Document ID: FRA-2015-0095-0001
Agency: fra
Document Type: Notice
Title: Petitions for Waivers of Compliance
Posted Date: 2015-09-23T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 184 (Wednesday, September 23, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 57432]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-24055]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket Number FRA-2015-0095]

Petition for Waiver of Compliance

    In accordance with part 211 of Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR), this document provides the public notice that by a document 
dated August 25, 2015, the Illinois Central Railroad Company; Wisconsin 
Central Ltd.; Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company; Chicago, Central 
and Pacific Railroad Company; Cedar River Railroad Company; Sault Ste. 
Marie Bridge Company; Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Company; and 
Pittsburgh and Conneaut Dock Company (collectively, ``CN'') have 
petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for a waiver from 
certain provisions of 49 CFR 240.111 regarding motor vehicle operation 
safety conduct data required for the initial certification and 
recertification of locomotive engineers. The request was assigned 
Docket Number FRA-2015-0095.
    The waiver requested would permit CN to initially certify or 
recertify locomotive engineers for a period of 60 days, and would 
conform to current provisions under 49 CFR 242.111(c) and (d) for the 
initial certification and recertification of conductors. CN believes 
there is no railroad safety basis that exists for not extending this 
same provision to locomotive engineer certification.
    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 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 within November 9, 2015 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.
    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 September 16, 2015.
Ron Hynes,
Director, Office of Technical Oversight.
[FR Doc. 2015-24055 Filed 9-22-15; 8:45 am]
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