[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 205 (Thursday, October 23, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 55204-55205]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-28148]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

49 CFR Parts 216, 223, 229, 231, 232, and 238

[FRA Docket No. PCSS-1, Notice No. 3]
RIN 2130-AA95


Passenger Equipment 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 September 
23, 1997 (62 FR 49728), FRA proposed a rule establishing comprehensive 
safety standards for railroad passenger equipment. In that notice, FRA 
announced that it would schedule a public hearing to allow interested 
parties the opportunity to comment on issues addressed in the NPRM.

DATES: Public Hearing: The date of the public hearing is Friday, 
November 21,

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1997 at 9:00 a.m. in Washington, D.C. Any person wishing to participate 
in the 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 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 Hearing: The public hearing will be held in the Federal 
Aviation Administration (FAA) Auditorium, Third Floor, Federal Office 
Building 10A, 800 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20591.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edward Pritchard, Acting Staff 
Director, Motive Power and Equipment Division, Office of Safety 
Assurance and Compliance, FRA, 400 Seventh Street, S.W., Mail Stop 25, 
Washington, D.C. 20590 (telephone: 202-632-3362); Daniel Alpert, Trial 
Attorney, Office of Chief Counsel, FRA, 400 Seventh Street, S.W., Mail 
Stop 10, Washington, D.C. (telephone: 202-632-3186); or Thomas 
Herrmann, Trial Attorney, Office of Chief Counsel, FRA, 400 Seventh 
Street, S.W., Mail Stop 10, Washington, D.C. 20590 (telephone: 202-632-
3167).

    Issued in Washington, D.C., on October 20, 1997.
Jolene M. Molitoris,
Federal Railroad Administrator.
[FR Doc. 97-28148 Filed 10-22-97; 8:45 am]
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