Document ID: FRA-2011-0019-0003
Agency: fra
Document Type: Notice
Title: Petitions for Waivers of Compliance: West Texas and Lubbock Railway
Posted Date: 2011-08-03T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 149 (Wednesday, August 3, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46891-46892]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-19592]

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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.

West Texas & Lubbock Railway

[Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA-2011-0019]

    The West Texas & Lubbock Railway (WTLC) seeks a waiver of 
compliance from certain provisions of the Safety Glazing Standards, 
specifically 49 CFR Section 223.13, Requirements for existing cabooses. 
WTLC has petitioned for one caboose, built in 1960 for the Great 
Northern Railroad, as their X-40. There have been no accidents and/or 
incidents attributed directly or indirectly to window glazing failures 
in this equipment while under current ownership. WTLC states that 
Caboose WTLC X-40 is operated as a shove platform on freight and 
excursion passenger trains where a run-around track is unavailable. 
This improves safety, as it eliminates the need for railroad employees 
to ride the side of freight equipment on long shoving or backup 
movements. Specifically, this car operates on WTLC's 106.64 miles of 
track from Lubbock to Seagraves and to Whiteface, TX.
    WTLC also states that the caboose will not be interchanged with any 
other railroad, and will be operated at a speed limit of 25 mph for 
freight and 30 mph for excursion passenger trains. It typically 
operates no more than 40 miles in a day. WTLC has issued a Special 
Notice informing all personnel of the 49 CFR 215.13 condition of this 
caboose.
    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-
2011-0019) 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.

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    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 comment (or signing the comment, 
if submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.). 
You may review U.S. Department of Transportation's complete Privacy Act 
Statement in the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (Volume 
65, Number 70; Pages 19477-78) or at http://www.dot.gov/privacy.html.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on July 28, 2011.
Robert C. Lauby,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Regulatory and Legislative 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2011-19592 Filed 8-2-11; 8:45 am]
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