[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 37 (Wednesday, February 25, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10206-10207]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-03762]


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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 (C \3\RS) 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 C\3\RS 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 C \3\RS 
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:
    <bullet> Web site: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 
instructions for submitting comments.
    <bullet> Fax: 202-493-2251.
    <bullet> Mail: Docket Operations Facility, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., W12-140, Washington, DC 
20590.
    <bullet> 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]
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