[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 100 (Tuesday, May 23, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 33262]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-12950]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

49 CFR Parts 209 and 230

[FRA Docket No. RSSL-98-1, Notice No. 5]


Inspection and Maintenance Standards for Steam Locomotives

AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of 
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: On November 17, 1999, FRA published the final rule on 
inspection and maintenance of steam locomotives (65 FR 62828). The 
Inspection and Maintenance Standards for Steam Locomotives, Title 49, 
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), parts 209 and 230, which took effect 
on January 18, 2000, sets forth new inspection and implementation 
requirements. FRA is holding a public meeting to explain the 
implementation schedule and general requirements for inspection and 
maintenance of steam locomotives under the rule. This meeting will also 
provide interested parties with the opportunity to discuss the rule and 
ask questions of the presenters. All parties interested in the new rule 
on inspection and maintenance of steam locomotives are invited to 
attend this meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on July 27, 2000, at 8 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held on July 27, 2000, in room 570 of 
the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, One Federal Drive, Fort 
Snelling, Minnesota 55111-4007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:   

George Scerbo, Motive Power & Equipment Specialist, Office of Safety, 
FRA, 1120 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone 202-493-
6249); or
Paul F. Byrnes, Trial Attorney, Office of Chief Counsel, FRA, 1120 
Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20590 (202-493-6032).

Grady C. Cothen,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 00-12950 Filed 5-22-00; 8:45 am]
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