Petition for Extension of Waiver of Compliance, 24655-24656 [2023-08496]
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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
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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
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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 April
7, 2023, MBTA submitted an RFA to its
ACSES II system, which seeks FRA’s
approval to install Construction Zone
(CZ) Transponders on MBTA’s Western
Route Main Line (WRML) segment
between June and December 2023.
MBTA state that the installation of the
CZs is required to implement ATC and
to reconfigure and retest PTC on
MBTA’s WRML. The CZs will result in
the suspension of portions of the PTC
system on these lines. During this time
there will be no revenue passenger
operations until the ATC system is
placed into operation. Freight and nonrevenue passenger operations will be
conducted under NORAC rule 241 that
limits trains to Restricted Speed. Once
the ATC system is in operation, the ATC
system along with the operating rules
will govern train operations until the
test and commissioning of the
reconfigured ACSES system is complete.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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 April 7,
2023, the Massachusetts Bay
Transportation Authority (MBTA)
submitted a request for amendment
(RFA) to its FRA-certified positive train
control (PTC) system in order to support
the implementation of PTC on its
commuter rail network. On MBTA’s
North Side, the PTC System in the area
is being reconfigured and must be taken
out of service during the
recommissioning of Automatic Train
Control (ATC) and the subsequent
recommissioning of MBTA’s Advanced
Civil Speed Enforcement System II
(ACSES II). 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 May 11, 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
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The RFA is available in Docket No.
FRA–2010–0030.
Interested parties are invited to
comment on MBTA’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 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.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2002–12409]
Petition for Extension of Waiver of
Compliance
Under part 211 of title 49 Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR), this
document provides the public notice
that by letter dated March 15, 2023, Port
Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation
(PATH) petitioned the Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) for an extension
of a waiver of compliance from certain
provisions of the Federal railroad safety
regulations contained at 49 CFR part
238 (Passenger Equipment Safety
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Standards). The relevant Docket
Number is FRA–2002–12409.
Specifically, PATH requests to extend
its relief from §§ 238.305(c)(10) and (d),
Interior calendar day mechanical
inspection of passenger cars, and
238.317(a)(1), Movement of passenger
equipment with other than power brake
defects, for its fleet of passenger
vehicles. PATH requests continued
relief from the requirement that a car
must be removed from service on the
day following its calendar day interior
mechanical inspection. PATH seeks
permission for a car to remain in service
up to eight calendar days following
notification, so the car can be brought to
the PATH running repair or main repair
facility. In support of this request,
PATH states that ‘‘due to the confined
geography of the system and limited
track storage areas, cutting cars from
consists . . . cannot be done during the
workday without having significant
adverse effect upon passenger service.’’
Further, PATH requests continued relief
from the requirement to perform a Class
II brake test during specific periods of
time at terminal locations. PATH
explains that terminal dwell times are
less than five minutes and ‘‘the
[c]onductor does not have adequate time
to remain at the rear of the train while
the [e]ngineer changes operating
position to perform the [b]rake [t]est,
and then walk forward to the conductor
operating position between the first and
second car.’’ In support of its request,
PATH states that ‘‘the typical train will
undergo a Class II test approximately
ten times every day.’’
A copy of the petition, as well as any
written communications concerning the
petition, is available for review online at
www.regulations.gov.
Interested parties are invited to
participate in these proceedings by
submitting written views, data, or
comments. FRA does not anticipate
scheduling a public hearing in
connection with these proceedings since
the facts do not appear to warrant a
hearing. If any interested party desires
an opportunity for oral comment and a
public hearing, they should notify FRA,
in writing, before the end of the
comment period and specify the basis
for their request.
All communications concerning these
proceedings should identify the
appropriate docket number and may be
submitted at https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Communications received by June 20,
2023 will be considered by FRA before
final action is taken. Comments received
after that date will be considered if
practicable.
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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), the U.S.
