[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 22 (Thursday, February 2, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 7127]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-02201]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket No. FRA-2010-0029]


Amtrak's Request To Conduct Regression Testing of 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 January 
6, 2023, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) submitted 
a document entitled ``Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System (ACSES 
II) Regression Test Waiver Request,'' to FRA. Amtrak asks FRA to 
approve its request to conduct regression testing of its FRA-certified 
ACSES II positive train control (PTC) system on its PTC-equipped track.

DATES: FRA will consider comments received by April 3, 2023. 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-2010-0029, and may be submitted on 
https://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 6, 2017, FRA certified Amtrak's 
ACSES II PTC system under title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 
section 236.1015 and title 49 United States Code (U.S.C.) 20157(h). 
Pursuant to 49 CFR 236.1035, a railroad must obtain FRA's approval 
before field testing an uncertified PTC system, or a product of an 
uncertified PTC system, or any regression testing of a certified PTC 
system on the general rail system. See 49 CFR 236.1035(a). Please see 
Amtrak's test request for the required information, including a 
complete description of Amtrak's Concept of Operations and its specific 
test procedures, including the measures that will be taken to ensure 
safety during testing.
    Amtrak's test request is available for review online at https://www.regulations.gov (Docket No. FRA-2010-0029). 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. However, FRA may elect not to respond to 
any particular comment, and under 49 CFR 236.1035, FRA maintains the 
authority to approve, approve with conditions, or deny 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. 2023-02201 Filed 2-1-23; 8:45 am]
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