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[Federal Register: July 27, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 144)]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
In accordance with part 211 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR), notice is hereby given that the Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) has received a request for a waiver of compliance
with certain requirements of its safety standards. The individual
petition is described below, including the party seeking relief, the
regulatory provisions involved, the nature of the relief being
requested, and the petitioner's arguments in favor of relief.
Union Pacific Railroad Company
[Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA-2006-24840]
The Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) is initiating a program to
implement ``Remote Authority'' technology, designed to permit
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authorized users in the field to request, be granted, or release on-
track authority. To facilitate the implementation of this technology,
UP is requesting that FRA suspend compliance with certain rules in
accordance with the provisions contained in 49 CFR 211.51.
The Remote Authority is a web-based application that will permit
authorized users to request, be granted, or release Foul Time, Track
Permit, Track & Time or Track Warrant authority to occupy a main track
or other controlled track. The central office component consists of one
or more Remote Authority servers that will receive requests from
authorized users for on-track authority or requests to release on-track
authority. If the user is authorized to request or release on-track
authority, and the request meets established criteria, the request is
forwarded to the Union Pacific's Computer Aided Dispatching system for
further processing. Requests that do not meet established criteria are
rejected at this point in the process, and the user is provided the
opportunity to change or cancel the request.
Requests for on-track authority are received by the dispatching
system and must meet established criteria to be eligible for issuance
by the dispatching system without dispatcher intervention. If the
established criteria are not satisfied, the request is placed in the
appropriate authority request queue, and the train dispatcher is
notified.
In this regard, the UP requests relief to permit the dispatching
system to grant or release on-track authority in response to a valid
request from an authorized user without intervention on the part of the
train dispatcher or control operator who controls train movements on
that track. The UP hereby seeks relief from 49 CFR 214.321(a)(1), which
requires a track occupancy authority for working limits to be issued to
the roadway worker in charge by the train dispatcher or control
operator who controls train movements on that track.
Access to the Remote Authority application within the UP network
requires the user to present valid credentials consisting of standard
user identification and secret password. For off-network access, a
Virtual Private Network (VPN) connection must be established by the
employee before presenting valid credentials. Within the Remote
Authority application, individual users are further restricted in the
functions they may perform.
Interested parties are invited to participate in this proceeding by
submitting written views, data, or comments. Although FRA does not
anticipate scheduling a public hearing in connection with this
proceeding, 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 this proceeding should identify the
appropriate docket number (FRA-2006-24840) and may be submitted by any
of the following methods:
Web site: http://dms.dot.gov. Follow the instructions for
submitting comments on the DOT electronic docket site.
Fax: 202-493-2251.
Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, Room PL-401,
Washington, DC 20590-001.
Hand Delivery: Docket Management Facility, Room PL-401 on
the Plaza level of the Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal Holidays.
Communications received within 45 days of the date of this notice
will be considered by FRA before final action is taken. Comments
received after that date will be considered as far as practicable. All
written communications concerning these proceedings are available for
examination during regular business hours (9 a.m.-5 p.m.) at the above
facility. All documents in the public docket are also available for
inspection and copying on the Internet at the docket facility's Web
site at http://dms.dot.gov.
Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all comments
received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual
submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf
of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on
April 11, 2000, (Volume 65, Number 70; Pages 19477-78). The statement
may also be found at http://dms.dot.gov.
Issued in Washington, DC, on July 20, 2006.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program
Development.
[FR Doc. E6-11964 Filed 7-26-06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-06-P
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This is from Docket No. FRA-2006-24840. Any thoughts?
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
In accordance with part 211 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR), notice is hereby given that the Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) has received a request for a waiver of compliance
with certain requirements of its safety standards. The individual
petition is described below, including the party seeking relief, the
regulatory provisions involved, the nature of the relief being
requested, and the petitioner's arguments in favor of relief.
Union Pacific Railroad Company
[Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA-2006-24840]
The Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) is initiating a program to
implement ``Remote Authority'' technology, designed to permit
[[Page 42713]]
authorized users in the field to request, be granted, or release on-
track authority. To facilitate the implementation of this technology,
UP is requesting that FRA suspend compliance with certain rules in
accordance with the provisions contained in 49 CFR 211.51.
The Remote Authority is a web-based application that will permit
authorized users to request, be granted, or release Foul Time, Track
Permit, Track & Time or Track Warrant authority to occupy a main track
or other controlled track. The central office component consists of one
or more Remote Authority servers that will receive requests from
authorized users for on-track authority or requests to release on-track
authority. If the user is authorized to request or release on-track
authority, and the request meets established criteria, the request is
forwarded to the Union Pacific's Computer Aided Dispatching system for
further processing. Requests that do not meet established criteria are
rejected at this point in the process, and the user is provided the
opportunity to change or cancel the request.
Requests for on-track authority are received by the dispatching
system and must meet established criteria to be eligible for issuance
by the dispatching system without dispatcher intervention. If the
established criteria are not satisfied, the request is placed in the
appropriate authority request queue, and the train dispatcher is
notified.
In this regard, the UP requests relief to permit the dispatching
system to grant or release on-track authority in response to a valid
request from an authorized user without intervention on the part of the
train dispatcher or control operator who controls train movements on
that track. The UP hereby seeks relief from 49 CFR 214.321(a)(1), which
requires a track occupancy authority for working limits to be issued to
the roadway worker in charge by the train dispatcher or control
operator who controls train movements on that track.
Access to the Remote Authority application within the UP network
requires the user to present valid credentials consisting of standard
user identification and secret password. For off-network access, a
Virtual Private Network (VPN) connection must be established by the
employee before presenting valid credentials. Within the Remote
Authority application, individual users are further restricted in the
functions they may perform.
Interested parties are invited to participate in this proceeding by
submitting written views, data, or comments. Although FRA does not
anticipate scheduling a public hearing in connection with this
proceeding, 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 this proceeding should identify the
appropriate docket number (FRA-2006-24840) and may be submitted by any
of the following methods:
Web site: http://dms.dot.gov. Follow the instructions for
submitting comments on the DOT electronic docket site.
Fax: 202-493-2251.
Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, Room PL-401,
Washington, DC 20590-001.
Hand Delivery: Docket Management Facility, Room PL-401 on
the Plaza level of the Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal Holidays.
Communications received within 45 days of the date of this notice
will be considered by FRA before final action is taken. Comments
received after that date will be considered as far as practicable. All
written communications concerning these proceedings are available for
examination during regular business hours (9 a.m.-5 p.m.) at the above
facility. All documents in the public docket are also available for
inspection and copying on the Internet at the docket facility's Web
site at http://dms.dot.gov.
Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all comments
received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual
submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf
of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on
April 11, 2000, (Volume 65, Number 70; Pages 19477-78). The statement
may also be found at http://dms.dot.gov.
Issued in Washington, DC, on July 20, 2006.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program
Development.
[FR Doc. E6-11964 Filed 7-26-06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-06-P
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This is from Docket No. FRA-2006-24840. Any thoughts?
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