Document ID: FRA-2020-0086-0003
Agency: fra
Document Type: Notice
Title: Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Posted Date: 2020-11-16T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 221 (Monday, November 16, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 73126]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-25217]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket Number FRA-2020-0086]

Petition for Waiver of Compliance

    Under part 211 of title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), this 
document provides the public notice that on November 3, 2020, St. Marys 
Railroad, LLC (SM) 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 215. FRA assigned 
the petition Docket Number FRA-2020-0086.
    Specifically, SM requested relief from 49 CFR 215.203, Restricted 
cars, and 49 CFR 215.303, Stenciling of restricted cars, concerning 3 
flatcars (SM 1001, 1002, and 1003) and 2 cabooses (SM 0616 and SM 
X395), all over 50 years of age and converted to excursion service.
    SM operates over 9 miles of track between St Marys and Kingsland, 
Georgia, under other-than-main-track rules and not exceeding 25 miles 
per hour. The cars will not be utilized in interchange service, and SM 
wishes to maintain the cars' historic appearance for preservation 
purposes.
    A copy of the petition, as well as any written communications 
concerning the petition, is available for review online at 
www.regulations.gov. 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.
     Mail: Docket Operations Facility, U.S. Department of 
Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, W12-140, Washington, DC 
20590.
     Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, Room W12-140, 
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
except Federal Holidays.
    Communications received by December 31, 2020 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.
John Karl Alexy,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, Chief Safety Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-25217 Filed 11-13-20; 8:45 am]
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