[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 15 (Wednesday, January 23, 2002)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 3138]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-1637]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

49 CFR Part 219

[Docket No. FRA 2001-11068, Notice No. 2]
RIN 2130-AB39


Control of Alcohol and Drug Use: Proposed Application of Random 
Testing and Other Requirements to Employees of a Foreign Railroad Who 
Are Based Outside the United States and Perform Train or Dispatching 
Service in the United States; Request for Comment on Even Broader 
Application of Rules and on Implementation Issues

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

ACTION: Proposed rule; public hearing.

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SUMMARY: FRA's regulation on the control of alcohol and drug use, which 
applies to all railroads that operate on the general railroad system of 
transportation in the United States, currently exempts certain 
operations by foreign railroads and certain small railroads from some 
of the regulation's requirements. On December 11, 2001 (66 FR 64000), 
FRA published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposing to 
narrow the scope of these exemptions.
    The NPRM also invites a discussion of alcohol and drug program 
implementation issues, and comment on whether FRA should expand the 
basis for requiring post-accident testing and testing for cause to 
include events that occur outside the United States. This notice 
announces the scheduling of a public hearing to allow interested 
parties the opportunity to comment on these issues.

DATES: Public Hearing: The date of the public hearing is Thursday, 
February 14, 2002, at 9 a.m. in Washington, DC. Any person wishing to 
participate in the public hearing should notify the Docket Clerk by 
telephone (202-493-6030) or by mail at the address provided below at 
least five working days prior to the date of the hearing and submit to 
the Docket Clerk three copies of the oral statement that he or she 
intends to make at the hearing. The notification should identify the 
party the person represents, and the particular subject(s) the person 
plans to address. The notification should also provide the Docket Clerk 
with the participant's mailing address.

ADDRESSES: (1) Docket Clerk: Written notification should identify the 
docket number and must be submitted in triplicate to Ms. Ivornette 
Lynch, Docket Clerk, Office of Chief Counsel, Federal Railroad 
Administration, RCC-10, 1120 Vermont Ave., NW., Stop 10, Washington, DC 
20590.
    (2) Public Hearing: The public hearing will be held at 1120 Vermont 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20005. The hearing room will be Room 1001A 
on the 10th floor. Attendees should first present an identification 
card with photograph (such as a current driver's license) to the 
security counter at the Federal Railroad Administration offices on the 
7th floor, and follow security procedures as provided at that location.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lamar Allen, Alcohol and Drug Program 
Manager, FRA Office of Safety, RRS-11, 1120 Vermont Avenue, NW., Mail 
Stop 25, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone 202-493-6313); or Patricia V. 
Sun, Trial Attorney, Office of the Chief Counsel, RCC-11, 1120 Vermont 
Avenue, NW., Mail Stop 10, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone 202-493-
6038).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on January 16, 2002.
Allan Rutter,
Federal Railroad Administrator.
[FR Doc. 02-1637 Filed 1-22-02; 8:45 am]
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