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PTC dockets are hyperlinked on FRA’s –0039, –0042, –0043, –0045, –0048, petitioned the Federal Railroad website at https://railroads.dot.gov/ –0051, –0054, –0056, –0057, –0058, Administration (FRA) to extend an train-control/ptc/ptc-annual-and- –0059, –0060, –0061, –0062, –0064, existing temporary suspension of some quarterly-reports. All comments –0065, and –0070. visual track inspections to allow for received will be posted without change Interested parties are invited to continuation of a previously-approved to https://www.regulations.gov; this comment on any RFAs to railroads’ Test Program designed to test track includes any personal information. PTCSPs by submitting written inspection technologies (i.e., an FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: comments or data. During FRA’s review autonomous track geometry Gabe Neal, Deputy Staff Director, Signal, of railroads’ RFAs, FRA will consider measurement system) and new Train Control, and Crossings Division, any comments or data submitted within operational approaches to track telephone: 816–516–7168, email: the timeline specified in this notice and inspections (i.e., combinations of [email protected]. to the extent practicable, without autonomous inspection and traditional delaying implementation of valuable or visual inspections). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In general, necessary modifications to PTC systems. Title 49 Code (U.S.C.) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Yu- See 49 CFR 236.1021; see also 49 CFR Section 20157(h) requires FRA to certify Jiang Zhang, Staff Director, Track and 236.1011(e). Under 49 CFR 236.1021, that a host railroad’s PTC system Structures Division, Office of Railroad FRA maintains the authority to approve, complies with 49 CFR part 236, subpart Safety, FRA, 1200 Avenue approve with conditions, or deny I, before the technology may be operated SE, Washington, DC 20590, telephone railroads’ RFAs to their PTCSPs at in revenue service. Before making (202) 493–6460 or email yujiang.zhang@ FRA’s sole discretion. certain changes to an FRA-certified PTC dot.gov; Aaron Moore, Attorney, Office system or the associated FRA-approved Privacy Act Notice of Chief Counsel, FRA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, PTCSP, a host railroad must submit, and In accordance with 49 CFR 211.3, obtain FRA’s approval of, an RFA to its telephone (202) 493–7009 or email FRA solicits comments from the public [email protected]. PTCSP under Title 49 Code of Federal to better inform its decisions. DOT posts SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July Regulations (CFR) Section 236.1021. these comments, without edit, including Under 49 CFR 236.1021(e), FRA’s 22, 2020, FRA conditionally approved any personal information the the Test Program and CP’s petition regulations provide that FRA will commenter provides, to https:// publish a notice in the Federal Register under 49 CFR 211.51 to suspend www.regulations.gov, as described in §§ 213.233(b)(3) and 213.233(c) as and invite public comment in the system of records notice (DOT/ALL– accordance with 49 CFR part 211, if an applied to operations under the Test 14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at Program. A copy of the Test Program, RFA includes a request for approval of https://www.transportation.gov/privacy. a material modification of a signal and FRA’s conditional approval of the Test See https://www.regulations.gov/ Program, and a previously published train control system. Accordingly, this privacy-notice for the privacy notice of notice informs the public that host Federal Register notice explaining regulations.gov. To facilitate comment FRA’s rational for approving the Test railroads’ recent RFAs to their PTCSPs tracking, we encourage commenters to are available in their respective public Program and related suspension are provide their name, or the name of their available for review in the docket.1 PTC dockets, and this notice provides organization; however, submission of an opportunity for public comment on As approved, the Test Program names is completely optional. If you includes three separate phases over the these RFAs. wish to provide comments containing On July 16, 2021, the following 19 course of 12 months as outlined in proprietary or confidential information, 2 host railroads jointly submitted an RFA Exhibit C of the Program. CP began the please contact FRA for alternate Test Program on August 7, 2020. to their respective PTCSPs for their submission instructions. Interoperable Electronic Train Accordingly, the Test Program is Management Systems (I–ETMS): Alaska Issued in Washington, DC. currently set to expire on August 7, Railroad Corporation (ARR), The Belt Carolyn R. Hayward-Williams, 2021. CP is requesting to extend the Test Railway Company of (BRC), Director, Office of Railroad Systems and Program until April 6, 2022 to complete BNSF Railway (BNSF), Peninsula Technology. [FR Doc. 2021–15973 Filed 7–26–21; 8:45 am] the Program. CP cites the impact of Corridor Joint Powers Board (PCMZ), COVID–19 as the primary reason for BILLING CODE 4910–06–P Canadian National Railway (CN), requesting the extension, noting that the (CP), railroad’s efforts to safeguard the health Consolidated Rail Corporation (CRSH), DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION of its employees and variety of CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSX), Kansas restrictions associated with COVID–19 City Terminal Railway (KCT), Kansas Federal Railroad Administration have ‘‘impacted logistics, training, and City (KCS), National change management activities Passenger Railroad Corporation [Docket No. FRA–2020–0056] associated with the Test Program.’’ In (), New Mexico Rail Runner support of its request, CP states that it Express (NMRX), Northeast Petition for Approval Extension: Canadian Pacific Railway Company will continue to comply with all other Regional Commuter Railroad conditions and requirements of FRA’s Corporation (), Northern AGENCY: Federal Railroad July 22, 2020, approval letter. CP further Commuter Transportation District Administration (FRA), Department of notes that for phase 3 of the Test (NICD), (NS), Transportation (DOT). South Regional Transportation ACTION: Notice of petition for extension 1 https://www.regulations.gov/document/FRA- Authority (SFRV), Southern California of approval of track inspection test 2020-0056-0001 (Test Program); https:// Regional Rail Authority (Metrolink), program. www.regulations.gov/document/FRA-2020-0056- Terminal Railroad Association of St. 0002 (FRA’s approval decision); https:// www.regulations.gov/document/FRA-2020-0056- Louis, and (UP). SUMMARY: This document provides the 0004 (FRA’s published notice of approval). Their joint RFA is available in Docket public notice that on July 7, 2021, 2 See https://www.regulations.gov/document/ Numbers FRA–2010–0028, –0029, Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) FRA-2020-0056-0001.

