Document ID: FRA-2010-0036-0055
Agency: fra
Document Type: Notice
Title: Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority's Request: Positive Train Control Safety Plan Approval and System Certification
Posted Date: 2016-03-02T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 41 (Wednesday, March 2, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 10951]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-04580]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket No. FRA-2010-0036]

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority's Request for 
Positive Train Control Safety Plan Approval and System Certification

AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), United States Department 
of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of availability and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: This document provides the public with notice that the 
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) submitted to 
FRA its Positive Train Control Safety Plan (PTCSP) Revision 0.7, dated 
August 31, 2015, under a cover letter dated October 16, 2015. SEPTA 
requests that FRA approve its PTCSP and issue a PTC System 
Certification for SEPTA's Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System II 
(ACSES II), under 49 CFR 236.1009 and 236.1015.

DATES: FRA will consider communications received by April 1, 2016 
before taking final action on the PTCSP. Comments received after that 
date will be considered as far as practicable.

ADDRESSES: All communications concerning this proceeding 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Mark Hartong, P.E., Senior 
Scientific Technical Advisor at (202) 493-1332, Mark.Hartong@dot.gov; 
or Mr. David Blackmore, Railroad Safety Program Manager for Advanced 
Technology at (312) 835-3903, David.Blackmore@dot.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In its PTCSP, SEPTA asserts that its ACSES 
II is designed as a vital overlay PTC system as defined in 49 CFR 
236.1015(e)(2). The PTCSP describes SEPTA's ACSES II implementation and 
the associated ACSES II safety processes, safety analyses, and test, 
validation, and verification processes used during development of ACSES 
II. The PTCSP also contains SEPTA's operational and support 
requirements and procedures. SEPTA's PTCSP and the accompanying request 
for approval and system certification are available for review online 
at www.regulations.gov (Docket No. FRA-2010-0036) and in person at 
DOT's 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 comment on the PTCSP by 
submitting written comments or data. During its review of the PTCSP, 
FRA will consider any comments or data submitted. However, FRA may 
elect not to respond to any particular comment and, under 49 CFR 
236.1009(d)(3), FRA maintains the authority to approve or disapprove 
the PTCSP at its sole discretion. FRA does not anticipate scheduling a 
public hearing regarding SEPTA's PTCSP because the circumstances do not 
appear to warrant a hearing. If any interested party desires an 
opportunity for oral comment, the party should notify FRA in writing 
before the end of the comment period and specify the basis for his or 
her request.

Privacy Act Notice

    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 comment (or signing the document, 
if submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.). 
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 
www.regulations.gov, as described in the system of records notice (DOT/
ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at www.dot.gov/privacy. See http://www.regulations.gov/#!privacyNotice for the privacy notice of 
regulations.gov.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on February 26, 2016.
Robert C. Lauby,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety Chief Safety Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-04580 Filed 3-1-16; 8:45 am]
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