Document ID: FRA-2016-0028-0003
Agency: fra
Document Type: Notice
Title: Petitions for Waivers of Compliance
Posted Date: 2016-04-21T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 77 (Thursday, April 21, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 23547]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-09242]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket Number FRA-2016-0028]

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 April 7, 2016, Denver Regional Transportation District 
Commuter Railroad (RTDC) has 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 
234. FRA assigned the petition Docket Number FRA-2016-0028.
    Denver Regional Transportation District Commuter Railroad (RTDC), 
located in Denver, Colorado, seeks a temporary waiver of compliance 
from 49 CFR 234.207--Adjustment, repair, or replacement of component, 
and 49 CFR 234.225--Activation of warning system. RTDC states that the 
University of Colorado's A Line is anticipated to open for passenger 
service on April 22, 2016. The grade crossings along that line use a 
Positive Train Control--(PTC) based Wireless Crossing Activation System 
(WCAS) to ensure constant warning times to motorists as trains 
approach. However, the WCAS may not be available for the first 90 days 
of revenue service. When WCAS is not available, warnings at grade 
crossings will be activated by a traditional Automatic Train Control 
(ATC) system with approach and island circuits. At RTDC, this will 
result in longer than designed warning times. The RTDC states that 
grade crossing attendants will be present at all grade crossings to 
ensure that highway traffic, pedestrians, and cyclists are monitored to 
deter ``gate-run-arounds'' until the PTC WCAS is fully tested and 
operational. The grade crossing attendants will meet the requirements 
established for an Appropriately Equipped Flagger pursuant to 49 CFR 
234.5.
    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 (e.g., Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA-
2016-0028) 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 by May 23, 2016 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.

Robert C. Lauby,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, Chief Safety Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-09242 Filed 4-20-16; 8:45 am]
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