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Docket Number: DOT–OST–2007–

0030. 

Date Filed: October 31, 2007. 

Due Date for Answers, Conforming 

Applications, or Motion To Modify 

Scope: November 21, 2007. 

Description: Application of 

Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) 

requesting an exemption and an 

amended foreign air carrier permit 

authorizing SAS to conduct operations 

to and from the United States to the full 

extent authorized by the recently signed 

United States-European Union Air 

Transport Agreement, for flights 

operations on or after March 30, 2008, 

including authority to engage in: (i) 

Foreign scheduled and charter air 

transportation of persons, property and 

mail from any point or points behind 

any Member State of the European 

Union, via any point or points in the 

United States and beyond; (ii) foreign 

scheduled and charter air transportation 

of persons, property and mail between 

any point or points in the United States 

and any point or points in any member 

of the European Common Aviation 

Area; (iii) foreign scheduled and charter 

cargo air transportation between any 

point or points in the United States and 

any point or points; (iv) other charters 

pursuant to prior approval 

requirements; and (v) transportation 

authorized by any additional route 

rights made available to European 

Community carriers in the future. 

Docket Number: DOT–OST–2005–

20395. 

Date Filed: November 2, 2007. 

Due Date for Answers, Conforming 

Applications, or Motion To Modify 

Scope: November 23, 2007. 

Description: Amendment No. 1 of 

Flyjet Limited d/b/a Silverjet (Silverjet) 

to its application for a foreign air carrier 

permit and requesting an exemption to 

seek expanded authority to permit it to 

engage in: (a) Foreign scheduled and 

charter air transportation of persons, 

property, and mail from any point or 

points behind any Member State of the 

European Union, via any point or points 

in any Member state and via 

intermediate points, to any point or 

points in the United States and beyond; 

(b) foreign scheduled and charter air 

transportation of persons, property and 

mail between any point or points in the 

United States and any point or points in 

any member of the European Common 

Aviation Area; (c) foreign scheduled and 

charter cargo air transportation between 

any point or points in the United States 

and any point or points; (d) other 

charters; and (e) transportation 

authorized by any additional route 

rights made available to European 

community carriers in the future. 

Docket Number: DOT–OST–2007–

0033. 

Date Filed: October 30, 2007. 

Due Date for Answers, Conforming 

Applications, or Motion To Modify 

Scope: November 20, 2007. 

Description: Application of WestCan 

International Airlines, Inc. requesting a 

foreign air carrier permit and an 

exemption for non-scheduled, all-cargo 

charter flights between Canada and the 

United States and its possessions. 

Renee V. Wright, 

Program Manager, Docket Operations, 

Federal Register Liaison. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary 

Aviation Proceedings, Agreements 

Filed the Week Ending November 9, 

2007 

The following Agreements were filed 

with the Department of Transportation 

under the sections 412 and 414 of the 

Federal Aviation Act, as amended (49 

U.S.C. 1383 and 1384) and procedures 

governing proceedings to enforce these 

provisions. Answers may be filed within 

21 days after the filing of the 

application. 

Docket Number: DOT–OST–2007–

0041. 

Date Filed: November 8, 2007. 

Parties: Members of the International 

Air Transport Association. 

Subject: TC123 South Atlantic. 

Expedited Resolution 002bc and 

Specified Fares Tables. Package/ 

expedited (PTC123 SATL 0388). 

Intended effective date: 15 December 

2007. 

Docket Number: DOT–OST–2007–

0042. 

Date Filed: November 8, 2007. 

Parties: Members of the International 

Air Transport Association. 

Subject: TC12 Mexico, Mid Atlantic, 

South Atlantic—Europe. (Memo PTC12 

MEX–EUR 0094). Minutes: TC12 

Passenger Tariff Coordinating 

Conference Geneva, 3 October 2007. 

PTC12 Mexico, Mid Atlantic, South 

Atlantic—Europe. Minutes (Memo 

PTC12 MEX–EUR 0096). Intended 

effective date: 1 December 2007. 

Docket Number: DOT–OST–2007–

0043. 

Date Filed: November 8, 2007. 

