Notice2024-24778
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation's Request To Amend Its Positive Train Control System
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Published
October 24, 2024
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Transportation DepartmentFederal Railroad Administration
Abstract
This document provides the public with notice that, on October 12, 2024, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) submitted a request for amendment (RFA) to its FRA-approved Positive Train Control Safety Plan (PTCSP) to install Construction Zone (CZ) transponders, which will result in the suspension of portions of its positive train control (PTC) system, to support the addition of Fitter Interlocking on the New Haven to Boston (NHB) line. This CZ is scheduled to be implemented December 7, 2024, for a duration not exceeding 30 days. As this RFA involves a request for FRA's approval of proposed material modifications to an FRA-certified PTC system, FRA is publishing this notice and inviting public comment on Amtrak's RFA to its PTC system.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 206 (Thursday, October 24, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 84999-85000]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-24778]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA-2010-0029]
The National Railroad Passenger 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
12, 2024, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)
submitted a request for amendment (RFA) to its FRA-approved Positive
Train Control Safety Plan (PTCSP) to install Construction Zone (CZ)
transponders, which will result in the suspension of portions of its
positive train control (PTC) system, to support the addition of Fitter
Interlocking on the New Haven to Boston (NHB) line. This CZ is
scheduled to be implemented December 7, 2024, for a duration not
exceeding 30 days. As this RFA involves a request for FRA's approval of
proposed material modifications to an FRA-certified PTC system, FRA is
publishing this notice and inviting public comment on Amtrak's RFA to
its PTC system.
DATES: FRA will consider comments received by November 13, 2024. 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-2010-0029. 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#bbfcdad9de95f5dedad7fbdfd4cf95dcd4cd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2760464542096942464b6743485309404851">[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 or train control
system. Accordingly, this notice informs the public that, on October
12, 2024, Amtrak submitted an RFA to its PTCSP for its Advanced Civil
Speed Enforcement System II (ACSES II), which seeks FRA's approval to
install a CZ, which will result in the suspension of portions of its
PTC system, to support the addition of Fitter Interlocking on the NHB
line. This CZ is scheduled to be implemented December 7, 2024, for a
duration not
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exceeding 30 days. That RFA is available in Docket No. FRA-2010-0029.
Interested parties are invited to comment on Amtrak's RFA by
submitting written comments or data. During FRA's review of Amtrak'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 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. 2024-24778 Filed 10-23-24; 8:45 am]
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