[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 87 (Thursday, May 5, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 26800]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-09603]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket Number FRA-2006-24216]


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 March 31, 2022, the 
Sacramento Regional Transit District (SRTD) 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 parts 222, Use of Locomotive Horns at 
Public Highway-Rail Grade Crossings; 229, Railroad Locomotive Safety 
Standards; and 234, Grade Crossing Safety. The relevant FRA Docket 
Number is FRA-2006-24216.
    Specifically, SRTD requests a waiver extension from 49 CFR part 
222; Sec.  229.125, Headlights and auxiliary lights; and Sec.  
234.105(c)(3), Activation failure, for its rail fixed guideway public 
transit system that shares limited connections in corridors with Union 
Pacific Railroad (UP). The relief from part 222 would apply to 17 
highway-rail grade crossings SRTD shares with UP on SRTD's Gold Line. 
The relief from Sec.  229.125 and Sec.  234.105(c)(3) would apply to 
all crossings SRTD shares with UP on the SRTD Blue and Gold lines. STRD 
adds that, in August 2022, it will be receiving 28 of 76 new low-floor 
light rail vehicles from Siemens Mobility Inc., to replace its fleet of 
Siemens vehicles. SRTD states that it believes the waiver extension is 
consistent with railroad safety.
    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 June 21, 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. 2022-09603 Filed 5-4-22; 8:45 am]
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