Notice2022-15188
Railroads' Joint Request To Amend Their Positive Train Control Safety Plans and Positive Train Control Systems
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Published
July 15, 2022
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Transportation DepartmentFederal Railroad Administration
Abstract
This document provides the public with notice that on June 24, 2022, twenty host railroads submitted a joint request for amendment (RFA) to their FRA-approved Positive Train Control Safety Plans (PTCSP). As this joint RFA may involve requests for FRA's approval of proposed material modifications to FRA-certified positive train control (PTC) systems, FRA is publishing this notice and inviting public comment on railroads' joint RFA to their PTCSPs.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 135 (Friday, July 15, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42538-42539]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-15188]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Nos. FRA-2010-0028, -0029, -0039, -0042, -0043, -0045, -0048, -
0049,-0051, -0054, -0056, -0057, -0058, -0059, -0060, -0061, -0062, -
0064, -0065, and -0070]
Railroads' Joint Request To Amend Their Positive Train Control
Safety Plans and Positive Train Control Systems
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 June 24,
2022, twenty host railroads submitted a joint request for amendment
(RFA) to their FRA-approved Positive Train Control Safety Plans
(PTCSP). As this joint RFA may involve requests for FRA's approval of
proposed material modifications to FRA-certified positive train control
(PTC) systems, FRA is publishing this notice and inviting public
comment on railroads' joint RFA to their PTCSPs.
DATES: FRA will consider comments received by August 1, 2022. FRA may
consider comments received after that date to the extent practicable
and without delaying implementation of
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valuable or necessary modifications to PTC systems.
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 numbers for the host
railroads that filed a joint RFA to their PTCSPs are cited above and in
the Supplementary Information section of this notice. 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, Deputy Staff Director,
Signal, Train Control, and Crossings Division, telephone: 816-516-7168,
email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bff8deddda91f1daded3ffdbd0cb91d8d0c9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="387f595a5d16765d5954785c574c165f574e">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In general, Title 49 United States Code
(U.S.C.) Section 20157(h) requires FRA to certify that a host
railroad's PTC system complies with Title 49 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) part 236, subpart I, before the technology may be
operated in revenue service. Before making certain changes to an FRA-
certified PTC system or the associated FRA-approved PTCSP, a host
railroad must submit, and obtain FRA's approval of, an RFA to its PTCSP
under 49 CFR 236.1021.
Under 49 CFR 236.1021(e), FRA's regulations provide that FRA will
publish a notice in the Federal Register and invite public comment in
accordance with 49 CFR part 211, if an RFA includes a request for
approval of a material modification of a signal and train control
system. Accordingly, this notice informs the public that host
railroads' recent, joint RFA to their PTCSPs is available in their
respective public PTC dockets, and this notice provides an opportunity
for public comment.
On June 24, 2022, in response to FRA comments, the following 20
host railroads jointly submitted an RFA to their respective PTCSPs for
their Interoperable Electronic Train Management Systems: Alaska
Railroad Corporation, The Belt Railway Company of Chicago, BNSF
Railway, Caltrain, Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway,
Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail), CSX Transportation, Inc.,
Kansas City Southern Railway, Kansas City Terminal Railway, National
Passenger Railroad Corporation (Amtrak), New Mexico Rail Runner
Express, Norfolk Southern Railway, North County Transit District,
Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation (Metra),
Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District, South Florida
Regional Transportation Authority, Southern California Regional Rail
Authority (Metrolink), Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis, and
Union Pacific Railroad. Their joint RFA is available in Docket Numbers
FRA-2010-0028, -0029, -0039, -0042, -0043, -0045, -0048, -0049, -0051,
-0054, -0056, -0057, -0058, -0059, -0060, -0061, -0062, -0064, -0065,
and -0070. Interested parties are invited to comment on this RFA by
submitting written comments or data. During FRA's review of these
railroads' joint RFA, 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 PTC systems. See 49 CFR 236.1021; see also 49 CFR
236.1011(e). Under 49 CFR 236.1021, FRA maintains the authority to
approve, approve with conditions, or deny these railroads' joint RFA to
their PTCSPs 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. 2022-15188 Filed 7-14-22; 8:45 am]
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