[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 213 (Thursday, November 3, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 68260]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-28453]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket Number FRA-2011-0055]


Notice of Public Hearing

    The Marquette Rail, LLC (MQT), by a May 23, 2011, document, has 
petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) seeking the 
approval of a Product Safety Plan for the Railsoft TrackAccess System 
submitted pursuant to Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 
Section 236.907. The TrackAccess System is a processor-based dispatch 
system developed to be operated in the autonomous mode (without 
dispatcher intervention) for low-density lines.
    This proceeding is identified as Docket Number FRA-2011-0055. A 
copy of MQT's full petition is available for review online at http://www.regulations.gov.
    FRA has conducted a field investigation in this matter and has 
issued a public notice seeking comments from interested parties (See 76 
FR 48941 (August 9, 2011)). After examining the carrier's proposal and 
the available facts, and comments received from American Train 
Dispatchers Association; Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and 
Trainmen; Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees Division; 
Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen; and Railsoft Systems, Inc., FRA has 
determined that a public hearing is necessary before a final decision 
is made on this proposal. Accordingly, FRA invites all interested 
persons to participate in a public hearing on December 13, 2011. The 
hearing will be conducted at the Holiday Inn Express, 5323 West U.S. 
Highway 10, Ludington, Michigan 49431. The hearing will begin at 9 a.m. 
Interested parties are invited to present oral statements at the 
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, email, 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) 493-6058; email: [email protected].
    The hearing will be informal and conducted in accordance with Rule 
25 of the FRA Rules of Practice (49 CFR 211.25) by a representative 
designated by FRA. The hearing will be a non-adversarial proceeding; 
therefore, there will be no cross-examination of persons presenting 
statements. An FRA representative will make an opening statement 
outlining the scope of the hearing. After all initial statements have 
been completed, those persons wishing to make brief rebuttal statements 
will be given the opportunity to do so in the same order in which they 
made their initial statements. Additional procedures, if necessary for 
the conduct of the hearing, will be announced at the hearing.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 28, 2011.
Robert C. Lauby,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Regulatory and Legislative 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2011-28453 Filed 11-2-11; 8:45 am]
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