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exemption from the epilepsy and 

seizure disorders prohibition in the 

FMCSRs for interstate CMV drivers. 

This driver was included in docket 

number FMCSA–2015–0323. The 

exemption is applicable as of December 

16, 2024, and will expire on December 

16, 2026. 

V. Terms and Conditions 

The exemptions are extended subject 

to the following conditions: each driver 

must (1) remain seizure-free, maintain a 

stable treatment, and report to FMCSA 

within 24 hours if they experience a 

seizure during the 2-year exemption 

period; (2) submit to FMCSA annual 

reports from their treating physicians 

attesting to the stability of treatment and 

that the driver has remained seizurefree; (3) undergo an annual medical 

examination by a certified medical 

examiner, as defined by § 390.5T; (4) 

provide a copy of the annual medical 

certification to the employer for 

retention in the driver’s qualification 

file, or keep a copy of their driver’s 

qualification file if they are selfemployed; (5) report to FMCSA the date, 

time, and location of any crashes, as 

defined in § 390.5T, within 7 days of the 

crash; (6) report to FMCSA any citations 

and convictions for disqualifying 

offenses under 49 CFR parts 383 and 

391 to FMCSA within 7 days of the 

citation and conviction; and (7) submit 

to FMCSA annual certified driving 

records from their SDLA. The driver 

must also have a copy of the exemption 

when driving, for presentation to a duly 

authorized Federal, State, or local 

enforcement official. In addition, the 

driver must meet all the applicable 

commercial driver’s license testing 

requirements. Each exemption will be 

valid for 2 years unless rescinded earlier 

by FMCSA. The exemption will be 

rescinded if: (1) the person fails to 

comply with the terms and conditions 

of the exemption; (2) the exemption has 

resulted in a lower level of safety than 

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 eight 

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. 2024–28347 Filed 12–2–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–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 Safety Plan and 

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 November 

21, 2024, the National Railroad 

Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) 

submitted a request for amendment 

(RFA) to its FRA-approved Positive 

Train Control Safety Plan (PTCSP) to 

provide supplemental information to its 

initial RFA, submitted October 16, 2024, 

which requested FRA’s approval for an 

increase to the system maximum 

operational speed from 150 miles per 

hour (MPH) to 160 MPH. As this RFA 

may involve a request for FRA’s 

approval of proposed material 

modifications to an FRA-certified 

positive train control (PTC) system, FRA 

is publishing this notice and inviting 

public comment on Amtrak’s RFA to its 

PTCSP. 

DATES: FRA will consider comments 

received by December 23, 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 

November 21, 2024, Amtrak submitted 

an RFA to its PTCSP for its Advanced 

Civil Speed Enforcement System II 

(ACSES II), which seeks FRA’s approval 

for an increase to the system maximum 

operational speed from 150 MPH to 160 

MPH. That RFA is available in Docket 

No. FRA–2010–0029. 

Interested parties are invited to 

comment on Amtrak’s RFA to its PTCSP 

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 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– 

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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. 2024–28284 Filed 12–2–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Transit Administration 

Fiscal Year 2024 Competitive Funding 

Opportunity: Technology Transfer (T2) 

Program 

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration 

(FTA), Department of Transportation 

(DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of funding opportunity 

(NOFO). 

SUMMARY: The Federal Transit 

Administration (FTA) announces the 

opportunity to apply for a total of 

$5,000,000 from Fiscal Years (FY) 2022, 

2023, and 2024 in Public Transportation 

Innovation Program funds for a 

competitive cooperative agreement to 

develop and manage a new FTA 

Technology Transfer (T2) Program. 

DATES: Complete applications must be 

submitted electronically through the 

grants.gov ‘‘APPLY’’ function by 11:59 

p.m. eastern time on February 11, 2025. 

Prospective applicants should initiate 

the process by registering on the 

grants.gov website promptly to ensure 

completion of the application process 

before the submission deadline. 

