Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 218 / Tuesday, November 14, 2017 / Notices 52769 

2017 through 11:59 p.m., November 14, 

2022. 

Extent of the Exemption 

This exemption is limited strictly to 

the provisions of 49 CFR 395.1(e)(1) 

(Short haul operations; 100 air-mile 

radius driver). These drivers must 

comply with all other applicable 

provisions of the FMCSRs. 

Preemption 

In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 

31315(d), as implemented by 49 CFR 

381.600, during the period this 

exemption is in effect, no State shall 

enforce any law or regulation applicable 

to interstate commerce that conflicts 

with or is inconsistent with this 

exemption with respect to a firm or 

person operating under the exemption. 

States may, but are not required to, 

adopt the same exemption with respect 

to operations in intrastate commerce. 

Notification to FMCSA 

Under this exemption, RDS must 

notify FMCSA within 5 business days of 

any accident (as defined in 49 CFR 

390.5), involving any of the motor 

carrier’s drivers operating under the 

terms of this exemption. The 

notification must include the following 

information: 

(a) Identity of Exemption: ‘‘RDS’’ 

(b) Date of the accident, 

(c) City or town, and State, in which 

the accident occurred, or closest to the 

accident scene, 

(d) Driver’s name and license number, 

(e) Co-driver’s name and license 

number, 

(f) Vehicle number and State license 

number, 

(g) Number of individuals suffering 

physical injury, 

(h) Number of fatalities, 

(i) The police-reported cause of the 

accident, 

(j) Whether the driver was cited for 

violation of any traffic laws, motor 

carrier safety regulations, and 

(k) The total driving time and total onduty time of the CMV driver prior to the 

accident. 

Accident notifications shall be 

emailed to MCPSD@dot.gov. 

Termination 

FMCSA believes that RDS’ drivers 

will continue to maintain their previous 

safety record while operating under this 

exemption. However, should problems 

occur, FMCSA will take all steps 

necessary to protect the public interest, 

including revocation or restriction of the 

exemption. FMCSA will immediately 

revoke or restrict the exemption for 

failure to comply with its terms and 

conditions. 

Issued on: November 2, 2017. 

Daphne Y. Jefferson, 

Deputy Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2017–24599 Filed 11–13–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2017–0111] 

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 20, 2017, the 

Union Pacific Railroad (UP) petitioned 

the Federal Railroad Administration 

(FRA) seeking approval to discontinue 

or modify a signal system. FRA assigned 

the petition Docket Number FRA–2017– 

0111. 

Applicant: Union Pacific Railroad, Mr. 

Kevin D. Hicks, AVP Engineering— 

Design, 1400 Douglas Street, MS 0910, 

Omaha, NE 68179 

Union Pacific seeks to discontinue the 

automatic block signals (ABS) on the 

Utah Service Unit, Montana 

Subdivision, in the cities of Pocatello, 

Chubbuck, Fort Hall, Blackfoot, Firth, 

Shelley and Idaho Falls in the state of 

Idaho. 

There are 43 active Highway-Rail 

Grade Crossings and 2 hot-box and 

dragging equipment detectors in the 

area which will remain as currently 

installed. 

The reason for the discontinuance of 

the ABS is that the condition of the 

signal system would require complete 

replacement to avert safety issues and 

FRA defects, and the amount of traffic 

on the subdivision does not warrant the 

cost of replacement. 

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 

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, 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 29, 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 Safety, Chief 

Safety Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2017–24559 Filed 11–13–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2017–0116] 

Petition for Waiver of Compliance 

Under part 211 of Title 49 Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR), this 

document provides the public notice 

that on November 1, 2017, BNSF 

Railway (BNSF) petitioned the Federal 

Railroad Administration (FRA) for a 

waiver of compliance from certain 


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