52538 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 196 / Tuesday, October 13, 2009 / Notices 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

Notice of Request for an Extension of 

an Informational Filing 

In accordance with Title 49 Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR) 236.913, 

notice is hereby given that the Federal 

Railroad Administration (FRA) has 

received a request for extension of an 

informational filing from the Union 

Pacific Railroad Company (UP) to 

permit continued field testing of the 

railroad’s processor-based train control 

systems. For informational purposes 

only, the original informational filing is 

briefly described below, including the 

submitting party and the requisite 

docket number where the original 

informational filing, the informational 

filing extension request and any related 

information may be found. These 

documents are also available for public 

inspection; however, FRA is not 

accepting public comment on the 

documents. 

Union Pacific Railroad Company 

[Docket Number FRA–2007–27322] 

UP has submitted an informational 

filing to FRA to permit field testing of 

the railroad’s processor-based train 

control systems identified as Vital-Train 

Management System (V–TMS). The 

informational filing addresses the 

requirements under 49 CFR 

236.913(j)(1). 

Specifically, the informational filing 

contains a description of the V–TMS 

product and an operational concepts 

document, pursuant to 49 CFR 

236.913(j)(1). V–TMS is a locomotivecentric, vital train control system 

designed to be overlaid on existing 

methods of operation and intended to 

provide a high level of railroad safety 

through enforcement of authority limits, 

permanent speed restrictions and 

temporary speed restrictions. 

UP requests that the formal test and 

demonstration period for this 

informational filing be extended until 

December 31, 2015, or until such time 

as this informational filing is 

superseded by an FRA approved PTC 

Implementation Plan. 

Interested parties are invited to 

review the informational filing and 

associated documents at the following 

locations: 

• Web site: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for a simple search on the 

DOT electronic docket site (Docket 

Number FRA–2007–27322). All 

documents in the public docket that are 

associated with the informational filing 

are available on the web site for 

inspection and copying. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• Mail: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, 

Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between 

9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal Holidays. 

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). The Statement may also be found at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC on October 6, 

2009. 

Grady C. Cothen, Jr., 

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety 

Standards and Program Development. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. MARAD–2009 0091] 

Requested Administrative Waiver of 

the Coastwise Trade Laws 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, 

Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Invitation for public comments 

on a requested administrative waiver of 

the Coastwise Trade Laws for the vessel 

MER SEA. 

SUMMARY: As authorized by 46 U.S.C. 

12121, the Secretary of Transportation, 

as represented by the Maritime 

Administration (MARAD), is authorized 

to grant waivers of the U.S.-build 

requirement of the coastwise laws under 

certain circumstances. A request for 

such a waiver has been received by 

MARAD. The vessel, and a brief 

description of the proposed service, is 

listed below. The complete application 

is given in DOT docket MARAD–2009– 

0091 at http://www.regulations.gov. 

Interested parties may comment on the 

effect this action may have on U.S. 

vessel builders or businesses in the U.S. 

that use U.S.-flag vessels. If MARAD 

determines, in accordance with 46 

U.S.C. 12121 and MARAD’s regulations 

at 46 CFR part 388 (68 FR 23084; April 

30, 2003), that the issuance of the 

waiver will have an unduly adverse 

effect on a U.S.-vessel builder or a 

business that uses U.S.-flag vessels in 

that business, a waiver will not be 

granted. Comments should refer to the 

docket number of this notice and the 

vessel name in order for MARAD to 

properly consider the comments. 

Comments should also state the 

commenter’s interest in the waiver 

application, and address the waiver 

criteria given in § 388.4 of MARAD’s 

regulations at 46 CFR part 388. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

November 12, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to 

docket number MARAD–2009–XXXX. 

Written comments may be submitted by 

hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 

Docket Operations, M–30, West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. You may also 

send comments electronically via the 

Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. 

All comments will become part of this 

docket and will be available for 

inspection and copying at the above 

address between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

E.T., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. An electronic version 

of this document and all documents 

entered into this docket is available on 

the World Wide Web at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joann Spittle, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Maritime 

Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Room W21–203, 

Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202– 

366–5979. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As 

described by the applicant, the intended 

service of the vessel MER SEA is: 

Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: 

‘‘Private charters in Southern 

California.’’ 

Geographic Region: ‘‘California’’. 

Privacy Act 

Anyone is able to search the 

electronic form of all comments 

received into any of our dockets by the 

name of the individual submitting the 

comment (or signing the comment, if 

submitted on behalf of an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). You may 

review DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement in the Federal Register 

published on April 11, 2000 (Volume 

65, Number 70; Pages 19477–78). 

Dated: October 5, 2009. 

By Order of the Maritime Administrator. 

Christine Gurland, 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

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