[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 209 (Friday, October 29, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 58466]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-28349]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA-1999-5895]
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway; Public Hearing
On July 29, 1999, FRA published a notice in the Federal Register
announcing Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway's (BNSF) request to
obtain a permanent waiver of compliance from certain provisions of the
Safety Appliance Standards, Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR), part 231, and the Power Brakes and Drawbars regulations, 49 CFR
part 232, concerning RoadRailer train operations over
their railroad system. Specifically, BNSF requests relief from the
requirements of 49 CFR part 231, which specifies the number, location
and dimensional specifications for handholds, ladders, sill steps,
uncoupling levers and handbrakes; and Section Sec. 232.2, which
regulates drawbar height.
As a result of comments received by the Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) concerning this waiver petition, FRA has
determined that a public hearing is necessary before a final decision
is made on this petition. Accordingly, a public hearing is hereby set
for 10 a.m. on November 23, 1999, in the Minnesota/Michigan Conference
Room at the FAA Building, 2300 E. Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois
60018. Interested parties are invited to present oral statements at
this hearing. The hearing will be informal and will be conducted in
accordance with Rule 25 of the FRA Rules of Practice (49 CFR 211.25) by
a representative designated by FRA. The FRA representative will make an
opening statement outlining the scope of the hearing, as well as any
additional procedures for the conduct of the hearing. The hearing will
be a non-adversarial proceeding in which all interested parties will be
given the opportunity to express their views regarding this waiver
petition without cross-examination. After all initial statements have
been completed, those persons wishing to make a brief rebuttal will be
given an opportunity to do so in the same order in which initial
statements were made.
Issued in Washington, DC on October 25, 1999.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program
Development.
[FR Doc. 99-28349 Filed 10-28-99; 8:45 am]
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