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49 CFR part 222 (Use of Locomotive 

Horns at Public Highway-Rail Grade 

Crossings). The relevant Docket Number 

is FRA–2009–0072. 

Specifically, TriMet seeks an 

extension of relief from §§ 222.21(a) and 

222.21(b)(2), which require locomotive 

horns to be sounded when approaching 

public highway-rail grade crossings, 

using the ‘‘long-long-short-long’’ pattern 

that begins 15 to 20 seconds before the 

locomotive reaches the crossing, but no 

further than 1⁄4 mile from the crossing. 

The current waiver permits TriMet to 

use a 60 dB(A) locomotive bell in lieu 

of the locomotive horn at three crossings 

on the Lombard segment of TriMet’s 

Westside Express Service (WES) in 

Beaverton, Oregon. 

In support of its petition, TriMet 

stated that the three crossings are 

equipped with flashing lights, bells, and 

either traffic signals or crossing gates. 

Further, TriMet stated that ‘‘WES train 

speeds are positively enforced at a 

maximum of 10 [miles per hour] along 

the Lombard segment,’’ which includes 

the three crossings. TriMet additionally 

noted that the waiver relief ‘‘has not 

been the cause of any accidents, nor has 

it created any safety hazards at or near 

the specified crossings.’’ 

A copy of the petition, as well as any 

written communications concerning the 

petition, is available for review online at 

www.regulations.gov. 

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 parties desire 

an opportunity for oral comment and a 

public hearing, 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 at www.regulations.gov. 

Follow the online instructions for 

submitting comments. 

Communications received by 

February 28, 2025 will be considered by 

FRA before final action is taken. 

Comments received after that date will 

be considered if practicable. 

Anyone can search the electronic 

form of any written communications 

and comments received into any of the 

U.S. Department of Transportation’s 

(DOT) 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.). Under 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 

https://www.transportation.gov/privacy. 

See also https://www.regulations.gov/ 

privacy-notice for the privacy notice of 

regulations.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC. 

John Karl Alexy, 

Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, 

Chief Safety Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2024–31055 Filed 12–27–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2007–28340] 

Petition for Extension of Waiver of 

Compliance 

Under part 211 of title 49 Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR), this 

document provides the public notice 

that on October 14, 2024, and December 

13, 2024, Union Pacific Railroad 

Company (UP) petitioned the Federal 

Railroad Administration (FRA) for an 

extension of a waiver of compliance 

from certain provisions of the Federal 

railroad safety regulations contained at 

49 CFR parts 215 (Railroad Freight Car 

Safety Standards) and 232 (Brake 

System Safety Standards for Freight and 

Other Non-Passenger Trains and 

Equipment; End-of-Train Devices). The 

relevant Docket Number is FRA–2007– 

28340. 

Specifically, UP seeks an extension of 

relief from part 215 and § 232.205(a)(1), 

Class I brake test—initial terminal 

inspection, to move freight cars received 

in interchange from Kansas City 

Southern de Mexico at the West Rail 

International Bridge, located west of 

Brownsville, Texas, to Olmito, Texas. 

The required inspections are conducted 

at the Olmito yard, which is 5.65 miles 

north of the bridge. 

In support of its petition, UP stated 

that the movement ‘‘expedit[es] any 

delays caused by port of entry 

inspections and allow[s] a more efficient 

use of the bridge window.’’ UP added 

that completing inspections and testing 

of equipment at Olmito is ‘‘safer/more 

secure than attempting it on the bridge 

precisely at the US border line,’’ as the 

‘‘Olmito facility infrastructure supports 

inspections, and repair associated 

activities, including switching out bad 

orders.’’ Finally, UP noted that the relief 

avoids ‘‘unnecessary public disruptions 

within the city of Brownsville, [Texas], 

including, but not limited to, 

excessively blocked crossings’’ as well 

as ‘‘alleviates undue additional 

locomotive emissions from excessive 

idling times.’’ 

A copy of the petition, as well as any 

written communications concerning the 

petition, is available for review online at 

www.regulations.gov. 

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 parties desire 

an opportunity for oral comment and a 

public hearing, 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 at www.regulations.gov. 

Follow the online instructions for 

submitting comments. 

Communications received by 

February 28, 2025 will be considered by 

FRA before final action is taken. 

Comments received after that date will 

be considered if practicable. 

Anyone can search the electronic 

form of any written communications 

and comments received into any of the 

U.S. Department of Transportation’s 

(DOT) 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.). Under 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 

https://www.transportation.gov/privacy. 

See also https://www.regulations.gov/ 

privacy-notice for the privacy notice of 

regulations.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC. 

John Karl Alexy, 

Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, 

Chief Safety Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2024–31042 Filed 12–27–24; 8:45 am] 

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