[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 102 (Thursday, May 26, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 32068]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-11372]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket Number FRA-2016-0108]


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 April 29, 2022, Union 
Pacific Railroad (UPRR) petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration 
(FRA) to extend a waiver of compliance from certain provisions of the 
Federal railroad safety regulations contained at 49 CFR 236.566, 
Locomotive of each train operating in train stop, train control, or cab 
signal territory: Equipped. The relevant FRA Docket Number is FRA-2016-
0108.
    Specifically, UPRR requests a temporary extension of relief from 
Sec.  236.566 to allow it to comply with a condition of FRA's decision 
letter dated April 6, 2022, primarily concerning Docket Number FRA-
2021-0011.\1\ The condition concerns slide detector fences, where 
existent, being fully integrated with positive train control (PTC) via 
wayside signal systems. UPRR states that four of its subdivision line 
segments (Portland, Evanston, Rawlins, and Laramie) require additional 
interconnections with PTC to be fully compliant with the condition in 
the April 6, 2022, letter. UPRR requests an extension of the relief in 
Docket Number FRA-2016-0108 for 12 months to complete the work, which 
consists of modifications to signaling appliances and the construction 
of communications infrastructure in some cases. Additionally, UPRR 
requests modification of two conditions of the June 9, 2020, decision 
letter in Docket Number FRA-2016-0108 \2\ to allow UPRR to immediately 
begin to decommission its locomotives' onboard automatic train control 
and automatic cab signal systems.
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    \1\ See https://www.regulations.gov/document/FRA-2016-0108-0018.
    \2\ https://www.regulations.gov/document/FRA-2016-0108-0017.
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    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 July 25, 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. 2022-11372 Filed 5-25-22; 8:45 am]
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