporting System (C3RS) pilot 

project. 

METRA seeks to shield reporting 

employees and the railroad from 

mandatory punitive sanctions that 

would otherwise arise as provided in 49 

240.117(e)(1)–(4); 240.305(a)(l)–(4) and 

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

(e)(l)–(4), (e)(6)–(11), (f)(l)–(2). The C3RS 

pilot project encourages certified 

operating crew members to report close 

calls and protect the employees and the 

railroad from discipline or sanctions 

arising from the incidents reported per 

the C3RS Implementing Memorandum 

of Understanding. 

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 


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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 within 

April 13, 2015 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. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 19, 

2015. 

Ron Hynes, 

Director, Office of Technical Oversight. 

[FR Doc. 2015–03762 Filed 2–24–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2014–0129] 

Petition for Waiver of Compliance 

In accordance with Part 211 of Title 

49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), 

this provides the public notice that by 

a document dated December 14, 2014, 

Michigan Southern Railroad Company 

(MSO) 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–2014–0129. 

MSO, located in Peoria, IL, has 

petitioned FRA for a waiver of 

compliance for one caboose, specifically 

Caboose MSO 500006. MSO is a 

shortline railroad that operates trains at 

10 mph or less. MSO 500006 would be 

used as a shoving platform during 

reverse moves that extend up to 5 miles 

in distance within the area of Sturgis, 

SD. Sturgis is an urban community that 

had a population of 10,884 in 2012. The 

shove move originates in the southern 

portion of the town that is an industrial/ 

rural area and ends at the wye in 

Sturgis. The shove move spans 

approximately 12 grade crossings, and 

the train lengths range from 2 to 5 cars, 

including the locomotive and caboose. 

The waiver is sought because the 

caboose is not used as historically or 

traditionally intended, and the cost to 

upgrade the equipment is significant for 

a shortline railroad. In addition, using 

the caboose would enhance employee 

safety. 

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 April 

13, 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 

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 February 19, 

2015. 

Ron Hynes, 

Director of Technical Oversight. 

[FR Doc. 2015–03782 Filed 2–24–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2014–0127] 

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 17, 2014, Keolis Commuter 

Services (KRSM), a contracted 

commuter railroad operator for the 

Massachusetts Bay Transportation 

Authority, has petitioned the Federal 

Railroad Administration (FRA) for a 

waiver of compliance from several 

provisions of the Federal railroad safety 

regulations. Specifically, KRSM requests 

relief from certain provisions of 49 CFR 

part 240, Qualification and Certification 

of Locomotive Engineers, and Part 242, 

Qualification and Certification of 


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