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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. 2023–19520 Filed 9–8–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket No. FRA–2018–0012] 

TEXRail and the Silver Line’s Joint 

Request for Approval To Conduct 

Positive Train Control Field Testing 

AGENCY: Federal Railroad 

Administration (FRA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of availability and 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: This document provides the 

public with notice that on August 30, 

2023, TEXRail submitted a request 

together with the Silver Line (SLVR) to 

field test trains on TEXRail’s positive 

train control (PTC)-equipped territory, 

which is equipped with the 

Interoperable Electronic Train 

Management System (I–ETMS). FRA is 

publishing this notice and inviting 

public comment on TEXRail and SLVR’s 

joint request to test I–ETMS. 

DATES: FRA will consider comments 

received by November 13, 2023. FRA 

may consider comments received after 

that date to the extent practicable and 

without delaying testing or 

implementation of a PTC system. 

ADDRESSES: 

Comments: Comments may be 

submitted by going to https://

www.regulations.gov and following the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the agency name and the 

applicable docket number. The relevant 

PTC docket number for this host 

railroad is Docket No. FRA–2018–0012. 

For convenience, all active PTC 

documents are hyperlinked on FRA’s 

website at https://railroads.dot.gov/ 

reserch-development/program-areas/ 

train-control/ptc/railroads-ptc-dockets. 

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: 

Gabe.Neal@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In general, 

title 49 United States Code (U.S.C.) 

section 20157(h) requires FRA to certify 

that a host railroad’s PTC system 

complies with title 49 Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR) part 236, subpart I, 

before the technology may be operated 

in revenue service. On December 23, 

2020, FRA certified TEXRail’s I–ETMS 

PTC system under 49 CFR 236.1015 and 

49 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). The joint test 

request, including a complete 

description of the Concept of Operations 

and specific test procedures that 

document the measures that will be 

taken to ensure safety during testing, are 

available for review online at https://

www.regulations.gov in Docket No. 

FRA–2018–0012. 

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 within the timeline 

specified in this notice and to the extent 

practicable. FRA, however, 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. 2023–19519 Filed 9–8–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[DOT–NHTSA–2022–0107] 

National Emergency Medical Services 

Advisory Council Notice of Public 

Meeting 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration, U.S. Department 

of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the National Emergency 

Medical Services Advisory Council 

(NEMSAC). 

DATES: This meeting will be held inperson and simultaneously transmitted 

via virtual interface. It will be held on 

November 15–16, 2023, from 12 to 5 

p.m. ET. Pre-registration is required to 

attend this meeting. Once registered, a 

link permitting access to the meeting 

will be distributed to registrants by 

email. Details about the physical 

location of the meeting will made 

available to registrants. If you wish to 

speak during the meeting, you must 

submit a written copy of your remarks 

to DOT by November 8, 2023. 

Notifications containing specific 

details for this meeting will be 

published in the Federal Register no 

later than 30 days prior to the meeting 

dates. 

ADDRESSES: General information about 

the Council is available on the NEMSAC 

internet website at www.ems.gov. The 

registration portal and meeting agenda 

will be available on the NEMSAC 

internet website at www.ems.gov at least 

one week in advance of the meeting. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Clary Mole, EMS Specialist, National 

Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 

U.S. Department of Transportation is 


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