Document ID: FRA-2015-0036-0003
Agency: fra
Document Type: Notice
Title: Petitions for Waivers of Compliance: Union Pacific Railroad Co.
Posted Date: 2015-06-08T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 109 (Monday, June 8, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 32433]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-13848]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket Number FRA-2015-0036]

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 February 27, 2015, the Union Pacific Railroad Company (UPRR) 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 part 232--Brake System Safety Standards 
for Freight and Other Non-Passenger Trains and Equipment. Specifically, 
UPRR requests to extend the mileage limits specified for certain 
designated extended haul trains. See 49 CFR 232.213--Extended haul 
trains. FRA assigned the petition docket number FRA-2015-0036.
    In its petition, UPRR requests relief allowing for the moderate 
extended movement of trains to operate beyond the 1,500 mile limit 
specified in section 232.213 (a list of the proposed extended haul 
trains is posted to the docket at FRA-2015-0036-0001 in Appendix A to 
UPRR's petition). UPRR states that the requested relief will ensure 
they continue to meet customer and national expectation for deliveries 
of coal, grain, intermodal and other commodities while safely allowing 
for improved fluidity with increased velocity. UPRR notes that similar 
relief was granted to BNSF Railway in docket number FRA-2006-24812. 
UPRR further states that its proposal will result in a moderate mileage 
increase of between 21 and 180 additional miles beyond the present 
1,500 mile limit, which would involve less than 2 percent of UPRR daily 
train originations.
    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 July 23, 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 1, 2015.
Ron Hynes,
Director of Technical Oversight.
[FR Doc. 2015-13848 Filed 6-5-15; 8:45 am]
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