[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 133 (Wednesday, July 13, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 41857]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-14855]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket Number FRA-2002-13251]


Petition for Extension of Waiver of Compliance

    Under part 211 of title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), this 
document provides the public notice that on June 1, 2022, Arizona 
Eastern Railway Company (AZER) petitioned the Federal Railroad 
Administration (FRA) for an extension 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. The relevant 
FRA Docket Number is FRA-2002-13251.
    Specifically, AZER seeks to extend relief that permits movement 
from the Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold's mining facility near 
Claypool, Arizona, to a location between mileposts (MPs) 1229.0 and 
1227.6 on AZER trackage, where the required inspections (a pre-
departure inspection and Class 1 initial terminal air brake test and 
inspection) are performed. Additionally, AZER seeks to extend relief 
formerly granted in FRA Docket Number FRA-2017-0100, which permits 
movement from Clifton Yard in Clifton, Arizona, to South Siding near MP 
1210.0, where the required inspections are performed. FRA is combining 
the requests and relief from both dockets and considering them under 
the originally assigned docket number for the relief in Claypool, 
Arizona, Docket Number FRA-2002-13251. In support of its request, AZER 
states that railroad operations have remained the same since the 
original waivers were granted, and rail traffic volumes have 
continuously increased, supporting the need for this relief.
    A copy of the petition, as well as any written communications 
concerning the petition, is available for review online at 
www.regulations.gov.
    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 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 at http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments.
    Communications received by August 29, 2022 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), the U.S. Department of Transportation (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/privacy-notice for the privacy notice of 
regulations.gov.

    Issued in Washington, DC.
John Karl Alexy,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, Chief Safety Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-14855 Filed 7-12-22; 8:45 am]
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