WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Federal Railroad Administration has issued a notice called: Notice of Petition for Extension of Waiver of Compliance.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on Jan. 12 by John Karl Alexy, Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, Chief Safety Officer.

Summary: This document provides the public notice that Union Pacific Railroad Company (UPRR) petitioned FRA for relief from certain regulations concerning movement of freight cars in cross-border interchange.

For more information, contact Steven Zuiderveen, Railroad Safety Specialist, FRA Motive Power & Equipment Division, telephone: 202-493-6337, email: steven.zuiderveen@dot.gov.

The full text of the notice can be found at: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/...