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internet website at https://

rsac.fra.dot.gov/ at least one week in 

advance of the meeting. Please see the 

RSAC website for additional 

information on the committee at https:// 

rsac.fra.dot.gov/. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kenton Kilgore, RSAC Designated 

Federal Officer/RSAC Coordinator, FRA 

Office of Railroad Safety, (202) 365– 

3724 or kenton.kilgore@dot.gov. Any 

committee-related request should be 

sent to Mr. Kilgore. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463), FRA is giving notice of a meeting 

of the RSAC. 

The RSAC is composed of 56 voting 

representatives from 30 member 

organizations, representing various rail 

industry perspectives. The diversity of 

the Committee ensures the requisite 

range of views and expertise necessary 

to discharge its responsibilities. 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. Attendance is on a 

first-come, first served, basis, and is 

accessible to individuals with 

disabilities. DOT and FRA are 

committed to providing equal access to 

this meeting for all participants. If you 

need alternative formats or services 

because of a disability, please contact 

Mr. Kenton Kilgore as listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section, 

and submit your request by October 16, 

2023. 

Any member of the public may 

submit a written statement to the 

committee at any time; however, 

submissions for committee review 

during the meeting must be received by 

October 16, 2023. 

Agenda Summary: This meeting of 

the RSAC will include updates from the 

working groups for: train braking 

modernization; wayside detectors; and 

enhancement of hazardous trains 

designations. These working groups 

were formed in response to the February 

3, 2023, Norfolk Southern Railway Co. 

freight train derailment in East 

Palestine, Ohio. Working groups for 

Confidential Close Call Reporting 

(C3RS) and roadway worker protection 

will also report to the committee on 

their activity. FRA will also announce 

the renewal of the RSAC charter for the 

period of October 2023–October 2025, 

and discuss changes made to the 

charter. A detailed agenda for the 

meeting will be posted on the RSAC 

internet website at least one week in 

advance of the meeting. Copies of the 

minutes of past meetings, along with 

general information about the 

committee, are also available on the 

RSAC internet website at https://

rsac.fra.dot.gov/. 

Issued in Washington, DC. 

Amitabha Bose, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2023–20234 Filed 9–18–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2023–0059] 

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 21, 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– 

0059. 

Specifically, URR requests to 

discontinue the control point One 

Block, located in Braddock, 

Pennsylvania. The following are 

requested to be removed: signals 76, 80, 

82, 86, 88, and 90; power switches 81 

and 83; hand-throw switch T–20; lock 

movements 75 and 97; the circuit 

controller on switch 95; and track 

circuits 64T, 72T, 76T, 82T, 86T, 91T, 

and 97AT. URR states that the involved 

tracks are primarily used for switching 

leads and yard tracks in freight service 

at a maximum speed of 20 miles per 

hour. In support of its request, URR 

states that ‘‘safety of operations will be 

positively impacted by eliminating any 

confusion as to who should be 

contacted for permission on a given 

track.’’ 

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. 2023–20205 Filed 9–18–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2018–0067] 

Petition for Extension of Waiver of 

Compliance 

Under part 211 of title 49 Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR), this 

document provides the public notice 

that on August 3, 2023, the Peninsula 

Corridor Joint Powers Board (Caltrain) 

petitioned the Federal Railroad 

Administration (FRA) for an extension 

of a waiver of compliance from certain 

provisions of the Federal railroad safety 

regulations contained at 49 CFR parts 

229 (Railroad Locomotive Safety 

Standards), 231 (Railroad Safety 

Appliance Standards), and 238 

(Passenger Equipment Safety 

Standards). The relevant Docket 

Number is FRA–2018–0067. 

Specifically, Caltrain requests 

continued relief for its Stadler-built 

KISS Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) 

railcars specific to the passenger area 

emergency brake valve (as required by 

§ 229.47(b), Emergency brake valve, and 

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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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