Parties: Members of the International 

Air Transport Association. 

Subject: TC23/123 Africa-South East 

Asia. Expedited Resolutions and 

Specified Fares Tables. Intended 

effective date: 1 November 2007. 

Docket Number: DOT–OST–2007–

0044. 

Date Filed: November 8, 2007. 

Parties: Members of the International 

Air Transport Association. 

Subject: Expedited Resolution 002ar 

(PTC123 0387). Intended effective date: 

15 December 2007. 

Docket Number: DOT–OST–2007–

0045. 

Date Filed: November 8, 2007. 

Parties: Members of the International 

Air Transport Association. 

Subject: TC1 Longhaul Package 

Resolutions. (Memo PTC1 0364). 

Intended effective date: 1 January 2008. 

Docket Number: DOT–OST–2007–

0046. 

Date Filed: November 8, 2007. 

Parties: Members of the International 

Air Transport Association. 

Subject: TC23/123 Middle East-South 

East Asia. Expedited Resolutions and 

Specified Fares Tables. Intended 

effective date: 1 November 2007. 

Renee V. Wright, 

Program Manager, Docket Operations, 

Federal Register Liaison. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket No. DOT–OST–2007–0108] 

National Task Force to Develop Model 

Contingency Plans to Deal With 

Lengthy Airline On-Board Ground 

Delays 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OST), 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of membership and first 

meeting of advisory committee. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

membership and the first meeting of the 

National Task Force to Develop Model 

Contingency Plans to Deal with Lengthy 

Airline On-Board Ground Delays. 

DATES: The first meeting of the Task 

Force is scheduled for February 26, 

2008, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Eastern 

Time. 

ADDRESSES: The first meeting of the 

Task Force will be held at the U.S. 

Department of Transportation (U.S. 

DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC, in the Oklahoma City 

Conference Room on the lobby level of 

the West Building. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR TO

CONTACT THE DEPARTMENT CONCERNING


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THE TASK FORCE: 

Livaughn Chapman, Jr., or Kathleen 

Blank-Riether, Office of the General 

Counsel, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave., 

SE., W–96–429, Washington, DC 20590–

0001; Phone: (202) 366–9342; Fax: (202) 

366–7152; E-mail: 

Livaughn.Chapman@dot.gov, or 

Kathleen.Blankriether@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

DOT’s Office of Inspector General 

recommended, in its audit report, 

entitled ‘‘Actions Needed to Minimize 

Long, On-Board Flight Delays,’’ issued 

on September 25, 2007, that the 

Secretary of Transportation establish a 

national task force of airlines, airports, 

and the Federal Aviation 

Administration to coordinate and 

develop contingency plans to deal with 

lengthy delays, such as working with 

carriers and airports to share facilities 

and make gates available in an 

emergency. 

To effectuate this recommendation, 

the Department published a notice of 

intent to form an advisory committee in 

the Federal Register on December 20, 

2007 (72 FR 72435). This notice, 

consistent with the requirements of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2, announced the 

establishment of the Task Force and 

invited comments, as well as 

nominations and applications for 

membership. The Task Force Charter is 

attached as Appendix 1. 

A total of thirty-four (34) 

applications/nominations for 

membership on the Task Force were 

submitted to the docket. In selecting the 

members of the Task Force, the 

Department attempted to achieve a 

balanced membership representing a 

broad cross-section of the diverse 

agencies, organizations and individuals 

that represent airlines, airports, 

consumer groups and other interested 

entities in the United States. We also 

contacted some organizations that had 

not submitted an application for 

membership by the January 4 deadline, 

but whose membership in the Task 

Force we believed would be beneficial, 

to encourage their participation. The 

Secretary of Transportation has now 

named the members of the Task Force, 

and their names are listed below as 

Appendix 2 to this notice. In addition 

to the Task Force members named by 

the Secretary, individuals from the 

Department of Homeland Security, the 

Federal Aviation Administration, and 

the Office of the Secretary will 

participate in the Task Force as nonmember participants. 

