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of a highway-rail grade crossing warning
system’s train detection circuit without
the application of jumper wires, it is
highly probable that the warning system
will activate. This indicates to motorists
that it is not safe to cross the railroad
tracks when, in fact, no train is
approaching the crossing. The integrity
of the warning system would be
compromised by the conveyance of false
information to motorists, such that in
the future, they would not necessarily
comply with the warning system
indications. Appropriate use of jumper
wires or other safe means of
circumventing the normal functioning
of the system thus prevents the incorrect
warning from being displayed to
motorists. Safety is also maintained as
long as measures are taken to provide
for the safety of motorists and train
operations.
Temporary removal from service of
grade crossing warning devices and
wayside signal systems—through the
application of jumpers or other means—
is a safe practice, when combined with
protective measures for highway traffic
and train operations. FRA has reviewed
some of the safety procedures for
disabling grade crossing warning
devices and wayside signal systems that
are in place on the major railroads to
determine ‘‘best practices’’ that have
been developed in the industry. We
found that the most effective safety
procedures include the following items:
(1) Requirements for signal employees
to obtain proper authority from the train
dispatcher or other appropriate
personnel responsible for the movement
of trains through the territory before
disabling a grade crossing warning or
wayside signal system; (2)
documentation of the authority to
disable the grade crossing warning or
wayside signal system; (3) a requirement
that all disabled grade crossing warning
and wayside signal systems must be
properly inspected and tested to ensure
proper operation before being restored
to service; and (4) a procedure for signal
employees to verify with the train
dispatcher or other appropriate
personnel responsible for the movement
of trains through the territory that the
grade crossing warning system or
wayside signal system has been
properly tested before being restored to
service.
To mitigate the risks inherent with
circumventing the normal functioning
of a system, FRA believes it is important
that individual railroads have standard
procedures in place before interfering
with the normal operation of a grade
crossing warning or wayside signal
system.

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Recommended Actions
In recognition of the need to ensure
safety, FRA strongly recommends that:
1. Each railroad responsible for the
proper operation of a highway-rail grade
crossing warning system or wayside
signal system review and evaluate its
specific railroadwide instructions for
the proper method for temporary
removal of these systems from service.
These instructions should address the
following items:
a. The manner in which the
deactivation is authorized.
b. The personnel designated to
authorize deactivation.
c. The protocols for notifying
appropriate persons, especially
personnel responsible for the movement
of trains, that a grade crossing warning
system or wayside signal system has
been temporarily removed from service.
d. The appropriate methods of
providing for the safety of train
movements while the grade crossing
warning system or wayside signal
system is temporarily removed from
service.
e. The requirements necessary to
perform an inspection and operational
test of the pertinent system components
before restoring the grade crossing
warning system or wayside signal
system to service.
f. The protocols for documenting and
notifying appropriate persons that the
grade crossing warning system or
wayside signal system has been
properly tested and restored to service.
2. Each railroad provide regular
periodic training to all affected
employees to ensure their
understanding of instructions for the
proper procedures for the temporary
removal from service of grade crossing
warning or wayside signal systems,
including the proper use of jumper
wires.
FRA encourages railroad industry
members to take actions that are
consistent with the preceding
recommendations, and to take other
complementary actions to help ensure
the safety of the Nation’s railroad
employees. FRA may modify this Safety
Advisory 2013–04, issue additional
safety advisories, or take other
appropriate actions necessary to ensure
the highest level of safety on the
Nation’s railroads, including pursuing
other corrective measures under its rail
safety authority.

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Issued in Washington, DC, on May 28,
2013.
Robert C. Lauby,
Deputy Associate Administrator for
Regulatory and Legislative Operations.
[FR Doc. 2013–13047 Filed 5–31–13; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. Marad 2013 0065]

Information Collection Available for
Public Comments and
Recommendations
Notice and request for
comments.

ACTION:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Maritime
Administration’s (MARAD’s) intention
to request extension of approval for
three years of a currently approved
information collection.
DATES: Comments should be submitted
on or before August 2, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bill
Kurfehs, Maritime Administration, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington,
DC 20590. Telephone: 202–366–2318 or
Email: bill.kurfehs.@dot.gov. Copies of
this collection also can be obtained from
that office.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

