Document ID: FRA-2015-0044-0003
Agency: fra
Document Type: Notice
Title: Petitions for Waivers of Compliance
Posted Date: 2015-06-17T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 116 (Wednesday, June 17, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 34786]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-14854]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket Number FRA-2015-0044]

Petition for Waiver of Compliance

    In accordance with Part 211 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR), this provides the public notice that by a document 
dated May 4, 2015, Siemens Industry, Inc. 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 232.409(d). FRA assigned the petition docket number FRA-2015-0044.
    Siemens Industry, Inc. (Siemens) is submitting a request for a 
waiver of compliance from 49 CFR 232.409(d)--Inspection and Testing of 
End-of-Train Devices. Siemens manufactures railroad electronics, 
including end-of-train (EOT) devices. In its waiver request, Siemens 
states that thousands of its EOT devices are deployed by Class 1 and 
short line railroads.
    Specifically, Siemens is seeking the waiver for two EOT models: 
Q3920 and R3930 (the dual air pipe version of Q3920). The Q3920 and 
R3930 EOT devices use a Ritron DTX-445 radio. Previously, Ritron has 
received a waiver of compliance from 49 CFR 232.409(d) for their DTX-
445 radio (see Docket Number FRA-2009-0015). Siemens requests a waiver 
from 49 CFR 232.409(d), similar to the waiver granted to Ritron in 
Docket Number FRA-2009-0015. Siemens asserts that as long as the waiver 
in FRA-2009-0015 is valid, Siemens EOT devices using the Ritron DTX-445 
radio should also be permitted to take advantage of the waiver since 
there are no components in the EOT device with an annual calibration 
requirement and there are no adjustable components that can affect 
radio performance.
    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 Department of Transportation's 
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 August 3, 2015 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 document, 
if submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.). 
In accordance with 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 www.dot.gov/privacy. 
See also http://www.regulations.gov/#!privacyNotice for the privacy 
notice of regulations.gov.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on June 11, 2015.
Ron Hynes,
Director of Technical Oversight.
[FR Doc. 2015-14854 Filed 6-16-15; 8:45 am]
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