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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2020–0014]
Petition for Approval: Canadian
National Railway
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of petition for approval
to move to phase 3 of track inspection
test program.
AGENCY:
This document provides the
public notice that on July 23, 2021,
Canadian National Railway (CN)
petitioned the Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) to transition from
phase 2 to phase 3 of a previously
approved Test Program and associated
temporary suspension of some visual
track inspections. The Test Program is
designed to test track inspection
technologies (i.e., an autonomous track
geometry measurement system) and new
operational approaches to track
inspections (i.e., combinations of
autonomous inspection and traditional
visual inspections).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: YuJiang Zhang, Staff Director, Track and
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Structures Division, Office of Railroad
Safety, FRA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
SE, Washington, DC 20590, telephone
(202) 493–6460 or email yujiang.zhang@
dot.gov; Aaron Moore, Attorney, Office
of Chief Counsel, FRA, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590,
telephone (202) 493–7009 or email
aaron.moore@dot.gov.
On April
3, 2020, FRA conditionally approved
the Test Program and CN’s petition
under 49 CFR 211.51 to suspend
§§ 213.233(b)(3) and 213.233(c) as
applied to operations under the Test
Program. A copy of the Test Program,
FRA’s conditional approval of the Test
Program, and a previously published
Federal Register notice explaining
FRA’s rationale for approving the Test
Program and related suspension are
available for review in the docket.1
As approved, the Test Program
included four separate phases over 12
months, as outlined in Exhibit C of the
Program.2 Accordingly, CN began the
Test Program on April 19, 2020. On
December 6, 2020, CN transitioned from
phase 1 to phase 2. Subsequently, CN
requested, and FRA approved, an
extension of the Test Program until
February 19, 2022.
CN is requesting to transition from
phase 2 to 3 on October 24, 2021. In
support of its request, CN states that it
has met the Test Program conditions
required to move to phase 3 and has met
the Test Program’s baseline safety
metric of less than 0.19 unprotected
geometry defects per 100 miles tested as
established in phase 1 of the Test
Program. Specifically, for the 90 days
prior to petitioning to move to phase 3,
CN achieved an average of 0.15
unprotected geometry defects per 100
miles tested.
A copy of the petition, as well as any
written communications concerning the
petition, if any, are available for review
online at www.regulations.gov.
Interested parties are invited to
participate in these proceedings by
submitting written views, data, or
comments.
All communications concerning these
proceedings should identify the
appropriate docket number and may be
submitted by any of the following
methods:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1 https://www.regulations.gov/document/FRA2020-0014-0004 (Test Program); https://
www.regulations.gov/document/FRA-2020-00140002 (FRA’s approval decision); https://
www.regulations.gov/document/FRA-2020-00140003 (FRA’s published notice of approval).
2 https://www.regulations.gov/document/FRA2020-0014-0004.
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• Website: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Communications received by
September 7, 2021 will be considered by
FRA before final action is taken.
Comments received after that date will
be considered if practicable. Anyone
can search the electronic form of any
written communications and comments
received into any of our dockets by the
name of the individual submitting the
comment (or signing the document, if
submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). Under 5
U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments
from the public to better inform its
processes. DOT posts these comments,
without edit, including any personal
information the commenter provides, to
www.regulations.gov, as described in
the system of records notice (DOT/ALL–
14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at
https://www.transportation.gov/privacy.
See also https://www.regulations.gov/
privacy-notice for the privacy notice of
regulations.gov.
Issued in Washington, DC.
John Karl Alexy,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety,
Chief Safety Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2020–0013]
Petition for Approval Extension: CSX
Transportation
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of petition for an
extension of approval of track
inspection test program.
