Document ID: FRA-2002-11896-0027
Agency: fra
Document Type: Notice
Title: Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Posted Date: 2019-08-01T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 148 (Thursday, August 1, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37709-37710]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-16380]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket Number FRA-2002-11896]

Petition for Waiver of Compliance

    Under part 211 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR), this provides the public notice that on June 5, 2019, Norfolk 
Southern Railway Company (NS) petitioned the Federal Railroad 
Administration (FRA) to modify an existing waiver of compliance from 
certain provisions of the Federal railroad safety regulations contained 
at 49 CFR part 231, Railroad Safety Appliance Standards. FRA assigned 
the petition Docket Number FRA-2002-11896.
    Specifically, NS requested that FRA modify the current waiver 
allowing its Triple Crown Service to operate RoadRailer[supreg] trains 
to increase the permitted train length from 150 units to 165 units per 
train. The petition contends that the tonnage limitations (5,200 tons 
maximum, and the further limitation behind lightly loaded 
RoadRailer[supreg] units on various grades) assure draft and buff 
forces do not exceed 250 kips, regardless of the number of units in the 
consist. Additionally, NS states the coupling pin and the rest of the 
unit have a 250-kip design criteria, which makes 165-unit trains safe 
for current and potential operation.
    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 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.
    Interested parties are invited to participate in these proceedings 
by

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submitting written views, data, or comments. FRA does not anticipate 
scheduling a public hearing about these proceedings since the facts do 
not appear to warrant a hearing. If any interested party desires 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, 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 September 16, 2019 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. 2019-16380 Filed 7-31-19; 8:45 am]
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