[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 146 (Tuesday, July 29, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 43974]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-17295]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration


Notice of Informational Filing

    In accordance with Section 236.913 of Title 49 of the Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR), notice is hereby given that the Federal 
Railroad Administration (FRA) has received an informational filing from 
the Marquette Rail, LLC to permit field testing of the TrackAccess 
System. The informational filing is described below, including the 
requisite docket number where the informational filing and any related 
information may be found. The document is also available for public 
inspection; however, FRA is not accepting public comments.

Marquette Rail, LLC

[Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA-2008-0081]

    The Marquette Rail, LLC has submitted an informational filing to 
permit field testing of the software-based dispatch system for low 
density lines identified as TrackAccess System. The informational 
filing addresses the requirements under 49 CFR 236.913(j)(1). 
Specifically, the informational filing contains a description of the 
TrackAccess product and an operational concept document, pursuant to 49 
CFR 36.913(j)(1).
    TrackAccess is an electronic track occupancy system similar to the 
conventional block register. It is designed to protect the area of 
exclusive track occupancy given to roadway workers or train crew 
members by excluding the possibility of electronic issuance of the 
conflicting track occupancy authorities. TrackAccess aims to reduce the 
potential for human errors associated with issuance of track occupancy 
authorities to roadway workers and train crews by the dispatcher. In 
its autonomous mode of operation, the TrackAccess System assumes 
electronic delivery of track occupancy authorities to roadway workers 
and train crews.
    The Marquette Rail, LLC desires to commence factory testing of the 
product on or about August 15, 2008, and conduct a field testing as 
soon as practicable, thereafter, contingent upon FRA's acceptance and 
approval of their informational filing. The Marquette Rail, LLC intends 
to test TrackAccess Systems on it railroad in Michigan.
    Interested parties are invited to review the informational filing 
and associated documents at DOT's Docket Management facility during 
regular business hours (9 a.m.-5 p.m.) at 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 
Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590. All documents in the public docket 
are available for inspection and copying on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
    Anyone is able to search the electronic form of any written 
communications received into any of our dockets by name of the 
individual submitting the document (or signing the document, if 
submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.). 
You may review the DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal 
Register published on April 11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 70; Pages 
19477-78).

    Issued in Washington, DC July 23, 2008.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
 [FR Doc. E8-17295 Filed 7-28-08; 8:45 am]
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