Notice2023-23637
Consolidated Rail Corporation's Request To Amend Its Positive Train Control System
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Published
October 26, 2023
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentFederal Railroad Administration
Abstract
This document provides the public with notice that, on October 16, 2023, the Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) submitted a request for amendment (RFA) to its FRA-certified positive train control (PTC) system to notify FRA of a planned PTC outage to perform a necessary PTC Back Office Subsystem upgrade during December 2023. FRA is publishing this notice and inviting public comment on the railroad's RFA to its PTC system.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 206 (Thursday, October 26, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73635-73636]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-23637]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA-2010-0064]
Consolidated Rail Corporation's Request To Amend 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 October
16, 2023, the Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) submitted a
request for amendment (RFA) to its FRA-certified positive train control
(PTC) system to notify FRA of a planned PTC outage to perform a
necessary PTC Back Office Subsystem upgrade during December 2023. FRA
is publishing this notice and inviting public comment on the railroad's
RFA to its PTC system.
DATES: FRA will consider comments received by November 15, 2023. FRA
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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-2010-0064. For convenience, all active PTC
dockets are hyperlinked on FRA's website at <a href="https://railroads.dot.gov/research-development/program-areas/train-control/ptc/railroads-ptc-dockets">https://railroads.dot.gov/research-development/program-areas/train-control/ptc/railroads-ptc-dockets</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#a7e0c6c5c289e9c2c6cbe7c3c8d389c0c8d1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b5f2d4d7d09bfbd0d4d9f5d1dac19bd2dac3">[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 PTC Safety Plan
(PTCSP), a host railroad must submit, and obtain FRA's approval of, an
RFA to its PTC system or 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, on October
16, 2023, Conrail submitted an RFA to its PTCSP for its Interoperable
Electronic Train Management System (I-ETMS) which seeks FRA's approval
for a three-hour outage in December 2023 to perform an upgrade to
Conrail's PTC Back Office Subsystem to improve the reliability and
stability of Conrail's I-ETMS system. Conrail's RFA states that their
I-ETMS system must be disabled in order to perform the PTC Back Office
System upgrade. The RFA is available in Docket No. FRA-2010-0064.
Interested parties are invited to comment on Conrail's RFA to its
PTC system by submitting written comments or data. During FRA's review
of this railroad's 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 a PTC system. 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 a railroad's RFA to its
PTC system 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. 2023-23637 Filed 10-25-23; 8:45 am]
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