14842 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 61 / Wednesday, April 1, 2009 / Notices 

Railserve Inc. 

[Docket Number FRA–2008–0138] 

The Railserve Inc. (RASX) of Atlanta, 

Georgia, has petitioned for a permanent 

waiver of compliance for fifteen (15) 

locomotives from the requirements of 

the Railroad Safety Glazing Standards, 

Title 49 CFR Part 223, which requires 

certified glazing in all windows. The 

reporting marks on these locomotives 

are RASX 5487, RASX 1078, RASX 

2460, RASX 2558, RASX 8959, RASX 

5489, RASX 5077, RASX 1037, RASX 

356, RASX 4487, RASX 4489, RASX 

8999, RASX 103, RPRY 2402, and LTEX 

2503. 

These locomotives are used in 

switching operations inside the DOW A 

& B Chemical Plants in Freeport, Texas. 

The switching operations involve 

interchange with the Union Pacific 

Railroad Company for inbounds and 

outbounds only on the trackage that is 

less than 1⁄4 mile long. RASX states that 

there is no history of vandalism at the 

DOW A & B Chemical Plants in 

Freeport, Texas, and that all of the 

locomotives are parked inside the plants 

at all times. The top speed of operations 

is 5 miles per hour. RASX has stated 

that to install glass at FRA specifications 

would be cost prohibitive. 

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 (e.g., Waiver 

Petition Docket Number FRA–2008– 

0138) 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 45 

days 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. All written communications 

concerning these proceedings are 

available for examination during regular 

business hours (9 a.m.—5 p.m.) at the 

above facility. All documents in the 

public docket are also available for 

inspection and copying on the Internet 

at the docket facility’s Web site at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

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 comment, if 

submitted on behalf of an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). You may 

review DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement in the Federal Register 

published on April 11, 2000 (Volume 

65, Number 70; Pages 19477–78). 

Issued in Washington, DC on March 26, 

2009. 

Grady C. Cothen, Jr., 

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety 

Standards and Program Development. 

[FR Doc. E9–7247 Filed 3–31–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

Petition for Waiver of Compliance 

In accordance with Part 211 of Title 

49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), 

notice is hereby given that the Federal 

Railroad Administration (FRA) received 

a request for a waiver of compliance 

with certain requirements of its safety 

standards. The individual petition is 

described below, including the party 

seeking relief, the regulatory provisions 

involved, the nature of the relief being 

requested, and the petitioner’s 

arguments in favor of relief. 

SMS Rail Service 

[Docket Number FRA–2009–0018] 

The SMS Rail Service (SMS Lines) of 

Bridgeport, New Jersey, has petitioned 

for a permanent waiver of compliance 

for three locomotives (SLRS 304, SLRS 

305 and SLRS 306) from the 

requirements of the Railroad Safety 

Glazing Standards, Title 49 CFR Part 

223, which requires certified glazing in 

all windows. The locomotives are in 

good condition with no defective glass. 

SMS Lines operates these locomotives 

in back-up service within the Pureland 

Industrial Park in Bridgeport, NJ, and 

the Valero Refinery in Paulsboro, NJ. 

There has been no history of broken 

glass at these locations and there are no 

overhead bridges or tunnels. The 

maximum operating speed is 10 miles 

per hour. SMS Lines states that they 

plan to upgrade all three locomotives to 

FRA Safety Glazing Standards as and 

when these locomotives are overhauled 

and repaired. SMS Lines is, therefore, 

seeking interim relief from the FRA 

Safety Glazing Standards. 

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 (e.g., Waiver 

Petition Docket Number FRA–2009– 

0018) 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 45 

days 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. All written communications 

concerning these proceedings are 

available for examination during regular 

business hours (9 a.m.–5 p.m.) at the 

above facility. All documents in the 

public docket are also available for 

inspection and copying on the Internet 

at the docket facility’s Web site at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

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 comment, if 

submitted on behalf of an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). You may 

review DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement in the Federal Register 

published on April 11, 2000 (Volume 

65, Number 70; Pages 19477–78). 

Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 61 / Wednesday, April 1, 2009 / Notices 14843 

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 26, 

2009. 

Grady C. Cothen, Jr., 

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety 

Standards and Program Development. 

