[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 153 (Friday, August 8, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 42733]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-21011]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

49 CFR Part 213

[FRA Docket No. RST-90-1, Notice No. 6]
RIN 2130-AA75


Track Safety Standards

AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of 
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; date and location of public 
hearing.

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SUMMARY: By notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) published on July 3, 
1997 (62 FR 36138), FRA proposed a rule to revise the Federal track 
safety standards. In that notice, FRA announced that it would soon 
schedule a public hearing to allow interested parties the opportunity 
to comment on issues addressed in the NPRM.

DATES: Public Hearings: The date of the public hearing is Thursday, 
September 4, 1997 at 9:00 a.m. in Washington, D.C. Any person wishing 
to participate in the 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 who 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., Mail Stop 10, Washington, D.C. 20590.
    (2) Public Hearings: The hearing will be held in Room 2230 of U.S. 
Department of Transportation headquarters, 400 Seventh Street, S.W., 
Washington, D.C. 20590.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Allison H. MacDowell, Office of Safety 
Assurance and Compliance, Federal Railroad Administration, 400 Seventh 
Street, S.W., Mail Stop 25, Washington, D.C. 20590 (telephone number: 
202-632-3344), or Nancy Lummen Lewis, Esq., Office of Chief Counsel, 
Federal Railroad Administration, 400 Seventh Street, S.W., Mail Stop 
10, Washington, D.C. 20590 (telephone: 202-632-3174).
S. Mark Lindsey,
Chief Counsel.
[FR Doc. 97-21011 Filed 8-7-97; 8:45 am]
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