Instructions for applying can be found 

on FTA’s website at https://

www.transit.dot.gov/howtoapply and in 

the ‘‘FIND’’ module of grants.gov. The 

funding opportunity ID is FTA–2025– 

002–TRI. Mail, fax, and email 

submissions will not be accepted. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Shapell Randolph, FTA Office of 

Research, Demonstration, and 

Innovation, phone: 202–366–1086, or 

email shapell.randolph@dot.gov. In 

addition, up to the application deadline, 

the U.S. Department of Transportation 

(Department) will post answers to 

common questions and requests for 

clarifications on the Department’s 

website at https://www.transit.dot.gov/ 

grant-programs/technology-transfer-t2- 

program. 

SUMMARY OVERVIEW OF KEY INFORMATION—FTA TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER (T2) PROGRAM COMPETITIVE FUNDING

OPPORTUNITY

Issuing Agency ..................... Federal Transit Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. 

Program Overview ............... To establish a Technology Transfer (T2) Program under 49 U.S.C. 5312(e)(2) to promote the early deployment 

and demonstration of innovation in public transportation that has broad applicability to public transportation. 

Eligible Applicants ................ Departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the Government, including Federal laboratories; State and local 

governmental entities; providers of public transportation; private or non-profit organizations; institutions of higher education; and technical and community colleges. 

Eligible Project ..................... Activities may include: All activities that promote the early deployment and demonstration of innovative research, 

advance promising technologies, practices and strategies including, but not limited to planning, acquiring essential services, and program implementation. 

Activities that seek to commercialize technologies developed through FTA funding. 

Funding Amount ................... $5,000,000. 

Additional funds made available prior to project selection may be allocated to eligible projects. 

Deadline ............................... February 11, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. eastern time. 

Cost share ............................ The maximum Federal share of project costs under this program is 100 percent. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents 

A. Program Description 

B. Federal Award Information 

C. Eligibility Information 

D. Application and Submission Information 

E. Application Review Information 

F. Federal Award Administration 

Information 

G. Federal Awarding Agency Contacts 

H. Other Information 

A. Program Description 

Background 

The Federal Transit Administration 

(FTA) Public Transportation Innovation 

Program (49 U.S.C. 5312) funds 

research, development, demonstration, 

and deployment projects, and 

evaluation of research and technology of 

national significance to public 

transportation that will improve public 

transportation. On average, on a yearly 

basis, FTA manages a research 

investment portfolio of over $200 

million in active projects. When these 

projects identify and finalize useful, 

promising solutions and practices, it is 

essential that FTA has a way to quickly 

facilitate the deployment of these 

findings to transit agencies for their use. 

This notice (Federal Assistance 

Listing: 20.531) announces a new 

Technology Transfer (T2) Program 

under 49 U.S.C. 5312(e)(2) to promote 

the early deployment and 

demonstration of innovation in public 

transportation that has broad 

applicability to public transportation. 

The T2 program will seek to build on 

successful research, innovation, and 

development efforts to facilitate the 

deployment of research and technology 

development resulting from federally 

funded efforts and the implementation 

of research and technology development 

to advance the interests of public 

transportation. A quarterly planning 

process between the FTA Research 

Office and the recipient of this award 

will facilitate the selection of which 

programs and projects to deploy. T2 will 

also support ensuring that FTA’s 

Innovative Research activities meet 

Executive Order 14104, Federal 

Research and Development in Support 

of Domestic Manufacturing and United 

States Jobs (88 FR 51203). This 

Executive Order calls for the 

enhancement of U.S. manufacturing 

while encouraging technology transfer 

and commercialization and allowing 

small businesses and nonprofit 

organizations to retain ownership of and 

commercialize their federally funded 

products or inventions. As appropriate, 

T2 will also provide an opportunity for 

recipients of FTA innovative research 

funding to not only broadly share their 


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