[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 110 (Wednesday, June 9, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 31035]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-14627]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA-1999-5429]


Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway

Public Hearing

    The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (BNSF) has petitioned the 
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) seeking a permanent waiver of 
compliance with the Locomotive Safety Standards, Title 49, Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR), Sec. 229.21, which requires each locomotive 
in use shall be inspected once during each calendar day. BNSF seeks 
this waiver for locomotives utilized to haul loaded coal trains through 
Alliance, Nebraska. BNSF states that these locomotives are inspected 
prior to hauling empty coal trains to the mines for loading.
    This proceeding is identified as FRA-1999-5429. FRA has issued a 
public notice seeking comments of interested parties and has conducted 
a field investigation in this matter. After examining the carrier's 
proposal and letters of protest, FRA 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. on 
Wednesday, July 7, 1999, at the Porter House Restaurant located at 117 
Box Butte Avenue, Alliance, Nebraska. 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 (49 CFR 
Sec. 211.25) by a representative designated by FRA.
    The hearing will be a non-adversary 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, DC on June 1, 1999.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 99-14627 Filed 6-8-99; 8:45 am]
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