[FR Doc. E9–7250 Filed 3–31–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

Petition for Waiver of Compliance 

In accordance with Part 211 of Title 

49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), 

notice is hereby given that the Federal 

Railroad Administration (FRA) received 

a request for a waiver of compliance 

with certain requirements of its safety 

standards. The individual petition is 

described below, including the party 

seeking relief, the regulatory provisions 

involved, the nature of the relief being 

requested, and the petitioner’s 

arguments in favor of relief. 

Sunflour Railroad Inc./Denver Rock 

Island Railroad 

[Docket Number FRA–2003–15513] 

The Sunflour Railroad Inc./Denver 

Rock Island Railroad (SNR) of 

Commerce City, Colorado, has 

petitioned for a permanent waiver of 

compliance for one locomotive (SNR 61) 

from the requirements of the Railroad 

Safety Glazing Standards, Title 49 CFR 

Part 223, which require certified glazing 

in all windows. The locomotive is 

equipped with automotive type safety 

glass that is in good condition with no 

discoloration. SNR operates over 26.3 

miles of excepted track in primarily 

rural territory at speeds not exceeding 

10 miles per hour. There has been no 

instances of vandalism from the time 

the original waiver was granted in 2003. 

As stated in their original petition for 

waiver in 2003, SNR states that the 

expense of retrofitting the locomotive to 

comply with FRA Safety Glazing 

Standards would impose an undue 

financial burden on the company to 

protect against situations they do not 

encounter. 

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 (e.g., Waiver 

Petition Docket Number FRA–2003– 

15513) 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 45 

days 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. All written communications 

concerning these proceedings are 

available for examination during regular 

business hours (9 a.m.–5 p.m.) at the 

above facility. All documents in the 

public docket are also available for 

inspection and copying on the Internet 

at the docket facility’s Web site at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

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 comment, if 

submitted on behalf of an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). You may 

review DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement in the Federal Register 

published on April 11, 2000 (Volume 

65, Number 70; Pages 19477–78). 

Issued in Washington, DC on March 26, 

2009. 

Grady C. Cothen, Jr., 

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety 

Standards and Program Development. 

[FR Doc. E9–7248 Filed 3–31–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2008–0178] 

Amendments to Highway Safety 

Program Guidelines 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Revisions to highway safety 

program guidelines. 

SUMMARY: Section 402 of title 23 of the 

United States Code requires the 

Secretary of Transportation to 

promulgate uniform guidelines for State 

highway safety programs. 

This notice revises five of the existing 

guidelines and adds a new one to reflect 

program methodologies and approaches 

that have proven to be successful and 

are based on sound science and program 

administration. The revised guidelines 

are Guideline No. 4 Driver Education; 

Guideline No. 5 Non-Commercial Driver 

Licensing; Guideline No. 7 Judicial and 

Court Services; Guideline No. 10 Traffic 

Records; and Guideline No. 17 Pupil 

Transportation. The new guideline is 

Guideline No. 12 Prosecutor Training. 

DATES: The revised guidelines become 

effective as of the date of publication of 

this document in the Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Susan Kirinich, Research and Program 

Development, NTI–100, National 

Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590; Telephone: 

202–366–1755; Fax: 202–366–7721. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Section 402 of title 23 of the United 

States Code requires the Secretary of 

Transportation to promulgate uniform 

guidelines for State highway safety 

programs. As the highway safety 

environment changes, it is necessary for 

NHTSA to update the guidelines to 

provide current information on effective 

program content for States to use in 

developing and assessing their traffic 

safety programs. Each of the revised 

guidelines reflects the best available 

science and the real-world experience of 

NHTSA and the States in developing 

and managing traffic safety program 

content. Specifically, NHTSA will 

update the guidelines periodically to 

address new issues and to emphasize 

program methodology and approaches 

that have proven to be effective in these 

program areas. 

The guidelines offer direction to 

States in formulating their highway 

safety plans for highway safety efforts 

that are supported with Section 402 

grant funds as well as safety activities 

funded from other sources. The 

guidelines provide a framework for 

developing a balanced highway safety 

program and serve as a tool with which 

States can assess the effectiveness of 

their own programs. NHTSA encourages 

States to use these guidelines and build 

upon them to optimize the effectiveness 

of highway safety programs conducted 

at the State and local levels.