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www.transportation.gov/privacy. See 

also https://www.regulations.gov/ 

privacyNotice for the privacy notice of 

regulations.gov. 

Robert C. Lauby, 

Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, 

Chief Safety Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2017–21513 Filed 10–5–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2017–0083] 

Petition for Approval of Informational 

Filing 

Under part 211 of title 49, Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR), this 

document amends prior public notice 

that on August 30, 2017, the Yadkin 

Valley Railroad (YVRR) petitioned the 

Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) 

for approval of an Informational Filing 

(IF) pursuant to 49 CFR 236.913(j). 

The YVRR submitted an IF requesting 

FRA approval to conduct field testing of 

a Train Detection System supplied by 

Next Generation Rail Technologies S.L. 

(NGRT) at Bethania Road highway-rail 

crossing in Rural Hall, North Carolina. 

After installation of the system, the 

proposed period of data collection will 

be approximately four months. YVRR 

asserts that its IF addresses all 

requirements of 49 CFR 236.913(j)(1), 

and that the Train Detection System will 

be operating in shadow mode only to 

collect data, and will not interfere, 

impact, or communicate with the 

current signaling system. 

FRA assigned the petition Docket 

Number FRA–2017–0083, and 

published notice of the petition in the 

Federal Register on September 18, 2017. 

82 FR 43655. 

This document provides additional 

information and corrections to the 

notice published September 18, 2017, 

regarding this docket. The September 18 

notice included an inaccurate 

description of the filing, and omitted 

language providing an opportunity and 

instructions for public comment. 

A copy of the petition, as well as any 

written communications concerning the 

petition, is available for review online at 

www.regulations.gov and in person at 

the U.S. Department of Transportation’s 

(DOT) Docket Operations Facility, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590. The Docket 

Operations Facility is open from 9 a.m. 

to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal Holidays. 

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 parties desire 

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 by any of the following 

methods: 

• Web site: http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Docket Operations Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• 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 by 

November 20, 2017 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), 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/ 

privacyNotice for the privacy notice of 

regulations.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC. 

Robert C. Lauby, 

Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, 

Chief Safety Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2017–21512 Filed 10–5–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2001–10948] 

Petition for Waiver of Compliance 

Under part 211 of Title 49 of the Code 

of Federal Regulations (CFR), this 

document provides the public notice 

that on September 11, 2017, Central 

Montana Rail, Inc. (CMR) petitioned the 

Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) 

for a waiver of compliance from certain 

provisions of the hours of service laws 

contained at Title 49 United States Code 

Section 21103(a) under authority of 

section 21102(b). FRA assigned the 

petition docket number FRA–2001– 

10948. 

CMR requested an extension of its 

existing waiver of relief from the 

provisions of 49 U.S.C. 21103(a), which 

prohibits a train employee from 

remaining or going on duty for a period 

in excess of 12 consecutive hours. 49 

U.S.C. 21102(b) allows railroads with 15 

or fewer employees to be exempted from 

the restriction outlined at 49 U.S.C. 

21103(a)(2), but the exemption may not 

authorize a carrier to require or allow its 

employees to be on duty more than a 

total of 16 hours in a 24-hour period. In 

support of its request, CMR explained 

that the allowance for train crews to 

accumulate up to 16 hours of time on 

duty has not impacted safety negatively, 

and is only used occasionally, to 

address unusual circumstances such as 

weather, traffic peaks, and employee 

illness. CMR states that its operation 

continues on approximately the same 

scale as when the initial waiver was 

granted, with seven regular full-time 

employees. A copy of the petition, as 

well as any written communications 

concerning the petition, is available for 

review online at www.regulations.gov 

and in person at the Department of 

Transportation’s Docket Operations 

Facility, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., 

W12–140, Washington, DC 20590. The 

Docket Operations Facility is open from 

9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal Holidays. 

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 parties desire 

an opportunity for oral comment, 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 


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appropriate docket number and may be 

submitted by any of the following 

methods: 

• Web site: http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Docket Operations Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• 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 by 

November 20, 2017 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), 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/ 

privacyNotice for the privacy notice of 

regulations.gov. 

Robert C. Lauby, 

Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, 

Chief Safety Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2017–21511 Filed 10–5–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–1999–5102] 

Petition for Waiver of Compliance 

Under part 211 of Title 49 of the Code 

of Federal Regulations (CFR), this 

provides the public notice that on 

August 25, 2017, the Southeastern 

Pennsylvania Transportation Authority 

(SEPTA) 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 part 

213, Track Safety Standards. The docket 

number associated with this petition is 

FRA–1999–5102. 

SEPTA seeks to extend its existing 

waiver from 49 CFR 213.233(c), relating 

to the frequency of the required visual 

track inspections for FRA Class 3 and 4 

track carrying passenger traffic. FRA 

issued the initial waiver on July 24, 

2000, and FRA extended the waiver on 

August 4, 2003, February 28, 2008, and 

April 25, 2013 for three 5-year periods. 

SEPTA requests an extension of its 

existing waiver to conduct fewer visual 

track inspections than required by 

§ 213.233(c), specifically for tracks 

constructed with continuous welded 

rail that carry passenger traffic. SEPTA 

proposes to continue conducting one 

visual track inspection per week, 

instead of the two inspections per week 

that are required, and to supplement its 

visual inspections with the operation of 

an automated track geometry measuring 

vehicle over the affected main tracks 

and sidings four times per year. SEPTA 

has owned and operated such a 

measuring vehicle since 1992. 

A copy of the petition, as well as any 

written communications concerning the 

petition, is available for review online at 

www.regulations.gov and in person at 

the Department of Transportation’s 

Docket Operations Facility, 1200 New 

Jersey Ave. SE., W12–140, Washington, 

DC 20590. The Docket Operations 

Facility is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

Holidays. 

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 parties desire 

an opportunity for oral comment, 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 by any of the following 

methods: 

• Web site: http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Docket Operations Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• 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 by 

November 20, 2017 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), 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/ 

privacyNotice for the privacy notice of 

regulations.gov. 

Robert C. Lauby, 

Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, 

Chief Safety Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2017–21510 Filed 10–5–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2010–0049] 

North County Transit District’s 

Request for Positive Train Control 

Safety Plan Approval and System 

Certification 

AGENCY: Federal Railroad 

Administration (FRA), U.S. Department 

of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of availability and 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: This document provides the 

public notice that North County Transit 

District (NCTD) submitted to FRA its 

Positive Train Control Safety Plan 

(PTCSP) Volume I–Main Body (Version 

2.0) and Volume II–Appendices 

(Version 1.0), both dated September 1, 

2017. NCTD asks FRA to approve its 

PTCSP and issue a Positive Train 

Control (PTC) System Certification for 

NCTD’s Interoperable Electronic Train 

Management System (I-ETMS). 

DATES: FRA will consider 

communications received by November 

6, 2017 before taking final action on the 

PTCSP. FRA may consider comments 

received after that date if practicable. 

ADDRESSES: All communications 

concerning this proceeding should 

identify Docket Number 2010–0049 and 

may be submitted by any of the 

following methods: 


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