As noted above, the first meeting of 

the Task Force will take place on 

February 26, 2008. The agenda topics 

for the first meeting will include: (1) 

Orientation about the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act procedures and the 

purpose of the task force; (2) an 

introduction of the issues and 

discussion of contingency plans, and (3) 

establishment of working groups. A 

period of time for public comments, if 

any, will also be provided. 

The Department anticipates that the 

Task Force will meet at least three 

additional times in 2008. It is 

anticipated that all meetings will be 

held in Washington, DC at the U.S. DOT 

headquarters building. The Department 

will publish notices in the Federal 

Register to announce the dates, times, 

and locations of future meetings. 

Meetings of the Task Force are open to 

the public, and time will be provided 

for comments by members of the public. 

Since access to the U.S. DOT 

headquarters building is controlled for 

security purposes, any member of the 

general public who plans to attend the 

first meeting must notify the 

Department contact noted above ten (10) 

calendar days prior to the meeting. 

Attendance will be necessarily limited 

by the size of the meeting room. 

Members of the public may present 

written comments at any time and, at 

the discretion of the Chairman and time 

permitting, oral comments at the 

meeting. Any oral comments permitted 

must be limited to agenda items and 

will be limited to five (5) minutes per 

person. Members of the public who 

wish to present oral comments must 

notify the Department contact noted 

above via e-mail that they wish to attend 

and present oral comments at least ten 

(10) calendar days prior to the meting. 

For this February 20 meeting, no more 

than one hour will be set aside for oral 

comments. Although written material 

may be filed in the docket at any time, 

comments regarding upcoming meeting 

topics should be sent to the Task Force 

docket, (10) calendar days prior to the 

meeting. Members of the public may 

also contact the Department contact 

noted above to be placed on the Task 

Force mailing list. 

Persons with a disability requiring 

special accommodations, such as an 

interpreter for the hearing impaired, 

should contact the Department contact 

noted above at least seven (7) calendar 

days prior to the meeting. 

Notice of this meeting is provided in 

accordance with the FACA and the 

General Services Administration 

regulations covering management of 

Federal advisory committees. (41 CFR 

part 102–3.) 

Conclusion 

The First Meeting of the National 

Task force to Develop Model 

Contingency Plans to Deal with Lengthy 

Airline On-Board Ground Delays will be 

held on February 26, 2008, from 8:30 

a.m. to 5 p.m., Eastern Time, at the U.S. 

Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, 

DC, in the Oklahoma City Conference 

Room on the lobby level of the West 

Building. 

Issued on: February 5, 2008. 

Samuel Podberesky, 

Assistant General Counsel for Aviation 

Enforcement & Proceedings, U.S. Department 

of Transportation. 

Appendix 1—Charter for the National 

Task Force to Develop Model 

Contingency Plans to Deal With 

Lengthy Airline On-Board Ground 

Delays 

Federal Advisory Committee Charter 

National Task Force to Develop Model 

Contingency Plans to Deal with Lengthy 

Airline On-Board Ground Delays 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

1. Purpose: This charter establishes 

the National Task Force to Develop 

Model Contingency Plans to Deal with 

Lengthy Airline On-Board Ground 

Delays pursuant to the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 

U.S.C., App. 2, and sets forth policies 

for its operations. 

2. Scope and Objectives: 

a. The Task Force will develop model 

contingency plans for minimizing the 

impact of lengthy airline on-board 

ground delays. 

b. The Task Force will be responsible 

for reviewing incidents involving long, 

on-board ground delays and their 

causes; identifying trends and patterns 

of such events; and recommending 

workable solutions for mitigating the 

on-board consumer impact of 

extraordinary flight disruptions. 

c. The Task Force will report to the 

Secretary of Transportation the results 

of its consideration and a description of 

model contingency plans it develops. 

d. The Task Force will not exercise 

program management, regulatory or 

program guidance responsibilities. It 

will make no decision directly affecting 

the programs on which it provides 

advice. The Task Force will provide a 

forum for the development, 

consideration, and communication from 

a knowledgeable and independent 

perspective of a strategy for dealing with 


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lengthy on-board ground delays 

nationwide. 

