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mechanical inspection of passenger 

cars); the clearance above the top rail (as 

required by § 229.71, Clearance above 

top of rail); and the safety appliances (as 

required by § 229.71(b)–(d) and (f)-(g), 

§ 238.229, Safety appliances—general, 

and § 238.230(d), Safety appliances— 

new equipment). Caltrain also notes that 

it has increased its EMU fleet from 16 

six-car trainsets to 19 seven-car 

trainsets. Additionally, the intermediate 

level doors in the EMUs have been 

replaced with door plugs, as the doors 

‘‘will not be utilized for initial operation 

at Caltrain.’’ Caltrain states that 

although the EMUs ‘‘may not meet the 

specific requirements’’ of the 

regulations, it requests relief for 

‘‘alternate or equivalent compliance.’’ 

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 at http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Communications received by 

November 20, 2023 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/ 

privacy-notice for the privacy notice of 

regulations.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC. 

John Karl Alexy, 

Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, 

Chief Safety Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2023–20203 Filed 9–18–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2023–0065] 

Petition for Waiver of Compliance 

Under part 211 of title 49 Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR), this 

document provides the public notice 

that on August 8, 2023, Providence and 

Worcester Railroad; the International 

Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail 

and Transportation Workers; and the 

Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen 

(collectively, ‘‘Petitioners’’) petitioned 

the Federal Railroad Administration 

(FRA) for a waiver of compliance from 

certain provisions of the Federal 

railroad safety regulations contained at 

49 CFR part 240 (Qualification and 

Certification of Locomotive Engineers) 

and part 242 (Qualification and 

Certification of Conductors). FRA 

assigned the petition Docket Number 

FRA–2023–0065. 

Specifically, Petitioners request relief 

required to participate in FRA’s 

Confidential Close Call Reporting 

System (C3RS) Program. Petitioners seek 

to shield reporting employees from 

mandatory punitive sanctions that 

would otherwise arise as provided in 

§§ 240.117(e)(1)–(4); 240.305(a)(1)–(4) 

and (a)(6); 240.307; 242.403(b), (c), 

(e)(1)–(4), (e)(6)–(11), (f)(1)–(2); and 

242.407. The C3RS Program encourages 

certified operating crew members to 

report close calls and protects the 

employees and the railroad from 

discipline or sanctions arising from the 

incidents reported per the C3RS 

Implementing Memorandum of 

Understanding. 

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 at http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Communications received by 

November 20, 2023 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/ 

privacy-notice for the privacy notice of 

regulations.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC. 

John Karl Alexy, 

Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, 

Chief Safety Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2023–20206 Filed 9–18–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2023–0055] 

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 by letters received on 

July 20, 2023, and September 1, 2023, 

Union Railroad, LLC (URR) petitioned 

the Federal Railroad Administration 

(FRA) seeking approval to discontinue 

or modify a signal system. FRA assigned 

the petition Docket Number FRA–2023– 

0055. 

Specifically, URR requests to 

discontinue the signal system on Track 

#2 Southbound Main between signal 

200 at control point (CP) Mon Junction 

and signal 262 at CP Bull Run, a 

distance of 7,633 feet. The track section 

is located in Duquesne, Pennsylvania, 

on the Mon Southern Division. It is 

signaled for bidirectional operation and 


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only moves freight in switching and 

terminal operations at a maximum 

speed of 20 miles per hour. To maintain 

operations during a project to begin in 

June 2024, URR requests to downgrade 

the track section to non-signaled storage 

track. In its petition, URR notes that 

‘‘safety of operations will not be 

affected’’ by the changes. 

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 party desires 

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 at http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Communications received by 

November 20, 2023 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), the U.S. Department of 

Transportation (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/ 

privacy-notice for the privacy notice of 

regulations.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC. 

John Karl Alexy, 

Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, 

Chief Safety Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2023–20204 Filed 9–18–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Transit Administration 

Safety Advisory 23–1 Bus-to-Person 

Collisions 

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration 

(FTA), Department of Transportation 

(DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of Safety Advisory. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Transit 

Administration (FTA) is issuing Safety 

Advisory 23–1 to encourage agencies 

that provide bus service to consider 

mitigation strategies to reduce bus-toperson collisions. This safety advisory 

provides guidance on identifying 

specific hazards that may cause or 

contribute to bus-to-person collisions, 

completing a safety risk assessment, and 

developing mitigations to address the 

assessed safety risks for transit agencies. 

FTA’s Safety Advisory 23–1 ‘‘Bus-toPerson Collisions’’ is available on the 

agency’s public website (https://

www.transit.dot.gov/regulations-andguidance/safety/fta-safety-advisories). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joseph DeLorenzo, Associate 

Administrator for Transit Safety and 

Oversight, FTA, telephone (202) 366– 

1783 or Joseph.DeLorenzo@dot.gov. 

(Authority: 49 U.S.C. 5329; 49 CFR 1.91 and 

670.29) 

Nuria I. Fernandez, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2023–20259 Filed 9–18–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–57–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration 

[Docket No. PHMSA–2023–0061] 

Pipeline Safety: Meeting of the Gas 

Pipeline Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration 

(PHMSA), Department of Transportation 

(DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of advisory committee 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

public meeting of the Gas Pipeline 

Advisory Committee (GPAC) to discuss 

the notices of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRMs) titled ‘‘Gas Pipeline Leak 

Detection and Repair’’ and ‘‘Class 

Location Change Requirements.’’ 

DATES: PHMSA will hold a public 

meeting from November 27, 2023, to 

December 1, 2023. The GPAC will meet 

each day from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET to 

discuss the NPRMs. However, the 

meeting may end early if the GPAC 

completes its review of the NPRMs. 

Members of the public who wish to 

attend are asked to register no later than 

November 20, 2023. PHMSA requests 

that individuals who require 

accommodations because of a disability 

notify Tewabe Asebe by email at 

tewabe.asebe@dot.gov at least five days 

prior to the meeting. Public comments 

on the proceedings of the GPAC meeting 

must be submitted by January 5, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in 

person at the Westin Crystal City, 1800 

Richmond Highway, Arlington, VA 

22202. The agenda and any additional 

information, including information on 

how to participate in the meeting, will 

be published on the meeting website at 

https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/ 

MtgHome.mtg?mtg=167. Presentations 

will be available on the meeting website 

and at https://www.regulations.gov/ in 

docket number PHMSA–2023–0061 no 

later than 30 days following the 

meeting. You may submit comments, 

identified by Docket No. PHMSA–2023– 

0061, by any of the following methods: 

• Web: https://www.regulations.gov. 

This site allows the public to enter 

comments on any Federal Register 

notice issued by any agency. Follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building: 

Room W12–140, Washington, DC 

20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, West Building: Room W12– 

140, Washington, DC 20590–0001, 

between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. EST, 

Monday through Friday, except federal 

holidays. 

• Instructions: Identify Docket No. 

PHMSA–2023–0061 at the beginning of 

your comments. If you submit your 

comments by mail, submit two copies. 

Internet users may submit comments at 

https://www.regulations.gov. If you 

would like confirmation that PHMSA 

received your comments, please include 

a self-addressed stamped postcard 

labeled ‘‘Comments on PHMSA–2023– 

0061.’’ The docket clerk will date stamp 

the postcard prior to returning it to you 

via U.S. mail. 

• Note: All comments received will 

be posted without edits to https://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. Please 

see the Privacy Act heading for more 

information. Anyone can use the site to 

search all comments by the name of the 


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