CSX Transportation's Request for Testing Approval on Its Certified Positive Train Control System

Citation86 FR 58379
Record Number2021-22911
Published date21 October 2021
SectionNotices
CourtFederal Railroad Administration,Transportation Department
Federal Register, Volume 86 Issue 201 (Thursday, October 21, 2021)
[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 201 (Thursday, October 21, 2021)]
                [Notices]
                [Pages 58379-58380]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2021-22911]
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                DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                Federal Railroad Administration
                [Docket No. FRA-2010-0028]
                CSX Transportation's Request for Testing Approval on Its
                Certified Positive Train Control System
                AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), U.S. 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 August
                22, 2021, CSX Transportation (CSX) submitted its Test Request for Trip
                Optimizer Air Brake Control (TO Air Brake Control), Revision 1, dated
                August 22, 2021, to FRA. CSX asks FRA to approve its Test Request so
                that it may test its TO Air Brake Control on
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                track that has been equipped with positive train control (PTC).
                DATES: FRA will consider comments received by December 20, 2021 before
                taking final action on the Test Request. 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: All comments concerning this proceeding should identify the
                agency name and Docket Number FRA-2010-0028, and may be submitted on
                http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for
                submitting comments. 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: On June 21, 2021, FRA certified CSX's
                Interoperable Electronic Train Management System (I-ETMS) PTC system
                per Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 236.1015.
                Pursuant to 49 CFR 236.1035, CSX must request FRA-approval of any
                regression testing of a certified PTC system that is conducted on the
                general rail system. See 49 CFR 236.1035(a). CSX's Test Request
                describes the level of testing of its TO Air Brake Control required to
                confirm that the air brake control feature design, implementation, and
                safety mitigations comply with the document requirements outlined in
                the I-ETMS Onboard Segment Requirements Specifications.
                 CSX's Test Request are available for review online at
                www.regulations.gov (Docket No. FRA-2010-0028). Interested parties are
                invited to comment on the Test Request by submitting written comments
                or data. During its review of the Test Request, FRA will consider any
                comments or data submitted. 49 CFR 236.1011(e). However, FRA may elect
                not to respond to any particular comment and, under 49 CFR
                236.1009(d)(3), FRA maintains the authority to approve or disapprove
                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, 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. 2021-22911 Filed 10-20-21; 8:45 am]
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