[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 157 (Tuesday, August 14, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 48591]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-19910]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket No. FRA-2012-0066]


State Rail Plan Guidance

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

ACTION: Request for Public Comment on Proposed State Rail Plan 
Guidance.

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SUMMARY: FRA is publishing this notice to request comments on FRA's 
technical guidance for the development, submission, and acceptance of 
State rail plans. State rail plans are documents that are required 
under Section 303 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act 
of 2008 (Pub. L. 110-432). Section 303 of PRIIA provides for enhanced 
State involvement in rail policy, planning, and development efforts, 
including requiring States to develop FRA-accepted State rail plans in 
order to be eligible for the capital grants authorized in the Act and 
available under the High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail program. This 
guidance provides an explanation of the process to be followed in 
developing State rail plans, FRA's process for reviewing and accepting 
State rail plans, a standardized format, and a list of the minimum 
content requirements of State rail plans established in Section 303. 
The State Rail Plan Guidance document is available on FRA's Web site at 
http://www.fra.dot.gov/rpd/Passenger/fp_Proposed_State_Rail_Plan_Guidance.shtml.

DATES: Public comments on the proposed guidance are due on or before 
October 15, 2012.
    ADDRESSES: To ensure that comments are not entered into the docket 
more than once, please submit comments, identified by docket number 
FRA-2012-0066, by only one of the following methods:
    (1) Web site: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions 
for submitting comments on the U.S. Government electronic docket site;
    (2) Fax: (202) 493-2251;
    (3) Mail: U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue 
SE., Docket Operations, M-30, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001; 
or
    (4) Hand Delivery: Room W12-140 on the first floor of the West 
Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    Instructions for submitting public comments: All submissions must 
make reference to the ``Federal Railroad Administration'' and include 
docket number FRA-2012-0066. Due to security procedures in effect since 
October 2001, mail received through the U.S. Postal Service may be 
subject to delays. Parties making submissions responsive to this notice 
should consider using an express mail firm to ensure the prompt filing 
of any submissions not filed electronically or by hand. If comments are 
submitted by mail or by hand, please submit two copies of the comments. 
For confirmation that the FRA has received the comments, a self-
addressed stamped postcard must be included. Note that all submissions 
received, including any personal information therein, will be posted 
without change or alteration to http://www.regulations.gov. For more 
information, you may review DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement in the 
Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477), or visit 
http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions about this notice, 
please contact Kyle Gradinger, Transportation Industry Analyst, Office 
of Railroad Policy and Development, Federal Railroad Administration, 
1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., W36-430, Washington, DC 20590; telephone: 
(202) 493-6191.

    Issued in Washington, DC on August 7, 2012.
Corey Hill,
Director, Project Development and Delivery.
[FR Doc. 2012-19910 Filed 8-13-12; 8:45 am]
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