[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 165 (Friday, August 26, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52613-52614]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-18373]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket Number FRA-2009-0078]


Petition for Amendment of Waiver of Compliance

    Under part 211 of title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), this 
document provides the public notice that by letter dated July 5, 2022, 
the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) 
petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to amend a waiver 
of compliance from certain provisions of the Federal hours of service 
(HOS) laws contained at 49 U.S.C. 21103(a)(4), which, in part, require 
a train employee to receive 48 hours off duty after initiating an on-
duty period for 6 consecutive days. The relevant FRA Docket Number is 
FRA-2009-0078.
    Specifically, ASLRRA seeks to amend its existing waiver to add 13 
railroads that did not participate in the original waiver, but now wish 
to participate. ASLRRA states the following railroads expressed a 
desire to participate in the waiver, and maintain at their headquarters 
supporting documentation of employee support, as required:
     Elkhart and Western Railroad;
     Fort Smith Railroad;
     Garden City Western Railway;
     Georgia Southern Railway Company;
     Gettysburg and Northern Railway;
     Huron and Eastern Railway; \1\
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    \1\ ASLRRA notes that Huron and Eastern Railway has been 
operating under this waiver since 2010, but due to a clerical error, 
it was not included in the list of waiver participants.
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     Indiana Southwestern Railway;
     Kendallville Terminal Railway Company;
     Keokuk Junction Railway Company;
     Merced County Central Valley Railroad;
     Michigan Southern Railroad Company;
     Mississippi Central Railroad; and
     Napoleon, Defiance, and Western Railway.
    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

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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 October 11, 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. 2022-18373 Filed 8-25-22; 8:45 am]
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