[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 244 (Thursday, December 23, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 73090]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-27792]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket Number FRA-2017-0018]


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 December 8, 2021, the Fort 
Wayne Railroad Historical Society Inc. (FWRHS) 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 240.201, Implementation. The relevant FRA Docket Number is 
FRA-2017-0018.
    Specifically, FWRHS requests to extend relief from Sec.  
240.201(d), which requires that only certified persons operate 
locomotives and trains. The relief would allow noncertified persons to 
pay a fee and operate a locomotive as part of FWRHS's ``hand-on-the-
throttle'' program. FWRHS reports that no incidents occurred during the 
previous 5 years of operation under this waiver and that the program 
was a significant fundraising aid to the organization.
    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 February 7, 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.
Carolyn Hayward-Williams,
Director, Office of Railroad Systems and Technology.
[FR Doc. 2021-27792 Filed 12-22-21; 8:45 am]
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