4836 Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 10 / Thursday, January 16, 2025 / Notices 

1The City of North Salt Lake initially requested 

relief under Docket Number FRA–2024–0115, and 

a Federal Register notice was published in that 

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

FRA-2024-0115. The Salt Lake City Department of 

Public Services submitted an initial request in this 

docket and then sent an additional letter that 

combined both requests into Docket Number FRA– 

2024–0124. Comments submitted to both of the 

notices in FRA–2024–0115 and FRA–2014–0124 

will be considered. 

B. Applicability of Exemption 

During the temporary exemption 

period, motor carriers operating CMVs 

may install and use the VSNA’s SmartVision system in lieu of the two rearvision mirrors required by § 393.80. 

C. Terms and Conditions 

1. This exemption is limited to the 

VSNA’s Smart-Vision system installed 

on CMVs and does not apply to any 

other camera-based mirror replacement 

system/technology. 

2. Motor carriers using the VSNA’s 

Smart-Vision system installed on CMVs 

must report to FMCSA on an annual 

basis to MCPSV@dot.gov: (1) the total 

number of CMVs operating under the 

terms and conditions of the exemption; 

and (2) any crashes, other than front-end 

crashes, involving CMVs operating 

under the exemption. The reports are 

due by the end of the calendar year 

beginning from the effective date of this 

exemption. 

3. Drivers operating CMVs under this 

exemption must inspect the SmartVision system each time before 

operating the CMV and be satisfied that 

it is in proper working order. 

4. Drivers operating CMVs under this 

exemption must inspect the SmartVision system at the end of each day 

and note any defects in the equipment 

on the driver vehicle inspection report. 

The motor carrier must repair any 

defects noted by the driver before it 

operates the CMV again. 

5. The motor carrier must periodically 

inspect the Smart-Vision system in 

addition to the existing inspection 

required at least once every 12 months. 

6. Motor carriers using the VSNA’s 

Smart-Vision system installed on CMVs 

must notify FMCSA within 5 business 

days after they become aware, or 

otherwise determine, that the continued 

use of Smart-Vision system covered by 

this exemption is no longer likely to 

maintain a level of safety that is at least 

equivalent to the level that would be 

achieved absent this exemption. 

Notification must be made by sending 

an email to FMCSA at MCPSV@dot.gov. 

D. Preemption 

In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 

31315(d), as implemented by 49 CFR 

381.600, during the period this 

exemption is in effect, no State shall 

enforce any law or regulation that 

conflicts with or is inconsistent with 

this exemption with respect to a person 

operating under the exemption. States 

may, but are not required to, adopt the 

same exemption with respect to 

operations in intrastate commerce. 

E. Termination 

FMCSA does not believe that motor 

carriers and CMVs covered by the 

exemption will experience any 

deterioration of their safety record. The 

Agency will, however, rescind the 

exemption if: (1) motor carriers and/or 

CMVs operating under the exemption 

fail to comply with the terms and 

conditions of the exemption; (2) the 

exemption results in a lower level of 

safety than was maintained before it was 

granted; or (3) continuation of the 

exemption would not be consistent with 

the goals and objective of 49 U.S.C. 

31136 or chapter 313. 

Vincent G. White, 

Deputy Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2025–00900 Filed 1–15–25; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2024–0124] 

Petition for Waiver of Compliance 

Under part 211 of title 49 Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR), this 

document provides the public notice 

that by letters received November 12, 

2024, and December 11, 2024, the Salt 

Lake City Department of Public Services 

in conjunction with the City of North 

Salt Lake (Petitioners), petitioned the 

Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) 

for a waiver of compliance from certain 

provisions of the Federal railroad safety 

regulations contained at 49 CFR part 

222 (Use of Locomotive Horns at Public 

Highway-Rail Grade Crossings).1 FRA 

assigned the petition Docket Number 

FRA–2024–0124. 

Specifically, Petitioners request relief 

from § 222.35(b)(1), What are the 

minimum requirements for quiet 

zones?—Active grade crossing warning 

devices, which states that each public 

highway-rail grade crossing in a quiet 

zone ‘‘must be equipped, no later than 

the quiet zone implementation date, 

with active grade crossing warning 

devices comprising both flashing lights 

and gates which control traffic over the 

crossing.’’ Petitioners request a two-year 

waiver from the regulation ‘‘until the 

design and construction of [a] new 

signal mast and gate arms’’ can be 

completed near two railroad crossings 

(IDs 805664P and 805836V) that are 

within the Woods Cross Quiet Zone. 

In support of its request, Petitioners 

state that the relief pertains only to 

industry tracks where no accidents or 

incidents have occurred since 1979, 

according to FRA’s records. 

Additionally, Petitioners explain that 

the installation of gate arms and ‘‘other 

safety improvements’’ at both crossings 

are currently in process to bring each 

crossing into compliance. 

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 party desires 

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 March 

17, 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. 


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Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 10 / Thursday, January 16, 2025 / Notices 4837 

Issued in Washington, DC. 

