The National Railroad Passenger Corporation's Request To Amend Its Positive Train Control System, 84999-85000 [2024-24778]
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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/researchdevelopment/program-areas/traincontrol/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
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
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 or
train control system. Accordingly, this
notice informs the public that, October
11, 2024, MBTA submitted an RFA to its
PTCSP for its Advanced Civil Speed
Enforcement System II (ACSES II),
which seeks FRA’s approval to install a
CZ to reconfigure its PTC system on the
MML at the Pilgrim Interlocking at MP
34.86 to its final configuration in order
to interface with the adjacent new SCR
Lines. The CZ will result in the
suspension of portions of the PTC
system on the MML from December 1,
2024, to December 15, 2024. 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 MBTA’s RFA,
FRA will consider any comments or
data submitted within the timeline
specified in this notice and to the extent
practicable, without delaying
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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. 2024–24777 Filed 10–23–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2010–0029]
The National Railroad Passenger
Corporation’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 October 12,
2024, the National Railroad Passenger
Corporation (Amtrak) submitted a
request for amendment (RFA) to its
FRA-approved Positive Train Control
Safety Plan (PTCSP) to install
Construction Zone (CZ) transponders,
which will result in the suspension of
portions of its positive train control
(PTC) system, to support the addition of
Fitter Interlocking on the New Haven to
Boston (NHB) line. This CZ is scheduled
to be implemented December 7, 2024,
for a duration not exceeding 30 days. As
this RFA involves a request for FRA’s
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approval of proposed material
modifications to an FRA-certified PTC
system, FRA is publishing this notice
and inviting public comment on
Amtrak’s RFA to its PTC system.
DATES: FRA will consider comments
received by November 13, 2024. 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–2010–0029.
For convenience, all active PTC dockets
are hyperlinked on FRA’s website at
https://railroads.dot.gov/researchdevelopment/program-areas/traincontrol/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
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
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 or
train control system. Accordingly, this
notice informs the public that, on
October 12, 2024, Amtrak submitted an
RFA to its PTCSP for its Advanced Civil
Speed Enforcement System II (ACSES
II), which seeks FRA’s approval to
install a CZ, which will result in the
suspension of portions of its PTC
system, to support the addition of Fitter
Interlocking on the NHB line. This CZ
is scheduled to be implemented
December 7, 2024, for a duration not
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exceeding 30 days. That RFA is
available in Docket No. FRA–2010–
0029.
Interested parties are invited to
comment on Amtrak’s RFA by
submitting written comments or data.
During FRA’s review of Amtrak’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. 2024–24778 Filed 10–23–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[FTA Docket No. FTA 2024–0011]
Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review: Transit COVID–19
Response Program
Federal Transit Administration,
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice of request for comments.
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AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the intention of the
Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to
request the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) to approve a request for
an extension without change to an
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existing information collection: Transit
COVID–19 Response Program.
DATES: Comments must be submitted
before December 23, 2024.
ADDRESSES: To ensure that your
comments are not entered more than
once into the docket, submit comments
identified by the docket number by only
one of the following methods:
1. Website: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments
on the U.S. Government electronic
docket site. All electronic submissions
must be made to the U.S. Government
electronic docket site at https://
www.regulations.gov. Commenters
should follow the directions below for
mailed and hand-delivered comments.
2. Fax: 202–366–7951.
3. Mail: U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Docket Operations, M–30,
West Building, Ground Floor, Room
W12–140, Washington, DC 20590–0001.
4. Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Docket Operations, M–30,
West Building, Ground Floor, Room
W12–140, Washington, DC 20590–0001
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Instructions: You must include the
agency name and docket number for this
notice at the beginning of your
comments. Submit two copies of your
comments if you submit them by mail.
For confirmation that FTA has received
your comments, include a selfaddressed stamped postcard. Note that
all comments received, including any
personal information, will be posted
and will be available to internet users,
without change, to https://
www.regulations.gov. You may review
DOT’s complete Privacy Act Statement
in the Federal Register published April
11, 2000, (65 FR 19477), or you may
visit https://www.regulations.gov.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents and
comments received, go to https://
www.regulations.gov at any time.
Background documents and comments
received may also be viewed at the U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, Docket
Operations, M–30, West Building,
Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590–0001 between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stewart Mader, 202–366–9677 or
stewart.mader@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Interested parties are invited to send
comments regarding any aspect of this
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information collection, including: (1)
the necessity and utility of the
information collection for the proper
performance of the functions of the
FTA; (2) the accuracy of the estimated
burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the collected
information; and (4) ways to minimize
the collection burden without reducing
the quality of the collected information.
Comments submitted in response to this
notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection.
Title: Transit COVID–19 Response
Program.
OMB Number: 2132–0581.
Background:
In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the
Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is
requesting Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) 3-year approval of an
extension without change for a currently
approved collection. FTA began
collecting monthly data in April 2021
related to impacts from the coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID–19) on public
transportation agencies, including
transit workforce counts; transit service
levels; counts of COVID–19 positives,
fatalities, recoveries, and unvaccinated
employees; whether or not a transit
agency has implemented the U.S.
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) Order and
Transportation Security Administration
(TSA) Security Directive requiring
workers and passengers to wear masks;
and whether or not the agency used
FTA funds to support vaccine access
services. FTA used this data to inform
FTA’s COVID–19 response and recovery
actions, including monitoring of safety
measures and impacts, development of
technical assistance and safety
advisories, monitoring use of FTA grant
funds to address COVID–19
considerations, and monitoring
compliance with Federal requirements.
Although the Public Health Emergency
for the COVID–19 pandemic ended in
May 2023 and the FTA discontinued
COVID–19 reporting requirements in
September 2022, the FTA is seeking to
renew this information collection.
Current Action: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Recipients and subrecipients of FTA funds under the
Urbanized Area Formula Funding
program or the Formula Grants for Rural
Areas program that operate transit
systems or pass through funds to subrecipients that operate transit systems.
Recipients of FTA funds under the
Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and
Individuals with Disabilities program
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA-2010-0029]
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation'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 October
12, 2024, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)
submitted a request for amendment (RFA) to its FRA-approved Positive
Train Control Safety Plan (PTCSP) to install Construction Zone (CZ)
transponders, which will result in the suspension of portions of its
positive train control (PTC) system, to support the addition of Fitter
Interlocking on the New Haven to Boston (NHB) line. This CZ is
scheduled to be implemented December 7, 2024, for a duration not
exceeding 30 days. As this RFA involves a request for FRA's approval of
proposed material modifications to an FRA-certified PTC system, FRA is
publishing this notice and inviting public comment on Amtrak's RFA to
its PTC system.
DATES: FRA will consider comments received by November 13, 2024. 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-2010-0029. For convenience, all active PTC
dockets are hyperlinked on FRA's website at https://railroads.dot.gov/research-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. Before making certain changes to an FRA-
certified PTC system or the associated FRA-approved PTCSP, a host
railroad must submit, and 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 or train control
system. Accordingly, this notice informs the public that, on October
12, 2024, Amtrak submitted an RFA to its PTCSP for its Advanced Civil
Speed Enforcement System II (ACSES II), which seeks FRA's approval to
install a CZ, which will result in the suspension of portions of its
PTC system, to support the addition of Fitter Interlocking on the NHB
line. This CZ is scheduled to be implemented December 7, 2024, for a
duration not
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exceeding 30 days. That RFA is available in Docket No. FRA-2010-0029.
Interested parties are invited to comment on Amtrak's RFA by
submitting written comments or data. During FRA's review of Amtrak'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. 2024-24778 Filed 10-23-24; 8:45 am]
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