Federal Comments

July 22, 2024 The Honorable Douglas L. Parker Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health Department of Labor 200 Constitution Ave., NW Washington, DC  20210 Re:      Emergency Response Standard NPRM              Docket No. OSHA-2007-0073-0118 Assistant Secretary Parker: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I am pleased […]

July 18, 2024 Ms. Carolyn Hayward-Williams Director, Office of Railroad Systems and Technology Federal Railroad Administration 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE Washington DC, 20590 RE:     Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board’s Request to Amend Its Positive Train Control Safety Plan and Positive Train Control System Docket No. FRA-2010-0051 Ms. Hayward-Williams, On behalf of the […]

July 10, 2024   Ms. Carolyn Hayward-Williams Director, Office of Railroad Systems and Technology Federal Railroad Administration 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington DC, 20590 RE:     Railroads’ Joint Request to Amend Their Positive Train Control Safety Plans             Docket Nos. FRA-2010-0028, -0029, -0039, -0042, -0043, -0045, -0048, -0049, -0051, -0054, […]

July 8, 2024 John Karl Alexy Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety Federal Railroad Administration 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20590 Re:  Docket No. FRA-2003-15010  Mr. Alexy: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I am pleased to respond to the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) notice concerning the Canadian Pacific Kansas City […]

July 8, 2024 John Karl Alexy Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety Federal Railroad Administration 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE Washington, DC 20590 RE:     Petition for Extension of Waiver of Compliance, CN Extraterritorial Dispatching Docket No. FRA-2003-15012 Mr. Alexy: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I am pleased to respond to the […]

June 18, 2024 Mr. Karl Alexy Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety & Chief Safety Officer Federal Railroad Administration 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE Washington DC,  20590       RE:     Amtrak Petition for Waiver of Compliance, Shunt Enhancer Equipment                   Docket No. FRA-2023-0095  Dear Mr. Alexy: On […]

May 24, 2024 The Honorable Veronica Vanderpool Acting Administrator Federal Transit Administration U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC  20590 Re:      NPRM re: Rail Transit Roadway Worker Protection              Docket No. FTA-2023-0024 Dear Acting Administrator Vanderpool: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I […]

May 13, 2024 Shailen P. Bhatt Administrator Federal Highway Administration 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, D.C. 20590      RE:     Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Buy America Requirements for Manufactured Products      Docket No. FHWA-2023-0037 Dear Administrator Bhatt: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I am pleased to respond to […]

April 15, 2024 Michael Regan Administrator Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W. Washington, DC 20004 RE:    Proposed General Applicability Public Interest Waiver of Section 70914(a) of P. L. 117-58, Build America, Buy America Act, 2021 for U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Financial Assistance Awards under the Clean Ports Program Administrator Regan: On behalf of […]

April 5, 2024   The Honorable Michael Whitaker Administrator Federal Aviation Administration 800 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC  20591       RE:   Drug and Alcohol Testing of Certificated Repair Station Employees Located Outside of the United States                 Docket No. FAA-2012-1058 Dear Administrator Whitaker: On behalf of […]