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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 to its PTCSP 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. 2022–06613 Filed 3–28–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2017–0127] 

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 March 1, 2022, Dakota, Missouri 

Valley & Western Railroad (DMVW) 

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 229.47, 

Emergency brake valve. The relevant 

FRA Docket Number is FRA–2017– 

0127. 

Specifically, DMVW requests an 

extension of relief from the requirement 

that an emergency brake pipe valve be 

installed adjacent to the rear door of a 

locomotive for five EMO SD50 

locomotive units (Numbers 5408, 5418, 

5439, 5451, and 5454) and three EMO 

SD60 locomotive units (Numbers 5500, 

5501, and 5544). The eight units are all 

of the same car body type and are not 

equipped with the rear conductor brake 

valve. Each of the units have rear 

walkways and switch style steps, thus 

allowing the engineer to see the person 

riding on the back along with radio 

communication. These units will be 

used in road service and will always be 

paired together. 

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 May 13, 

2022 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. 2022–06596 Filed 3–28–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket No. FRA–2015–0062] 

Florida East Coast Railway’s Request 

for Approval To Field Test Positive 

Train Control on Its Cocoa Subdivision 

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 March 18, 

2022, Florida East Coast Railway (FECR) 

submitted a document entitled, 

‘‘Combined FECR Test Request V 2.0,’’ 

dated March 1, 2022, to FRA. FECR asks 

FRA to approve its request so that FECR 

may field test, on its Cocoa Subdivision, 

FECR’s freight trains and Brightline’s 

passenger trains that have been 

equipped with positive train control 

(PTC) technology. 

DATES: FRA will consider comments 

received by May 31, 2022. 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: All comments should 

identify the agency name and Docket 

Number FRA–2015–0062, and may be 

submitted on https://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

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: On 

October 15, 2021, FRA conditionally 

certified FECR’s Interoperable 

Electronic Train Management System 

(I–ETMS) PTC system under Title 49 

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 

Section 236.1015 and Title 49 United 

States Code (U.S.C.) 20157(h). Pursuant 

to 49 CFR 236.1035, a railroad must 

obtain FRA’s approval before field 

testing an uncertified PTC system, or a 


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