Department of Transportation (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 Number FRA–2020–0033]
Petition for Modification of Waiver of
Compliance
Under part 211 of title 49 Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR), this
document provides the public notice
that on March 15, 2023, BNSF Railway
Company (BNSF) petitioned the Federal
Railroad Administration (FRA) for an
amendment of a waiver of compliance
from certain provisions of the Federal
railroad safety regulations contained at
49 CFR part 215 (Railroad Freight Car
Safety Standards) and part 232 (Brake
System Safety Standards for Freight and
Other Non-Passenger Trains and
Equipment; End-of-Train Devices). The
relevant Docket Number is FRA–2020–
0033.
Specifically, BNSF requests to modify
and clarify two of the conditions
(conditions 2 and 12) on the relief
granted by FRA’s letter dated September
11, 2020.1 BNSF proposes to modify
condition 2 by providing an additional
report to FRA ‘‘on the prior week[’]s list
of actual trains that were operated under
the waiver.’’ BNSF states that this
additional report would ‘‘provide better
clarity for both FRA and Labor as they
look to audit BNSF processes against
this waiver.’’ BNSF seeks to amend
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condition 12 by changing the phrase
‘‘originating terminal’’ to ‘‘the
combination location,’’ specifying that
until trains are combined, they are
‘‘only potential waiver candidates.’’ In
support of its request, BNSF states that
the modifications would support
‘‘transparencey (sic) in the waiver
process and continuous improvement’’
and ‘‘remove any ambiguity or lack of
process understanding.’’
A copy of the petition, as well as any
written communications concerning the
petition, is available for review online at
www.regulations.gov.
Interested parties are invited to
participate in these proceedings by
submitting written views, data, or
comments. FRA does not anticipate
scheduling a public hearing in
connection with these proceedings since
the facts do not appear to warrant a
hearing. If any interested party desires
an opportunity for oral comment and a
public hearing, they should notify FRA,
in writing, before the end of the
comment period and specify the basis
for their request.
All communications concerning these
proceedings should identify the
appropriate docket number and may be
submitted at https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Communications received by June 20,
2023 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), the U.S.
Department of Transportation (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. 2023–08497 Filed 4–20–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA-2002-12409]
Petition for Extension of Waiver of Compliance
Under part 211 of title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), this
document provides the public notice that by letter dated March 15,
2023, Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation (PATH) petitioned the
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for an extension of a waiver of
compliance from certain provisions of the Federal railroad safety
regulations contained at 49 CFR part 238 (Passenger Equipment Safety
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Standards). The relevant Docket Number is FRA-2002-12409.
Specifically, PATH requests to extend its relief from Sec. Sec.
238.305(c)(10) and (d), Interior calendar day mechanical inspection of
passenger cars, and 238.317(a)(1), Movement of passenger equipment with
other than power brake defects, for its fleet of passenger vehicles.
PATH requests continued relief from the requirement that a car must be
removed from service on the day following its calendar day interior
mechanical inspection. PATH seeks permission for a car to remain in
service up to eight calendar days following notification, so the car
can be brought to the PATH running repair or main repair facility. In
support of this request, PATH states that ``due to the confined
geography of the system and limited track storage areas, cutting cars
from consists . . . cannot be done during the workday without having
significant adverse effect upon passenger service.'' Further, PATH
requests continued relief from the requirement to perform a Class II
brake test during specific periods of time at terminal locations. PATH
explains that terminal dwell times are less than five minutes and ``the
[c]onductor does not have adequate time to remain at the rear of the
train while the [e]ngineer changes operating position to perform the
[b]rake [t]est, and then walk forward to the conductor operating
position between the first and second car.'' In support of its request,
PATH states that ``the typical train will undergo a Class II test
approximately ten times every day.''
A copy of the petition, as well as any written communications
concerning the petition, is available for review online at
www.regulations.gov.
Interested parties are invited to participate in these proceedings
by submitting written views, data, or comments. FRA does not anticipate
scheduling a public hearing in connection with these proceedings since
the facts do not appear to warrant a hearing. If any interested party
desires an opportunity for oral comment and a public hearing, they
should notify FRA, in writing, before the end of the comment period and
specify the basis for their request.
All communications concerning these proceedings should identify the
appropriate docket number and may be submitted at https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments.
Communications received by June 20, 2023 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), the U.S. Department of Transportation (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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