North County Transit District Request for Approval To Begin Field Testing on Its Positive Train Control Network Comment Extension Notice, 57168 [2023-17990]
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North County Transit District Request
for Approval To Begin Field Testing on
Its Positive Train Control Network
Comment Extension Notice
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of extension for request
for comments.
AGENCY:
On July 25, 2023, North
County Transit District (NCTD)
submitted a request to field test its new
Crash Energy Management (CEM) BiLevel cab cars that have been equipped
with NCTD’s Interoperable Electronic
Train Management System (I–ETMS)
technology as part of its positive train
control (PTC) system. FRA published a
notice inviting public comment on
NCTD’s request to test its PTC system,
with the initial comment period closing
on August 30, 2023. This document
provides the public with notice that
FRA is extending the comment period
on NCTD’s test request from August 30,
2023, to October 10, 2023.
DATES: FRA will consider comments
received by October 10, 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–2010–0049.
For convenience, all active PTC
documents are hyperlinked on FRA’s
website at https://railroads.dot.gov/
reserch-development/program-areas/
train-control/ptc/railroads-ptc-dockets.
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
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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. On September 21,
2018, FRA certified NCTD’s I–ETMS
PTC system under 49 CFR 236.1015 and
49 U.S.C. 20157(h). Pursuant to 49 CFR
236.1035, a railroad must obtain FRA’s
approval before field testing an
uncertified PTC system, or a product of
an uncertified PTC system, or any
regression testing of a certified PTC
system on the general rail system. See
49 CFR 236.1035(a). NCTD’s test
request, including a complete
description of NCTD’s Concept of
Operations and its specific test
procedures, including the measures that
will be taken to ensure safety during
testing, are available for review online at
https://www.regulations.gov in Docket
No. FRA–2010–0049.
Interested parties are invited to
comment on NCTD’s test request by
submitting written comments or data.
During its review of the test request,
FRA will consider any comments or
data submitted within the timeline
specified in this notice and to the extent
practicable, without delaying testing of
valuable or necessary modifications to a
PTC system. See 49 CFR 236.1035. FRA,
however, may elect not to respond to
any particular comment, and under 49
CFR 236.1035, FRA maintains the
authority to approve, approve with
conditions, or deny the test request at its
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, FRA encourages 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 No. FRA-2010-0049]
North County Transit District Request for Approval To Begin Field
Testing on Its Positive Train Control Network Comment Extension Notice
AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of extension for request for comments.
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SUMMARY: On July 25, 2023, North County Transit District (NCTD)
submitted a request to field test its new Crash Energy Management (CEM)
Bi-Level cab cars that have been equipped with NCTD's Interoperable
Electronic Train Management System (I-ETMS) technology as part of its
positive train control (PTC) system. FRA published a notice inviting
public comment on NCTD's request to test its PTC system, with the
initial comment period closing on August 30, 2023. This document
provides the public with notice that FRA is extending the comment
period on NCTD's test request from August 30, 2023, to October 10,
2023.
DATES: FRA will consider comments received by October 10, 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-2010-0049. For convenience, all active PTC
documents are hyperlinked on FRA's website at https://railroads.dot.gov/reserch-development/program-areas/train-control/ptc/railroads-ptc-dockets. 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 complies with title 49 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) part 236, subpart I, before the technology may be
operated in revenue service. On September 21, 2018, FRA certified
NCTD's I-ETMS PTC system under 49 CFR 236.1015 and 49 U.S.C. 20157(h).
Pursuant to 49 CFR 236.1035, a railroad must obtain FRA's approval
before field testing an uncertified PTC system, or a product of an
uncertified PTC system, or any regression testing of a certified PTC
system on the general rail system. See 49 CFR 236.1035(a). NCTD's test
request, including a complete description of NCTD's Concept of
Operations and its specific test procedures, including the measures
that will be taken to ensure safety during testing, are available for
review online at https://www.regulations.gov in Docket No. FRA-2010-
0049.
Interested parties are invited to comment on NCTD's test request by
submitting written comments or data. During its review of the test
request, FRA will consider any comments or data submitted within the
timeline specified in this notice and to the extent practicable,
without delaying testing of valuable or necessary modifications to a
PTC system. See 49 CFR 236.1035. FRA, however, may elect not to respond
to any particular comment, and under 49 CFR 236.1035, FRA maintains the
authority to approve, approve with conditions, or deny the test request
at its 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, FRA encourages 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. 2023-17990 Filed 8-21-23; 8:45 am]
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