AGENCY:
This document provides the
public notice that on July 27, 2021, CSX
Transportation (CSX) petitioned the
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
to extend an existing temporary
suspension of some visual track
inspections to allow for a continuation
of a previously approved Test Program
designed to test track inspection
technologies (i.e., an autonomous track
geometry measurement system) and new
operational approaches to track
inspections (i.e., combinations of
autonomous inspection and traditional
visual inspections).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: YuJiang Zhang, Staff Director, Track and
Structures Division, at (202) 493–6460
SUMMARY:
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or yujiang.zhang@dot.gov; or Aaron
Moore, Attorney, Office of the Chief
Counsel, at (202) 493–7009 or
aaron.moore@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March
3, 2020, FRA conditionally approved
the Test Program and CSX’s petition
under 49 CFR 211.51 to suspend
213.233(c) as applied to operations
under the Test Program. A copy of the
Test Program, FRA’s conditional
approval of the Test Program, and a
previously published Federal Register
notice explaining FRA’s rationale for
approving the Test Program and related
suspension are available for review in
the docket.1
As approved, the Test Program
included three separate phases over 18
months as outlined in Exhibit C of the
Program.2 CSX began the Test Program
on March 16, 2020, and it is currently
set to expire on September 15, 2021.
CSX is requesting to extend the Test
Program until April 1, 2022. CSX states
that the Test Program has taken longer
than anticipated due to delays
automating CSX’s data analysis and
reporting as well as complications from
the COVID–19 pandemic. In support of
its request, CSX states that it will
continue to comply with all other
conditions and requirements of FRA’s
March 3, 2020, approval letter.
A copy of the petition, as well as any
written communications concerning the
petition, if any, are available for review
online at www.regulations.gov.
Interested parties are invited to
participate in these proceedings by
submitting written views, data, or
comments.
All communications concerning these
proceedings should identify the
appropriate docket number and may be
submitted by any of the following
methods:
• Website: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Communications received by
September 7, 2021 will be considered by
FRA before final action is taken.
Comments received after that date will
be considered if practicable. Anyone
can search the electronic form of any
written communications and comments
received into any of our dockets by the
name of the individual submitting the
comment (or signing the document, if
submitted on behalf of an association,
1 https://www.regulations.gov/document/FRA2020-0013-0002 (Test Program); https://
www.regulations.gov/document/FRA-2020-00130001 (FRA’s approval decision); https://
www.regulations.gov/document/FRA-2020-00130004 (FRA’s published notice of approval).
2 https://www.regulations.gov/document/FRA2020-0013-0002.
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business, labor union, etc.). Under 5
U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments
from the public to better inform its
processes. DOT posts these comments,
without edit, including any personal
information the commenter provides, to
www.regulations.gov, as described in
the system of records notice (DOT/ALL–
14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at
https://www.transportation.gov/privacy.
See also https://www.regulations.gov/
privacy-notice for the privacy notice of
regulations.gov.
Issued in Washington, DC.
John Karl Alexy,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety,
Chief Safety Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. DOT–MARAD–2021–0150]
Request for Comments on the Renewal
of a Previously Approved Information
Collection: U.S. Merchant Marine
Academy Candidate Application for
Admission
Maritime Administration, DOT.
Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Maritime Administration
(MARAD) invites public comments on
our intention to request the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approval to renew an information
collection. The information to be
collected will be used to apply for
admission to the U.S. Merchant Marine
Academy. Collection of information is
completed digitally through an online
candidate portal. Part I of the Candidate
Application is used to establish initial
eligibility. The Academic Information
Request, Candidate Activities Record,
School Official Evaluations and
Biographical Essay are used by the
USMMA admissions staff and its
Candidate Evaluation Board to select the
best qualified candidates for the
Academy. Result from the
administration of the Candidate Fitness
Assessment are used to determine
physical qualification. Candidates may
also submit an optional resume and
additional recommendation letters with
their application. We are required to
publish this notice in the Federal
Register by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before October 4, 2021.
SUMMARY:
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You may submit comments
[identified by Docket No. DOT–
MARAD–2021–0150] through one of the
following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
www.regulations.gov. Search using the
above DOT docket number and follow
the online instructions for submitting
comments.
• Fax: 1–202–493–2251.
• Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket
Management Facility, U.S. Department
of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, West Building, Room W12–
140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except on Federal holidays.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the agency name and docket
number for this rulemaking.
