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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 188 / Friday, October 1, 2021 / Notices rescinded if: 1 The person fails to comply with the terms and conditions of the exemption; 2 the exemption has resulted in a lower level of safety than was maintained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. 31136e and 31315b.
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 five exemption applications, FMCSA renews the exemptions of the aforementioned drivers from the epilepsy and seizure disorders prohibition in 391.41b8.
In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136e and 31315b, each exemption will be valid for 2 years unless revoked earlier by FMCSA.
Larry W. Minor, Associate Administrator for Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration Docket Number FRA20160126

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 September 14, 2021, the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority CMTY 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
238.309, Periodic brake equipment maintenance. The relevant FRA Docket Number is FRA20160126.
By letter dated July 7, 2020, FRA
granted CMTY an extension of relief until December 31, 2021, in which to acquire brake components required for CMTYs four GTW G4 diesel multiple units, due to manufacturing delays of the components. At this time, CMTY
requests an additional six-month extension of the previously granted relief, as manufacturing delays are causing additional time to be needed for the final air brake kit to be rebuilt and recertified.
A copy of the petition, as well as any written communications concerning the
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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 November 15, 2021 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. 553c, 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.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration Docket Numbers FRA20100044, FRA
20110104, and FRA20180012

Railroads Requests To Amend Their Positive Train Control Safety Plans and Positive Train Control Systems Federal Railroad Administration FRA, Department of Transportation DOT.

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This document provides the public with notice that three host railroads recently submitted requests for amendments RFA to their FRAapproved Positive Train Control Safety Plans PTCSP. As these RFAs may involve requests for FRAs approval of proposed material modifications to FRA-certified positive train control PTC systems, FRA is publishing this notice and inviting public comment on railroads RFAs to their PTCSPs.
DATES: FRA will consider comments received by October 21, 2021. FRA may consider comments received after that date to the extent practicable and without delaying implementation of valuable or necessary modifications to PTC systems.
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 numbers for the host railroads that filed RFAs to their PTCSPs are cited above and in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice. For convenience, all active PTC dockets are hyperlinked on FRAs website at https railroads.dot.gov/
train-control/ptc/ptc-annual-andquarterly-reports. 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: 8165167168, email:
Gabe.Neal@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In general, Title 49 United States Code U.S.C.
Section 20157h requires FRA to certify that a host railroads PTC system complies with 49 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 FRAs approval of, an RFA to its PTCSP under Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations CFR Section 236.1021.
Under 49 CFR 236.1021e, FRAs 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 and SUMMARY:

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