Notice2021-25481
Florida East Coast Railway's Positive Train Control Development Plan
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Published
November 23, 2021
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentFederal Railroad Administration
Abstract
This document provides the public with notice that on November 12, 2021, Florida East Coast Railway (FECR) submitted to FRA its Positive Train Control Development Plan (PTCDP), Version 1.0, dated November 1, 2021, and that FECR's PTCDP is available for public comment. FECR requests that FRA approve its PTCDP, which describes the version of Wabtec Railway Electronics' Interoperable Electronic Train Management System (I-ETMS) that FECR intends to implement on at least one segment of its territory.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 223 (Tuesday, November 23, 2021)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA-2015-0062]
Florida East Coast Railway's Positive Train Control Development
Plan
AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of availability and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: This document provides the public with notice that on November
12, 2021, Florida East Coast Railway (FECR) submitted to FRA its
Positive Train Control Development Plan (PTCDP), Version 1.0, dated
November 1, 2021, and that FECR's PTCDP is available for public
comment. FECR requests that FRA approve its PTCDP, which describes the
version of Wabtec Railway Electronics' Interoperable Electronic Train
Management System (I-ETMS) that FECR intends to implement on at least
one segment of its territory.
DATES: FRA will consider comments received by December 23, 2021. FRA
may consider comments received after that date to the extent
practicable, in accordance with the applicable FRA decision deadline
under 49 CFR 236.1009(j)(2), and without delaying implementation of a
PTC system.
ADDRESSES:
Comments: Comments may be submitted by going to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> and following the online instructions for
submitting comments.
Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and the
applicable docket number. The relevant PTC docket number is FRA-2015-
0062. For convenience, all active PTC dockets are hyperlinked on FRA's
website at <a href="https://railroads.dot.gov/train-control/ptc/ptc-annual-and-quarterly-reports">https://railroads.dot.gov/train-control/ptc/ptc-annual-and-quarterly-reports</a>. All comments received will be posted without change
to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>; this includes any personal information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gabe Neal, Staff Director, Signal,
Train Control, and Crossings Division, telephone: 816-516-7168, email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#52153330377c1c37333e12363d267c353d24"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="61260003044f2f04000d21050e154f060e17">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FECR submitted a PTCDP pursuant to Title 49
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 236.1009, Procedural requirements,
and 236.1013, PTC Development Plan and Notice of Product Intent content
requirements and Type Approval. FECR describes, in its PTCDP, the type
of I-ETMS it intends to implement on at least one segment of its
territory, and FECR asserts it is designed as vital overlay PTC system
as defined in 49 CFR 236.1015(e)(2). The PTCDP describes FECR's planned
I-ETMS implementation per 49 CFR 236.1013. During its review of the
PTCDP, FRA will consider whether this proposed type of I-ETMS would
satisfy the requirements for PTC systems under 49 CFR part 236, subpart
I and whether the PTCDP has made a reasonable showing that a system
built to the stated requirements would achieve the level of safety
mandated for such a system under 49 CFR 236.1015, PTC Safety Plan
content requirements and PTC System Certification. If so, in addition
to approving FECR's PTCDP, FRA, in its discretion, may issue a Type
Approval for this specific type of I-ETMS system. See 49 CFR
236.1013(b)-(d).
FECR's PTCDP is available for review online at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> (Docket No. FRA-2015-0062). Interested parties are
invited to comment on the PTCDP by submitting written comments or data.
During FRA's review of the PTCDP, FRA will consider any comments or
data submitted within the timeline specified in this notice and to the
extent practicable. See 49 CFR 236.1009(j), 236.1011(e). Under 49 CFR
236.1013(b), FRA maintains the authority to approve, approve with
conditions, or deny railroads' PTCDPs at FRA's sole discretion.
Privacy Act Notice
In accordance with 49 CFR 211.3, FRA solicits comments from the
public to better inform its decisions. DOT posts these comments,
without edit, including any personal information the commenter
provides, to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, as described in the system of
records notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at <a href="https://www.transportation.gov/privacy">https://www.transportation.gov/privacy</a>. See <a href="https://www.regulations.gov/privacy-notice">https://www.regulations.gov/privacy-notice</a> for the privacy notice of <a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a>. To facilitate
comment tracking, we encourage commenters to provide their name, or the
name of their organization; however, submission of names is completely
optional. If you wish to provide comments containing proprietary or
confidential information, please contact FRA for alternate submission
instructions.
Issued in Washington, DC.
John Karl Alexy,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, Chief Safety Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-25481 Filed 11-22-21; 8:45 am]
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