Document ID: FRA-2011-0079-0003
Agency: fra
Document Type: Notice
Title: Petitions for Waivers of Compliance
Posted Date: 2011-10-25T04:00Z

[Federal Register: October 25, 2011 (Volume 76, Number 206)]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket Number FRA-2011-0079]

 
Petition for Waiver of Compliance

    In accordance with part 211 of title 49 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR), this document provides the public notice that by a 
document dated September 13, 2011, the Union Pacific Railroad (UP) has 
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 236. FRA assigned the petition 
Docket Number FRA-2011-0079.
    UP seeks relief from the provisions of 49 CFR Section 236.110(a) as 
it pertains to the signoff of the coded cab signal (CCS) departure test 
form (UP Form Number 25023). UP requests the ability to have employees 
either affix their signature or enter their unique employee 
identification number on the CCS departure test form per 49 CFR 
236.587. UP proposes that allowing an employee to sign the CCS 
departure test form with their employee identification number would 
comply with the requirements set forth in 49 CFR 236.110(a)(1), 
``Signed by the employee making the test * * * .'' UP feels that by 
allowing an employee to use their unique employee identification number 
when signing a CCS departure test form will not only make it easier to 
identify which employee performed the CCS departure test, it will also 
enhance the safety of UP operations and allow for a more consistent 
sign off method regarding routine inspection and departure processes.
    A copy of the petition, as well as any written communications 
concerning the petition, is available for review online at http://
www.regulations.gov and in person at the U.S. Department of 
Transportation's (DOT) 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 party 
desires 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 9, 2011 will be considered by 
FRA before final action is taken. Comments received after that date 
will be considered as far as practicable.
    Anyone is able to 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 comment, 
if submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.). 
You may review DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal 
Register published on April 11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 70; Pages 
19477-78), or online at http://www.dot.gov/privacy.html.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 19, 2011.
Robert C. Lauby,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Regulatory and Legislative 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2011-27501 Filed 10-24-11; 8:45 am]
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