Maritime Administration (MARAD)
Title of Collection: Voluntary Tanker
Agreement.
Type of Request: Extension of
currently approved information
collection.
OMB Control Number: 2133–0505.
Form Numbers: None.
Expiration Date of Approval: Three
years from date of approval by the
Office of Management and Budget.
Summary of Collection of
Information: The collection consists of a
request from the Maritime
Administration (MARAD) that each
participant in the Voluntary Tanker
Agreement submit a list of the names of
ships owned, chartered or contracted for
by the participant, their size and flags of
registry and other pertinent information.
There is a recommended format for this
information included as part of the
application.
Need and Use of the Information: The
collection of information is necessary to
evaluate tanker capability and make
plans for use of this capability to meet
national emergency requirements. This
information will be used by both

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MARAD and Department of Defense to
establish overall contingency plans.
Description of Respondents: Tanker
companies that operate in international
trade and who have agreed to
participate in this agreement.
Annual Responses: 15 responses.
Annual Burden: 15 hours.
Comments: Comments should refer to
the docket number that appears at the
top of this document. Written comments
may be submitted to the Docket Clerk,
U.S. DOT Dockets, Room W12–140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590. Comments also
may be submitted by electronic means
via the Internet at http://
www.regulations.gov. Specifically
address whether this information
collection is necessary for proper
performance of the functions of the
agency and will have practical utility,
accuracy of the burden estimates, ways
to minimize this burden, and ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected. All
comments received will be available for
examination at the above address
between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. EDT (or
EST), Monday through Friday, except
Federal Holidays. An electronic version
of this document is available on the
World Wide Web at http://
www.regulations.gov.
Privacy Act: 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) or you
may visit http://www.regulations.gov.
Authority: 49 CFR 1.93.
By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
Dated: May 20, 2013.
Julie P. Agarwal,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2013–13054 Filed 5–31–13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–81–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration

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[Docket No. MARAD–2013–0062]

Requested Administrative Waiver of
the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel
ARRIVE DERCI; Invitation for Public
Comments
Maritime Administration,
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

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As authorized by 46 U.S.C.
12121, the Secretary of Transportation,
as represented by the Maritime
Administration (MARAD), is authorized
to grant waivers of the U.S.-build
requirement of the coastwise laws under
certain circumstances. A request for
such a waiver has been received by
MARAD. The vessel, and a brief
description of the proposed service, is
listed below.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
July 3, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to
docket number MARAD–2013–0062.
Written comments may be submitted by
hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk,
U.S. Department of Transportation,
Docket Operations, M–30, West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590. You may also
send comments electronically via the
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
All comments will become part of this
docket and will be available for
inspection and copying at the above
address between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
E.T., Monday through Friday, except
federal holidays. An electronic version
of this document and all documents
entered into this docket is available on
the World Wide Web at http://
www.regulations.gov.
SUMMARY:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Linda Williams, U.S. Department of
Transportation, Maritime
Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Room W23–453,
Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202–
366–0903, Email
Linda.Williams@dot.gov.
As
described by the applicant the intended
service of the vessel ARRIVE DERCI is:
Intended Commercial Use of Vessel:
‘‘Harbor Cruises/Burials at sea’’.
Geographic Region: ‘‘California,
Oregon, Washington’’.
The complete application is given in
DOT docket MARAD–2013–0062 at
http://www.regulations.gov. Interested
parties may comment on the effect this
action may have on U.S. vessel builders
or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.flag vessels. If MARAD determines, in
accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and
MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR Part
388, that the issuance of the waiver will
have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.vessel builder or a business that uses
U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a
waiver will not be granted. Comments
should refer to the docket number of
this notice and the vessel name in order
for MARAD to properly consider the
comments. Comments should also state

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the commenter’s interest in the waiver
application, and address the waiver
criteria given in § 388.4 of MARAD’s
regulations at 46 CFR part 388.
Privacy Act
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).
By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
Dated: May 23, 2013.
Julie P. Agarwal,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2013–13051 Filed 5–31–13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–81–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD–2013 0064]

Requested Administrative Waiver of
the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel
CATTITUDE; Invitation for Public
Comments
Maritime Administration,
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

As authorized by 46 U.S.C.
12121, the Secretary of Transportation,
as represented by the Maritime
Administration (MARAD), is authorized
to grant waivers of the U.S.-build
requirement of the coastwise laws under
certain circumstances. A request for
such a waiver has been received by
MARAD. The vessel, and a brief
description of the proposed service, is
listed below.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
July 3, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to
docket number MARAD–2013–0064.
Written comments may be submitted by
hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk,
U.S. Department of Transportation,
Docket Operations, M–30, West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590. You may also
send comments electronically via the
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
All comments will become part of this
docket and will be available for
inspection and copying at the above
address between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
E.T., Monday through Friday, except
SUMMARY:

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