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Rule/Notice/NOFO: FRA: Regulations Governing Certain Positive Train Control System Outages
Federal Register/Notice: govinfo.gov
Type of Requirement: Notice
Description: The purpose of this notice is to inform the public about FRA’s regulations that currently govern certain outages of positive train control (PTC) systems during, for example, infrastructure upgrades and capital projects. This notice also contains information about the process a railroad must follow to obtain FRA’s approval before temporarily disabling its PTC system for such purposes.
How is it enforced by FTA, DOT, Direct grant requirement, triennial review or other? N/A
Is there a cost or time impact to grantees (best estimate): N/A
APTA Comment/Letter: N/A
APTA Staff Advisor: TBD