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Requests for accommodations to a 

disability must be received by March 16, 

2021. 

Requests to speak during the meeting 

must be submitted by March 9, 2021 to 

DOT and include a written copy of their 

remarks. Registrants in the Zoom 

meeting room will have the opportunity 

to interact directly with committee 

members. 

Requests to submit written materials 

to be reviewed during the meeting must 

be received by DOT no later than March 

9, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: The March 23, 2021 

meeting will be an internet-only 

meeting. No physical meeting is 

planned. Instructions on how to attend 

the meeting, copies of meeting minutes, 

and a detailed agenda will be posted on 

the COMSTAC website at: https://

www.faa.gov/space/additional_

information/comstac/. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

James Hatt, Designated Federal Officer, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, at 

james.a.hatt@faa.gov, (202) 549–2325. 

Any committee related request should 

be sent to the person listed in this 

section. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Commercial Space 

Transportation Advisory Committee was 

created under the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA), in accordance 

with Public Law 92–463. Since its 

inception, industry-led COMSTAC has 

provided information, advice, and 

recommendations to the U.S. 

Department of Transportation through 

FAA regarding technology, business, 

and policy issues relevant to oversight 

of the U.S. commercial space 

transportation sector. 

II. Proposed Agenda 

DOT/FAA Welcome Remarks 

VIP Remarks 

FAA Updates 

Review of Taskers Assigned at Previous 

Meetings/COMSTAC Final 

Recommendations 

Public Comment 

Future COMSTAC Business 

III. Public Participation 

The meeting listed in this notice will 

be open to the public. The US 

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committed to providing equal access to 

this meeting for all participants. If you 

need alternative formats or services 

because of a disability, such as sign 

language, interpretation, or other 

ancillary aids, please contact the person 

listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section. 

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allotted for oral comments from 

members of the public joining a 

COMSTAC meeting. To accommodate as 

many speakers as possible, the time for 

each commenter may be limited. 

Individuals wishing to reserve speaking 

time during the meeting must submit a 

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well as the name, address, and 

organizational affiliation of the 

proposed speaker. If the number of 

registrants requesting to make 

statements is greater than can be 

reasonably accommodated during the 

meeting, the FAA Office of Commercial 

Space Transportation may conduct a 

lottery to determine the speakers. 

Speakers are requested to submit a 

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for inclusion in the meeting records and 

for circulation to COMSTAC members. 

All prepared remarks submitted on time 

will be accepted and considered as part 

of the record. Any member of the public 

may present a written statement to the 

committee at any time. 

Issued in Washington, DC. 

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Dated: February 10, 2021. 

James A. Hatt, 

Designated Federal Officer, Commercial 

Space Transportation Advisory Committee, 

Federal Aviation Administration, Department 

of Transportation. 

[FR Doc. 2021–03082 Filed 2–16–21; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2021–0016] 

Notice of Application for Approval of 

Discontinuance or Modification of a 

Railroad Signal System 

Under part 235 of title 49 Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR) and 49 U.S.C. 

20502(a), this document provides the 

public notice that on January 26, 2021, 

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NS) 

petitioned the Federal Railroad 

Administration (FRA) seeking approval 

to discontinue or modify a signal 

system. FRA assigned the petition 

Docket Number FRA–2021–0016. 

Applicant: Norfolk Southern 

Corporation, Tommy A. Phillips, Senior 

Director—C&S Operations, 1200 

Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta, GA 30309. 

Specifically, NS requests permission 

to discontinue a traffic control system 

(TCS) on the Guyandot River Branch 

Line, from milepost (MP) GR 0.2 to MP 

GR 42.5 and MP GB 11.4 to MP GB 0.5, 

and the Morri Branch Line, from MP SK 

0.0 to SK 11.9, on the Blue Ridge 

Division. This area includes control 

points (CPs) Hotwater Road, Paul Green, 

Itmann, Clevenger, New Richmond, 

Jazbo, Pinnacle Junction, Pineville, 

Rockview, Kepler, Mada, Aliff, Indian 

Creek, Simon, Morri Branch Junction, 

Lincoln, Cub Creek Junction, Gilbert, 

Neds, Ben Creek, Pekin, Plunkett, 

Oceana, and eleven automatic signals. 

The main track between MP GR 0.5 and 

MP GR 42.5, MP GB 0.5 to MP GB 11.1, 

and MP SK 0.0 to SK 11.9 will be 

converted to NS Rule 171 operation. 

Operable approach signals will be 

placed at MP GR 2.3 in approach to CP 

Elmore and No. 1 Crossover and MP GB 

2.0 in approach to CP Jerry. The 

signaled sidings within application 

limits will be made non-controlled, 

other than main track. All slide fences 

within the application limits will be 

retired. 

NS states the reason for the proposed 

discontinuance is that operations no 

longer require TCS. 

A copy of the petition, as well as any 

written communications concerning the 

petition, is available for review online at 

www.regulations.gov. 

Interested parties are invited to 

participate in these proceedings by 

submitting written views, data, or 

comments. FRA does not anticipate 

scheduling a public hearing in 

connection with these proceedings since 

the facts do not appear to warrant a 

hearing. If any interested parties desire 

an opportunity for oral comment and a 

public hearing, they should notify FRA, 

in writing, before the end of the 

comment period and specify the basis 

for their request. 

