[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 24 (Friday, February 4, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 5723]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-2551]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket No. FRA-1999-6404]


Extension of Comment Period; Petition for Grandfathering of Non-
Compliant Equipment; National Railroad Passenger Corporation

    On October 18, 1999, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation 
(Amtrak) petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for 
grandfathering of non-compliant passenger equipment manufactured by 
Renfe Talgo of America (Talgo) for use on rail lines between Vancouver, 
British Columbia and Eugene, Oregon; between Las Vegas, Nevada and Los 
Angeles, California; and between San Diego, California and San Luis 
Obispo, California. Notice of receipt of such petition was published in 
the Federal Register on November 2, 1999, at 64 FR 59230. Interested 
parties were invited to comment on the petition before the end of the 
comment period of December 2, 1999.
    Through published notice in the Federal Register, FRA has extended 
the comment period in this proceeding and explained the reasons 
therefor. FRA most recently extended the comment period until January 
31, 2000. See 65 FR 2223; Jan. 13, 2000. By this notice, FRA is further 
extending the comment period until February 22, 2000. This extension 
will allow FRA to resolve an ongoing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 
request for information related to this proceeding, see 65 FR 2223, and 
permit the requester sufficient time in which to analyze any further 
documents that may be released by FRA. FRA will place in the docket a 
copy of any documents provided to the FOIA requester. FRA expects that 
further extensions of the comment period will not be necessary.
    Comments received after February 22, 2000, will be considered to 
the extent possible. Amtrak's petition, documents inserted in the 
docket, and all written communications concerning this proceeding are 
available for examination during regular business hours (9:00 a.m. to 
5:00 p.m.) at DOT Central Docket Management Facility, Room PL-401 
(Plaza Level), 400 Seventh, SW, Washington, DC 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.

    Issued in Washington, D. C. on January 28, 2000.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 00-2551 Filed 2-3-00; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-06-P