[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] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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] BILLING CODE 4910-06-P