Document ID: FRA-2018-0060-0002
Agency: fra
Document Type: Notice
Title: Petitions for Approval
Posted Date: 2018-08-20T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 161 (Monday, August 20, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42200-42201]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-17890]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket Number FRA-2018-0060]

Petition for Approval

    Under part 211 of Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), this 
provides the public notice that by a letter dated June 19, 2018, the 
East Penn, Middletown New Jersey, and Tyburn Railroads (Petitioners) 
petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) seeking approval 
pursuant to 49 CFR 220.307, Use of railroad-supplied electronic 
devices. FRA assigned the petition Docket Number FRA-2018-0060.
    Specifically, Petitioners seek FRA's approval to allow an operating 
employee to use the camera on an authorized railroad-supplied 
electronic device (a camera phone) for authorized business purposes, 
such as photographing a safety hazard, mechanical, and/or track 
defects. A railroad operating employee may only use a railroad-supplied 
electronic device for an authorized business purpose, involving the 
taking of a photograph or video, as specified by the railroad in 
writing, if approved by FRA. See 49 CFR 220.307(a), General 
restriction.
    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 parties 
desire an opportunity for oral comment and a public hearing, 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:
     Website: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 
instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax: 202-493-2251.

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     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 October 4, 2018 will be considered by 
FRA before final action is taken. Comments received after that date 
will be considered if practicable.
    Anyone can 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.). 
Under 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 https://www.transportation.gov/privacy. See also https://www.regulations.gov/privacyNotice for the 
privacy notice of regulations.gov.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on August 15, 2018.
John K. Alexy,
Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Safety.
[FR Doc. 2018-17890 Filed 8-17-18; 8:45 am]
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