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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 164 / Friday, August 27, 2021 / Notices
extensions or modifications if that Agency determines that additional extensions are needed.
Public Comments Invited You are asked to comment on any aspect of this information collection, including: 1 Whether the proposed collection is necessary for FMCSA to perform its functions; 2 the accuracy of the estimated burden; 3 ways for FMCSA to enhance the quality, usefulness, and clarity of the collected information; and 4 ways that the burden could be minimized without reducing the quality of the collected information.
Issued under the authority delegated in 49 CFR 1.87.
Thomas P. Keane, Associate Administrator, Office of Research and Registration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration Docket Number FRA20180100

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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 July 27, 2021, Norfolk Southern Corporation NS petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration FRA for an amendment 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 NonPassenger Trains and Equipment; Endof-Train Devices. The relevant FRA
Docket Number is FRA20180100.
Specifically, NS requests to amend an existing waiver from the requirements of 49 CFR 232.203, Training requirements, to allow electronic air brake test refresher training via customized simulation software in place of handson training. The current waiver applies to conductors and supervisors and is limited to an 18-month pilot program for freight car repair personnel reporting for duty at Birmingham, Alabama;
Elkhart, Indiana; Enola, Pennsylvania;
Kansas City, Missouri; Macon, Georgia;
Norfolk, Virginia; and Portsmouth, Ohio.
As the pilot period has concluded, NS
requests to amend the waiver to allow electronic air brake test training as an optional replacement for hands-on training for refresher training of freight
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car repair personnel on the entire NS
system. In support of its request, NS
states that 1 all personnel intended for inclusion have already received electronic training; 2 feedback from electronically-trained personnel has been positive; 3 delivering training electronically achieves safety benefits;
and 4 NS has improved the training since the original pilot waiver was granted.
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 October 12, 2021 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. 553c, 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.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration Docket Number FRA20180049

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 August 18, 2021, BNSF Railway BNSF petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration FRA for an expansion 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 FRA20180049.
The existing waiver provides BNSF
certain relief from 49 CFR 232.15, Movement of defective equipment; 49
CFR 232.103f, General requirements for all train brake systems; and 49 CFR
232.213, Extended haul trains; and a statutory exemption from the requirements of title 49, United States Code section 20303. BNSF renews its request to expand the scope of the waiver to include coal trains operating over the Pikes Peak Subdivision in Colorado and across the Sand Hills Subdivision in Nebraska.1
On April 12, 2019, FRA granted BNSF
a test waiver to conduct a pilot program on a segment of its system to demonstrate that the use of wheel temperature detectors to prove brake health effectiveness BHE will improve safety, reduce risks to employees, and provide cost savings to the industry.
BNSF asserts the expansion would improve train braking performance and safety by reducing brake pipe air losses on all BNSF coal trains particularly important during winter operations, and accomplish the following goals:
Validation of braking performance of BNSF coal trains moving south through Colorado and east through Alliance, Nebraska;
Improvement of the braking performance of individual cars identified with cold or hot wheels;
Increased testing of car brake systems with Automatic Single Car Test ASCT devices;
1 BNSF initially requested expansion of the waiver on March 18, 2021. See https
www.regulations.gov/document/FRA-2018-00490018. Public notice of the request was issued on April 5, 2021. See https www.regulations.gov/
document/FRA-2018-0049-0021. By letter dated May 5, 2021, BNSF requested an initial 30-day hold on processing the petition. See https
www.regulations.gov/document/FRA-2018-00490022.

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