[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 195 (Tuesday, October 10, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 59581]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-16708]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration


Notification of Extension of Comment Period

    In accordance with Part 211 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR), the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) gave 
notice that it had received a request of approval for a waiver by the 
Union Pacific Railroad (UP). UP is implementing remote authority 
technology, designed to permit authorized users in the field to 
request, be granted, or release on-track authority without train 
dispatcher interaction. To facilitate the implementation of this 
technology, UP is requesting that FRA suspend compliance with certain 
rules in accordance with the provisions contained in 49 CFR 211.51.
    FRA placed the supporting documentation under docket number FRA-
2006-24840. FRA also gave notice that it would accept comments on the 
petition for 45 days subsequent to the publication of the notice. The 
comment period ended on September 10, 2006, and FRA is reopening the 
docket for comments to allow the public time to analyze and comment on 
additional documentation submitted by UP.
    All communications concerning this proceeding should identify the 
appropriate docket number (FRA-2006-24840) and may be submitted by any 
of the following methods:
     Web site: http://dms.dot.gov. Follow the instructions for 
submitting comments on the DOT electronic docket site.
     Fax: 202-493-2251
     Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, Room PL-401, 
Washington, DC 20590-001.
     Hand Delivery: Docket Management Facility, 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.
    Communications received within 90 days of the date of this notice 
will be considered by FRA before final action is taken. Comments 
received after that date will be considered as far as practicable. All 
written communications concerning these proceedings are available for 
examination during regular business hours (9 a.m.-5 p.m.) at the above 
facility. 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.
    Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all comments 
received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual 
submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf 
of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's 
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on 
April 11, 2000, (Volume 65, Number 70; Pages 19477-78). The statement 
may also be found at http://dms.dot.gov.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 4, 2006.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator, for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
 [FR Doc. E6-16708 Filed 10-6-06; 8:45 am]
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