81_FR_21729 81 FR 21659 - Stop Signal Overruns

81 FR 21659 - Stop Signal Overruns

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 70 (April 12, 2016)

Page Range21659-21660
FR Document2016-08353

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) issued Safety Advisory 16-1 regarding stop signal overruns on rail fixed guideway public transportation systems, and an accompanying letter to the State Safety Oversight (SSO) program managers and the chief safety officers of rail transit systems, seeking data and information on stop signal overruns during 2015. Safety Advisory 16-1 and the accompanying letter are available in their entirety on the FTA public Web site at http://www.fta.dot.gov/tso.html.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 70 (Tuesday, April 12, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 70 (Tuesday, April 12, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21659-21660]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-08353]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Transit Administration

[Safety Advisory 16-1]


Stop Signal Overruns

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Department of 
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of Safety Advisory.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) issued Safety 
Advisory 16-1 regarding stop signal overruns on rail fixed guideway 
public transportation systems, and an accompanying letter to the State 
Safety Oversight (SSO) program managers and

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the chief safety officers of rail transit systems, seeking data and 
information on stop signal overruns during 2015. Safety Advisory 16-1 
and the accompanying letter are available in their entirety on the FTA 
public Web site at http://www.fta.dot.gov/tso.html.

DATES: The FTA is asking the directors of the SSO programs to submit 
the requested data and information by July 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For program matters, Mr. Sam Shelton, 
Office of System Safety, telephone (202) 366-0815 or 
[email protected]. For legal matters, Scott Biehl, Senior Counsel, 
telephone (202) 366-0826 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Across the rail transit industry, many if 
not most operators keep a database on the number of instances in which 
their passenger or maintenance vehicles over run a stop signal. In some 
instances, State Safety Oversight Agencies (SSOAs) have identified stop 
signal overruns as event data a Rail Fixed Guideway Public 
Transportation System (RFGPTS) must record and report to the SSOA, as 
part of the hazard management process in the System Safety Program 
Plans required by the FTA rules at 49 CFR part 659. The FTA considers 
stop signal overruns to be significant events, creating safety risks, 
with potentially catastrophic consequences. The FTA now seeks to better 
understand the prevalence of stop signal overruns throughout the 
industry. The FTA issued Safety Advisory 16-1, ``Stop Signal 
Overruns,'' which is eliciting data and information on stop signal 
overruns at RFGPTSs that occurred during calendar year 2015.
    Specifically, FTA is requesting that each SSOA provide FTA with; 
(1) the total number of stop signal overruns that occurred during 2015 
at each RFGPTS within the SSOA's oversight; (2) each RFGPTS's 
definition of stop signal overrun; (3) each RFGPTS's definition of a 
stop signal/stop aspect (e.g., hand signal, stop sign, cab signal); (4) 
a description of the process each RFGPTS uses to internally detect stop 
signal overruns; and, (5) a description of the process each RFGPTS uses 
to report stop signal overruns to the SSOA. The FTA is requesting this 
data and information by July 2016. The FTA is making this request in 
accordance with its authority to request State Safety Oversight program 
information, codified at 49 CFR 659.39(d). Safety Advisory 16-1 and an 
accompanying letter addressed to the SSO program managers, and the 
chief safety officers of RFGPTSs, are available in their entirety on 
the FTA public Web site at http://fta.dot.gov/tso.html.
    Also, FTA is aware that a number of RFGPTSs keep data and 
information on stop signal overruns on their own volition, for the 
purpose of enhancing the safety of their operations, albeit they are 
not required to report that data and information to their SSOAs. The 
FTA seeks to develop as complete a database as practical, thus, FTA 
would appreciate these RFGPTSs submitting their data and information to 
their SSOAs, and in turn, the SSOAs providing that material to FTA. The 
cooperation of the entire rail transit industry would be very helpful 
in developing a better understanding of stop signal overruns, and in 
due course, a strategy for mitigating the safety risks created by stop 
signal overruns.

