[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 136 (Friday, July 15, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41859-41860]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-17930]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration


Waiver Petition Docket Numbers FRA-2011-0002, CSX Transportation 
Railroad, and FRA-2004-17565, Union Pacific Railroad; Public Hearing

    On February 23, 2011, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) 
published a notice in the Federal Register (76 FR 10087) announcing the 
CSX Transportation Railroad's (CSXT) request for a waiver to operate 
RailRunner equipment in RailRunner only operations; operate RailRunner 
equipment commingled with RoadRailer bi-modal equipment; and RailRunner 
equipment operating behind various conventional railcars. On November 
22, 2010, FRA published a notice in the Federal Register (75 FR 224) 
announcing the Union Pacific Railroad's request for an amendment to 
their existing waiver of certain provisions of the Safety Appliance 
Standards, Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 231, and 
Power Brakes and Drawbars per 49 CFR part 232 relative to commingling 
RailRunner equipment with their RoadRailer trains.
    FRA has determined upon investigation that the facts of these two 
proceedings warrant a public hearing. Accordingly, a hearing is hereby 
scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. on August 3, 2011, at the Courtyard by 
Marriott Capitol Hill/Navy Yard, 140 L Street, SE., Washington, DC 
20003. Interested parties are invited to present oral statements at 
this hearing. For information on facilities or services for persons 
with disabilities or to request special assistance at the hearing, 
contact FRA's Docket Clerk, Jerome Melis-Tull by telephone, e-mail, or 
in writing at least 5 business days before the date of the hearing. Mr. 
Melis-Tull's contact information is as follows: FRA, Office of Chief 
Counsel, Mail Stop 10, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 
20590; telephone 202-493-6030; e-mail [email protected].
    The informal hearing will be conducted by a representative 
designated by FRA in accordance with FRA's Rules of Practice (see 
particularly 49 CFR 211.25). FRA's representative will make an opening 
statement outlining the scope of the hearing, as well as any additional 
procedures for the conduct of the hearing. The hearing will be a non-
adversarial proceeding in which all parties will be given the 
opportunity to express their views regarding the waiver petition(s) 
without cross-examination. After all initial statements have been 
completed, those individuals wishing to make rebuttal statements will 
be given an opportunity to do so.
    All communications concerning these proceedings should identify the 
appropriate docket numbers and may be submitted by any of the following 
methods:
     Web site: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 
instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax: 202-493-2251
     Mail: Docket Operations Facility, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., W12-140, Washington, DC 
20590.
     Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Room W12-140, 
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
except Federal holidays.
    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

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at the docket facility's Web site at http://www.regulations.gov.
    Anyone is able to search the electronic form of any written 
communications and comments received into any of our dockets by the 
name of the individual submitting the document (or signing the 
document, 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; 
Page 19477) or at http://www.dot.gov/privacy.html.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on July 12, 2011.
Robert C. Lauby,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Regulatory and Legislative 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2011-17930 Filed 7-14-11; 8:45 am]
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