80304 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 191 / Wednesday, October 2, 2024 / Notices 

SUMMARY: This document provides the 

public with notice that, on September 

20, 2024, the Massachusetts Bay 

Transportation Authority (MBTA) 

submitted a request for amendment 

(RFA) to its FRA-certified positive train 

control (PTC) system to establish a 

Construction Zone (CZ) during 

November and December 2024, in order 

to install Automatic Train Control 

(ATC) on the final segment of MBTA’s 

Fitchburg Line between CPF–330 and 

CPF–335. As this RFA may involve a 

request for FRA’s approval of proposed 

material modifications to an FRAcertified PTC system, FRA is publishing 

this notice and inviting public comment 

on MBTA’s RFA to its PTC system. 

DATES: FRA will consider comments 

received by October 22, 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–2010–0030. 

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 

September 20, 2024, MBTA submitted 

an RFA to its PTCSP for its Advanced 

Civil Speed Enforcement System II 

(ACSES–II), which seeks FRA’s 

approval of MBTA’s request to 

temporarily disable its ACSES–II system 

to establish a CZ during November and 

December 2024, in order to install ATC 

on the final segment of MBTA’s 

Fitchburg Line between CPF–330 and 

CPF–335. 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 MBTA’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. 2024–22715 Filed 10–1–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

Notice of Funding Opportunity for 

Projects Located Off the Northeast 

Corridor for the Fiscal Year 2024 

Federal-State Partnership for Intercity 

Passenger Rail Program 

AGENCY: Federal Railroad 

Administration (FRA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Railroad 

Administration has published a Notice 

of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), which 

details the application requirements and 

procedures to obtain grant funding for 

eligible projects under the Fiscal Year 

(FY) 2024 Federal-State Partnership for 

Intercity Passenger Rail Program for 

Projects Not Located on the Northeast 

Corridor. The total funding available for 

awards under this NOFO is up to 

$1,057,596,637. The full text of the 

Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) 

can be found on FRA’s website at 

https://railroads.dot.gov/federal-statepartnership-intercity-passenger and at 

www.Grants.gov using the funding 

opportunity ID FR–FSP–24–003. 

DATES: Applications for funding under 

this solicitation are due no later than 

11:59 p.m. EST, December 16, 2024. 

Applications that are incomplete or 

received after 11:59 p.m. EST, December 

16, 2024 will not be considered for 

funding. See section D of the NOFO for 

additional information on the 

application process. 

ADDRESSES: Applications must be 

submitted via www.Grants.gov. Only 

applicants who comply with all 

submission requirements described in 

this notice and submit applications 

through www.Grants.gov will be eligible 

for award. For any supporting 

application materials that an applicant 

is unable to submit via www.Grants.gov 

(such as oversized engineering 

drawings), an applicant may submit an 

original and two (2) copies to Office of 

Rail Program Development, Federal 

Railroad Administration, 220 Binney 

Street, Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA 

02142. However, due to delays caused 

by enhanced screening of mail delivered 

via the U.S. Postal Service, applicants 

are advised to use other means of 

conveyance (such as courier service) to 

ensure timely receipt of materials before 

the application deadline. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information concerning this 

notice, please contact the FRA NOFO 

Support program staff via email at FRANOFO-Support@dot.gov. If additional 


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assistance is needed, you may contact 

Sergio Coronado, 617–571–1213, 

Sergio.Coronado@dot.gov; Caitlyn 

Mitchell, 202–579–3867, 

Caitlyn.Mitchell@dot.gov; or Marc 

Dixon, 202–493–0614, Marc.Dixon@

dot.gov; in FRA’s Office of Rail Program 

Development. 

Allison Ishihara Fultz, 

Chief Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2024–22586 Filed 10–1–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration 

[Docket No.: PHMSA–2024–0161; Notice No. 

2024–14] 

Hazardous Materials: Notice of 

Hazardous Materials Transportation 

Seminar 

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration 

(PHMSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of public seminar. 

SUMMARY: The Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration’s 

(PHMSA) Office of Hazardous Materials 

Safety (OHMS) will hold a free 

Hazardous Materials Transportation 

Seminar from October 30, 2024, through 

November 1, 2024, at the Hyatt Regency 

Indianapolis, One South Capital 

Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46204. The 

seminar will be a three-day event with 

a broad focus on outreach and 

engagement with PHMSA’s 

stakeholders. Targeted stakeholders 

include shippers, transporters, and 

small business particularly in 

underserved communities, and 

emergency responders. 

DATES: October 30, 2024, through 

November 1, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Hyatt Regency Indianapolis, 

One South Capital Avenue, 

Indianapolis, IN 46204. PHMSA 

requests that attendees register for the 

seminar at: opsweb.phmsa.dot.gov/hm_

seminars/default_workshop.asp. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marc Nichols or Clayton Hatfield, 

Hazardous Materials Field Operations, 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Washington, DC 20590. 

Telephone: (202) 360–0664, Email: 

Marc.Nichols@dot.gov or 

Clayton.Hatfield@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OHMS’s 

goal is to share information about 

PHMSA as a safety agency, its grant 

program, the Emergency Response 

Guidebook (ERG), and equip small 

businesses with tools for success. We 

will also give attendees an opportunity 

to learn from experts about the 

requirements for the safe transportation 

of hazardous materials and hear from 

the agency’s top leaders and subject 

matter experts. Additionally, the 

seminar will further provide an open 

platform for the exchange of ideas and 

efforts toward the safe transportation of 

hazardous materials. Lastly, the seminar 

is an opportunity to discuss with 

stakeholders any potential hazardous 

materials safety concerns that OHMS 

should consider in developing future 

training opportunities or other safety 

initiatives. 

PHMSA requests that attendees 

register for the seminar at: 

opsweb.phmsa.dot.gov/hm_seminars/ 

default_workshop.asp. 

The schedule of sessions is as follows: 

Wednesday, October 30th 

PHMSA: WHO WE ARE AND HOW WE CAN HELP

Time (EST) Regency ballroom 

1:00 p.m.–1:45 p.m .................................................................................. Welcoming Remarks, PHMSA Overview, Grants and ERG 2024. 

1:45 p.m.–2:00 p.m .................................................................................. Break. 

2:00 p.m.–2:45 p.m .................................................................................. Obtaining Government Contracts. 

2:45 p.m.–3:00 p.m .................................................................................. Break. 

3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m .................................................................................. Small Business Development.

4:00 p.m .................................................................................................... End of Day. 

Thursday, October 31st & Friday, 

November 1st 

HAZMAT SAFETY SESSIONS

Time (EST) Regency ballroom 

9:00 a.m.–9:45 a.m .................................................................................. PHMSA and TRANSCAER: Welcoming Remarks. 

9:45 a.m.–10:00 a.m ................................................................................ Break. 

Time Regency 

ballroom Concept room Vision room Studio room Theory room 

10:00 a.m.–10:45 a.m. .... Rail Car Safety ............... Electric Bus Fire and Sodium Hydroxide Tank 

Explosion Lessons 

Learned.

Hazardous Materials Incident Reporting.‘‘Who is PHMSA?’’ ......... Shipping Papers and 

Emergency Response. 

10:45 a.m.–11:00 a.m. .... Break 

11:00 a.m.–11:45 a.m. .... Highway Cargo Tank 

Safety.

Accident Investigation 

Team..

2024 Emergency Response Guidebook.Lithium Battery Safety .... Placarding Requirements. 

11:45 a.m.–1:00 p.m. ...... Lunch 


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