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or optometrist’s report to the medical
examiner at the time of the annual
medical examination; and (3) that each
individual provide a copy of the annual
medical certification to the employer for
retention in the driver’s qualification
file, or keep a copy in his/her driver’s
qualification file if he/she is selfemployed. The driver must have a copy
of the certification when driving, for
presentation to a duly authorized
Federal, State, or local enforcement
official.
V. Discussion of Comments
FMCSA received 12 comments in this
proceeding. Brenda Hood, Shaun
Bivens, Dana Arredondo, Brad Wright,
Felicia Daza, Thomas Hood, John
Bourne, Sherrilyn Arredondo, Nicholas
Washington, Ernesto Valdespino, Irene
Galvan, and an anonymous commenter
are all in favor of granting Duane Brojer
an exemption from the vision standard.
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Based upon its evaluation of the 11
exemption applications, FMCSA
exempts the following drivers from the
vision requirement in 49 CFR
391.41(b)(10), subject to the
requirements cited above (49 CFR
391.64(b)):
Daniel S. Billig (MN)
Duane N. Brojer (NM)
Jeffrey D. Davis (NC)
Paul D. Evenhouse (IL)
Jonathan W. Gibbons (IL)
Shane J. Graff (MI)
Brian D. Hoover (IA)
Michael A. Kafer (KS)
Christopher Robinson (NY)
Joshua R. Stanley (OK)
Charles F. Tibbetts (SC)
In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e)
and 31315, each exemption will be valid
for 2 years unless revoked earlier by
FMCSA. The exemption will be revoked
if: (1) The person fails to comply with
the terms and conditions of the
exemption; (2) the exemption has
resulted in a lower level of safety than
was maintained before it was granted; or
(3) continuation of the exemption would
not be consistent with the goals and
objectives of 49 U.S.C. 31136 and 31315.
If the exemption is still effective at the
end of the 2-year period, the person may
apply to FMCSA for a renewal under
procedures in effect at that time.
Issued on: September 22, 2016.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2016–0094]

Notice of Application for Approval of
Discontinuance or Modification of a
Railroad Signal System
In accordance with part 235 of Title
49 of the Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR) and 49 U.S.C. 20502(a), this
document provides the public notice
that by a document dated September 9,
2016, Union Pacific Railroad Company
(UP) petitioned the Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) seeking approval
for the discontinuance or modification
of a signal system. FRA assigned the
petition Docket Number FRA–2016–
0094.
Applicant: Union Pacific Railroad
Company, Mr. Kevin D. Hicks, AVP
Engineering-Design, 1400 Douglas
Street, Mail Stop 0910, Omaha, NE
68179.
UP seeks approval of the
discontinuance of Control Point D120,
Milepost 119.7, on the Chester
Subdivision, St. Louis Service Unit
Division at Thebes, IL. Two crossovers
and four signals on the main tracks will
be removed and will be replaced with
regenerative repeaters. The reason given
for the proposed discontinuance is to
expedite train movements in the area
and to make the switch renewal portion
of a 2017 track project unnecessary.
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.

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• 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., W12–140, Washington, DC
20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal
Holidays.
Communications received by
November 17, 2016 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 https://
www.regulations.gov/privacyNotice for
the privacy notice of regulations.gov.
Robert C. Lauby,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety,
Chief Safety Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
Railworthiness Directive for Certain
Railroad Tank Cars Equipped With
Bottom Outlet Valve Assembly and
Constructed by American Railcar
Industries and ACF Industries
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of issuance and
availability of Railworthiness Directive.
AGENCY:

On September 30, 2016, FRA
issued a Railworthiness Directive
(Directive or RWD) to all owners of
Department of Transportation (DOT)
specification 111 general purpose tank
cars. This document announces FRA’s
issuance of the RWD and its availability
on FRA’s Web site.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Larry Strouse, General Engineer,
Hazardous Materials Division, Office of
SUMMARY:

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Technical Oversight, FRA, 200 W.
Adams Street, Suite 310, Chicago,
Illinois 60606, (312) 353–6203,
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FRA
issued this Directive under 49 CFR
180.509(b)(4) to all owners of DOT
specification 111 general purpose tank
cars based on its finding that as a result
of non-conforming welding practices,
DOT–111 tank cars built by American
Railcar Industries, Inc. (ARI) or ACF
Industries, LLC (ACF) between 2009 and
2015 to the ARI or ACF 300 stub sill
design and equipped with a two-piece
cast sump and bottom outlet valve skid
may be in an unsafe operating condition
and could result in the release of
hazardous materials. As a result of the
identified non-conforming welding
practices, these cars may have
substantial weld defects at the sump
and BOV skid groove attachment welds,
potentially affecting each tank’s ability
to retain its contents during
transportation. FRA issued the Directive
to ensure public safety, ensure
compliance with the applicable Federal
regulations governing the safe
movement of hazardous materials by
rail, and ensure the railworthiness of the
tank cars. The full text of the Directive
is available on FRA’s Web site at
www.fra.gov by searching for RWD No.
2016–01.
Issued in Washington, DC, on September
27, 2016.
Robert C. Lauby,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety
Chief Safety Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2016–0086]

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Petition for Waiver of Compliance
In accordance with part 211 of Title
49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR),
this provides the public notice that by
a document dated August 19, 2016,
BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) 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 229, Railroad
Locomotive Safety Standards, and 49
CFR part 232, Brake System Safety
Standards for freight and other nonpassenger trains and equipment; end-oftrain devices. Specifically, BNSF seeks
a test waiver to investigate whether the
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flow method (AFM) indicator required
by 49 CFR 229.29(b) and
232.205(c)(1)(iii) can be safely extended
to 184 days on locomotives equipped
with New York Air Brake (NYAB) CCB–
II air brake systems. This petition has
been assigned Docket Number FRA–
2016–0086.
In the petition for waiver, BNSF states
that it has been collecting data for 3
years in support of an extended interval
of 184 days for calibration of the AFM
indicator on CCB–II air brake systems,
and it has obtained support for this
extension from NYAB. Summaries and
analysis of this data and a statement
from NYAB are included as appendices.
To validate this assertion, BNSF
proposes to designate a test group of 200
locomotives running on the Southern
Transcon route between Kansas City
(Argentine), KS, and Barstow, CA. These
locomotives would be evaluated by a
test waiver team at initial AFM
indicator calibration, after 92 days, and
for locomotives qualified to continue
the test, at 184 days. To help ensure the
validity of this testing, BNSF has
already updated the AFM indicator
calibration training of its mechanical
forces and has completed a software
upgrade on 93 percent of CCB–II
equipped locomotives to eliminate a
previous problem with loss of AFM
calibration data due to dead batteries in
the locomotive computer’s CPU.
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.

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• 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
November 17, 2016 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 https://
www.regulations.gov/privacyNotice for
the privacy notice of regulations.gov.
Robert C. Lauby,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety,
Chief Safety Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2011–0107]

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 July 18,
2016, CSX Transportation (CSX)
requested that the Federal Railroad
Administration’s (FRA) Railroad Safety
Board (Board) issue an expansion of the
territory allowed for its nonstop
continuous rail testing process. CSX’s
existing waiver in this docket exempts
it from the requirements of 49 CFR
213.113(a) so that it could implement a
pilot test process for nonstop
continuous rail testing. The projected
starting date for implementing the
process on the additional territories
would be August 14, 2016, and the
waiver process would continue up to
December 31, 2017. The original

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