[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 10 (Friday, January 14, 2000)] [Notices] [Pages 2454-2455] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 00-892] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Railroad Administration [Docket No. FRA-1999-6689] Railroad Car Conspicuity; Establishment of Public Docket Congress, in the Federal Railroad Safety Authorization Act of 1994 (Pub. L. No 103-440), requires FRA to conduct a review of the Department's rules with respect to the visibility of railroad cars. Part of this review includes collecting relevant data from operational experience by railroads having enhanced visibility measures in service. The statute, codified at 49 U.S.C. 20148, provides that if the review establishes that enhanced railroad car visibility would likely improve safety in a cost-effective manner, the Secretary of Transportation shall initiate a rulemaking to prescribe regulations requiring enhanced visibility standards for railroad cars. The Secretary has delegated this responsibility to the Federal Railroad Administration (``FRA''). FRA will consider, at a minimum-- (1) visibility of railroad cars from the perspective of nonrailroad traffic; (2) whether certain railroad car paint colors should be prohibited or required; (3) the use of reflective materials; (4) the visibility of lettering on railroad cars; (5) the effect of any enhanced visibility measures on the health and safety of train crew members; and (6) the cost/benefit ratio of any new regulations. In an effort to carry out the Congressional mandate, FRA is establishing a public docket to provide all interested parties with a central location to both send and review relevant information concerning railroad car conspicuity. The docket established for this purpose is designated Docket No. FRA-1999-6689. The information submitted to the docket will aid FRA in determining whether or not a rulemaking will ultimately be appropriate. [[Page 2455]] The public is invited to submit both relevant information and relevant comments to the docket. Written submissions should refer to the docket number of this notice (Docket No. FRA-1999-6689) and be sent to the DOT Central Docket Management Facility, 400 Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20590-0001. All docketed material will be available for inspection during regular business hours at DOT's Central Docket Management Facility, Room Pl-401 (Plaza Level), 400 Seventh Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20590-0001. All documents in the public docket are also available for inspection and copying on the Internet at the docket facility's web site at http://dms.dot.gov. Grady C. Cothen, Jr., Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program Development. [FR Doc. 00-892 Filed 1-13-00; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-06-U