Federal Register #FRA20190060

SEPTA Requests Extension of Waiver from Railroad Safety Regulations for Train Control Systems

This notice concerns a regulatory petition from the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA): - Government buyer: Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) - Petitioning agency: Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) - SEPTA requests an extension of relief from specific Federal railroad safety regulations (49 CFR part 236) - Seeks to eliminate daily or after trip tests (49 CFR 236.586) - Requests to increase the interval between periodic tests from 92 days to 184 days (49 CFR 236.588) - Applies to ACS64 and Silverliner V EMU locomotives - These locomotives are equipped with microprocessor-based automatic train control and positive train control systems - No specific OEMs or commercial vendors are named in the notice - The notice invites public comment on the petition - No procurement of products or services is being solicited; this is a regulatory waiver request

Description

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for an extension of relief from certain regulations concerning daily and after trip tests and periodic tests. SEPTA requests extended relief from 49 CFR 236.586 to eliminate daily or after trip tests and from 49 CFR 236.588 to increase the time between periodic tests from 92 days to 184 days. The petition involves ACS64 and Silverliner V EMU locomotives equipped with microprocessor-based automatic train control and positive train control systems. Public comments on the petition are invited until August 31, 2026.

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