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Program, it intends to take a more giving notice that a virtual public billing, and insurance and air conservative approach than that meeting of the Air Ambulance and ambulance payment systems. The AAPB provided for in FRA’s approval letter by Patient Billing (AAPB) Advisory Advisory Committee also discussed continuing manual visual inspections at Committee will take place on August 11, disclosure and separation of charges, the frequency specified in phase 2 of the 2021. The AAPB Advisory Committee cost shifting, and balance billing. Test Program. will discuss the impact of the Airline On February 4, 2020, the Department A copy of the petition, as well as any Deregulation Act (ADA) on States’ established three Subcommittees: (1) written communications concerning the ability to regulate air ambulance The Subcommittee on Disclosure and petition, if any, are available for review operations and whether to recommend Distinction of Charges and Coverage for online at www.regulations.gov. that the ADA be amended as a means of Air Ambulance Services; (2) the Interested parties are invited to improving the regulation of air Subcommittee on Prevention of Balance participate in these proceedings by ambulance providers. Billing, and (3) the Subcommittee on submitting written views, data, or DATES: The AAPB Advisory Committee comments. State and DOT Consumer Protection will hold a virtual meeting on August Authorities. On January 11, 2021, the All communications concerning these 11, 2021, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Subcommittees filed reports and draft proceedings should identify the Eastern Daylight Time. Requests to recommendations for the full appropriate docket number and may be attend the meeting must be received by Committee’s review. submitted by any of the following August 10, 2021. Requests for methods: The AAPB Advisory Committee held • accommodations because of a disability Website: http:// must be received by August 3, 2021. If a second public meeting on May 27–28, www.regulations.gov. Follow the online you wish to speak during the meeting, 2021. The Committee discussed the instructions for submitting comments. you must submit a written copy of your draft recommendations of the Communications received by August remarks to DOT by August 3, 2021. Subcommittees and developed its own 26, 2021 will be considered by FRA Requests to submit written materials to recommendations.1 At the conclusion of before final action is taken. Comments be reviewed during the meeting must be the May 28 meeting, Committee received after that date will be received no later than August 3, 2021. members expressed an interest in considered if practicable. Anyone can discussing the ADA’s impact on States’ search the electronic form of any written ADDRESSES: The virtual meeting will be ability to regulate the activities of air communications and comments open to the public and held via the ambulance services and in making received into any of our dockets by the Zoom Webinar Platform. Virtual recommendations related to the ADA, name of the individual submitting the attendance information will be provided Public Law 95–504, as a means of comment (or signing the document, if upon registration. An agenda will be improving the regulation of air submitted on behalf of an association, available on the AAPB Advisory ambulance providers. The Committee’s business, labor union, etc.). Under 5 Committee website at https:// Designated Federal Officer (DFO) U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments www.transportation.gov/airconsumer/ from the public to better inform its AAPB at least one week before the indicated that a supplemental processes. DOT posts these comments, meeting, along with copies of the Committee meeting would be held to without edit, including any personal meeting minutes after the meeting. discuss and consider this matter, if the information the commenter provides, to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To Department determined that the www.regulations.gov, as described in register and attend this virtual meeting, Committee had authority to do so after the system of records notice (DOT/ALL– please contact the Department by email a careful review of the Committee’s 14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at at [email protected]. Attendance is open to charter and the 2018 FAA Act. The https://www.transportation.gov/privacy. the public subject to any technical and/ Department has now determined that See also https://www.regulations.gov/ or capacity limitations. For further the Committee has the authority to privacy-notice for the privacy notice of information, contact Robert Gorman, discuss and make recommendations regulations.gov. Senior Attorney, at (202) 366–9342 or by related to the ADA. While email at [email protected]. representatives of DOT and HHS are Issued in Washington, DC. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: voting members of the AAPB Advisory John Karl Alexy, Committee, those two representatives Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety I. Background will abstain from voting on the merits of Chief Safety Officer. The FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 any recommendation that the [FR Doc. 2021–15935 Filed 7–26–21; 8:45 am] (2018 FAA Act) requires the DOT Committee may develop regarding the BILLING CODE 4910–06–P Secretary, in consultation with the ADA. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), to establish an advisory II. Summary of the Agenda DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION committee to review options to improve During the August 11, 2021 meeting, Office of the Secretary the disclosure of charges and fees for air the AAPB Advisory Committee will medical services, better inform deliberate the issue of whether and how [Docket No. DOT–OST–2018–0206] consumers of insurance options for such to recommend that Congress amend the services, and protect consumers from Air Ambulance and Patient Billing ADA. A more detailed agenda will be balance billing. On September 12, 2019, made available at least one week before Advisory Committee Notice of Public the Department announced the creation Meeting the meeting at https:// of the AAPB Advisory Committee. www.transportation.gov/airconsumer/ The AAPB Advisory Committee held AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OST), AAPB. Department of Transportation (DOT). a public meeting on January 15–16, 2020. At that meeting, the AAPB ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 1 Presentations, Subcommittee reports, and other Advisory Committee gathered materials from the first two public meetings are SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of information about the air ambulance available for public review on the AAPB Advisory Transportation (Department or DOT) is industry, air ambulance costs and Committee’s docket, DOT–OST–2018–0206.

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