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was maintained before it was granted; or 

(3) continuation of the exemption would 

not be consistent with the goals and 

objectives of 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 

31315(b). 

VI. Preemption 

During the period the exemption is in 

effect, no State shall enforce any law or 

regulation that conflicts with this 

exemption with respect to a person 

operating under the exemption. 

VII. Conclusion 

Based on its evaluation of the four 

exemption applications, FMCSA renews 

the exemptions of the aforementioned 

drivers from the epilepsy and seizure 

disorders prohibition in § 391.41(b)(8). 

In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) 

and 31315(b), each exemption will be 

valid for 2 years unless revoked earlier 

by FMCSA. 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator for Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2024–01975 Filed 1–31–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2010–0043] 

Northern Indiana Commuter 

Transportation District’s Request To 

Amend Its Positive Train Control 

System 

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 January 24, 

2024, the Northern Indiana Commuter 

Transportation District (NICD) 

submitted a request for amendment 

(RFA) to its FRA-certified positive train 

control (PTC) system. FRA is publishing 

this notice and inviting public comment 

on the railroad’s RFA to its PTC system. 

DATES: FRA will consider comments 

received by February 21, 2024. FRA may 

consider comments received after that 

date to the extent practicable and 

without delaying implementation of 

valuable or necessary modifications to 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–2010–0043. 

For convenience, all active PTC dockets 

are hyperlinked on FRA’s website at 

https://railroads.dot.gov/researchdevelopment/program-areas/traincontrol/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. Before making 

certain changes to an FRA-certified PTC 

system or the associated FRA-approved 

PTC Safety Plan (PTCSP), a host railroad 

must submit, and obtain FRA’s approval 

of, an RFA to its PTC system or PTCSP 

under 49 CFR 236.1021. 

Under 49 CFR 236.1021(e), FRA’s 

regulations provide that FRA will 

publish a notice in the Federal Register 

and invite public comment in 

accordance with 49 CFR part 211, if an 

RFA includes a request for approval of 

a material modification of a signal or 

train control system. Accordingly, this 

notice informs the public that, on 

January 24, 2024, NICD submitted an 

RFA to its Interoperable Electronic 

Train Management System (I–ETMS), 

which seeks FRA’s approval for NICD to 

temporarily disable its PTC system’s 

current Back Office System (BOS) 

during the implementation of the 

Railcomm BOS. That RFA is available in 

Docket No. FRA–2010–0043. 

Interested parties are invited to 

comment on NICD’s RFA by submitting 

written comments or data. During FRA’s 

review of this railroad’s RFA, FRA will 

consider any comments or data 

submitted within the timeline specified 

in this notice and to the extent 

practicable, without delaying 

implementation of valuable or necessary 

modifications to a PTC system. See 49 

CFR 236.1021; see also 49 CFR 

236.1011(e). Under 49 CFR 236.1021, 

FRA maintains the authority to approve, 

approve with conditions, or deny a 

railroad’s RFA at FRA’s 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. 2024–01939 Filed 1–31–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2010–0030] 

Massachusetts Bay Transportation 

Authority’s Request To Amend Its 

Positive Train Control System 

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 January 24, 

2024, the Massachusetts Bay 

Transportation Authority (MBTA) 

submitted a request for amendment 

(RFA) to its FRA-certified positive train 

control (PTC) system. FRA is publishing 

this notice and inviting public comment 

on the railroad’s RFA to its PTC system. 

DATES: FRA will consider comments 

received by February 21, 2024. FRA may 

consider comments received after that 

date to the extent practicable and 

without delaying implementation of 

valuable or necessary modifications to 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 


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railroad is Docket No. FRA–2010–0030. 

For convenience, all active PTC dockets 

are hyperlinked on FRA’s website at 

https://railroads.dot.gov/researchdevelopment/program-areas/traincontrol/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. Before making 

certain changes to an FRA-certified PTC 

system or the associated FRA-approved 

PTC Safety Plan (PTCSP), a host railroad 

must submit, and obtain FRA’s approval 

of, an RFA to its PTC system or PTCSP 

under 49 CFR 236.1021. 

