14434 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 53 / Thursday, March 19, 2015 / Notices 

on December 22, 2014 (79 FR 76436). 

Subpart D to part 183 allows the FAA 

to appoint organizations as 

representatives of the administrator. As 

authorized, these organizations perform 

certification functions on behalf of the 

FAA. Applications are submitted to the 

appropriate FAA office and are 

reviewed by the FAA to determine 

whether the applicant meets the 

requirements necessary to be authorized 

as a representative of the Administrator. 

Procedures manuals are submitted and 

approved by the FAA as a means to 

ensure that the correct processes are 

utilized when performing functions on 

behalf of the FAA. These requirements 

are necessary to manage the various 

approvals issued by the organization 

and to document approvals issued and 

must be maintained in order to address 

potential future safety issues. 

Respondents: Approximately 84 

applicants. 

Frequency: Information is collected 

on occasion. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: 41.7 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

5,623 hours. 

Issued in Washington, DC on March 10, 

2015. 

Albert R. Spence, 

FAA Assistant Information Collection 

Clearance Officer, IT Enterprises Business 

Services Division, ASP–110. 

[FR Doc. 2015–06338 Filed 3–18–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2008–0010] 

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 10, 2014, Sonoma-Marin 

Area Rail Transit District (SMART), 

owner of 77 miles of former 

Northwestern Pacific Railroad 

Company, and Southern Pacific 

Transportation Company trackage in 

Marin, Sonoma, and Napa Counties, CA, 

has petitioned the Federal Railroad 

Administration (FRA) for 

reconsideration of an approval 

condition, granted on February 24, 

2009, on the Brazos Drawbridge at 

Milepost 64.7, specifically, condition 4 

of FRA–2008–0010, which states 

‘‘Approval is for freight movements only 

and shall be revisited prior to any 

passenger operations.’’ 

SMART, Amtrak, and the Capitol 

Corridor Joint Powers Authority are 

formally asking for an exception to the 

condition cited above to permit 

operation of two round-trip chartered 

Amtrak passenger trains, over the 

Brazos Drawbridge, to Sonoma Raceway 

on Sunday, June 28, 2015, for NASCAR 

Specials, on Sunday, August 2, 2015, for 

NHRA Specials, and on Sunday, August 

30, 2015, for Indy Car Specials. 

FRA has previously granted an 

exception to this condition to allow a 

chartered Amtrak special train on June 

23, 2013, which was a 1-day passenger 

train movement over the Brazos 

Drawbridge operating between 

Sacramento and Sonoma Raceway. That 

special was considered a great success. 

FRA also granted an exception to the 

condition for the operation of two 

special trains on June 22, 2014, as well 

as two special trains on August 24, 

2014. 

The intended operating route of these 

2015 specials is from Sacramento and 

San Jose on the Union Pacific Railroad 

to Suisun-Fairfield, then via the 

California Northern Railroad from 

Suisun-Fairfield to Brazos Junction, and 

over SMART trackage from Brazos 

Junction over the Brazos Drawbridge to 

Sonoma Raceway and return via the 

same route. 

As was the case in 2013, and 2014, a 

specific operating plan will be in place 

to ensure correct operation of the Brazos 

Drawbridge, the safety of train 

operations, equipment, passenger 

boarding/alighting, staffing, and 

raceway access/egress. 

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 May 4, 

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 March 13, 

2015. 

Ron Hynes, 

Director of Technical Oversight. 

[FR Doc. 2015–06254 Filed 3–18–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[Docket No. FD 35911] 

Portland & Western Railroad, Inc.— 

Acquisition and Operation 

Exemption—Port of Tillamook Bay 

Portland & Western Railroad, Inc. 

(PNWR), a Class III rail carrier, has filed 

a verified notice of exemption under 49 

CFR 1150.41 to acquire and continue to 

operate approximately 3.5 miles of rail 

line (the Line) owned by Port of 

Tillamook Bay (POTB), between 

milepost 774.0, at Banks, and milepost 

770.5, at Schefflin, in Washington 

County, Or. 

PNWR is the current operator of the 

Line pursuant to a lease agreement 

dated May 6, 1999, between PNWR and 


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