Federal Comments

February 12, 2025 Mr. Karl AlexyAssociate Administrator for Railroad Safety & Chief Safety OfficerFederal Railroad Administration1200 New Jersey Avenue, SEWashington, DC 20590 RE:     BNSF Petition for Emergency Relief FRA Docket No.  FRA-2025-0015 Mr. Alexy: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I am pleased to respond to BNSF’s request that the Federal…

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February 5, 2025 Acting AdministratorTransportation Security Administration6595 Springfield Center DriveSpringfield, VA 20598 RE: Enhancing Surface Cyber Risk Management Docket No. TSA-2022-0001 Acting Administrator: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I am pleased to respond to the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) regarding surface cyber risk management. TTD consists…

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January 14, 2025 The Honorable Douglas L. Parker Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health Department of Labor 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC  20210 Re: Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings Docket No. OSHA-2021-0009 Assistant Secretary Parker: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I am pleased…

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January 7, 2025 Amitabha BoseAdministratorFederal Railroad Administration1200 New Jersey Avenue, SEWashington, DC 20590 RE:     Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Track Geometry Measurement System Inspections Docket No. FRA-2024-0032 Administrator Bose: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I am pleased to respond to the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM)…

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The Honorable Daniel B. MaffeiChairmanFederal Maritime Commission800 North Capitol Street, N.W.Washington, D.C. 20573 Subject: Support for FMC Investigation into Spain’s Denial of Entry to U.S. Flag Vessels Docket No. FMC-2024-0022 Dear Chairman Maffei: On behalf of the undersigned maritime labor unions, we are writing to express our full support for the Federal Maritime Commission’s (FMC)…

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December 4, 2024 Amitabha Bose Administrator Federal Railroad Administration 1200 New Jersey Avenue SEWashington DC, 20590 RE: Notice of Proposed Nonavailability Waiver for the Alabama State Port Authority To Purchase Two Rubber-Tired Gantry Cranes Docket No. FRA-2024-0122 Administrator Bose: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I am pleased to respond to the…

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December 2, 2024 Carolyn Hayward-Williams Director, Office of Railroad Systems and TechnologyFederal Railroad Administration1200 New Jersey Avenue SEWashington DC, 20590 RE:  Confidential Close Call Reporting System Petition for Waiver of Compliance  Docket No. FRA-2024-0089 Ms. Hayward-Williams, The undersigned labor organizations are pleased to respond to the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) notice regarding the Association of…

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On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I am pleased to respond to the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) notice regarding BNSF Railway Company’s petition to make permanent its existing waiver from certain provisions of the Federal railroad safety regulations contained at 49 CFR parts 232 (Brake System Safety Standards for Freight and Other…

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On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I am pleased to respond to the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) notice regarding Central Florida Rail Corridor’s (CFRC) Request for Amendment (RFA) to modify its FRA-approved Positive Train Control Safety Plan (PTCSP) for its Interoperable Electronic Train Management Systems (I–ETMS). TTD consists of 37 affiliated unions…

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On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I am pleased to respond to the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) notice regarding a joint Request for Amendment (RFA) received from five rail carriers to modify their FRA-approved Positive Train Control Safety Plans (PTCSP) in order to establish operating procedures for unplanned PTC outages. TTD consists…

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