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undue financial burden that ACJR
cannot bear at this time.
Because of a low risk of exposure to
injury due to vandalism and the
prohibitive cost of glazing material and
labor, ACJR is requesting the waiver of
regulation contained at 49 CFR 223.11
for its locomotive listed above.
A copy of the petition, as well as any
written communications concerning the
petition, is available for review online at
www.regulations.gov and in person at
the U.S. Department of Transportation’s
(DOT) Docket Operations Facility, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590. The Docket
Operations Facility is open from 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal Holidays.
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, 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 by any of the following
methods:
• Web site: http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
• Fax: 202–493–2251.
• Mail: Docket Operations Facility,
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590.
• Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal Holidays.
Communications received by October
16, 2015 will be considered by FRA
before final action is taken. Comments
received after that date will be
considered as far as practicable.
Anyone is able to 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.). In
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT
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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
www.dot.gov/privacy. See also http://
www.regulations.gov/#!privacyNotice
for the privacy notice of regulations.gov.
Issued in Washington, DC, on August 10,
2015.
Ron Hynes,
Director, Office of Technical Oversight.
[FR Doc. 2015–21526 Filed 8–31–15; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2015–0007–N–21]

Agency Request for Emergency
Processing of Collection of
Information by the Office of
Management and Budget
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), United States
Department of Transportation (USDOT).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

FRA hereby gives notice that
it is submitting the following
Information Collection request (ICR) to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for Emergency Processing under
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
FRA requests that OMB authorize the
collection of information identified
below seven days after publication of
this Notice for a period of 180 days.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A
copy of this individual ICR, with
applicable supporting documentation,
may be obtained by telephoning FRA’s
Office of Safety Clearance Officer:
Robert Brogan (tel. (202) 493–6292) or
FRA’s Office of Administration
Clearance Officer: Kimberly Toone (tel.
(202) 493–6132); these numbers are not
toll-free; or by contacting Mr. Brogan via
facsimile at (202) 493–6216 or Ms.
Toone via facsimile at (202) 493–6497,
or via email by contacting Mr. Brogan at
[email protected]; or by contacting
Ms. Toone at [email protected].
Comments and questions about the ICR
identified below should be directed to
OMB’s Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Attn: FRA OMB
Desk Officer.
SUMMARY:

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FRA
issued Safety Advisory 2015–04 on
August 20, 2015, to emphasize the
importance of timely repairing ballast
defects and conditions on main tracks.
FRA published Safety Advisory 2015–
04 in the Federal Register on August 26,
2015. See 80 FR 51868. In the Safety
Advisory, FRA notes that ballast defects
and ballast conditions that are not
repaired in a timely manner can lead to
future defects. FRA believes it is
important for track inspectors to be
aware that ballast defects and
conditions can cause track components
to deteriorate rapidly and compromise
the stability of the track structure, and
that inspectors are trained to identify
and repair ballast defects and
conditions. This safety advisory
recommends that track owners and
railroads: (1) Assess current engineering
instructions on ballast safety and update
them to provide specific guidance to
track inspectors (designated personnel
that are qualified to inspect and repair
track) on how to identify and initiate
remedial action under 49 CFR
213.233(d) for ballast defects and
conditions, as well as on the appropriate
remedial action to implement,
particularly in areas with one or more
additional track conditions; (2) train
track inspectors on the updated
engineering instructions and this safety
advisory to ensure they understand how
to identify and initiate remedial action
for ballast defects and conditions in a
timely manner, and understand the
importance of such remedial action in
preventing the development of unsafe
combinations of track conditions; and
(3) ensure that supervisors provide
adequate oversight of track inspectors to
achieve identification and remediation
of ballast defects and other track
conditions.
FRA is requesting Emergency
processing approval seven days after
publication of this Federal Register
Notice because FRA cannot reasonably
comply with normal clearance
procedures on account of use of normal
clearance procedures is reasonably
likely to disrupt the collection of
information. The associated collection
of information is summarized below.
Title: Ballast Defects and
Conditions—Importance of
Identification and Repair in Preventing
Development of Unsafe Combinations of
Track Conditions.
Reporting Burden:

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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Safety advisory 2015–04

Respondent universe

Total annual
responses

Average time per
response

(1) RR Assessment and Update of Engineering Instructions to provide Guidance to Its
Track Inspectors on How to Identify and
Repair Ballast Defects and Other Ballast
Conditions.
(2) RR Training of Its Track Inspectors on
Updated Engineering Instructions and FRA
Safety Advisory 2015–04.

