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driver must undergo an annual medical 

examination by a certified Medical 

Examiner, as defined by 49 CFR 390.5; 

and (4) each driver must provide a copy 

of the annual medical certification to 

the employer for retention in the 

driver’s qualification file, or keep a copy 

of his/her driver’s qualification file if 

he/she is self-employed. The driver 

must also have a copy of the exemption 

when driving, for presentation to a duly 

authorized Federal, State, or local 

enforcement official. The exemption 

will be rescinded if: (1) The person fails 

to comply with the terms and 

conditions of the exemption; (2) the 

exemption has resulted 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 objectives of 49 U.S.C. 

31136(e) and 31315. 

V. Preemption 

During the period the exemption is in 

effect, no State shall enforce any law or 

regulation that conflicts with this 

exemption with respect to a person 

operating under the exemption. 

VI. Conclusion 

Based upon its evaluation of the 12 

exemption applications, FMCSA renews 

the exemptions of the aforementioned 

drivers from the epilepsy and seizure 

disorders prohibition in 49 CFR 391.41 

(b)(8). In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 

31136(e) and 31315, each exemption 

will be valid for two years unless 

revoked earlier by FMCSA. 

Issued on: October 2, 2017. 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator for Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2017–21879 Filed 10–10–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2017–0096] 

Notice of Application for Approval To 

Discontinue or Modify a Railroad 

Signal System 

Under part 235 of Title 49 of the Code 

of Federal Regulations (CFR) and 49 

U.S.C. 20502(a), this provides the public 

notice that on September 1, 2017, 

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NS) 

petitioned the Federal Railroad 

Administration (FRA) seeking approval 

to discontinue or modify a signal 

system. FRA assigned the petition 

Docket Number FRA–2017–0096. 

Applicant: Norfolk Southern 

Corporation, Mr. B.L. Sykes, Chief 

Engineer C&S Engineering, 1200 

Peachtree Street NE., Atlanta, GA 30309. 

NS seeks the discontinuance of 

control point BV&E located at milepost 

(MP) H–260.3 between Rutland Jct. MP 

H–197.00 and Smithville, GA MP H– 

275.0 on the Albany District, Georgia 

Division, Americus, GA. 

NS will replace the power-operated 

switch with a hand-operated switch 

protected by a switch circuit controller 

and derail. The current controlled 

signals will be replaced with automatic 

signals. 

NS states the reason for the proposed 

change is that train operations in this 

area no longer support the need for the 

power-operated switch due to the 

limited number of movements that 

would require the switch to be in the 

reverse position. NS has also 

discontinued the use of the former 0- 

Line that ties into the main track and is 

made inaccessible at the approach 

signal to BV&E Jct. 

A copy of the petition, as well as any 

written communications concerning the 

petition, is available for review online at 

www.regulations.gov and in person at 

the U.S. Department of Transportation’s 

(DOT) Docket Operations Facility, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590. The Docket 

Operations Facility is open from 9 a.m. 

to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal Holidays. 

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: 

• Web site: http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Docket Operations Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal Holidays. 

Communications received by 

November 27, 2017 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/ 

privacyNotice for the privacy notice of 

regulations.gov. 

Robert C. Lauby, 

Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, 

Chief Safety Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2017–21867 Filed 10–10–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2007–29238] 

Petition for Waiver of Compliance 

Under part 211 of Title 49 Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR), this 

document provides the public notice 

that on September 19, 2017, Mount 

Vernon Terminal Railway (MVT) 

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 223. FRA 

assigned the petition Docket Number 

FRA–2007–29238. 

Specifically, MVT seeks an extension 

of its existing waiver of compliance 

from the glazing requirements of 49 CFR 

223.11, for one of its locomotives, MVT 

1200. MVT states that locomotive MVT 

1200 is used two to three times per 

week for a total of approximately two 

hours per week at speeds not exceeding 

10 miles per hour. MVT 1200 is used 

exclusively for switching operations 

within yard limits, which includes 

about 0.5 miles of main track and 0.5 

miles of side tracks and spurs. 

A copy of the petition, as well as any 

written communications concerning the 

petition, is available for review online at 

www.regulations.gov and in person at 

the U.S. Department of Transportation’s 

(DOT) Docket Operations Facility, 1200 


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New Jersey Avenue SE., W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590. The Docket 

Operations Facility is open from 9 a.m. 

to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal Holidays. 

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: 

• Web site: http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Docket Operations Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal Holidays. 

Communications received by 

November 27, 2017 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/ 

privacyNotice for the privacy notice of 

regulations.gov. 

Robert C. Lauby, 

Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, 

Chief Safety Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2017–21866 Filed 10–10–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2017–0097] 

Notice of Application for Approval To 

Discontinue or Modify a Railroad 

Signal System 

Under part 235 of Title 49 of the Code 

of Federal Regulations (CFR) and 49 

U.S.C. 20502(a), this provides the public 

notice that on August 2#, 2017, Norfolk 

Southern Corporation (NS) petitioned 

the Federal Railroad Administration 

(FRA) seeking approval to discontinue 

or modify a signal system. FRA assigned 

the petition Docket Number FRA–2017– 

0097. 

Applicant: Norfolk Southern 

Corporation, Mr. B.L. Sykes, Chief 

Engineer C&S Engineering, 1200 

Peachtree Street NE., Atlanta, GA 30309. 

NS seeks to discontinue control point 

(CP) East End Avenue on the CNO&TP 

District at milepost (MP) 337.2, Central 

Division, Chattanooga, TN. 

CP East End Avenue will be removed 

from service. All associated signal 

equipment, existing power switches, 

movable point frogs and slip switches 

will be retired or converted to hand 

operation. Zero track is currently 

governed by Rule 261. Cavalier and AGS 

#2 track will become yard leads and be 

governed under Yard Limit Rule 93. 

AGS #1 will be renamed Main #2 and 

CNO&TPO Main will be renamed Main 

#1; both will remain governed by Rule 

261. 

NS states the reason for proposed 

change is as part of the rationalization, 

reconfiguration, and implementation of 

positive train control through the 

Chattanooga, TN, area between CP Pratt 

and CP 23rd Street. 

A copy of the petition, as well as any 

written communications concerning the 

petition, is available for review online at 

www.regulations.gov and in person at 

the U.S. Department of Transportation’s 

(DOT) Docket Operations Facility, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590. The Docket 

Operations Facility is open from 9 a.m. 

to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal Holidays. 

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: 

• Web site: http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Docket Operations Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal Holidays. 

Communications received by 

November 27, 2017 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/ 

privacyNotice for the privacy notice of 

regulations.gov. 

Robert C. Lauby, 

Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, 

Chief Safety Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2017–21865 Filed 10–10–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration 

Hazardous Materials: Notice of 

Applications for Special Permits 

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration 

(PHMSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of actions on special 

permit applications. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

procedures governing the application 

for, and the processing of, special 


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