Matthew J. Welbes,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 2016-08353 Filed 4-11-16; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 70 / Tuesday, April 12, 2016 / Notices 21659 Issued on: April 5, 2016. Therefore, FR Doc. 2016–07027 is comply with the Disadvantaged Larry W. Minor, corrected as follows: Business Enterprise (DBE) program Associate Administrator for Policy. 1. On page 17560, in the 2nd column, regulations at 49 CFR part 26. [FR Doc. 2016–08354 Filed 4–11–16; 8:45 am] subsection F. Federal Award Applicants should expect to include any BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P Administration, iii. Administrative and funds awarded, excluding those to be National Policy Requirements, iii. Buy used for vehicle procurements, in America is corrected to read as shown setting their overall DBE goal. Note, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION below: however, that projects including vehicle iii. Buy America procurements remain subject to the DBE Federal Transit Administration program regulations. The rule requires The FTA requires that all capital that, prior to bidding on any FTA- FY16 Competitive Funding procurements meet FTA’s Buy America assisted vehicle procurement, entities Opportunity: Grants for Buses and Bus requirements, which require that all that manufacture vehicles, perform post- Facilities and Low or No Emission iron, steel, or manufactured products be production alterations or retrofitting Grant Programs; 5339(b) Grants for produced in the U.S. These must submit a DBE Program plan and Buses and Bus Facilities Program and requirements help create and protect goal methodology to FTA. The FTA will 5339(c) Low or No Emission manufacturing jobs in the U.S. The Bus then issue a transit vehicle Program—Correction Program and Low-No Program will have manufacturer (TVM) concurrence/ a significant economic impact toward certification letter. Grant recipients AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration meeting the objectives of the Buy (FTA), DOT. must verify each entity’s compliance America law. The FAST Act amended with these requirements before ACTION: Notice; correction. the Buy America requirements to accepting its bid. A list of compliant, provide for a phased increase in the certified TVMs is posted on FTA’s Web SUMMARY: On March 29, 2016, the domestic content for rolling stock. For page at https://www.fta.dot.gov/ Federal Transit Administration (FTA) FY16 and FY17, the cost of components regulations-and-guidance/civil-rights- published a Notice of Funding and subcomponents produced in the ada/eligible-tvms-list. Please note, that Opportunity (NOFO) in the Federal United States must be more than 60 this list is nonexclusive and recipients Register announcing the availability of percent of the cost of all components. must contact FTA before accepting bids approximately $211 million for Grants For FY18 and FY19, the cost of from entities not listed on this web- for Buses and Bus Facilities and $55 components and subcomponents posting. Recipients may also establish million for Low or No Emission Grants. produced in the United States must be project specific DBE goals for vehicle The notice provided incomplete more than 65 percent of the cost of all procurements. The FTA will provide information regarding FTA’s Buy components. For FY20 and beyond, the additional guidance as grants are America and Disadvantage Business cost of components and subcomponents awarded. For more information on DBE Enterprise (DBE) requirements. produced in the United States must be requirements, please contact Jennifer Additionally, the NOFO was missing more than 70 percent of the cost of all Riess, Office of Civil Rights, 202–366– information in one place about how to components. There is no change to the 3084, email: jennifer.riess@dot.gov. submit applications through requirement that final assembly of 3. On page 17560, in the 3rd column, www.grants.gov. This notice corrects the rolling stock must occur in the United section G. Technical Assistance and March 29 notice. States. FTA will be issuing guidance on Other Program Information is corrected FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For the implementation of the phased to insert a deadline for complete the Bus Program, contact Sam Snead, increase in domestic content in the near applications of 11:59 p.m. EDT on May FTA Office of Program Management, future. Any proposal that will require a 13, 2016. 202–366–1089, or samuel.snead@ waiver must identify the items for dot.gov. For the Low-No Program, which a waiver will be sought in the Matthew J. Welbes, contact Tara Clark, same office, 202– application. Applicants should not Executive Director. 366–2623, or tara.clark@dot.gov. proceed with the expectation that [FR Doc. 2016–08295 Filed 4–11–16; 8:45 am] waivers will be granted, nor should BILLING CODE 4910–57–P SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: applicants assume that selection of a Need for Correction project under the Low-No Program that includes a partnership with a DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION The FTA notice published in the manufacturer, vendor, consultant, or Federal Register on March 29, 2016 (81 other third party constitutes a waiver of Federal Transit Administration FR 17553), FR Doc. 2016–07027, the Buy America requirements for contained errors. In subsection F. [Safety Advisory 16–1] rolling stock applicable at the time the Federal Award Administration, iii. project is undertaken. Stop Signal Overruns Administrative and National Policy 2. On page 17560, in the 2nd column, Requirements, iii. Buy America and iv. subsection F. Federal Award AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration Disadvantaged Business Enterprise, the Administration, iii. Administrative and (FTA), Department of Transportation notice provides incomplete information National Policy Requirements, iv. (DOT). and refers to projects that involve asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Disadvantaged Business Enterprise is ACTION: Notice of Safety Advisory. passenger ferries, which are not eligible corrected to read as shown below: for funding under the Bus Program or SUMMARY: The Federal Transit Low-No Program. In section G. iv. Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Administration (FTA) issued Safety Technical Assistance and Other The FTA requires that its recipients Advisory 16–1 regarding stop signal Program Information, the NOFO is receiving planning, capital and/or overruns on rail fixed guideway public missing the date by which applications operating assistance that will award transportation systems, and an must be submitted through prime contracts exceeding $250,000 in accompanying letter to the State Safety www.grants.gov. FTA funds in a Federal fiscal year Oversight (SSO) program managers and VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:18 Apr 11, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00127 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\12APN1.SGM 12APN1

