Notice of Petition for Amendment of Waiver of Compliance

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket Number FRA-2004-17188]

Notice of Petition for Amendment of Waiver of Compliance

AGENCY:

Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

This document provides the public notice that Strasburg Rail Road Company (SRC) petitioned FRA for an amendment to an existing special approval and a waiver from certain regulations concerning stenciling of a rail car.

DATES:

FRA must receive comments on the petition by October 17, 2025. FRA will consider comments received after that date to the extent practicable.

ADDRESSES:

Comments:

Comments related to this docket may be submitted by going to

https://www.regulations.gov

and following the online instructions for submitting comments.

Instructions:

All submissions must include the agency name and docket number. All comments received will be posted without change to

https://www.regulations.gov;

this includes any personal information. Please see the Privacy Act heading in the

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

section of this document for Privacy Act information related to any submitted comments or materials.

Docket:

For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, go to

https://www.regulations.gov

and follow the online instructions for accessing the docket.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Caleb Rogers, Railroad Safety Specialist, FRA Motive Power & Equipment Division, telephone: 202-366-4000, email:

caleb.rogers@dot.gov

.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Under part 211 of title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), this document provides the public notice that by letter received May 15, 2025 SRC petitioned FRA for an amendment of a special approval pursuant to 49 CFR part 215 (Railroad Freight Car Safety Standards), and a waiver of compliance from certain provisions of the Federal railroad safety regulations contained in part 215. The relevant Docket Number is FRA-2004-17188.

Specifically, SRC requests to amend the existing special approval pursuant to § 215.203,

Restricted cars,

in this docket for 10 cars (SRC 12, M&P 723, M&P 713, CV 40025, TW 1367, R 9194, R 6081, PRR 476087, PRR 96451, and PRR 194796) that are more than 50 years from the dates of original construction and add one car, PRR 474265. SCBG also seeks relief for the additional car from § 215.303,

Stenciling of restricted cars

. In support of its request, SRC notes that PRR 474265 has been brought into compliance with all relevant CFR regulations.

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.

Communications received by October 17, 2025 will be considered by FRA before final action is taken. Comments received after that date will be considered if practicable.

Privacy Act

Anyone can search the electronic form of any written communications and comments received into any of FRA's 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), DOT solicits comments from the public to 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. 2025-17911 Filed 9-16-25; 8:45 am]

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