[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 49 (Tuesday, March 14, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 13639]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-6222]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

49 CFR Part 1

[OST Docket No. 1; Amdt. 1-267]


Organization and Delegation of Powers and Duties Delegations to 
the Federal Railroad Administrator

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This rule delegates the Secretary of Transportation's 
authority to the Federal Railroad Administrator to provide financial 
assistance for high-speed rail corridor planning and technology 
improvements, to promulgate necessary safety regulations, and to 
effectuate the redemption of outstanding obligations and liabilities 
with respect to the Columbus and Greenville Railway. This rule is 
necessary to reflect the delegation in the Code of Federal Regulations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This rule becomes effective March 14, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gareth W. Rosenau, Attorney, Office of 
Chief Counsel, Federal Railroad Administration, (202) 366-0620, or 
Steven B. Farbman, Office of the Assistant General Counsel for 
Regulation and Enforcement (C-50), (202) 366-9306, Department of 
Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document delegates authority to the 
Federal Railroad Administrator to implement the ``Swift Rail 
Development Act of 1994,'' being Title I--High-Speed Rail of Public Law 
103-440 (108 Stat. 4615) (the ``Act''). The Act provides for high-speed 
rail assistance for corridor planning and technology improvements and 
authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 1995 through 1997. The Act 
provides for the promulgation of such safety regulations as may be 
necessary for high-speed rail services. The Act also provides for the 
redemption of outstanding obligations and liabilities with respect to 
the Columbus and Greenville Railway under sections 505 and 511 of the 
Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 
825 and 831, respectively). Since this rule relates to departmental 
management, organization, procedure, and practice, notice and public 
comment are unnecessary. For the same reason, good cause exists for not 
publishing this rule at least 30 days before its effective date, as is 
ordinarily required by 5 U.S.C. 553(d). Therefore, this rule is 
effective on the date of its publication.

List of Subjects in 49 CFR Part 1

    Authority delegations (Government agencies), Organizations and 
functions (Government agencies).

    In consideration of the foregoing, Part 1 of Title 49, Code of 
Federal Regulations, is amended as follows:

PART 1--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for Part 1 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 322; Public Law 101-552, 28 U.S.C. 2672, 31 
U.S.C. 3711(a)(2).

    2. Section 1.49 is amended by adding a new paragraph (jj) to read 
as follows:


Sec. 1.49  Delegations to Federal Railroad Administrator.

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    (jj) Exercise the authority vested in the Secretary by the Swift 
Rail Development Act of 1994, being Title I--High-Speed Rail of Public 
Law 103-440 (108 Stat. 4615), as it relates to the provision of 
financial assistance for high-speed rail corridor planning and 
technology improvements, the promulgation of necessary safety 
regulations, and the redemption of outstanding obligations and 
liabilities with respect to the Columbus and Greenville Railway under 
Sections 505 and 511 of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory 
Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 825 and 831, respectively).

    Issued at Washington, DC this 3rd day of March 1995.
Federico Pena,
Secretary of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 95-6222 Filed 3-13-95; 8:45 am]
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