13458 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 49 / Friday, March 13, 2015 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket No. FRA–2015–0009] 

Filing Process for Petitions for Waiver 

and Other Exemptions, Applications, 

and Special Approvals 

AGENCY: Federal Railroad 

Administration (FRA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This document provides the 

public notice that FRA has created an 

electronic mailbox to receive petitions 

for waivers and exemptions from 

railroad safety rules and regulations, as 

well as applications for modification or 

discontinuance of railroad signal 

systems (block signal applications) and 

certain special approvals from railroad 

safety rules and regulations. The email 

address for this inbox is FRAWaivers@

dot.gov. FRA requests that all railroad 

safety waiver and exemption requests, 

as well as block signal applications and 

special approval applications be 

submitted either to FRA’s Docket Clerk 

in accordance with the existing 

requirements in Title 49 Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR) Part 211, Rules of 

Practice, or to this email address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Milicent D. White, Program Specialist, 

202–493–1328, Milicent.White@dot.gov, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

document announces FRA’s 

establishment of an electronic mailbox 

to receive petitions for waivers, certain 

petitions for special approvals and 

exemptions from railroad safety rules 

and regulations, as well as block signal 

applications. The email address for this 

inbox is FRAWaivers@dot.gov. FRA 

anticipates providing a link on its Web 

page (www.fra.dot.gov) to this mailbox 

to further streamline the filing process. 

FRA created this electronic mailbox in 

order to streamline the filing process for 

certain documents typically filed in 

accordance with 49 CFR 211.7, Filing 

Requirements, including petitions for 

waiver of any FRA rule or regulation, 

applications for special approval under 

49 CFR 211.55 or 238.21, restricted car 

approvals under 49 CFR 215.203, 

grandfathering approvals under 238.203, 

and signal applications under 49 CFR 

parts 235 and 236 (block signal 

applications). FRA is providing the 

flexibility for electronic filing of these 

petitions and applications also with the 

intent to avoid lost, misplaced, delayed, 

damaged or illegible hardcopy mail. 

FRA requests that all railroad safety 

waiver and exemption requests, as well 

as block signal applications and special 

approval applications (including new 

requests, requests for extensions of 

existing waivers or approvals, or 

withdrawals, along with all supporting 

documentation), be submitted to either 

FRA’s Docket Clerk at the address 

provided in 49 CFR 211.1(b)(4) in 

accordance with the existing 

requirements of 49 CFR 211.7 or to the 

above-referenced email address. FRA is 

providing for the electronic filing of 

waivers and other requests for 

regulatory relief traditionally filed in 

hard copy through FRA’s Docket Clerk 

in order to increase the efficiency of the 

process both internally and externally. 

FRA anticipates following this notice 

with a rulemaking modifying the 

applicable procedural regulations (49 

CFR part 211) to specifically provide for 

the electronic filing of the aboveidentified documents. In anticipation of 

this rulemaking, any interested party 

may submit comments regarding the use 

of this electronic mailbox for 

submission of railroad safety waiver and 

exemption requests, block signal 

applications, and special approval 

applications. 

A copy of this notice, as well as any 

written communications concerning the 

notice, is available for review online at 

www.regulations.gov and in person at 

the 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 may submit written 

views, data, or comments regarding the 

use of an electronic mailbox as 

described in this notice. All written 

submissions should be submitted by 

May 12, 2015. 

All communications concerning this 

notice 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. 

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 March 10, 

2015. 

Ron Hynes, 

Director of Technical Oversight. 

[FR Doc. 2015–05751 Filed 3–12–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Federal Transit Administration 

[Docket Number: FHWA–2015–0001] 

Notice of Availability of Revised 

Guidance on the Environmental 

Review Process 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration, Federal Transit 

Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of availability; Request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA) and Federal 

Transit Administration (FTA) announce 

the availability of its revised Section 

139 Environmental Review Process 

guidance (previously referred to as the 

SAFETEA–LU Environmental Review 

Process Final Guidance), which was 

amended to reflect provisions of the 

Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st 

Century Act (MAP–21). The document 

provides guidance on environmental 

review process requirements and best 

management practices for transportation 

projects funded or approved by the 

FHWA, FTA, or both agencies. The 

revisions to the joint guidance reflect 

the FHWA and FTA’s proposed 

implementation of the MAP–21 changes 

within their statutory environmental 

review process requirements, in 

accordance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and 

other Federal laws. The FHWA and FTA 

request public comments on the 

proposed guidance. 

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