Note: All comments received will be
posted without change to
www.regulations.gov including any
personal information provided.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the Department’s
performance; (b) the accuracy of the
estimated burden; (c) ways for the
Department to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information
collection; and (d) ways that the burden
could be minimized without reducing
the quality of the collected information.
The agency will summarize and/or
include your comments in the request
for OMB’s clearance of this information
collection.
ADDRESSES:
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A copy of the notice may be viewed
online at www.regulations.gov using the
docket number listed above. A copy of
this notice will be placed in the docket.
Electronic retrieval help and guidelines
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each year. An electronic copy of this
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: CDR
Mike Bedryk, CDR USMS, Director of
Admissions, 516.726.5641, U.S.
Merchant Marine Academy, 300
Steamboat Road, New York, NY 11024,
www.usmma.edu/admissions.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
Candidate Application for Admission.
OMB Control Number: 2133–0010.
Type of Request: Renewal of a
Previously Approved Information
Collection.
Abstract: Regulations pertaining to
the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA-2020-0013]
Petition for Approval Extension: CSX Transportation
AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of petition for an extension of approval of track
inspection test program.
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SUMMARY: This document provides the public notice that on July 27,
2021, CSX Transportation (CSX) petitioned the Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) to extend an existing temporary suspension of some
visual track inspections to allow for a continuation of a previously
approved Test Program designed to test track inspection technologies
(i.e., an autonomous track geometry measurement system) and new
operational approaches to track inspections (i.e., combinations of
autonomous inspection and traditional visual inspections).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Yu-Jiang Zhang, Staff Director, Track
and Structures Division, at (202) 493-6460
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or [email protected]; or Aaron Moore, Attorney, Office of the Chief
Counsel, at (202) 493-7009 or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 3, 2020, FRA conditionally approved
the Test Program and CSX's petition under 49 CFR 211.51 to suspend
213.233(c) as applied to operations under the Test Program. A copy of
the Test Program, FRA's conditional approval of the Test Program, and a
previously published Federal Register notice explaining FRA's rationale
for approving the Test Program and related suspension are available for
review in the docket.\1\
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\1\ https://www.regulations.gov/document/FRA-2020-0013-0002
(Test Program); https://www.regulations.gov/document/FRA-2020-0013-0001 (FRA's approval decision); https://www.regulations.gov/document/FRA-2020-0013-0004 (FRA's published notice of approval).
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As approved, the Test Program included three separate phases over
18 months as outlined in Exhibit C of the Program.\2\ CSX began the
Test Program on March 16, 2020, and it is currently set to expire on
September 15, 2021.
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\2\ https://www.regulations.gov/document/FRA-2020-0013-0002.
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CSX is requesting to extend the Test Program until April 1, 2022.
CSX states that the Test Program has taken longer than anticipated due
to delays automating CSX's data analysis and reporting as well as
complications from the COVID-19 pandemic. In support of its request,
CSX states that it will continue to comply with all other conditions
and requirements of FRA's March 3, 2020, approval letter.
A copy of the petition, as well as any written communications
concerning the petition, if any, are available for review online at
www.regulations.gov.
Interested parties are invited to participate in these proceedings
by submitting written views, data, or comments.
All communications concerning these proceedings should identify the
appropriate docket number and may be submitted by any of the following
methods:
Website: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Communications received by September 7, 2021 will be considered by
FRA before final action is taken. Comments received after that date
will be considered if practicable. Anyone can search the electronic
form of any written communications and comments received into any of
our dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or
signing the document, if submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). Under 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits
comments from the public to better inform its processes. DOT posts
these comments, without edit, including any personal information the
commenter provides, to www.regulations.gov, as described in the system
of records notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at https://www.transportation.gov/privacy. See also https://www.regulations.gov/privacy-notice for the privacy notice of regulations.gov.
Issued in Washington, DC.
John Karl Alexy,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, Chief Safety Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-16741 Filed 8-4-21; 8:45 am]
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