Document ID: FRA-2009-0015-0016
Agency: fra
Document Type: Notice
Title: Petitions for Waivers of Compliance
Posted Date: 2013-04-09T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 68 (Tuesday, April 9, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 21187]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-08241]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket Number FRA-2009-0015]

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 September 6, 2012, Ritron, Incorporated (Ritron) has petitioned 
the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for an amendment of a waiver 
of compliance from certain provisions of the Federal railroad safety 
regulations contained at 49 CFR part 232, Brake System Safety Standards 
for Freight and Other Non-Passenger Trains and Equipment; End-of-Train 
Devices.
    By a letter dated March 30, 2010, Ritron submitted its original 
petition for a waiver of compliance from 49 CFR 232.409(d), which 
pertains to the inspection and testing of end-of-train devices, as 
applied to its DTX-445 and DTX-454 radio transceivers. The provision 
requires that telemetry equipment be tested for accuracy and 
calibrated, if necessary, at least every 368 days. The provision also 
requires that the date and location of the last calibration or test, as 
well as the name of the person performing the calibration or test, be 
legibly displayed on a weather-resistant sticker or other marking 
device affixed to the outside of both the front and the rear unit. On 
June 21, 2010, FRA's Railroad Safety Board (Board) granted Ritron's 
petition for a waiver of compliance, subject to certain conditions, in 
Docket Number FRA-2009-0015.
    The proposed amendment sought by Ritron would add its new radio 
transceiver model, the DTX-460, to the subject waiver. The DTX-460 is a 
follow-on to the DTX-454, which is already included in the subject 
waiver. Ritron states that the DTX-454 has been redesigned to remove 
obsolete parts and to improve its performance. The DTX-460 is, however, 
a form, fit, and functional equivalent to the DTX-454. A copy of the 
Federal Communications Commission certificate and test report can be 
found in the docket. Additional materials that were provided to the 
Board include schematics, the alignment procedure, the theory of 
operation, and the changes from the DTX-454 to the DTX-460.
    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 by May 24, 2013 will be considered by FRA 
before final action is taken. Comments received after that date will be 
considered as far as is 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.). 
See http://www.regulations.gov/#!privacyNotice for the privacy notice 
of regulations.gov or interested parties may review DOT's complete 
Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on April 11, 
2000 (65 FR 19477).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 3, 2013.
Robert C. Lauby,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Regulatory and Legislative 
Operations.
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