99-14627. Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway
[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 110 (Wednesday, June 9, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 31035]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-14627]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA-1999-5429]
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway
Public Hearing
The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (BNSF) has petitioned the
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) seeking a permanent waiver of
compliance with the Locomotive Safety Standards, Title 49, Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR), Sec. 229.21, which requires each locomotive
in use shall be inspected once during each calendar day. BNSF seeks
this waiver for locomotives utilized to haul loaded coal trains through
Alliance, Nebraska. BNSF states that these locomotives are inspected
prior to hauling empty coal trains to the mines for loading.
This proceeding is identified as FRA-1999-5429. FRA has issued a
public notice seeking comments of interested parties and has conducted
a field investigation in this matter. After examining the carrier's
proposal and letters of protest, FRA determined that a public hearing
is necessary before a final decision is made on this proposal.
Accordingly, a public hearing is hereby set for 9:00 a.m. on
Wednesday, July 7, 1999, at the Porter House Restaurant located at 117
Box Butte Avenue, Alliance, Nebraska. Interested parties are invited to
present oral statements at the hearing.
The hearing will be an informal one and will be conducted in
accordance with Rule 25 of the FRA Rules of Practice (49 CFR
Sec. 211.25) by a representative designated by FRA.
The hearing will be a non-adversary proceeding and, therefore,
there will be no cross-examination of persons presenting statements.
The FRA representative will make an opening statement outlining the
scope of the hearing. After all initial statements have been completed,
those persons wishing to make brief rebuttal statements will be given
the opportunity to do so in the same order in which they made their
initial statements. Additional procedures, if necessary for the conduct
of the hearing, will be announced at the hearing.
Issued in Washington, DC on June 1, 1999.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program
Development.
[FR Doc. 99-14627 Filed 6-8-99; 8:45 am]
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Document Information
- Published:
- 06/09/1999
- Department:
- Federal Railroad Administration
- Entry Type:
- Notice
- Document Number:
- 99-14627
- Pages:
- 31035-31035 (1 pages)
- Docket Numbers:
- Docket Number FRA-1999-5429
- PDF File:
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99-14627.pdf