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and 242.117, but it currently has only 

one clinic available. Terminal Railroad 

states that the increase in coronavirus 

disease 2019 (COVID–19) cases and the 

possibility of increased state restrictions 

may limit clinic use further. 

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 http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Communications received by 

September 9, 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), the U.S. Department of 

Transportation (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. 2021–18244 Filed 8–24–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2020–0059] 

Petition for Waiver of Compliance 

Under part 211 of title 49 Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR), this 

document provides the public notice 

that on August 11, 2021, the Association 

of American Railroads (AAR) petitioned 

the Federal Railroad Administration 

(FRA) for an extension of an existing 

waiver of compliance from certain 

provisions of the Federal railroad safety 

regulations contained at 49 CFR parts 

213, 214, 217, 218, 220, 228, 232, 236, 

240, 242, and 243. The relevant Docket 

Number is FRA–2020–0059. 

AAR, on behalf of itself and its 

member railroads, requests to extend 

certain temporary, conditional relief 

FRA previously granted by letter dated 

September 18, 2020, related to the 

coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID–19) 

public health emergency. See https://

www.regulations.gov/document/FRA2020-0059-0004. 

In support of its petition, AAR notes 

that the FRA Administrator’s March 13, 

2020, Declaration of Emergency 

Situation related to COVID–19 remains 

in effect. AAR also references 

statements from the U.S. Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 

related to the B.1.617.2 (‘‘Delta’’) variant 

of COVID–19. Specifically, AAR notes 

that the CDC has reported data showing 

increased COVID–19 positive tests and 

hospitalizations. AAR further notes that 

some railroads have recently begun 

reporting an increase in the number of 

positive COVID–19 employee tests and 

asserts that ‘‘the continuation of certain 

waivers is essential to the Railroads’ 

ability to continue to protect their 

workforce and their critical mission.’’ 

AAR requests that FRA extend the 

existing relief previously granted in 

FRA’s September 18, 2020, letter with 

the exception of the relief related to the 

operational testing requirements of 49 

CFR 217.9 and related sections. 

AAR requests that FRA extend the 

existing relief for another 12 months, or 

three months after the FRA 

Administrator’s rescission of the 

existing COVID–19 Emergency 

Declaration, whichever is sooner. 

A copy of the petition, as well as any 

written communications concerning the 

petition, is available for review online at 

www.regulations.gov (Docket Number 

FRA–2020–0059). 

Interested parties are invited to 

participate in these proceedings by 

submitting written views, data, or 

comments. 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 http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Communications received by 

September 9, 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), the U.S. Department of 

Transportation (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. 2021–18241 Filed 8–24–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2020–0060] 

Petition for Waiver of Compliance 

Under part 211 of title 49 Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR), this 

document provides the public notice 

that on August 19, 2021, the American 

Public Transportation Association 

(APTA) petitioned the Federal Railroad 

Administration (FRA) for an extension 

of an existing waiver of compliance 

from certain provisions of the Federal 

railroad safety regulations contained at 

49 CFR parts 213, 214, 217, 218, 220, 

225, 228, 229, 232, 234, 236, 240, 242, 

and 243. The relevant Docket Number is 

FRA–2020–0060. 

APTA, on behalf of its member 

railroads, requests to extend certain 

temporary, conditional relief FRA 


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