21660 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 70 / Tuesday, April 12, 2016 / Notices the chief safety officers of rail transit on the FTA public Web site at http:// SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: systems, seeking data and information fta.dot.gov/tso.html. I. Mercedes’ Petition: Pursuant to 49 on stop signal overruns during 2015. Also, FTA is aware that a number of U.S.C. 30118(d) and 30120(h) and the Safety Advisory 16–1 and the RFGPTSs keep data and information on rule implementing those provisions at accompanying letter are available in stop signal overruns on their own 49 CFR part 556, Mercedes has their entirety on the FTA public Web volition, for the purpose of enhancing petitioned for an exemption from the site at http://www.fta.dot.gov/tso.html. the safety of their operations, albeit they notification and remedy requirements of DATES: The FTA is asking the directors are not required to report that data and 49 U.S.C. Chapter 301 on the basis that of the SSO programs to submit the information to their SSOAs. The FTA this noncompliance is inconsequential requested data and information by July seeks to develop as complete a database to motor vehicle safety. 2016. as practical, thus, FTA would appreciate Notice of receipt of Mercedes’ petition FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For these RFGPTSs submitting their data was published, with a 30-day public program matters, Mr. Sam Shelton, and information to their SSOAs, and in comment period, on April 16, 2015 in Office of System Safety, telephone (202) turn, the SSOAs providing that material the Federal Register (80 FR 20571). No 366–0815 or Sam.Shelton@dot.gov. For to FTA. The cooperation of the entire comments were received. To view the legal matters, Scott Biehl, Senior rail transit industry would be very petition and all supporting documents, Counsel, telephone (202) 366–0826 or helpful in developing a better log onto the Federal Docket Scott.Biehl@dot.gov. understanding of stop signal overruns, Management System (FDMS) Web site and in due course, a strategy for at: http://www.regulations.gov/. Follow SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Across the the online search instructions to locate rail transit industry, many if not most mitigating the safety risks created by stop signal overruns. docket number ‘‘NHTSA–2015–0029.’’ operators keep a database on the II. Vehicles Involved: Affected are number of instances in which their Matthew J. Welbes, approximately 9,137 MY 2015 passenger or maintenance vehicles over Executive Director. Mercedes-Benz C-Class (205 Platform) run a stop signal. In some instances, [FR Doc. 2016–08353 Filed 4–11–16; 8:45 am] passenger cars manufactured from June State Safety Oversight Agencies BILLING CODE P 18, 2014 through September 5, 2014 at (SSOAs) have identified stop signal Mercedes’ Tuscaloosa, Alabama plant. overruns as event data a Rail Fixed III. Noncompliance: Mercedes Guideway Public Transportation System DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION explains that the subject vehicles were (RFGPTS) must record and report to the manufactured with horizontal SSOA, as part of the hazard National Highway Traffic Safety adjustment-visually aimed headlamps management process in the System Administration that have a lower beam and a horizontal Safety Program Plans required by the adjustment mechanism that was not [Docket No. NHTSA–2015–0029; Notice 2] FTA rules at 49 CFR part 659. The FTA made inoperative at the factory. considers stop signal overruns to be Mercedes-Benz USA LLC, Denial of Specifically, the horizontal adjustment significant events, creating safety risks, Petition for Decision of screw was not properly sealed off with with potentially catastrophic Inconsequential Noncompliance non-removable sealing caps as necessary consequences. The FTA now seeks to to fully meet the requirements of better understand the prevalence of stop AGENCY: National Highway Traffic paragraph