[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 12, 2005)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 2105]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-570]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

49 CFR Parts 229 and 238

[Docket No. FRA-2004-17645, Notice No. 2]
RIN 2130-AB23


Locomotive Crashworthiness

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

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM); extension of comment 
period.

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SUMMARY: On November 2, 2004, FRA published a Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register (69 FR 63890) proposing to 
establish comprehensive, minimum standards for locomotive 
crashworthiness. In that NPRM, FRA established a January 3, 2005 
deadline for submission of written comments. FRA has received a request 
to extend the comment period to give interested parties additional time 
to review, analyze, and submit comments on the NPRM. After considering 
this request, FRA has decided to extend the comment period until 
February 3, 2005. This notice announces the extension of the comment 
period.

DATES: Written Comments: Comments must be received by February 3, 2005. 
Comments received after that date will be considered to the extent 
possible without incurring additional expense or delay.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT DMS Docket Number 
FRA-2004-17645 by any of the following methods:
     Web site: http://dms.dot.gov. Follow the instructions for 
submitting comments to the DOT electronic docket Web site.
     Fax: Comments may be faxed to the following number: 1-202-
493-2251.
     Mail: Comments may be mailed to the Docket Management 
Facility at the U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, 
SW., Nassif Building, Room PL-401, Washington, DC 20590-001.
     Hand Delivery: Hand deliver comments to Room PL-401 on the 
plaza level of the Nassif Building, which is located at 400 Seventh 
Street, SW., Washington, DC between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.
     Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and 
docket name and docket number or Regulatory Identification Number (RIN) 
for this rulemaking. Note that all comments received will be posted 
without change to http://dms.dot.gov, including any personal 
information provided.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to http://dms.dot.gov at any time or to Room PL-
401 on the plaza level of the Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., 
Washington, DC between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Punwani, Office of Research and 
Development, Federal Railroad Administration, 1120 Vermont Avenue, NW., 
Mail Stop 20, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202) 493-6369); Charles 
L. Bielitz, Mechanical Engineer, Office of Safety Assurance and 
Compliance, Federal Railroad Administration, 1120 Vermont Avenue, NW., 
Mail Stop 25, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202) 493-6314); or 
Darrell L. Tardiff, Trial Attorney, Office of Chief Counsel, Federal 
Railroad Administration, 1120 Vermont Avenue, NW., Mail Stop 10, 
Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202) 493-6038).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on January 5, 2005.
Robert D. Jamison,
Acting Administrator.
[FR Doc. 05-570 Filed 1-11-05; 8:45 am]
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