[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 222 (Friday, November 18, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-28589]
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[Federal Register: November 18, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
49 CFR Part 225
RIN 2130-AA58
[FRA Docket No. RAR-4, Notice No. 8]
Railroad Accident Reporting
AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA).
ACTION: Notice of public regulatory conference and extension of comment
period.
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SUMMARY: FRA is scheduling a public regulatory conference to further
discuss issues related to its notice of proposed rulemaking on railroad
accident reporting. This public regulatory conference is scheduled for
January 9-13, 1995, in Sacramento, California. In order to assimilate
the information discussed at this public regulatory conference, FRA is
extending the comment period on its notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM) to amend the railroad accident reporting regulations to February
10, 1995.
DATES: (1) Written Comments: Written comments must be received no later
than February 10, 1995. Comments received after that date will be
considered to the extent practicable without incurring additional
expense or delay.
(2) Public Regulatory Conference: A public regulatory conference to
discuss particular issues raised in the NPRM will be held January 9-13,
1995, in Sacramento, California.
ADDRESSES: (1) Written Comments: Written comments should identify the
docket number and the notice number and must be submitted in triplicate
to the Docket Clerk, Office of Chief Counsel, Federal Railroad
Administration, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Room 8201, Washington, DC
20590. Persons desiring to be notified that their written comments have
been received by FRA should submit a stamped, self-addressed postcard
with their comments. The Docket Clerk will indicate on the postcard the
date on which the comments were received and will return the card to
the addressee. Written comments will be available for examination, both
before and after the closing date for comments, during regular business
hours in room 8201 of the Nassif Building at the above address.
(2) Public Regulatory Conference: The public regulatory conference
will be held at the following location and date:
Location: Executive Inn, 2030 Arden Way, Sacramento, California
(telephone 800-793-2030).
Date: January 9-13, 1995.
Time: beginning at 9:00 a.m. each day.
Persons desiring to participate in the public regulatory conference
should notify the Docket Clerk by telephone (202-366-0635) or by
writing to: Docket Clerk, Office of Chief Counsel, Federal Railroad
Administration, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Room 8201, Washington, DC
20590.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marina C. Appleton, Trial Attorney,
Office of Chief Counsel, FRA, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC
20590 (telephone 202-366-0628); or Robert Finkelstein, Chief, Systems
Support Division, Office of Safety Analysis, Office of Safety, FRA, 400
Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590 (telephone 202-366-2760).
SUPPLEMENTARY iNFORMATION: Following publication of the NPRM in the
Federal Register (59 FR 42880), FRA held a series of public hearings to
allow interested parties the opportunity to comment on specific issues
addressed in the NPRM. Public hearings were held in Washington, DC on
October 5-6; in Kansas City, Missouri on October 19; and in Portland,
Oregon on November 3. These hearings were attended by several
railroads, organizations representing railroads, labor organizations,
and a state governmental agency.
Most of the interested parties at the hearings requested that
additional public hearings should be scheduled in order to address
specific issues of concern. FRA believes it would be beneficial to hold
a public regulatory conference so that further discussion and exchange
of ideas is facilitated by all interested groups. FRA plans to publish
an agenda for the public regulatory conference in the Federal Register
as soon as practicable
.Issued in Washington, DC, on November 15, 1994.
S. Mark Lindsey,
Acting Federal Railroad Administrator.
[FR Doc. 94-28589 Filed 11-17-94; 8:45 am]
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