Reporting Requirements for Positive Train Control Expenses and Investments

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identifier: "/us/fr/2011-3396"
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title: "Reporting Requirements for Positive Train Control Expenses and Investments"
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title_name: "Federal Register"
section_number: "2011-3396"
section_name: "Reporting Requirements for Positive Train Control Expenses and Investments"
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agency: "Transportation Department"
document_number: "2011-3396"
document_type: "proposed_rule"
publication_date: "2011-02-15"
agencies:
  - "Transportation Department"
  - "Surface Transportation Board"
cfr_references:
  - "49 CFR Part 1201"
fr_citation: "76 FR 8699"
fr_volume: 76
docket_ids:
  - "Docket No. EP 706"
effective_date: "2011-02-10"
fr_action: "Notice of intent to institute a rulemaking proceeding."
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#  Reporting Requirements for Positive Train Control Expenses and Investments

**AGENCY:**

Surface Transportation Board, DOT.

**ACTION:**

Notice of intent to institute a rulemaking proceeding.

**SUMMARY:**

In a decision served on February 10, 2011, the Board granted a petition by the Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) to institute a rulemaking proceeding to explore whether the Board should require Class I railroads to report separately how much each railroad is spending on the development, installation, and maintenance of Positive Train Control, a federally mandated safety system that will automatically stop or slow a train before an accident can occur. Several parties filed comments in reply to UP's petition. The Board will address the arguments and issues raised in those filings in a subsequent decision. The Board's decision makes no determination on the merits of UP's specific proposal.

**DATES:**

The Board's decision became effective on February 10, 2011. The Board will establish further procedures for public comment in a subsequent decision.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**

Valerie Quinn, (202) 245-0382. Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) for the hearing impaired, (800) 877-8339.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**

Additional information is contained in the Board's February 10, 2011, decision, which is available on our Web site at *http://www.stb.dot.gov.* Copies of the decision may be purchased by contacting the Board's Office of Public Assistance, Governmental Affairs, and Compliance at (202) 245-0236. Assistance for the hearing impaired is available through FIRS at (800) 877-8339.

This action will not significantly affect either the quality of the human  environment or the conservation of energy resources.

By the Board, Chairman Elliott, Vice Chairman Nottinham, and Commissioner Mulvey.

Decided: February 10, 2011.

Jeffrey Herzig,

Clearance Clerk.