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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 

PTCSP, a host railroad must submit, and 

obtain FRA’s approval of, an RFA to its 

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, October 

11, 2024, MBTA submitted an RFA to its 

PTCSP for its Advanced Civil Speed 

Enforcement System II (ACSES II), 

which seeks FRA’s approval to install a 

CZ to reconfigure its PTC system on the 

MML at the Pilgrim Interlocking at MP 

34.86 to its final configuration in order 

to interface with the adjacent new SCR 

Lines. The CZ will result in the 

suspension of portions of the PTC 

system on the MML from December 1, 

2024, to December 15, 2024. 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. 2024–24777 Filed 10–23–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2010–0029] 

The National Railroad Passenger 

Corporation’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 October 12, 

2024, the National Railroad Passenger 

Corporation (Amtrak) submitted a 

request for amendment (RFA) to its 

FRA-approved Positive Train Control 

Safety Plan (PTCSP) to install 

Construction Zone (CZ) transponders, 

which will result in the suspension of 

portions of its positive train control 

(PTC) system, to support the addition of 

Fitter Interlocking on the New Haven to 

Boston (NHB) line. This CZ is scheduled 

to be implemented December 7, 2024, 

for a duration not exceeding 30 days. As 

this RFA involves a request for FRA’s 

approval of proposed material 

modifications to an FRA-certified PTC 

system, FRA is publishing this notice 

and inviting public comment on 

Amtrak’s RFA to its PTC system. 

DATES: FRA will consider comments 

received by November 13, 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–2010–0029. 

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 

PTCSP, a host railroad must submit, and 

obtain FRA’s approval of, an RFA to its 

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 

October 12, 2024, Amtrak submitted an 

RFA to its PTCSP for its Advanced Civil 

Speed Enforcement System II (ACSES 

II), which seeks FRA’s approval to 

install a CZ, which will result in the 

suspension of portions of its PTC 

system, to support the addition of Fitter 

Interlocking on the NHB line. This CZ 

is scheduled to be implemented 

December 7, 2024, for a duration not 


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exceeding 30 days. That RFA is 

available in Docket No. FRA–2010– 

0029. 

Interested parties are invited to 

comment on Amtrak’s RFA by 

submitting written comments or data. 

During FRA’s review of Amtrak’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. 2024–24778 Filed 10–23–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Transit Administration 

[FTA Docket No. FTA 2024–0011] 

Agency Information Collection Activity 

Under OMB Review: Transit COVID–19 

Response Program 

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, 

Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Notice of request for comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the intention of the 

Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to 

request the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) to approve a request for 

an extension without change to an 

existing information collection: Transit 

COVID–19 Response Program. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted 

before December 23, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: To ensure that your 

comments are not entered more than 

once into the docket, submit comments 

identified by the docket number by only 

one of the following methods: 

1. Website: https://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments 

on the U.S. Government electronic 

docket site. All electronic submissions 

must be made to the U.S. Government 

electronic docket site at https://

www.regulations.gov. Commenters 

should follow the directions below for 

mailed and hand-delivered comments. 

2. Fax: 202–366–7951. 

3. Mail: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Docket Operations, M–30, 

West Building, Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

4. Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Docket Operations, M–30, 

West Building, Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, Washington, DC 20590–0001 

between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Instructions: You must include the 

agency name and docket number for this 

notice at the beginning of your 

comments. Submit two copies of your 

comments if you submit them by mail. 

For confirmation that FTA has received 

your comments, include a selfaddressed stamped postcard. Note that 

all comments received, including any 

personal information, will be posted 

and will be available to internet users, 

without change, to https://

www.regulations.gov. You may review 

DOT’s complete Privacy Act Statement 

in the Federal Register published April 

11, 2000, (65 FR 19477), or you may 

visit https://www.regulations.gov. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents and 

comments received, go to https://

www.regulations.gov at any time. 

Background documents and comments 

received may also be viewed at the U.S. 

Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, Docket 

Operations, M–30, West Building, 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001 between 9 

a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stewart Mader, 202–366–9677 or 

stewart.mader@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Interested parties are invited to send 

comments regarding any aspect of this 

information collection, including: (1) 

the necessity and utility of the 

information collection for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

FTA; (2) the accuracy of the estimated 

burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the collected 

information; and (4) ways to minimize 

the collection burden without reducing 

the quality of the collected information. 

Comments submitted in response to this 

notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of this information collection. 

Title: Transit COVID–19 Response 

Program. 

OMB Number: 2132–0581. 

Background: 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the 

Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is 

requesting Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) 3-year approval of an 

extension without change for a currently 

approved collection. FTA began 

collecting monthly data in April 2021 

related to impacts from the coronavirus 

disease 2019 (COVID–19) on public 

transportation agencies, including 

transit workforce counts; transit service 

levels; counts of COVID–19 positives, 

fatalities, recoveries, and unvaccinated 

employees; whether or not a transit 

agency has implemented the U.S. 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) Order and 

Transportation Security Administration 

(TSA) Security Directive requiring 

workers and passengers to wear masks; 

and whether or not the agency used 

FTA funds to support vaccine access 

services. FTA used this data to inform 

FTA’s COVID–19 response and recovery 

actions, including monitoring of safety 

measures and impacts, development of 

technical assistance and safety 

advisories, monitoring use of FTA grant 

funds to address COVID–19 

considerations, and monitoring 

compliance with Federal requirements. 

Although the Public Health Emergency 

for the COVID–19 pandemic ended in 

May 2023 and the FTA discontinued 

COVID–19 reporting requirements in 

September 2022, the FTA is seeking to 

renew this information collection. 

Current Action: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Recipients and subrecipients of FTA funds under the 

Urbanized Area Formula Funding 

program or the Formula Grants for Rural 

Areas program that operate transit 

systems or pass through funds to subrecipients that operate transit systems. 

Recipients of FTA funds under the 

Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and 

Individuals with Disabilities program 


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