Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 211 / Thursday, November 2, 2017 / Notices 50933 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

[Docket No. FHWA–2017–0043] 

Motorcyclist Advisory Council to the 

Federal Highway Administration 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

first meeting of the Motorcycle Advisory 

Council (MAC) to the FHWA. The 

purpose of this meeting is to advise the 

Secretary of Transportation, through the 

Administrator of the FHWA, on 

infrastructure issues of concern to 

motorcyclists, including; barrier design, 

road design, construction and 

maintenance practices, and the 

architecture and implementation of 

intelligent transportation system 

technologies, pursuant to Section 1426 

of the Fixing America’s Surface 

Transportation (FAST) Act. 

DATES: The MAC will meet on December 

5, 2017, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the National Transportation Institute 

(NHI) located at 1310 North Courthouse 

Road, Suite 300, Arlington, VA 22201. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Michael Griffith, the Designated Federal 

Official, Office of Safety, 202–366–2829, 

(mike.griffith@dot.gov) or Ms. Guan Xu, 

202–366–5892, (guan.xu@dot.gov) 

Federal Highway Administration, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC 20590. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Electronic Access 

An electronic copy of this notice may 

be downloaded from the Federal 

Register’s home page at: http://

www.archives.gov; the Government 

Publishing Office’s database at: https:// 

www.gpo.gov/fdsys/; or the specific 

docket page at: www.regulations.gov. 

Background 

Purpose of the Committee: Section 

1426 of the FAST Act, Public Law 114– 

94 required the FHWA Administrator, 

on behalf of the Secretary, to establish 

a MAC. The MAC is responsible for 

providing advice and making 

recommendations concerning 

infrastructure issues related to 

motorcyclist safety including barrier 

design; road design, construction, and 

maintenance practices; and the 

architecture and implementation of 

intelligent transportation system 

technologies. On July 28, 2017, the 

Secretary of Transportation appointed 

10 members to the MAC. 

Tentative Agenda: The agenda will 

include a topical discussion of the 

infrastructure issues described above, 

namely: Barrier design; road design, 

construction, and maintenance 

practices; and the architecture and 

implementation of intelligent 

transportation system technologies. 

Public Participation: This meeting 

will be open to the public. Members of 

the public who wish to attend in person 

are asked to send an email to MAC@

dot.gov no later than November 24, 

2017, in order to facilitate entry and 

guarantee seating. The Designated 

Federal Official and the Chair of the 

Committee will conduct the meeting to 

facilitate the orderly conduct of 

business. If you would like to file a 

written statement with the Committee, 

you may do so either before or after the 

meeting by submitting an electronic 

copy of that statement to MAC@dot.gov 

or the specific docket page at: 

www.regulations.gov. If you would like 

to make oral statements regarding any of 

the items on the agenda, you should 

contact Mr. Michael Griffith at the 

phone number listed above or email 

your request to MAC@dot.gov. You must 

make your request for an oral statement 

at least 5 business days prior to the 

meeting. Reasonable provisions will be 

made to include any such presentation 

on the agenda. Public comment will be 

limited to 3 minutes per speaker, per 

topic. 

Services for Individuals with 

Disabilities: The public meeting will be 

physically accessible to people with 

disabilities. Individuals requiring 

accommodations, such as sign language 

interpretation or other ancillary aids, are 

asked to note this when they send an 

email about attending to MAC@dot.gov 

by November 24, 2017. 

Minutes: An electronic copy of the 

minutes from all meetings will be 

available for download within 60 days 

of the conclusion of the meeting at: 

https://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/ 

motorcycles/. 

Authority: Section 1426 of Pub. L. 114–94. 

Issued on: October 27, 2017. 

Brandye L. Hendrickson, 

Acting Administrator, Federal Highway 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2017–23862 Filed 11–1–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2017–0099] 

Petition for Waiver of Compliance 

Under part 211 of Title 49 Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR), this provides 

the public notice that on September 22, 

2017, the Rogue Valley Terminal 

Railroad Corporation (RVT) 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, Safety Glazing 

Standards—Locomotives, Passenger 

Cars and Cabooses. FRA assigned the 

petition Docket Number FRA–2017– 

0099. 

Specifically, RVT seeks a waiver for 

one diesel-electric switching 

locomotive, RVT 82. This locomotive is 

an EMD Model SW1200 constructed in 

1965. RVT 82 will be used exclusively 

in common carrier industrial switching 

service on RVT non-main tracks and 

spurs (9.5 miles of track) and Central 

Oregon & Pacific Railroad, Inc. (CORP) 

yard limit trackage (2 miles of track). 

Speeds shall not exceed 10 miles per 

hour. All 11.5 miles of trackage are 

located within the Medford Industrial 

Park complex located in White City, 

Oregon. The glass currently installed on 

RVT 82 meets an ASI rating of AS–1. 

RVT states that the cost of replacing this 

glass with FRA-compliant safety glazing 

at this time would be prohibitively 

expensive and uneconomic due to the 

low volume of traffic presently handled 

by RVT. 

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 


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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, on October 26, 

2017. 

John K. Alexy, 

Director, Office of Safety Analysis. 

[FR Doc. 2017–23843 Filed 11–1–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2017–0107] 

Petition for Waiver of Compliance 

Under part 211 of Title 49 Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR), this provides 

the public notice that on October 6, 

2017, the Vermilion Valley Railroad 

(VVRR) 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, Safety 

Glazing Standards. FRA assigned the 

petition Docket Number FRA–2017– 

0107. 

Specifically, VVRR has petitioned 

FRA for a waiver of compliance from 49 

CFR 223.11, Requirements for existing 

locomotives, for two of its locomotives, 

IBCX 4210 and IBCX 4214. Both of these 

units are EMD F 9 units and were built 

in 1956 for the Erie Mining Company in 

Minnesota. These units have been used 

exclusively in private iron ore 

operations and were never required to 

be FRA compliant. They were saved 

from scrapping in 2015 by the Indiana 

Boxcar Corporation, which is the parent 

company of VVRR. 

VVRR operates in a mostly rural area 

from Olin, IN to an interchange point 

with CSX in Danville, IL, with a 10 

miles-per-hour maximum operating 

speed. VVRR states that the glass on the 

two locomotives is in good condition 

and retrofitting of the locomotives 

would be costly. In addition, VVRR 

states that retrofitting of the locomotives 

with compliant glazing would 

compromise the historical appearance 

by eliminating the ‘‘roll down’’ side 

windows and opening vent windows. 

VVRR further states that while the two 

units will be part of its freight 

locomotive fleet, their use will be 

sporadic and the units will primarily be 

used for photographs and special 

occasions. 

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, on October 26, 

2017. 

John K. Alexy, 

Director, Office of Safety Analysis. 

[FR Doc. 2017–23846 Filed 11–1–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2011–0002] 

Petition for Waiver of Compliance 

Under part 211 of Title 49 Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR), this provides 

the public notice that on September 27, 

2017, CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSX) 

petitioned the Federal Railroad 

Administration (FRA) for a waiver of 

compliance from certain provisions of 

the Federal railroad safety regulations 

contained at Title 49 Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR) part 231. FRA 

assigned the petition Docket Number 

FRA–2011–0002. 

CSX is requesting a five-year renewal 

of its waiver to operate RailRunner®

Equipment. The original relief was 

granted under this docket on December 

20, 2011. CSX allowed the relief to 

expire on December 20, 2016, due to 

lack of business opportunities. Granting 

this request would give CSX approval to 

operate RailRunner® equipment in 


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