32226 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 103 / Friday, May 27, 2022 / Notices 

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 July 11, 

2022 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. 2022–11373 Filed 5–26–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2016–0086] 

Petition for Waiver of Compliance 

Under part 211 of title 49 Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR), this 

document provides the public notice 

that by letter dated April 4, 2022, BNSF 

Railway (BNSF) petitioned the Federal 

Railroad Administration (FRA) to make 

permanent a waiver of compliance from 

certain provisions of the Federal 

railroad safety regulations contained at 

49 CFR parts 232 (Brake System Safety 

Standards for Freight and Other NonPassenger Trains and Equipment; EndOf-Train Devices), and 229 (Railroad 

Locomotive Safety Standards). The 

relevant FRA Docket Number is FRA– 

2016–0086. 

Specifically, BNSF requests to 

transition the current test waiver in this 

docket to a permanent waiver in which 

relief is granted from § 232.205(c)(1)(iii), 

Class I brake test-initial terminal 

inspection, and § 229.29(b), Air brake 

system calibration, maintenance, and 

testing, related to air flow method 

(AFM) indicator calibration intervals. 

The existing relief allows BNSF, CSX 

Transportation, Canadian National 

Railway, and Kansas City Southern 

Railway Company to test extending the 

AFM test intervals from 92 days to 184 

days on locomotives equipped with the 

New York Air Brake CCB–II air brake 

systems. In support of its request, BNSF 

states that AFM calibration performance 

has been greatly improved over the 

lifetime of the test waiver and that the 

AFM test waiver committee has 

concluded that 184-day calibration 

significantly improves air brake system 

quality and offers additional benefits. 

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 July 11, 

2022 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. 2022–11377 Filed 5–26–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2022–0037] 

Petition for Waiver of Compliance 

Under part 211 of title 49 Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR), this 

document provides the public notice 

that on April 25, 2022, SMS Rail 

Service, Inc. (SLRS) petitioned the 

Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) 

for a waiver of compliance from certain 

provisions of the Federal railroad safety 

regulations contained at 49 CFR parts 

215 (Railroad Freight Car Safety 

Standards), 223 (Safety Glazing 

Standards—Locomotives, Passenger 

Cars and Cabooses), and 224 

(Reflectorization of Rail Freight Rolling 

Stock). FRA assigned the petition 

Docket Number FRA–2022–0037. 

Specifically, SLRS requested a special 

approval pursuant to § 215.203, 

Restricted cars, for one caboose, SLRS 

92857, that is more than 50 years from 

the date of original construction. SLRS 

also requests relief from § 215.303, 

Stenciling of restricted cars; § 223.13, 

Requirements for existing cabooses; and 

§ 224.101, General requirements. SLRS 

seeks to operate the caboose for 

educational, tourist excursion, and 

limited freight service purposes. In 

support of its request, SLRS states that 

the relief would enable the cars to 

maintain historic integrity and that the 

caboose would not exceed 20 miles per 

hour. 

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:// 


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