[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 242 (Tuesday, December 19, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60271-60272]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-27256]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket Number FRA-2010-0057]


Canadian National Railway'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 Canadian 
National Railway (CN) submitted to FRA its Positive Train Control 
Safety Plan (PTCSP) Version 1.6, dated October 30, 2017, on FRA's 
Secure Information Repository site on November 9, 2017. CN asks FRA to 
approve its PTCSP and issue a Positive Train Control System 
Certification for CN's Interoperable Electronic Train Management System 
(I-ETMS).

DATES: FRA will consider comments received by January 18, 2018 before 
taking final action on the PTCSP. FRA may consider comments received 
after that date if practicable.

ADDRESSES: All comments concerning this proceeding should identify 
Docket Number FRA-2010-0057, and may be submitted by any of the 
following methods:
     Website: 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

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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, CN asserts that the I-ETMS 
system is designed as a vital overlay PTC system as defined in 49 CFR 
236.1015(e)(2). The PTCSP describes CN'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 CN's operational and support 
requirements and procedures.
    CN's PTCSP and the accompanying request for approval and system 
certification are available for review online at www.regulations.gov 
(Docket Number FRA-2010-0057), 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 are invited to 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 CN'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.). 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 
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/privacyNotice for the privacy 
notice of regulations.gov.

Robert C. Lauby,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, Chief Safety Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-27256 Filed 12-18-17; 8:45 am]
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