3. Duties: The Task Force will carry 

out the following tasks: 

a. Develop model contingency plans 

to deal with lengthy air carrier on-board 

delays. 

b. Review incidents involving long, 

on-board ground delays and their 

causes; identify trends and patterns of 

such events; and recommend workable 

solutions for mitigating the on-board 

consumer impact of extraordinary flight 

disruptions. 

c. Review existing airline and airport 

contingency plans for extended tarmac 

delays for best practices. 

d. Report to the Secretary of 

Transportation the results of its 

consideration and a description of the 

model contingency plans developed. 

4. Duration: The Task Force will 

remain in existence for 1 year from the 

effective date of this charter, unless 

recommended for termination or 

renewal by the Secretary of 

Transportation. 

5. Official to Whom the Task Force 

Reports: The Task Force will report to 

the Secretary of Transportation through 

the sponsor. 

6. Sponsor and Agency Providing 

Support: The Office of the General 

Counsel serves as sponsor of the Task 

Force and has designated the Assistant 

General Counsel for Aviation 

Enforcement and Proceedings as the 

Designated Federal Official and 

Chairman of the Task Force. The 

Sponsor has designated the Federal 

Aviation Administration’s Associate 

Administrator for Airports as the Vice 

Chairman of the Task Force. The 

Chairman of the Task Force will direct 

the affairs of the Task Force and will 

provide necessary administrative 

support, as required by the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act. At the request 

of the Chairman, the Vice Chairman will 

perform these duties. 

7. Delegation: The Chairman is 

delegated the authority to require 

special reports under 49 U.S.C. 41708 to 

effectuate the duties of the Task Force. 

The Chairman is also delegated the 

authority to issue Federal Register 

notices regarding the workings of the 

Task Force. 

8. Membership: 

a. The Task Force will be composed 

of individuals appointed by the 

Secretary of Transportation. Task Force 

members will be Regular Government 

Employees and Representatives of 

airlines, airports and consumer groups 

in the U.S. 

b. Nonparticipation by any member in 

Task Force activities will be sufficient 

reason for the appointment of a 

replacement member by the Secretary of 

Transportation. 

c. The Task Force will ensure that the 

public is able to present its views to the 

Task Force in accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act. 

9. Task Force Officers: The Chairman 

will conduct each meeting using 

generally accepted meeting management 

techniques, provide an opportunity for 

participation by each member and by 

public attendees, ensure adherence to 

the agenda, maintain order, and prepare 

any recommendations to be submitted 

to the Secretary of Transportation. At 

the request of the Chairman, the Vice 

Chairman will perform these duties. 

10. Meetings: 

a. Meetings will be held at the call of 

or with the advance approval of the 

Designated Federal Official. The Task 

Force will meet approximately 4 times 

the first year in Washington, DC. Special 

meetings and working group meetings 

may be called as necessary. Notice of 

each scheduled meeting will be 

published in the Federal Register. 

b. All meetings will be open to the 

public. Members of the public will be 

permitted to appear before or file 

statements with the Task Force. The 

Designated Federal Official must be 

present at each Task Force meeting. The 

official has the authority to adjourn the 

meeting whenever such action is 

deemed to be in the public interest. A 

quorum exists when at least one-half of 

the appointed members are present. A 

quorum must exist for any official 

action, including voting, to occur. In 

any situation involving voting, the 

majority vote of members present will 

prevail. An agenda for each meeting 

must be approved in advance by the 

Designated Federal Official. 

11. Compensation: Members of the 

Task Force are responsible for their own 

travel and per diem expenses. 

12. Costs: Operating expenses are 

borne by the Task Force Sponsor. The 

estimated annual cost to the government 

is $20,000 inclusive of support, report 

writing, meeting costs, travel, and other 

logistics. 

13. Availability of Records: Pursuant 

to Section 552 of Title 5, United States 

Code, the records, reports, minutes, 

agenda, and other documents made 

available to or by the Task Force will be 

available for public inspection and 

duplication in the Office of the 

Secretary of Transportation. A docket 

will be established for this Task Force 

to accomplish this result. To the extent 

that there is a discussion of issues 

concerning on-going rulemaking 

proceedings during a Task Force 

meeting, the minutes of that meeting 

will be placed in the appropriate docket. 

