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interested public but limited to space 

availability. With the approval of the 

chairman, members of the public may 

present oral statements at the meeting. 

Persons wishing to attend or to present 

statements or obtain information should 

contact the person listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. 

Members of the public may present a 

written statement to the committee at 

any time. Issued in Washington, DC on 

Dated: October 23, 2017. 

Mohannad Dawoud, 

Management & Program Analyst, Partnership 

Contracts Branch, ANG–A17, NextGen, 

Procurement Services Division, Federal 

Aviation Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2017–23278 Filed 10–25–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2017–0105] 

Petition for Waiver of Compliance 

Under part 211 of Title 49 Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR), this provides 

the public notice that on October 4, 

2017, the Association of American 

Railroads (AAR) petitioned the Federal 

Railroad Administration (FRA) for a 

waiver of compliance from certain 

provisions of the Federal Railroad safety 

regulations contained at 49 CFR 229.23. 

FRA assigned the petition Docket 

Number FRA–2017–0105. 

Section 229.23(a) requires each 

locomotive to be inspected on an 

interval not to exceed 92 days; section 

229.23(b) allows a locomotive equipped 

with advanced microprocessor-based 

on-board electronic condition 

monitoring controls to be inspected on 

an interval not to exceed 184 days. AAR 

states in its petition that it believes the 

approximately 422 locomotives 

equipped with 26–L brake systems and 

microprocessor-based on-board 

pneumatic condition monitoring 

controls should fall within section 

229.23(b), and petitions for a two-year 

test waiver to demonstrate the 

appropriateness of that categorization. 

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 

December 11, 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. 2017–23237 Filed 10–25–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2013–0019] 

Petition for Waiver of Compliance 

Under part 211 of Title 49 of the Code 

of Federal Regulations (CFR), this 

document provides the public notice 

that on August 15, 2017, Old Augusta 

Railroad (OAR) petitioned the Federal 

Railroad Administration (FRA) for a 

waiver of compliance from certain 

provisions of the hours of service laws 

contained at Title 49 United States Code 

(U.S.C.) section 21103(a), in accordance 

with the authority of section 21102(b). 

FRA assigned the petition docket 

number FRA–2013–0019. 

OAR requested an extension of its 

existing waiver of relief from the 

provisions of 49 U.S.C. 21103(a), which 

prohibits a train employee from 

remaining or going on duty for a period 

in excess of 12 consecutive hours. 49 

U.S.C. 21102(b) allows railroads with 15 

or fewer employees to be exempted from 

the restriction outlined at 49 U.S.C. 

21103(a)(4)(B). The existing waiver 

allows OAR employees to initiate an onduty period each day for seven (7) 

consecutive days followed by 72 hours 

off duty. An employee may initiate an 

on-duty period for an eighth 

consecutive day followed by 72 hours 

off duty, if all eight assignments do not 

infringe upon the 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 

a.m. time period. Employees’ schedules 

may be extended no more than one time 

within any 30-day period. An employee 

must agree to have his or her series of 

consecutive days extended. If an 

employee’s series of consecutive days is 

extended and he or she subsequently 

feels fatigues, he or she may request up 

to 24 hours of time off duty, which OAR 

shall allow the employee to receive. For 

any employee whose series of 

consecutive days is extended subject to 

this waiver, the hours of service records 

for the relevant series of consecutive 

days must indicate that the limitation 

has been extended by waiver. 

OAR states that its operation has not 

had a single incident attributable to 

fatigue during the effective period of the 

waiver. In addition, the relief has 

enabled the railroad to serve their 

customers safely and efficiently, 

utilizing their own experienced 

employees, and without having to rely 

on less experienced personnel obtained 

from other areas or entities. OAR states 

that its employees have unanimously 

consented to the waiver, and it has full 

support from both management and 

train service employees. 


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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 Department of Transportation’s 

Docket Operations Facility, 1200 New 

Jersey Ave. 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, 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 December 

11, 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. 2017–23236 Filed 10–25–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2009–0074] 

Petition for Waiver of Compliance 

Under part 211 of Title 49 of the Code 

of Federal Regulations (CFR), this 

provides the public notice that on July 

28, 2017, the Canadian National 

Railway Company (CN), the 

Transportation Division of the 

International Association of Sheet 

Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation 

Workers (TD–SMART) and the 

Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers 

and Trainmen (BLET) collectively 

petitioned the Federal Railroad 

Administration (FRA) for an extension 

of CN’s existing waiver of compliance 

from certain provisions of the hours of 

service laws contained at Title 49 

United States Code (U.S.C.) section 

21103(a)(4). FRA assigned the petition 

Docket Number FRA–2009–0074. 

CN requested an extension of its 

existing waiver from the provisions of 

49 U.S.C. 21103(a), which prohibits a 

train employee from remaining or going 

on duty after that employee has initiated 

an on-duty period each day for six 

consecutive days, unless that employee 

has had at least 48 consecutive hours off 

duty at the employee’s home terminal. 

Specifically, CN, on behalf of its 

railroad operating subsidiaries based in 

the United States, and its unions, seeks 

a waiver to allow train employees to 

initiate an on-duty period each day for 

6 consecutive days followed by 24 hours 

off duty. In support of the request, CN, 

BLET, and SMART explained that CN 

has operated these schedules of 6 

consecutive on-duty periods followed 

by 24 hours off duty successfully since 

2002. CN, BLET, and SMART indicate 

that these schedules have not had an 

adverse impact on safety. 

CN also provided an analysis of the 

most current 12-month period of trainemployee on-duty human factor-related 

accidents and injuries. CN indicates that 

its analyses revealed that of the 13 

human factor-related accidents 

involving CN employees in the 

preceding 12 months, none involved 

employees covered under the waiver 

working 6 consecutive days followed by 

24 hours off duty. 

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 Department of Transportation’s 

Docket Operations Facility, 1200 New 

Jersey Ave. 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, 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 December 

11, 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/ 


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