44136 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 152 / Wednesday, August 11, 2021 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2008–0065] 

Petition for Extension of Special 

Approval 

Under part 211 of title 49 Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR), this 

document provides the public notice 

that on July 24, 2021, the Maryland 

Department of Transportation Maryland 

Transit Administration MARC Train 

Service (MACZ) petitioned the Federal 

Railroad Administration (FRA) to 

extend a special approval of an alternate 

standard for periodic brake equipment 

maintenance, pursuant to 49 CFR 

238.309(a)(2). The relevant FRA Docket 

Number is FRA–2008–0065. 

Specifically, MACZ requests to 

continuing applying alternate standards 

for the CCB–KE–3.9 air brake system of 

the MARC HHP–8 locomotive fleet. This 

alternate standard to 49 CFR 229.29(e) 

and 238.309(a)(2) is to allow for the 

level two and level three maintenance 

intervals to be 2,944 days (8 years). 

MACZ explains its request is based on 

the successful history of the special 

approval, as well as the results of an age 

exploration study for the HHP–8 air 

brake system as outlined in Docket 

Numbers FRA–2008–0065 and FRA– 

2001–10596. The locomotives are 

expected to continue in passenger 

service for MACZ, operated and 

maintained by Amtrak on the Northeast 

Corridor, for the foreseeable future. 

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 by any of the following 

methods: 

• Website: http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251.

• Mail: Docket Operations Facility,

U.S. Department of Transportation 

(DOT), 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, W12– 

140, Washington, DC 20590. 

Communications received by 

September 27, 2021 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 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.). 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. 2021–17120 Filed 8–10–21; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2021–0079] 

Petition for Waiver of Compliance 

Under part 211 of title 49 Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR), this 

document provides the public notice 

that on July 14, 2021, St. Mary’s Railway 

West LLC. (SMW), 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 

240 (Qualification and Certification of 

Locomotive Engineers), and part 242 

(Qualification and Certification of 

Conductors). FRA assigned the petition 

Docket Number FRA–2021–0079. 

Specifically, SMW requests relief as 

part of its proposed implementation of 

and participation in FRA’s Confidential 

Close Call Reporting System (C3RS) 

Program. SMW seeks to shield reporting 

employees and the railroad from 

mandatory punitive sanctions that 

would otherwise arise as provided in 49 

CFR 240.117(e)(1)–(4); 240.305(a)(l)–(4) 

and (a)(6); 240.307; 242.403(b), (c), 

(e)(l)–(4), (e)(6)–(11), (f)(l)–(2); and 

242.407. The C3RS Program encourages 

certified operating crew members to 

report close calls and protect the 

employees and the railroad from 

discipline or sanctions arising from the 

incidents reported per the C3RS 

Implementing Memorandum of 

Understanding. 

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 by any of the following 

methods: 

• Website: http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251.

• Mail: Docket Operations Facility,

U.S. Department of Transportation 

(DOT), 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, W12– 

140, Washington, DC 20590. 

Communications received by 

September 27, 2021 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 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.). 

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. 2021–17119 Filed 8–10–21; 8:45 am] 

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