14. Reports: The Designated Federal 

Official will furnish detailed minutes of 

each meeting to the Sponsor. The 

minutes contain a record of the persons 

present, a complete and accurate 

description of matters discussed and 

conclusions reached, and copies of all 

reports received, issued, or approved by 

the Task Force. The Chairman will 

certify the accuracy of the minutes. 

15. Working Groups: 

a. The Task Force may establish 

working groups to perform specific 

assignments with the approval of the 

Designated Federal Official. The 

Chairman may designate members from 

either the Task Force or the public to 

serve on working groups. Any Working 

Group Chairman will be a Task Force 

member. Recording or videotaping of 

working group meetings may be 

performed only with the Designated 

Federal Official’s approval. 

b. Any recommendations to the 

Department by working groups are 

subject to approval by the Task Force as 

a whole. 

16. Filing Date: January 3, 2008 is the 

filing date and the effective date of this 

charter which will expire 1 year from 

this filing date, unless sooner 

terminated or extended. 

Appendix 2—Membership of the 

National Task Force to Develop Model 

Contingency Plans to Deal With 

Lengthy On-Board Ground Delays 

Samuel Podberesky, Chairman, 

Assistant General Counsel for Aviation 

Enforcement and Proceedings, U.S. 

Department of Transportation. 

D. Kirk Shaffer, Vice Chairman, 

Associate Administrator for Airports, 

Federal Aviation Administration. 

Basil Barimo, Vice President, 

Operations and Safety, Air Transport 

Association. 

Brian Bartal, Project Manager, 

American Eagle Airlines. 

Roger Cohen, President, Regional 

Airline Association. 

Michael C. Collins, Disability Rights 

Advocate. 

James M. Crites, Executive Vice 

President, Operations, Dallas/Fort 

Worth International Airport. 

Benjamin R. DeCosta, Aviation 

General Manager, Hartsfield-Jackson 

International Airport. 

George F. Doughty, Executive 

Director, Lehigh-Northampton Airport 

Authority. 

Charles M. Durham, III, Sr. Manager 

of Dispatch, ExpressJet Airlines. 

Edward P. Faberman, Executive 

Director, Air Carrier Association of 

America. 

James J. Gaydos, Director, Airport 

Services, American Airlines. 


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Kate Hanni, Founder/Spokesperson, 

Coalition for an Airline Passengers’ Bill 

of Rights. 

Steve Hozdulick, Senior Director—

Operational Performance, Southwest 

Airlines. 

Kevin Hudson, Senior Manager, 

Operational Performance, Tracking and 

Reporting, Frontier Airlines. 

William R. Lange, Vice President, 

Safety & Compliance, Compass Airlines. 

Douglas E. Lavin, Regional Vice 

President, International Air Transport 

Association—North America. 

Tony Lefebvre, Senior Vice 

President—Customer Service, Spirit 

Airlines. 

D. Leo Malloy, Jr., Vice President, 

Customer Service, Skyway Airlines/ 

Midwest Connect. 

Alex Marren, Vice President, 

Operational Services, United Airlines. 

Deborah C. McElroy, Executive Vice 

President, Policy and External Affairs, 

Airports Council International—North 

America. 

Robert K. Muhs, Vice President, 

System Operations Control, Northwest 

Airlines. 

Patrick V. Murphy, Aviation 

Consultant, representing U.S. Airways. 

Capt. Larry Newman, Chairman, Air 

Traffic Service Group, Air Line Pilots 

Association, International. 

Bradley, D. Penrod, CEO/Executive 

Director, Allegheny County Airport 

Authority. 

Paul. M. Ruden, Senior Vice 

President, Legal and Industry Affairs, 

American Society of Travel Agents. 

Daniel Rutenberg, Vice President, 

International Airline Passengers 

Association. 

Melissa Sabatine, Vice President of 

Regulatory Affairs, American 

Association of Airport Executives. 

Leo J. Schefer, President, Washington 

Airports Task Force. 

