[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 109 (Monday, June 8, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 32433]
[FR Doc No: 2015-13848]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket Number FRA-2015-0036]

Petition for Waiver of Compliance

    In accordance with Part 211 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR), this provides the public notice that by a document
dated February 27, 2015, the Union Pacific Railroad Company (UPRR) 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 232--Brake System Safety Standards
for Freight and Other Non-Passenger Trains and Equipment. Specifically,
UPRR requests to extend the mileage limits specified for certain
designated extended haul trains. See 49 CFR 232.213--Extended haul
trains. FRA assigned the petition docket number FRA-2015-0036.
    In its petition, UPRR requests relief allowing for the moderate
extended movement of trains to operate beyond the 1,500 mile limit
specified in section 232.213 (a list of the proposed extended haul
trains is posted to the docket at FRA-2015-0036-0001 in Appendix A to
UPRR's petition). UPRR states that the requested relief will ensure
they continue to meet customer and national expectation for deliveries
of coal, grain, intermodal and other commodities while safely allowing
for improved fluidity with increased velocity. UPRR notes that similar
relief was granted to BNSF Railway in docket number FRA-2006-24812.
UPRR further states that its proposal will result in a moderate mileage
increase of between 21 and 180 additional miles beyond the present
1,500 mile limit, which would involve less than 2 percent of UPRR daily
train originations.
    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 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:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     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 July 23, 2015 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 June 1, 2015.
Ron Hynes,
Director of Technical Oversight.
[FR Doc. 2015-13848 Filed 6-5-15; 8:45 am]
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