Regional Meeting of the Binational Bridges and Border Crossings Group in Las Cruces, New Mexico, 13863 [2023-04497]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 43 / Monday, March 6, 2023 / Notices Dated: March 1, 2023. Sherry R. Haywood, Assistant Secretary. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION [FR Doc. 2023–04525 Filed 3–3–23; 8:45 am] [Docket No. FRA–2010–0056] Federal Railroad Administration BILLING CODE 8011–01–P BNSF Railway’s Request To Amend Its Positive Train Control Safety Plan and Positive Train Control System DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice: 12001] Regional Meeting of the Binational Bridges and Border Crossings Group in Las Cruces, New Mexico ACTION: Notice of a meeting. Delegates from the United States and Mexican governments, the states of New Mexico and Texas, and the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo Laredo, and Tamaulipas will participate in a regional meeting of the U.S.-Mexico Binational Bridges and Border Crossings Group on Tuesday, March 28, 2023, in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss operational matters involving existing and proposed international bridges and border crossings and their related infrastructure and to exchange technical information as well as views on policy. This meeting will include a public session on Tuesday, March 28, 2023 from 8:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. This session will allow proponents of proposed bridges and border crossings and related projects to make presentations to the delegations and members of the public. SUMMARY: DATES: March 28, 2023. For further information on the meeting and to attend the public session, please contact the Office of Mexican Affairs’ Border Affairs Unit via email at WHABorderAffairs@state.gov, by phone at 202–647–9364, or by mail at Office of Mexican Affairs—Room 3924, Department of State, 2201 C St. NW, Washington, DC 20520. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hillary Quam, Border Coordinator, Office of Mexican Affairs, Department of State. [FR Doc. 2023–04497 Filed 3–3–23; 8:45 am] lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 BILLING CODE 4710–29–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:26 Mar 03, 2023 Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Notice of availability and request for comments. AGENCY: Jkt 259001 This document provides the public with notice that, on February 1, 2023, BNSF Railway (BNSF) submitted a request for amendment (RFA) to its FRA-approved Positive Train Control Safety Plan (PTCSP). As this RFA may involve a request for FRA’s approval of proposed material modifications to an FRA-certified positive train control (PTC) system, FRA is publishing this notice and inviting public comment on the railroad’s RFA to its PTCSP. DATES: FRA will consider comments received by March 19, 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–2010–0056. 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 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 SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00087 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 13863 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, on February 1, 2023, BNSF submitted an RFA to its PTCSP for its Interoperable Electronic Train Management System (I–ETMS), and that RFA is available in Docket No. FRA–2010–0056. Interested parties are invited to comment on BNSF’s RFA to its PTCSP 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 PTCSP 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. 2023–04455 Filed 3–3–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–06–P E:\FR\FM\06MRN1.SGM 06MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 43 (Monday, March 6, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 13863]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-04497]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 12001]


Regional Meeting of the Binational Bridges and Border Crossings 
Group in Las Cruces, New Mexico

ACTION: Notice of a meeting.

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SUMMARY: Delegates from the United States and Mexican governments, the 
states of New Mexico and Texas, and the Mexican states of Chihuahua, 
Coahuila, Nuevo Laredo, and Tamaulipas will participate in a regional 
meeting of the U.S.-Mexico Binational Bridges and Border Crossings 
Group on Tuesday, March 28, 2023, in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The 
purpose of this meeting is to discuss operational matters involving 
existing and proposed international bridges and border crossings and 
their related infrastructure and to exchange technical information as 
well as views on policy. This meeting will include a public session on 
Tuesday, March 28, 2023 from 8:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. This session 
will allow proponents of proposed bridges and border crossings and 
related projects to make presentations to the delegations and members 
of the public.

DATES: March 28, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information on the meeting 
and to attend the public session, please contact the Office of Mexican 
Affairs' Border Affairs Unit via email at [email protected], 
by phone at 202-647-9364, or by mail at Office of Mexican Affairs--Room 
3924, Department of State, 2201 C St. NW, Washington, DC 20520.

Hillary Quam,
Border Coordinator, Office of Mexican Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2023-04497 Filed 3-3-23; 8:45 am]
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