754 Railroads .............

100 assessments +
100 engineering instruction updates.

60 minutes .................

200 hours.

754 Railroads .............

10,000 trained track
inspectors/records.

60 minutes .................

10,000 hours.

Form Number(s): N/A.
Respondent Universe: 754 Railroads.
Frequency of Submission: One-time;
on occasion.
Total Estimated Responses: 10,200.
Total Estimated Annual Burden:
10,200 hours.
Status: Emergency Review.
Pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5
CFR 1320.5(b), 1320.8(b)(3)(vi), FRA
informs all interested parties that it may
not conduct or sponsor, and a
respondent is not required to respond
to, a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.
Issued in Washington, DC, on August 26,
2015.
Corey Hill,
Acting Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 2015–21541 Filed 8–31–15; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2015–0028]

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Petition for Waiver of Compliance
In accordance with part 211 of Title
49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR),
this document provides the public
notice that by a document dated March
16, 2015, Placerville & Sacramento
Valley Railroad, Inc. (PSVR) has
petitioned the Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) for a waiver of
compliance from certain provisions of
the Federal railroad safety regulations
contained at 49 CFR part 215. FRA
assigned the petition Docket Number
FRA–2015–0028.
PSVR owns a former St. Louis
Southwestern Railway (SSW) bay
window caboose, identified as Car
Number SSW 48. This car turned 50
years old from the original date of
construction in May 2015 and is
therefore restricted in accordance with
49 CFR 215.203(a) and required to be
stenciled in accordance with 49 CFR
215.303. PSVR is requesting that the
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addition, PSVR requests a special
approval to continue to use this caboose
in accordance with 49 CFR 215.203(b).
In support of its petition, PSVR stated
that it is a noninsular tourist railroad.
The caboose is used in passenger service
for tourist excursions on the PSVR
system. The caboose began operation in
this service in September 2014 (at
which time it was not yet 50 years old),
following an inspection and completion
of a successful single car air brake test.
This caboose has been examined and
deemed safe to operate under the
conditions set forth in PSVR’s petition
on Class 1 track for passenger service.
The territorial limit of PSVR’s operation
is on the former Southern Pacific
Placerville Branch in Sacramento and El
Dorado counties owned by the
Sacramento-Placerville Joint Powers
Authority from approximately Milepost
(MP) 111 to approximately MP 142. The
caboose will operate only on this
territory, and will not be used in
interchange service. PSVR proposes to
operate the caboose with a speed limit
of 30 mph.
A copy of the petition, as well as any
written communications concerning the
petition, is available for review online at
www.regulations.gov and in person at
the Department of Transportation’s
(DOT) Docket Operations Facility, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590. The Docket
Operations Facility is open from 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal Holidays.
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, 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 by any of the following
methods:

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Total annual burden
hours

• Web site: http://
www.regulations.gov Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
• Fax: 202–493–2251.
• Mail: Docket Operations Facility,
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590.
• Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal Holidays.
Communications received by October
16, 2015 will be considered by FRA
before final action is taken. Comments
received after that date will be
considered as far as practicable.
Anyone is able to 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.). In
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), 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
www.dot.gov/privacy. See also http://
www.regulations.gov/#!privacyNotice
for the privacy notice of regulations.gov.
Issued in Washington, DC, on August 10,
2015.
Ron Hynes,
Director, Office of Technical Oversight.
[FR Doc. 2015–21527 Filed 8–31–15; 8:45 am]
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