Notice2022-09943
Alaska Railroad Corporation's Request To Field Test Its Positive Train Control System
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Published
May 10, 2022
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Transportation DepartmentFederal Railroad Administration
Abstract
This document provides the public with notice that, on April 25, 2022, the Alaska Railroad Corporation (ARRC) submitted a request to field test new functionality to improve the safety critical nature of existing functions, such as mandatory directive conveyance and confirmation, and conditional authorities, and a safety server that is being added in ARRC's PTC Office Segment to provide safety oversight of these new functions with the intent of improving the safety and efficiency of rail operations. FRA is publishing this notice and inviting public comment on the railroad's field test request.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 90 (Tuesday, May 10, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28098-28099]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-09943]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA-2010-0054]
Alaska Railroad Corporation's Request To Field Test Its Positive
Train Control System
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 April
25, 2022, the Alaska Railroad Corporation (ARRC) submitted a request to
field test new functionality to improve the safety critical nature of
existing functions, such as mandatory directive conveyance and
confirmation, and conditional authorities, and a safety server that is
being added in ARRC's PTC Office
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Segment to provide safety oversight of these new functions with the
intent of improving the safety and efficiency of rail operations. FRA
is publishing this notice and inviting public comment on the railroad's
field test request.
DATES: FRA will consider comments received by July 11, 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:
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 for this host
railroad is Docket No. FRA-2010-0054. 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#d097b1b2b5fe9eb5b1bc90b4bfa4feb7bfa6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a2e5c3c0c78cecc7c3cee2c6cdd68cc5cdd4">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 11, 2020, FRA certified ARRC'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 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).
Interested parties are invited to comment on ARRC's field test
request by submitting written comments or data. During FRA's review of
this railroad's field test request, FRA will consider any comments or
data submitted within the timeline specified in this notice and to the
extent practicable, without delaying implementation of valuable or
necessary modifications to a PTC system. Under 49 CFR 236.1035, FRA
maintains the authority to approve, approve with conditions, or deny a
railroad's field test request 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.
Carolyn R. Hayward-Williams,
Director, Office of Railroad Systems and Technology.
[FR Doc. 2022-09943 Filed 5-9-22; 8:45 am]
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