[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 117 (Thursday, June 18, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 33432]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-16158]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration
[RST-97-5]


The New Jersey Transit Rail Operations, Incorporated

    The New Jersey Transit Rail Operations, Inc., (NJT) has petitioned 
the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) seeking a waiver of 
compliance with the requirements of Title 49 CFR Part 213.233(c). NJT 
proposes to substitute the operation of a track geometry measuring car 
over main track and sidings quarterly in place of one of the currently 
required twice weekly visual inspections.
    The FRA issued two public notices seeking comments of interested 
parties. After examining the railroad's proposal and the available 
facts, FRA has determined that a public hearing is necessary before a 
final decision is made on this proposal.
    Accordingly, a public hearing is hereby set for 9:00 a.m. EDT, on 
Tuesday, August 4, 1998 in the Peter W. Rodino Federal Building, 970 
Broad Street, Rooms 204-205, in Newark, New Jersey. Interested parties 
are invited to present oral statements at the hearing
    The hearing will be an informal one and will be conducted in 
accordance with Rule 25 of the FRA Rules of Practice (Title 49 CFR part 
211.25), by a representative designated by the FRA.
    The hearing will be a nonadversary proceeding and, therefore, there 
will be no cross-examination of persons presenting statements. The FRA 
representative will make an opening statement outlining the scope of 
the hearing. After all initial statements have been completed, those 
persons wishing to make brief rebuttal statements will be given the 
opportunity to do so in the same order in which they made their initial 
statements. Additional procedures, if necessary for the conduct of the 
hearing, will be announced at the hearing.

    Issued in Washington, D.C. on June 8, 1998.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 98-16158 Filed 6-17-98; 8:45 am]
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