Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's Request To Amend Its Positive Train Control System, 1313-1314 [2023-00123]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 5 / Monday, January 9, 2023 / Notices Airports Division, ACE–620G, 901 Locust, Room 364, Kansas City, MO 64106, (816) 329–2603, amy.walter@ faa.gov. The request to release property 2.375 may be reviewed, by appointment, in person at this same location. Percent lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available Elsewhere ................................... For Economic Injury: Businesses & Small Agricultural Cooperatives without Credit Available Elsewhere Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available Elsewhere ................................... The FAA invites public comment on the request to release a 1.11 acre parcel of airport 2.375 property at the Malden Regional Airport & Industrial Park (MAW) under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 47107(h)(2). The number assigned to this disaster This is a Surplus Property Airport. The for physical damage is 17749 2 and for economic injury is 17750 0. 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Federal Aviation Administration, VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:21 Jan 06, 2023 3.305 Jkt 259001 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PO 00000 Frm 00130 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 1313 Issued in Kansas City, MO on January 4, 2023. James A. Johnson, Director, FAA Central Region, Airports Division. [FR Doc. 2023–00184 Filed 1–6–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–13–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Railroad Administration [Docket No. FRA–2010–0030] Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s Request To Amend Its Positive Train Control System Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Notice of availability and request for comments. AGENCY: This document provides the public with notice that, on December 21, 2022, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) submitted a request for amendment (RFA) to its FRA-certified positive train control (PTC) system. FRA is publishing this notice and inviting public comment on MBTA’s RFA to its PTC system. DATES: FRA will consider comments received by January 30, 2023. 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 https:// www.regulations.gov 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–2010–0030. For convenience, all active PTC dockets are hyperlinked on FRA’s website at https://railroads.dot.gov/train-control/ ptc/ptc-annual-and-quarterly-reports. All comments received will be posted without change to https:// www.regulations.gov; this includes any personal information. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gabe Neal, Staff Director, Signal, Train Control, and Crossings Division, telephone: 816–516–7168, email: Gabe.Neal@dot.gov. 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 SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\09JAN1.SGM 09JAN1 1314 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 5 / Monday, January 9, 2023 / Notices lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 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 December 21, 2022, MBTA submitted an RFA to its Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System II (ACSES II), and that RFA is available in Docket No. FRA–2010–0030. Interested parties are invited to comment on MBTA’s RFA 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 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 https:// 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 https://www.regulations.gov/ privacy-notice for the privacy notice of regulations.gov. 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. 2023–00123 Filed 1–6–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–06–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:21 Jan 06, 2023 Jkt 259001 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Transit Administration Fiscal Year 2023 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Areas of Persistent Poverty Program Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). AGENCY: The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the opportunity to apply for a total of $20,041,870 in available funding ($20,000,000 in funding for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 and $41,870 for FY 2021) for the Areas of Persistent Poverty Program (AoPP Program) (Federal Assistance Listing: 20.505). Funds will be awarded competitively for planning, engineering, or the development of technical or financing plans for projects to assist Areas of Persistent Poverty or Historically Disadvantaged Communities. FTA may award additional funding that is made available to the program prior to the announcement or project selections. DATES: Complete proposals must be submitted electronically through the Grants.gov ‘‘APPLY’’ function by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on March 10, 2023. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colby McFarland, FTA Office of Planning and Environment, 202–366– 1648, or colby.mcfarland@dot.gov. A TDD is available at 1–800–877–8339 (TDD/FIRS). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: Table of Contents A. Program Description B. Federal Award Information C. Eligibility Information D. Application and Submission Information E. Application Review Information F. Federal Award Administration Information G. Federal Awarding Agency Contacts H. Other Information A. Program Description The AoPP Program provides funds to entities that are eligible recipients or subrecipients under 49 U.S.C. 5307, 5310, or 5311 to assist Areas of Persistent Poverty or Historically Disadvantaged Communities. Funding to implement the AoPP Program was appropriated by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Pub. L. 116– 260), and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (Pub. L. 117– 103). This NOFO makes available $20,041,870 (of which $20,000,000 is funding from Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 and PO 00000 Frm 00131 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 $41,870 is from FY 2021) that will be awarded through a competitive process, as described in this notice. FTA will award grants to eligible applicants for planning, engineering, or development of technical or financing plans for projects eligible under chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code to assist Areas of Persistent Poverty or Historically Disadvantaged Communities. Applicants are encouraged to work with non-profits or other entities of their choosing to develop an eligible project. An eligible project for this NOFO is defined as a planning study (including a planning and environmental linkages study that advances the environmental analysis and review process as part of the metropolitan planning process), an engineering study, a technical study, or a financing plan. This program supports FTA’s strategic goals and objectives through the timely and efficient investment in public transportation for safety, economic strength and global competitiveness, equity, climate and sustainability, transformation, and organizational excellence. The AoPP Program grants are competitively awarded to local entities to assist Areas of Persistent Poverty as defined under section 6702(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code, or Historically Disadvantaged Communities. (See Section C of this NOFO for more information about eligibility.) This program also supports the President’s initiatives to mobilize American ingenuity to build modern infrastructure and an equitable, clean energy future. By supporting increased transit access for environmental justice (EJ) populations, equity-focused community outreach and public engagement of underserved communities and adoption of equityfocused policies, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and addressing the effects of climate change, FTA’s AoPP Program advances the goals of Executive Order 13985: Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government; Executive Order 13990: Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis; and Executive Order 14008: Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad. FTA seeks to use the AoPP Program to encourage racial equity in two areas: (1) planning and policies related to racial equity and barriers to opportunity; and (2) engineering, or development of technical or financing plans, for project investments that either proactively address racial equity and barriers to opportunity, including automobile E:\FR\FM\09JAN1.SGM 09JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 5 (Monday, January 9, 2023)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00123]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket No. FRA-2010-0030]


Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority'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 
December 21, 2022, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority 
(MBTA) submitted a request for amendment (RFA) to its FRA-certified 
positive train control (PTC) system. FRA is publishing this notice and 
inviting public comment on MBTA's RFA to its PTC system.

DATES: FRA will consider comments received by January 30, 2023. 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 https://www.regulations.gov 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-2010-0030. For convenience, all active PTC 
dockets are hyperlinked on FRA's website at https://railroads.dot.gov/train-control/ptc/ptc-annual-and-quarterly-reports. All comments 
received will be posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov; 
this includes any personal information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gabe Neal, Staff Director, Signal, 
Train Control, and Crossings Division, telephone: 816-516-7168, email: 
[email protected].

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

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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 December 
21, 2022, MBTA submitted an RFA to its Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement 
System II (ACSES II), and that RFA is available in Docket No. FRA-2010-
0030.
    Interested parties are invited to comment on MBTA's RFA 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 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 https://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 https://www.regulations.gov/privacy-notice for the privacy notice of regulations.gov. 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. 2023-00123 Filed 1-6-23; 8:45 am]
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