Under 49 CFR 236.1021(e), FRA’s 

regulations provide that FRA will 

publish a notice in the Federal Register 

and invite public comment in 

accordance with 49 CFR part 211, if an 

RFA includes a request for approval of 

a material modification of a signal or 

train control system. Accordingly, this 

notice informs the public that, on 

January 24, 2024, MBTA submitted an 

RFA to its Advanced Civil Speed 

Enforcement System II (ACSES II), 

which seeks FRA’s approval for MBTA 

to temporarily disable its ACSES II 

while it conducts certain planned work 

to implement an automatic train control 

system on MBTA’s North Side Lines. 

That RFA is available in Docket No. 

FRA–2010–0030. 

Interested parties are invited to 

comment on MBTA’s RFA by 

submitting written comments or data. 

During FRA’s review of this railroad’s 

RFA, FRA will consider any comments 

or data submitted within the timeline 

specified in this notice and to the extent 

practicable, without delaying 

implementation of valuable or necessary 

modifications to a PTC system. See 49 

CFR 236.1021; see also 49 CFR 

236.1011(e). Under 49 CFR 236.1021, 

FRA maintains the authority to approve, 

approve with conditions, or deny a 

railroad’s RFA at FRA’s 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. 2024–01938 Filed 1–31–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade 

Bureau 

[Docket No. TTB–2024–0003] 

Proposed Information Collections; 

Comment Request (No. 92) 

AGENCY: Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and 

Trade Bureau (TTB); Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: As part of our continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, and as required by 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

we invite comments on the continuing 

or proposed information collections 

listed below in this document. 

DATES: We must receive your written 

comments on or before April 1, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments on 

the information collections described in 

this document using one of these two 

methods: 

• Internet—To submit comments 

electronically, use the comment form for 

this document posted on the 

‘‘Regulations.gov’’ e-rulemaking website 

at https://www.regulations.gov within 

Docket No. TTB–2024–0003. 

• Mail—Send comments to the 

Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, 

Regulations and Rulings Division, 

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade 

Bureau, 1310 G Street NW, Box 12, 

Washington, DC 20005. 

Please submit separate comments for 

each specific information collection 

described in this document. You must 

reference the information collection’s 

title, form or recordkeeping requirement 

number (if any), and OMB control 

number in your comment. 

You may view copies of this 

document, the relevant TTB forms, and 

any comments received at https://

www.regulations.gov within Docket No. 

TTB–2023–0005. TTB has posted a link 

to that docket on its website at https:// 

www.ttb.gov/rrd/information-collectionnotices. You also may obtain paper 

copies of this document, the listed 

forms, and any comments received by 

contacting TTB’s Paperwork Reduction 

Act Officer at the addresses or telephone 

number shown below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Hoover, Regulations and 

Rulings Division, Alcohol and Tobacco 

Tax and Trade Bureau, 1310 G Street 

NW, Box 12, Washington, DC 20005; 

202–453–1039, ext. 135; or complete the 

Regulations and Rulings Division 

contact form at https://www.ttb.gov/ 

contact-rrd. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Request for Comments 

The Department of the Treasury and 

its Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade 

Bureau (TTB), as part of a continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, invite the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

comment on the proposed or continuing 

information collections described 

below, as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 

et seq.). 

Comments submitted in response to 

this document will be included or 

summarized in our request for Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

approval of the relevant information 

collection. All comments are part of the 

public record and subject to disclosure. 

Please do not include any confidential 

or inappropriate material in your 

comments. 

We invite comments on: (a) Whether 

an information collection is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

agency’s functions, including whether 

the information has practical utility; (b) 

the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of 

the information collection’s burden; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information collected; (d) 

ways to minimize the information 

collection’s burden on respondents, 

including through the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology; and (e) 

estimates of capital or start-up costs and 

costs of operation, maintenance, and 

purchase of services to provide the 

requested information. 


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