Document ID: FRA-2013-0048-0003
Agency: fra
Document Type: Notice
Title: Petitions for Waivers of Compliance
Posted Date: 2013-07-12T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 134 (Friday, July 12, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41990-41991]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-16676]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket Number FRA-2013-0048]

Petition for Waiver of Compliance

    In accordance with Part 211 of Title 49 Code of Federal 
Regulations, this document provides the public notice that by a 
document dated April 7, 2013, the Massachusetts Central Railroad 
Corporation (MCER) has petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration 
(FRA) for a waiver of compliance from certain provisions of the Federal 
hours of service laws contained at 49 U.S.C. 21103(a)(4). FRA assigned 
the petition Docket Number FRA-2013-0048.
    In its petition, MCER seeks relief from 49 U.S.C. 21103(a)(4) 
which, in part, requires a train employee to receive 48 hours off duty 
after initiating an on-duty period, each day, for 6 consecutive days. 
Specifically, MCER seeks a waiver to allow a train employee to initiate 
an on-duty period for 6 consecutive days followed by 24 hours off duty. 
In support of its request, MCER submitted documents demonstrating 
employee support and a description of employee work schedules.
    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 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 August 26, 2013 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.). 
See http://www.regulations.gov/#!privacyNotice for the privacy notice 
of regulations.gov or interested parties may review DOT's complete 
Privacy Act Statement in the

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Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477).

Robert C. Lauby,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Regulatory and Legislative 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2013-16676 Filed 7-11-13; 8:45 am]
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