[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 44 (Thursday, March 6, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 10248]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-5545]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
49 CFR Parts 223 and 239
[FRA Docket No. PTEP-1, Notice No. 2]
RIN 2130-AA96
Passenger Train Emergency Preparedness
AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; dates and locations of public
hearings.
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SUMMARY: By notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) published on February
24, 1997 (62 FR 8330), FRA proposed a rule to require minimum Federal
safety standards for the preparation, adoption, and implementation of
emergency preparedness plans by railroads connected with the operation
of passenger trains, including freight railroads hosting the operations
of rail passenger service. In that notice, FRA announced that it would
soon schedule two public hearings to allow interested parties the
opportunity to comment on issues addressed in the NPRM.
DATES: Public Hearings: The date of the first public hearing is Friday,
April 4 at 8:30 a.m. in Chicago, Illinois, and the date of the second
public hearing is Monday, April 7 at 8:30 a.m. in New York City, New
York. Any person wishing to participate in a public hearing should
notify the Docket Clerk by telephone (202-632-3198) or by mail at the
address provided below at least five working days prior to the date of
the hearing and submit three copies of the oral statement that he or
she intends to make at the hearing. The notification should identify
the hearing in which the person wishes to participate, 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. FRA reserves the right to limit
participation in the hearings of persons who fail to provide such
notification.
ADDRESSES: (1) Docket Clerk: Written notification should identify the
docket number and must be submitted in triplicate to the Docket Clerk,
Office of Chief Counsel, Federal Railroad Administration, RCC-10, 400
Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20590. (2) Public Hearings: The
hearing scheduled for April 4 in Chicago will be held in the Special
Events Room, Suite 200 on the Second Floor, Corporate Conference
Center, 200 W. Adams Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606. The hearing
scheduled for April 7 in New York City will be held in Room 305C of the
Federal Building at 26 Federal Plaza, New York, N.Y. 10278.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Edward R. English, Director,
Office of Safety Assurance and Compliance, FRA, 400 Seventh Street,
S.W., Washington, D.C. 20590 (telephone number: 202-632-3349), or David
H. Kasminoff, Esq., Trial Attorney, Office of Chief Counsel, FRA, 400
Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20590 (telephone: 202-632-3191).
Issued in Washington, D.C., on March 3, 1997.
Donald M. Itzkoff,
Deputy Federal Railroad Administrator.
[FR Doc. 97-5545 Filed 3-3-97; 3:39 pm]
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