John Karl Alexy, 

Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, 

Chief Safety Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2025–00970 Filed 1–15–25; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket No. FRA–2025–0015] 

Establishment of an Emergency Relief 

Docket for Calendar Year 2025 

AGENCY: Federal Railroad 

Administration (FRA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of establishment of 

public docket. 

SUMMARY: This Notice announces the 

establishment of FRA’s emergency relief 

docket (ERD) for calendar year 2025. 

The designated ERD for calendar year 

2025 is docket number FRA–2025–0015. 

ADDRESSES: See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section for further 

information regarding submitting 

petitions and/or comments to docket 

number FRA–2025–0015. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 

19, 2009, FRA published a direct final 

rule establishing ERDs and the 

procedures for handling petitions for 

emergency waivers of safety rules, 

regulations, or standards during an 

emergency situation or event. 74 FR 

23329. That direct final rule became 

effective on July 20, 2009, and made 

minor modifications to 49 CFR 211.45 

in FRA’s Rules of Practice in 49 CFR 

part 211. Section 211.45(b) provides that 

each calendar year FRA will establish 

an ERD in the publicly accessible DOT 

docket system (available at 

www.regulations.gov). Section 211.45(b) 

further provides that FRA will publish 

a notice in the Federal Register 

identifying by docket number the ERD 

for that year. FRA established the ERD 

and emergency waiver procedures to 

provide an expedited process for FRA to 

address the needs of the public and the 

railroad industry during emergency 

situations or events. This Notice 

announces the designated ERD for 

calendar year 2025 is docket number 

FRA–2025–0015. 

As detailed in § 211.45, if the FRA 

Administrator determines an emergency 

event as defined in 49 CFR 211.45(a) has 

occurred, or that an imminent threat of 

such an emergency occurring exists, and 

public safety would benefit from 

providing the railroad industry with 

operational relief, the emergency waiver 

procedures of 49 CFR 211.45 will go 

into effect. In such an event, the FRA 

Administrator will issue a statement in 

the ERD indicating the emergency 

waiver procedures are in effect and FRA 

will make every effort to post the 

statement on its website at 

railroads.dot.gov. Any party desiring 

relief from FRA regulatory requirements 

as a result of the emergency should 

submit a petition for emergency waiver 

under 49 CFR 211.45(e) and (f). Specific 

instructions for filing petitions for 

emergency waivers under 49 CFR 

211.45 are found at 49 CFR 211.45(f). 

Specific instructions for filing 

comments in response to petitions for 

emergency waivers are at 49 CFR 

211.45(h). 

Privacy 

Anyone can search the electronic 

form of any written communications 

and comments received into any of 

DOT’s 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 

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. 2025–00971 Filed 1–15–25; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket No. FRA–2024–0126] 

CSX Transportation, Inc. Petition for 

Approval of Product Safety Plan 

AGENCY: Federal Railroad 

Administration (FRA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of availability and 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: This document provides the 

public with notice that, on November 

11, 2024, CSX Transportation, Inc. 

(CSX) submitted a petition for FRA 

approval of its Product Safety Plan 

(PSP) for the Trip Optimizer Air Brake 

Control product (also referred to as ‘‘TO 

Air Brake Control’’ or ‘‘Air Brake 

Control’’). As this petition involves a 

railroad’s PSP, FRA is publishing this 

notice and inviting public comment on 

the document. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before March 17, 2025. 

FRA will consider comments filed after 

this date to the extent practicable. 

ADDRESSES: Comments: Comments 

related to this notice may be submitted 

by going to https://www.regulations.gov 

and following the online instructions for 

submitting comments. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the agency name and docket 

number (FRA–2024–0126). Please note 

that comments submitted online via 

www.regulations.gov are not 

immediately posted to the docket. 

Several business days may elapse after 

a comment has been submitted online 

before it is posted to the docket. 

Privacy Act: DOT solicits comments 

from the public to better inform its 

regulatory process. DOT posts these 

comments, without edit, to 

www.regulations.gov, as described in 

the system of records notice, DOT/ALL– 

14 FDMS, accessible through 

www.dot.gov/privacy. To facilitate 

comment tracking and response, 

commenters are encouraged to provide 

their name, or the name of their 

organization; however, submission of 

names is completely optional. Whether 

or not commenters identify themselves, 

all timely comments will be fully 

considered. If you wish to provide 

comments containing proprietary or 

confidential information, please contact 

the agency for alternate submission 

instructions. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read comments received, please visit 

https://www.regulations.gov and follow 

the online instructions for accessing the 

docket. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Gabe Neal, Staff Director, Signal, Train 

Control, and Crossings Division, 

telephone: 816–516–7168, email: 

Gabe.Neal@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with part 236 of title 49 of 

the Code of Federal Regulations, this 

document provides the public notice 

that CSX has petitioned FRA for 

approval of its PSP for the Trip 

Optimizer Air Brake Control product 

(also referred to as ‘‘TO Air Brake 

Control’’ or ‘‘Air Brake Control’’). FRA 

has assigned the petition Docket 

Number FRA–2024–0126. CSX’s PSP 

has been placed in this docket and is 

available for public inspection and 

comment. 


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