Lysa C. Scully, Assistant Director, 

Customer, Cargo, Concessions and 

Airport Services, the Port Authority of 

New York and New Jersey. 

Jim Tabor, Vice President of 

Operations, AirTran Airways. 

Daniel A. Weiss, Managing Director, 

International Policy and Regulatory 

Affairs, Continental Airlines. 

Warren R. Wilkinson, Vice President 

of Government Affairs and Corporate 

Communications, Republic Airways. 

William H. Williams, Jr., Aviation 

Director, North Carolina Department of 

Transportation. 

Thomas E. Zoeller, President and 

CEO, National Air Carrier Association. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

Notification of Petition for Approval; 

Railroad Safety Program Plan 

Although not required, the Federal 

Railroad Administration (FRA) is 

providing notice that it has received a 

petition for approval of a Railroad 

Safety Program Plan (RSPP) submitted 

pursuant to Title 49 Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR) part 236, subpart H. 

The petition is listed below, including 

the party seeking approval, and the 

requisite docket number. FRA is not 

accepting comments on this RSPP. 

Ohio Central Railroad System 

[Docket Number FRA–2008–0003] 

The Ohio Central Railroad System 

(OCRS) submitted a petition for 

approval of an RSPP. The petition, the 

RSPP, and any related documents have 

been placed in the requisite docket 

(FRA–2008–0003) and are available for 

public inspection. 

Interested parties are invited to 

review the RSPP and associated 

documents at the DOT Docket 

Management Facility during regular 

business hours (9 a.m.–5 p.m.) at 1200 

New Jersey Avenue, SE., Room W12–

140, Washington, DC 20590. All 

documents in the public docket are also 

available for inspection and copying on 

the internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

Anyone is able to search the 

electronic form of any written 

communications received into any of 

our dockets by name of the individual 

submitting the document (or signing the 

document, if submitted on behalf of an 

association, business, labor union, etc.). 

You may review the DOT’s complete 

Privacy Act Statement in the Federal 

Register published on April 11, 2000 

(Volume 65, Number 70; Pages 19477–

78). 

Issued in Washington, DC on February 4, 

2008. 

Grady C. Cothen, Jr., 

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety 

Standards and Program Development. 

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BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

Petition for Waiver of Compliance 

In accordance with Part 211 of Title 

49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), 

notice is hereby given that the Federal 

Railroad Administration (FRA) received 

a request for a waiver of compliance 

with certain requirements of its safety 

standards. The individual petition is 

described below, including the party 

seeking relief, the regulatory provisions 

involved, the nature of the relief being 

requested, and the petitioner’s 

arguments in favor of relief. 

Big West Oil, LLC 

[Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA–2007–

0025] 

The Big West Oil, LLC (FLYJ), a Class 

III railroad, seeks a waiver of 

compliance from the requirements of 49 

CFR part 223.11 Requirements for 

existing locomotives for locomotive 

number 1. Specifically, FLYJ petitioned 

FRA for a waiver for a 600 horsepower 

diesel electric locomotive, model SW–

600, built by the Electro Motive Division 

of General Motors in 1962. This 

locomotive is primarily used for 

industrial switching within an enclosed 

facility adjacent to the Big West Oil 

Refinery in Salt Lake City, Utah. The 

locomotive is stored during nonoperational hours within a secure area 

of the refinery. 

Locomotive number 1 is used on a 

limited basis for industrial switching 

over 3.5 miles of privately owned track. 

There are two (2) highway/rail crossings 

at grade through the industrial property 

with no overpasses or bridges. The 

railroad operates Monday to Friday, an 

average of 4 hours per day, during 

daylight hours, with a 10 mph speed 

restriction through the industrial 

complex. There have been no reports of 

glazing vandalism along this right-ofway since the operation of this 

locomotive began in 1999. 

The petitioner believes that this 

locomotive can be safely operated 

throughout the industrial complex with 

the current non-compliant safety-type 

glazing. The cost to FLYJ for installation 

of all new window frames and 

compliant FRA Types I & II glazing is 

significant with only a marginal 

increase in safety due to the low speed. 

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, 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 (e.g., Waiver 

Petition Docket Number FRA–2007–


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