S10.18.4 of FMVSS No. 108. signal overruns throughout the industry. Safety Administration (NHTSA), IV. Rule Text: Paragraph S10.18.4 of The FTA issued Safety Advisory 16–1, Department of Transportation (DOT). FMVSS No. 108 requires in pertinent ‘‘Stop Signal Overruns,’’ which is ACTION: Denial of petition. part: eliciting data and information on stop S10.18.4 Horizontal adjustment-visually signal overruns at RFGPTSs that SUMMARY: Mercedes-Benz USA LLC aimed headlamp. A visually/optically occurred during calendar year 2015. (MBUSA), on behalf of itself and its aimable headlamp that has a lower beam Specifically, FTA is requesting that parent company Daimler AG (DAG), must not have a horizontal adjustment each SSOA provide FTA with; (1) the collectively referred to as ‘‘Mercedes’’ mechanism unless such mechanism meets total number of stop signal overruns that has determined that certain model year the requirements of this standard for on occurred during 2015 at each RFGPTS (MY) 2015 Mercedes-Benz C-Class (205 vehicle aiming as specified in S10.18.8. within the SSOA’s oversight; (2) each Platform) passenger cars do not fully V. Summary of MBUSA’s Analyses: RFGPTS’s definition of stop signal comply with paragraph S10.18.4 of Mercedes stated its belief that the overrun; (3) each RFGPTS’s definition of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard subject noncompliance is a stop signal/stop aspect (e.g., hand (FMVSS) No. 108, Lamps, Reflective inconsequential to motor vehicle safety signal, stop sign, cab signal); (4) a Devices, and Associated Equipment. for the following reasons: description of the process each RFGPTS Mercedes has filed a report dated (A) Mercedes believes that new uses to internally detect stop signal February 9, 2015, pursuant to 49 CFR manufacturing methods, including the overruns; and, (5) a description of the part 573, Defect and Noncompliance use of optical image processing to adjust process each RFGPTS uses to report Responsibility and Reports. Mercedes the horizontal and the vertical stop signal overruns to the SSOA. The then petitioned NHTSA under 49 CFR illumination levels of headlamps in FTA is requesting this data and part 556 requesting a decision that the addition to the reduction in assembly information by July 2016. The FTA is subject noncompliance is tolerances for headlamp assemblies, has asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES making this request in accordance with inconsequential to motor vehicle safety. resulted in optimal headlamp its authority to request State Safety ADDRESSES: For further information on adjustments on vehicles leaving their Oversight program information, codified this decision contact Mike Cole, Office manufacturing plants. As a result, on- at 49 CFR 659.39(d). Safety Advisory of Vehicle Safety Compliance, the vehicle aiming devices are no longer 16–1 and an accompanying letter National Highway Traffic Safety common in the industry. Mercedes addressed to the SSO program Administration (NHTSA), telephone believes that this has led to the managers, and the chief safety officers of (202) 366–2334, facsimile (202) 366– elimination of the need for horizontal RFGPTSs, are available in their entirety 5930. headlamp adjustment on in-use VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:18 Apr 11, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00128 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\12APN1.SGM 12APN1


Document Created: 2016-04-12 00:46:41
Document Modified: 2016-04-12 00:46:41
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of Safety Advisory.
DatesThe FTA is asking the directors of the SSO programs to submit the requested data and information by July 2016.
ContactFor program matters, Mr. Sam Shelton, Office of System Safety, telephone (202) 366-0815 or [email protected] For legal matters, Scott Biehl, Senior Counsel, telephone (202) 366-0826 or [email protected]
FR Citation81 FR 21659 
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