[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 90 (Tuesday, May 11, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 26343]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-11030]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration


Request for Expedited Certification and Type Approval of Amtrak 
Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System (ACSES)

    In accordance with Part 211 of Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR), notice is hereby given that the Federal Railroad Administration 
(FRA) received a request for expedited certification and type approval 
of the Amtrak ACSES. ACSES has been deployed on the Northeast Corridor 
since December 2000, in accordance with the FRA Final Order of 
Particular Applicability issued on July 22, 1998 [FRA Docket No. 87-2, 
Notice No.7]. The request is described below, including the party 
seeking certification and type approval of ACSES, the regulatory 
provisions involved, the nature of the request, and the petitioner's 
arguments in favor of the request.

National Railroad Passenger Corporation

[Docket Number FRA-2010-0029]

    The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) is submitting 
a request for expedited certification and type approval of ACSES, 
presently installed on the Northeast Corridor, in fulfillment of the 
requirements of and compliance with the final rule for Positive Train 
Control systems per 49 CFR part 236, subpart I (specifically, Section 
236.1031). The documentation supporting this request demonstrates that 
ACSES reliably performs the functionalities required by Sections 
236.1005 and 236.1007, and therefore conforms to Subpart I. Also, ACSES 
has been recognized by FRA as being designed and implemented by Amtrak 
since December 2000, in full accordance with the FRA Final Order of 
Particular Applicability issued in July 1998. These conditions 
constitute a legitimate basis for expedited certification and type 
approval of ACSES.
    Submission of the request does not require the establishment of a 
formal comment period; however, interested parties may submit their 
views, data, or comments by any of the following methods:
    <bullet> Web site: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 
instructions for submitting comments.
    <bullet> Fax: 202-493-2251.
    <bullet> Mail: Docket Operations Facility, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., W12-140, Washington, DC 
20590.
    <bullet> Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Room W12-140, 
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
except Federal holidays.
    Communications received during the review process of this request 
will be considered by FRA, to the extent practicable, before the final 
decision is made. All written communications concerning these 
proceedings are available for examination during regular business hours 
(9 a.m.-5 p.m.) at the above facility. All documents in the public 
docket are also available for inspection and copying on the Internet at 
the docket facility's Web site at http://www.regulations.gov.
    Anyone is able to search the electronic form of any written 
communications and comments received into any of our dockets by the 
name of the individual submitting the document (or signing the 
document, if submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor 
union, etc.). You may review DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement in 
the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 70; 
Page 19477) or at http://www.dot.gov/privacy.html.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 4, 2010.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 2010-11030 Filed 5-10-10; 8:45 am]
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