Document ID: FRA-2010-0152-0008
Agency: fra
Document Type: Rule
Title: Petitions for Waivers of Compliance
Posted Date: 2011-04-14T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 72 (Thursday, April 14, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21096-21097]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-8960]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket Number FRA-2010-0152]

Petition for Waiver of Compliance

    In accordance with Part 211 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR), this document provides the public notice that by a 
document dated March 9, 2011, the National Railroad Passenger 
Corporation (Amtrak) has petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration 
(FRA) for a modification of the regulatory relief previously granted in 
Docket Number FRA-2010-0152. Specifically, by letter dated January 31, 
2011, FRA granted Amtrak limited, conditional relief from the 
requirements of 49 CFR 240.117(e)(1)-(4), 240.305(a)(1)-(4), 
240.305(a)(6), and 240.307 as applicable to a proposed Confidential 
Close Call Reporting System (C3RS) pilot project. As proposed by Amtrak 
in its initial waiver request and approved by FRA, the boundaries of 
the C3RS pilot project were defined to include certain portions of its 
facilities at the following nine locations: (1) South Hampton Street, 
Boston, MA; (2) New Haven Parcel G, New Haven, CT; (3) Sunnyside Yard, 
Long Island City, NY; (4) Penn Coach Yard and Race Street Engine House, 
Philadelphia, PA; (5) Washington, DC; (6) Miami, FL; (7) Los Angeles, 
CA, (8) Chicago, IL; and (9) Seattle, WA. For a more detailed 
description of the project's initial boundaries, see FRA's Notice of 
Petition for Waiver of Compliance published on November 2, 2010, 75 FR 
67451. All relevant documents related to Amtrak's initial waiver 
request and FRA's decision letter responding to that request is 
available for review online at http://www.regulations.gov under the 
docket number referenced above.
    With its petition dated March 9, 2011, Amtrak submitted to FRA 
``Amendment No. 1 to the Confidential Close Call Reporting System 
Implementing Memorandum of Understanding (C3RS/IMOU) dated May 11, 
2010.'' That Amendment to the C3RS/IMOU seeks to expand the boundaries 
of the C3RS project to include Amtrak's Oakland, CA yard, including 
``all yard tracks and mechanical facilities within limits to include 
the West Oakland Amtrak lead to the South Magnolia Amtrak lead.'' A 
copy of the petition, as well as any written communications concerning 
the petition is available for review online at http://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. If you 
do not have access to the Internet, please contact FRA's Docket Clerk 
at 202-493-6030 who will provide necessary information concerning the 
contents of the petition.
    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.

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     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 May 16, 2011 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 comment, 
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; Pages 
19477-78) or online at http://www.dot.gov/privacy.html.

    Issued in Washington, DC on April 8, 2011.
Robert C. Lauby,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Regulatory & Legislative Operations.
[FR Doc. 2011-8960 Filed 4-13-11; 8:45 am]
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