Notice2022-06612
Florida East Coast Railway's Request for Approval To Field Test Positive Train Control on Its Cocoa Subdivision
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Published
March 29, 2022
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Transportation DepartmentFederal Railroad Administration
Abstract
This document provides the public with notice that on March 18, 2022, Florida East Coast Railway (FECR) submitted a document entitled, "Combined FECR Test Request V 2.0," dated March 1, 2022, to FRA. FECR asks FRA to approve its request so that FECR may field test, on its Cocoa Subdivision, FECR's freight trains and Brightline's passenger trains that have been equipped with positive train control (PTC) technology.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 60 (Tuesday, March 29, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18063-18064]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-06612]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA-2015-0062]
Florida East Coast Railway's Request for Approval To Field Test
Positive Train Control on Its Cocoa Subdivision
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 March
18, 2022, Florida East Coast Railway (FECR) submitted a document
entitled, ``Combined FECR Test Request V 2.0,'' dated March 1, 2022, to
FRA. FECR asks FRA to approve its request so that FECR may field test,
on its Cocoa Subdivision, FECR's freight trains and Brightline's
passenger trains that have been equipped with positive train control
(PTC) technology.
DATES: FRA will consider comments received by May 31, 2022. FRA may
consider comments received after that date to the extent practicable
and without delaying implementation of valuable or necessary
modifications to a PTC system.
ADDRESSES: All comments should identify the agency name and Docket
Number FRA-2015-0062, and may be submitted on <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments. 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#c087a1a2a5ee8ea5a1ac80a4afb4eea7afb6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0b4c6a696e25456e6a674b6f647f256c647d">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 15, 2021, FRA conditionally
certified FECR's Interoperable Electronic Train Management System (I-
ETMS) PTC system under Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
Section 236.1015 and Title 49 United States Code (U.S.C.) 20157(h).
Pursuant to 49 CFR 236.1035, a railroad must obtain FRA's approval
before field testing an uncertified PTC system, or a
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product of an uncertified PTC system, or any regression testing of a
certified PTC system on the general rail system. See 49 CFR
236.1035(a). Please see FECR's test request for the required
information, including a complete description of both FECR's Concept of
Operations and its specific test procedures, including the measures
that will be taken to ensure safety during testing.
FECR's test request 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 test request by submitting written comments
or data. During its review of the test request, FRA will consider any
comments or data submitted. However, FRA may elect not to respond to
any particular comment, and under 49 CFR 236.1035, FRA maintains the
authority to approve, approve with conditions, or deny the test request
at its 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.
Carolyn R. Hayward-Williams,
Director, Office of Railroad Systems and Technology.
[FR Doc. 2022-06612 Filed 3-28-22; 8:45 am]
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