[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 210 (Monday, October 31, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 75478]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-26146]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA-2010-0060]
Norfolk Southern Railway Company's Request for Positive Train
Control Safety Plan Approval and System Certification
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
12, 2016 Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NS) submitted to FRA its
Positive Train Control Safety Plan (PTCSP) Version 1.0, dated August
12, 2016, on FRA's Secure Information Repository (SIR) site. NS asks
FRA to approve its PTCSP and issue a Positive Train Control System
Certification for NS's Interoperable Electronic Train Management System
(I-ETMS), under 49 CFR part 236, subpart I.
DATES: FRA will consider communications received by November 30, 2016
before taking final action on the PTCSP. FRA may consider comments
received after that date if practicable.
ADDRESSES: All communications concerning this proceeding should
identify Docket Number FRA 2010-0060 and may be submitted by any of the
following methods:
Web site: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Fax: 202-493-2251.
Mail: Docket Operations Facility, U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., W12-140, Washington,
DC 20590.
Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Room W12-140,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal Holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Mark Hartong, Senior Scientific
Technical Advisor, at (202) 493-1332 or [email protected]; or Mr.
David Blackmore, Staff Director, Positive Train Control Division, at
(312) 835-3903 or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In its PTCSP, NS states the I-ETMS system it
is implementing is designed as a vital overlay PTC system as defined in
49 CFR 236.1015(e)(2). The PTCSP describes NS's I-ETMS implementation
and the associated I-ETMS safety processes, safety analyses, and test,
validation, and verification processes used during the development of
I-ETMS. The PTCSP also contains NS's operational and support
requirements and procedures.
NS's PTCSP and the accompanying request for approval and system
certification are available for review online at www.regulations.gov
(Docket Number FRA-2010-0060) and in person at DOT's Docket Operations
Facility, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., W12-140, Washington, DC 20590.
The Docket Operations Facility is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal Holidays.
Interested parties may comment on the PTCSP by submitting written
comments or data. During its review of the PTCSP, FRA will consider any
comments or data submitted. 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 PTCSP at its sole
discretion. FRA does not anticipate scheduling a public hearing
regarding NS's PTCSP because the circumstances do not appear to warrant
a hearing. If any interested party desires an opportunity for oral
comment, the party should notify FRA in writing before the end of the
comment period and specify the basis for his or her request.
Privacy Act Notice
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 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
www.regulations.gov, as described in the system of records notice (DOT/
ALL-14 FDMS), which you can review at www.dot.gov/privacy. See https://www.regulations.gov/privacyNotice for the privacy notice of
regulations.gov.
Issued in Washington, DC, on October 25, 2016.
Robert C. Lauby,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, Chief Safety Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-26146 Filed 10-28-16; 8:45 am]
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