Document ID: FRA-2010-0095-0003
Agency: fra
Document Type: Rule
Title: Petitions for Waivers of Compliance: South Carolina Railroad Museum, Inc.
Posted Date: 2010-10-12T04:00Z

[Federal Register: October 12, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 196)]
[Notices]               
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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.

South Carolina Railroad Museum, Inc.

[Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA-2010-0095]

    The South Carolina Railroad Museum (SCRM) is a non-profit 
(501)(c)(3) railroad museum located near Winnsboro, South Carolina, 
which operates excursion passenger trains primarily on certain weekends 
and on special charters as part of its museum activity. SCRM seeks a 
waiver from compliance with 49 CFR 240.201(d), which provides that only 
certified persons may operate trains or locomotives. The waiver would 
affect only persons who participate in the ``engineer for a day'' 
program, which would allow non-certified persons to operate a diesel 
electric locomotive as the ``engineer.'' Various restrictions would be 
placed on these operations.
    The waiver would cover operations on 5,280 feet of main line track 
between Milepost (MP) 4 and MP 5 that would be placed under absolute 
block control (section of track can only be occupied by one train at a 
time) during these operations. This section of track does not have any 
public highway-rail grade crossings on it, and is located largely 
within the confines of Rion Quarry, which is no longer in operation.
    SCRM has an annual budget of approximately $180,000.00. SCRM has no 
employees. All excursion trains are staffed by volunteers who have been 
through testing and certification for their respective train crew 
duties. The ``engineer for a day'' program would allow SCRM to 
supplement its education programs and generate needed additional income 
for preservation and for providing a railroad experience to persons 
visiting the museum.
    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-
2010-0095) 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 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 document (or signing the 
document, if submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor 
union, etc.). You may review DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement in 
the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 70; 
Page 19477) or at http://www.dot.gov/privacy.html.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 4, 2010.
Robert C. Lauby,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Regulatory and Legislative 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2010-25487 Filed 10-8-10; 8:45 am]
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