Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 63 / Monday, April 5, 2021 / Notices 17669 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION expand its BHE initiative on BNSF’s comment period and specify the basis coal network in a two-phrase program: for their request. Federal Railroad Administration (1) The addition of the Pike’s Peak route All communications concerning these [Docket Number FRA–2018–0049] with detectors at Monument and Castle proceedings should identify the Rock, and (2) the addition of the Sand appropriate docket number and may be Petition for Waiver of Compliance Hills route with detectors at testing submitted by any of the following sites. methods: Under part 211 of title 49 Code of BNSF states that coal trains in this • Website: http:// Federal Regulations (CFR), this program would be subject to the same document provides the public notice www.regulations.gov. Follow the online requirements for training completion of instructions for submitting comments. that on March 18, 2021, BNSF Railway all related work groups, and the • Company (BNSF) petitioned the Federal Fax: 202–493–2251. detectors would not be activated until • Railroad Administration (FRA) for an Mail: Docket Operations Facility, training records are provided to the test expansion of a current waiver of U.S. Department of Transportation waiver committee. BNSF is prepared to compliance from certain provisions of (DOT), 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, W12– begin training on BHE processes in the Federal railroad safety regulations 140, Washington, DC 20590. Denver, Colorado; Alliance, Nebraska; contained at 49 CFR part 232, Brake • Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey Temple, Texas; and Amarillo, Texas, in System Safety Standards for Freight and Ave. SE, Room W12–140, Washington, March and May 2021. Other Non-Passenger Trains and DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Equipment; End-Of-Train Devices. FRA BNSF asserts the expansion would Monday through Friday, except Federal assigned the petition Docket Number increase the braking improvements on Holidays. FRA–2018–0049. the equipment, increase the number of Communications received by May 20, The existing waiver provides BNSF waiver trains, and enable more locations 2021 will be considered by FRA before certain relief from 49 CFR 232.15, to complete the automatic single car final action is taken. Comments received Movement of defective equipment; 49 tests. BNSF explains it has installed, after that date will be considered if CFR 232.103(f), General requirements tested, and validated the required practicable. detectors at the Pike’s Peak site. These for all train brake systems; and 49 CFR Anyone can search the electronic detectors were installed to continue the 232.213, Extended haul trains; and a form of any written communications BHE testing in a cold weather climate statutory exemption from the and comments received into any of our and location that allows for the testing requirements of title 49, United States dockets by the name of the individual of southbound loaded coal trains. BNSF Code section 20303. BNSF seeks to submitting the comment (or signing the proposes that the processes and expand the scope of the waiver to document, if submitted on behalf of an parameters would follow all conditions include coal trains operating over the association, business, labor union, etc.). of the Southern Transcon intermodal Pikes Peak Subdivision in Colorado and Under 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits BHE Program, but differ in that the across the Sand Hills Subdivision in comments from the public to better trains ‘‘cycle’’ and stay intact in unit Nebraska. inform its processes. DOT posts these train operations, similar to the Northern On April 12, 2019, FRA granted BNSF comments, without edit, including any Transcon grain trains. a test waiver to conduct a pilot program personal information the commenter on a segment of its system to A copy of the petition, as well as any provides, to www.regulations.gov, as ‘‘demonstrate that the use of wheel written communications concerning the described in the system of records temperature detectors to prove brake petition, is available for review online at notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can health effectiveness (BHE) will improve www.regulations.gov. be reviewed at https:// safety, reduce risks to employees, and Interested parties are invited to www.transportation.gov/privacy. See provide cost savings to the industry.’’ participate in these proceedings by also https://www.regulations.gov/ In its current petition, BNSF states the submitting written views, data, or privacyNotice for the privacy notice of test waiver committee for BHE has been comments. FRA does not anticipate regulations.gov. actively reviewing the data generated scheduling a public hearing in since August 2018, and during that connection with these proceedings since Issued in Washington, DC. time, BNSF has tested more than 5,500 the facts do not appear to warrant a John Karl Alexy, trains. In building on the test waiver hearing. If any interested parties desire Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, success of the Southern Transcon an opportunity for oral comment and a Chief Safety Officer. intermodal trains and the Northern public hearing, they should notify FRA, [FR Doc. 2021–06949 Filed 4–2–21; 8:45 am] Transcon grain trains, BNSF requests to in writing, before the end of the BILLING CODE 4910–06–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:23 Apr 02, 2021 Jkt 253001 PO 00000 Frm 00084 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\05APN1.SGM 05APN1 jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES.