Document ID: FRA-2009-0091-0004
Agency: fra
Document Type: Rule
Title: Petitions for Waiver of Compliance
Posted Date: 2010-03-08T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 44 (Monday, March 8, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 10554]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-4868]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

Petition for Waiver of Compliance

    In accordance with Part 211 of Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR), notice is hereby given that the Federal Railroad Administration 
(FRA) has received a request for a waiver of compliance from certain 
requirements of its safety standards. The individual petition is 
described below, including the party seeking relief, the regulatory 
provisions involved, the nature of the relief being requested, and the 
petitioner's arguments in favor of relief.

Dakota, Missouri Valley & Western Railroad

[Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA-2009-0091]

    The Dakota, Missouri Valley & Western Railroad (DMVW) hereby 
petitions FRA for a waiver from replacing rails with rail end vertical 
split head type defects 4'' or less in size. These defects are rail 
ends only and are confined within the area of the joint bars. These 
rails are located on Class I track and the train speed is 10 mph. The 
line does not have passenger service. DMVW will inspect these defects 
with their normal inspections but will not note each one separately.
    Besides the elevators, DMVW serves the Coal Creek Power Station who 
provides power for eastern North Dakota, and much of Minnesota. DMVW 
also serves the Blue Flint Ethanol Plant which provides alternative 
fuel sources.
    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 (e.g., Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA-
2009-0091) 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 within 45 days of the date of this notice 
will be considered by FRA before final action is taken. Comments 
received after that date will be considered as far as practicable. All 
written communications concerning these proceedings are available for 
examination during regular business hours (9 a.m.-5 p.m.) at the above 
facility. All documents in the public docket are also available for 
inspection and copying on the Internet at the docket facility's Web 
site at http://www.regulations.gov.
    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 document (or signing the 
document, 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 (65 FR 19477) or at 
http://www.dot.gov/privacy.html.

    Issued in Washington, DC on March 3, 2010.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 2010-4868 Filed 3-5-10; 8:45 am]
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