All communications concerning these 

proceedings should identify the 

appropriate docket number 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 

(DOT), 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, W12– 

140, Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey 

Ave. SE, Room W12–140, Washington, 

DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

Holidays. 

Communications received by April 5, 

2021 will be considered by FRA before 

final action is taken. Comments received 

after that date will be considered if 

practicable. Anyone can search the 

electronic form of any written 

communications and comments 

received into any of our dockets by the 


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name of the individual submitting the 

comment (or signing the document, if 

submitted on behalf of an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). Under 5 

U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments 

from the public to better inform its 

processes. 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 also https://www.regulations.gov/ 

privacyNotice for the privacy notice of 

regulations.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC. 

John Karl Alexy, 

Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, 

Chief Safety Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2021–03078 Filed 2–16–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2021–0014] 

Notice of Application for Approval of 

Discontinuance or Modification of a 

Railroad Signal System 

Under part 235 of title 49 Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR) and 49 U.S.C. 

20502(a), this document provides the 

public notice that on January 19, 2021, 

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NS) 

petitioned the Federal Railroad 

Administration (FRA) seeking approval 

to discontinue or modify a signal 

system. FRA assigned the petition 

Docket Number FRA–2021–0014. 

Applicant: Norfolk Southern 

Corporation, Tommy A. Phillips, Senior 

Director—C&S Operations, 1200 

Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta, GA 30309. 

Specifically, NS requests permission 

to discontinue a traffic control system 

(TCS) on the Dry Fork Branch of the 

Blue Ridge Division, from milepost (MP) 

10.3 to MP 144.4. This segment includes 

control points (CPs) Kelly, Mile Branch, 

Garland, Lester, Atwell, Yukon, Lomax, 

Rift, Jacobs Fork, Alpha, Dawson, Beech 

Fork, Asbury, and ten automatic signals. 

The main track between MP 10.3 and 

MP 144.4 will be converted to NS Rule 

171 operation. Operable approach 

signals will be placed at MP 112.4 and 

MP142.8 in approach to CPs Auville 

and Dry Fork Branch. The signaled 

sidings within the application limits 

will be made non-controlled, other than 

main track. All slide fences within the 

application limits will be retired. 

NS states the reason for the proposed 

discontinuance is that operations no 

longer require TCS. 

A copy of the petition, as well as any 

written communications concerning the 

petition, is available for review online at 

www.regulations.gov. 

Interested parties are invited to 

participate in these proceedings by 

submitting written views, data, or 

comments. FRA does not anticipate 

scheduling a public hearing in 

connection with these proceedings since 

the facts do not appear to warrant a 

hearing. If any interested parties desire 

an opportunity for oral comment and a 

public hearing, they should notify FRA, 

in writing, before the end of the 

comment period and specify the basis 

for their request. 

All communications concerning these 

proceedings should identify the 

appropriate docket number 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 

(DOT), 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, W12– 

140, Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey 

Ave. SE, Room W12–140, Washington, 

DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

Holidays. 

Communications received by April 5, 

2021 will be considered by FRA before 

final action is taken. Comments received 

after that date will be considered if 

practicable. 

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 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits 

comments from the public to better 

inform its processes. 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 

also https://www.regulations.gov/ 

privacyNotice for the privacy notice of 

regulations.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC. 

John Karl Alexy, 

Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, 

Chief Safety Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2021–03077 Filed 2–16–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2021–0013] 

Notice of Application for Approval of 

Discontinuance or Modification of a 

Railroad Signal System 

Under part 235 of title 49 Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR) and 49 U.S.C. 

20502(a), this document provides the 

public notice that on January 18, 2021, 

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NS) 

petitioned the Federal Railroad 

Administration (FRA) seeking approval 

to discontinue or modify a signal 

system. FRA assigned the petition 

Docket Number FRA–2021–0013. 

Applicant: Norfolk Southern 

Corporation, Tommy A. Phillips, Senior 

Director—C&S Operations, 1200 

Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta, GA 30309. 

Specifically, NS requests permission 

to discontinue a traffic control system 

(TCS) on the Bloomington District of the 

Midwest Division, from milepost (MP) 

C113.3 to MP C153.0. This segment 

includes control points Goembel, 

Osman, Mansfield, Lodge, Mills, and 

eight automatic signals. The main track 

between MP C113.3 and MP C153.0 will 

be converted to NS Rule 171 operation. 

Two automatic signals at C116.0 and 

C149.4 will be converted to operable 

approach signals. 

NS states the reason for the proposed 

discontinuance is that operations no 

longer require TCS. 

A copy of the petition, as well as any 

written communications concerning the 

petition, is available for review online at 

www.regulations.gov. 

Interested parties are invited to 

participate in these proceedings by 

submitting written views, data, or 

comments. FRA does not anticipate 

scheduling a public hearing in 

connection with these proceedings since 

the facts do not appear to warrant a 

hearing. If any interested parties desire 

an opportunity for oral comment and a 

public hearing, they should notify FRA, 

in writing, before the end of the 

comment period and specify the basis 

for their request. 

All communications concerning these 

proceedings should identify the 

appropriate docket number 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 

(DOT), 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, W12– 

140, Washington, DC 20590. 


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