[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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