Document ID: FRA-2019-0079-0004
Agency: fra
Document Type: Notice
Title: Petition for Special Approval
Posted Date: 2019-10-01T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 190 (Tuesday, October 1, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 52172]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-21247]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket Number FRA-2019-0079]

Petition for Special Approval

    Under part 211 of title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), this 
document provides the public notice that on September 17, 2019, the 
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) petitioned 
the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for a special approval 
pursuant to the requirements in 49 CFR part 238, Passenger Equipment 
Car Safety Standards. FRA assigned the petition Docket Number FRA-2019-
0079. FRA notes that the equipment for which this special approval is 
sought is the subject of an existing waiver in Docket Number FRA-2016-
0076.
    Specifically, SEPTA seeks relief from 49 CFR 238.135(b), which 
requires that all passenger train exterior side doors and trap doors 
must be closed when a train is in motion between stations. SEPTA seeks 
special approval of alternative compliance pursuant to Sec.  238.21(c) 
for its fleet of Silverliner V cars due to the cars' unique 
construction.
    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:
     Website: 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 November 15, 2019 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 Karl Alexy,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety Chief Safety Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-21247 Filed 9-30-19; 8:45 am]
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