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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. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 26, 

2017. 

John K. Alexy, 

Director, Office of Safety Analysis. 

[FR Doc. 2017–23845 Filed 11–1–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2008–0029] 

Petition for Waiver of Compliance 

Under part 211 of Title 49 Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR), this provides 

the public notice that on October 9, 

2017, Norfolk Southern Corporation 

(NS) 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 231, Railroad 

Safety Appliance Standards. FRA 

assigned the petition Docket Number 

FRA–2008–0029. 

Specifically, NS is seeking a renewal 

of its waiver of compliance from 49 CFR 

231.1(k) which are the requirements for 

uncoupling levers for box and other 

house cars built or placed in service 

before October 1, 1966. NS seeks this 

waiver for its Rail Train service, which 

is non-revenue service operated by NS 

to deliver sections of continuously 

welded rail to rail gangs replacing rail 

throughout the NS system. This 

equipment has the sole purpose of 

hauling welded rail sections spanning 

from car to car throughout the train. 

Sections of welded rail span several cars 

at once and the cars serve as a 

continuous support for the sections of 

rail while in transit and at the work site. 

NS requests approval to operate all 

Rail Trains with uncoupling levers 

removed from both ends of the rail cars 

that are coupled to one another in this 

train service. These trains operate only 

on NS property in Maintenance of Way 

service and are not operated in revenue 

service, nor are they offered to other 

carriers in interchange. NS states that its 

process of uncoupling cars allows for 

safe uncoupling through utilization of 

Mechanical Department personnel 

under Blue Flag Protection. 

Additionally, NS states that there are 

safety benefits to be gained in granting 

relief from 49 CFR 231.1(k). Namely, the 

waiver will help prevent unintentional 

train uncoupling during these 

operations and the resulting potential 

employee injuries and damage to rail 

structure and road bed. 

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 18, 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. 

Issued in Washington, DC. 

John K. Alexy, 

Director, Office of Safety Analysis. 

[FR Doc. 2017–23840 Filed 11–1–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2017–0093] 

Petition for Waiver of Compliance 

Under part 211 of Title 49 Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR), this provides 

the public notice that on September 1, 

2017, Siemens Rail Automation 

(Siemens) petitioned the Federal 

Railroad Administration (FRA) for a 

waiver of compliance from certain 

provisions of the Federal railroad safety 

regulations contained at 49 CFR 221.13. 

FRA assigned the petition Docket 

Number FRA–2017–0093. 

Specifically, Siemens is seeking a 

waiver of compliance from 49 CFR 

221.13(d), ‘‘Marking Device Display,’’ 

which requires the centroid of the 

marking device be located a minimum 

of 48 inches above the top of the rail. 

Siemens is currently working on new 

end-of-train device (EOT) models 

A90385 and A90390 and is proposing 

the centroid of the marking light be 

located between 42 inches and 48 

inches (final exact height to be 

determined) above the rail for both of 

these new EOT models. Siemens states 

that the reasoning behind this request is 

that light from the marker in the new 

EOT, which is the same marker used in 

the current Q3920 EOT model, will be 

perceived equally well by a human 

observer behind the train when the 

marker is located anywhere between 48 

inches and 42 inches above the rail. 

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 


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