[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 7 (Tuesday, January 12, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 1791]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-677]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
49 CFR Part 230
[FRA Docket No. RSSL-98-2, Notice No. 2]
Inspection and Maintenance Standards for Steam Locomotives;
Proposed Revisions
AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of public hearing.
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SUMMARY: By notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) published on September
25, 1998 (63 FR 51404), FRA proposed revisions to the regulations
governing steam locomotive inspections and maintenance. In that
proposed rule, FRA announced that it did not intend to schedule a
public hearing regarding this proposal absent a specific request to do
so. During the period for written comments, FRA received several
requests for a public hearing to address issues raised by this
proposal. FRA now intends to hold a public hearing to provide
interested parties the opportunity to comment on the proposed revisions
contained in the NPRM. This document announces the public hearing.
DATES: A public hearing will be held at 9:00 a.m. February 4, 1999.
ADDRESSES: (1) Public Hearing: A hearing to provide interested parties
the opportunity to comment on the proposed revisions contained in the
NPRM will be held at the following location: The Omni Marina Hotel, 707
North Shoreline Boulevard, Corpus Christi, Texas 78401 (512) 882-1700
(2) Docket Clerk: Written notification should identify the docket
number and be submitted in triplicate to the Docket Clerk, Office of
Chief Counsel, Federal Railroad Administration, RCC-10, 400 Seventh
Street, Stop 10, SW, Washington, DC 20590 (202) 493-6030.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Megary, Regional Administrator,
Federal Railroad Administration, 8701 Beford-Euless Road, Suite 425,
Hurst, TX 76053 (telephone 817-284-8142); George Scerbo, Motive Power &
Equipment Specialist, Federal Railroad Administration, (telephone 202-
493-6249); or Paul F. Byrnes, Trial Attorney, Office of the Chief
Counsel, Federal Railroad Administration, 400 Seventh Street, SW, Stop
10, Washington, DC 20950 (telephone 202-493-6032).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public Participation Procedures
Any person wishing to participate in the public hearing should
notify the Docket Clerk by mail or telephone at least five working days
prior to the date of the hearing or conference. The notification should
identify the party the person represents, and the particular subject(s)
the person plans to address. The notification should also provide the
Docket Clerk with the participant's mailing address.
Issued in Washington, DC, on January 6, 1999.
Grady C. Cothen,
Deputy Associate Administrator For Safety And Program Development.
[FR Doc. 99-677 Filed 1-11-99; 8:45 am]
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