[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 187 (Tuesday, September 27, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66325-66326]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-23262]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket No. FRA-2015-0063]


Nashville and Eastern Railroad Corporation's Positive Train 
Control Development Plan, Revision 2.5, Dated June 22, 2016

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 public notice of the Nashville and 
Eastern Railroad Corporation's (NERR) submission to FRA of its Positive 
Train Control Development Plan (PTCDP) Revision 2.5, dated June 22, 
2016, and the availability of NERR's PTCDP for public comment. NERR 
requests that FRA approve its PTCDP, which describes NERR's Argenia 
Railway Technologies' Positive Train Control System (SafeNet System) as 
required under FRA regulations.

DATES: FRA must receive comments by October 27, 2016. FRA may consider 
comments received after that date if practicable.

ADDRESSES: All communications concerning this proceeding should 
identify Docket Number FRA-2015-0063 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, 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, FRA Railroad Safety Program Manager for Applied 
Technology, at (312) 835-3903 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In its PTCDP, NERR states the SafeNet System 
it is implementing is designed as a non-vital overlay PTC system under 
49 CFR 236.1015(e)(1). The PTCDP describes NERR's SafeNet System 
implementation per 49 CFR 236.1013. During its review of the PTCDP, FRA 
will consider whether the SafeNet System satisfies the requirements for 
PTC systems under 49 CFR part 236, subpart I and whether the PTCDP 
makes a reasonable showing a system built to the stated requirements 
would achieve the level of safety mandated for such a system under 49 
CFR 236.1015, PTC Safety Plan content requirements and PTC System 
Certification. If so, in addition to approving NERR's PTCDP, FRA, in 
its discretion, may issue a Type Approval for the SafeNet System. See 
49 CFR 236.1013(b)-(d).
    NERR's PTCDP is available for review online at www.regulations.gov 
(Docket No. FRA-2015-0063, document no. 0004 titled ``Nashville and 
Eastern Railroad--Withdrawal'') 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 PTCDP by submitting written 
comments or data. During its review of the PTCDP, FRA will consider any 
relevant comments or data submitted. However, FRA may elect not to 
respond to any particular comment and, under 49 CFR 236.1013(b), FRA 
maintains authority to approve or disapprove the PTCDP at its sole 
discretion. FRA does not anticipate scheduling a public hearing 
regarding NERR's PTCDP because the circumstances do not appear to 
warrant a hearing. If an interested party desires an opportunity for 
oral comment, the party must notify FRA in writing before the end of 
the

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comment period and specify the basis for the 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 regulations.gov privacy 
notice.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on September 16, 2016.
Robert C. Lauby,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety Chief Safety Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-23262 Filed 9-26-16; 8:45 am]
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