[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 94 (Monday, May 16, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 30229]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-11491]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

49 CFR Part 218

[Docket No. FRA-2014-0033, Notice No. 2]
RIN 2130-AC48


Train Crew Staffing

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

ACTION: Proposed rulemaking; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On March 15, 2016, FRA published a Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking (NPRM) that would require establishing minimum requirements 
for the size of train crew staffs depending on the type of operation. 
FRA is announcing an extension to the comment period and that it will 
schedule a public hearing in a future notice to provide interested 
persons an opportunity to comment on the proposal and to discuss 
further development of the regulation. When FRA schedules the public 
hearing in a future notice, it will also reopen the comment period for 
this proceeding to allow additional time for interested parties to 
submit written comments in response to views or information provided at 
the public hearing.

DATES: (1) Written Comments: FRA must receive written comments on the 
proposed rule by June 15, 2016. FRA may consider comments received 
after that date if possible without incurring additional expense or 
delay.
    (2) FRA received a timely request for a public hearing and will 
publish a supplemental notice in the Federal Register to inform 
interested parties of the date, time, and location of that hearing when 
it is scheduled. When FRA issues the supplemental notice, it will also 
reopen the comment period for this proceeding to allow additional time 
for interested parties to submit written comments in response to views 
or information provided at the public hearing.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by the docket number FRA-
2014-0033 by any of the following methods:
     Online: Comments should be filed at the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal, http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 
instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax: 202-493-2251.
     Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., W12-140, Washington, DC 
20590.
     Hand Delivery: Room W12-140 on the Ground level 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: All submissions must include the agency name, docket 
name, and docket number or Regulatory Identification Number (RIN) for 
this rulemaking (RIN 2130-AC48). Note that FRA will post all comments 
received without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any 
personal information provided. Please see the Privacy Act heading in 
the ``Supplementary Information'' section of this document for Privacy 
Act information about any submitted petitions, comments, or materials.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov at any time or to 
the U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West 
Building, Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
except Federal Holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph D. Riley, Railroad Safety 
Specialist (OP)-Operating Crew Certification, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Mail Stop-25, Room 
W33-412, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, (202) 493-
6318, or Alan H. Nagler, Senior Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Chief 
Counsel, RCC-10, Mail Stop 10, West Building 3rd Floor, Room W31-309, 
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, (202) 493-6038).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Privacy Act

    Anyone can search the electronic form of any written communications 
and comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the 
individual submitting the comment (or signing the document, if 
submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.). 
See http://www.regulations.gov/#!privacyNotice for the privacy notice 
of regulations.gov or interested parties may review DOT's complete 
Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on April 11, 
2000 (65 FR 19477). In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits 
comments from the public to better inform its rulemaking process. DOT 
posts these comments, without edit, including any personal information 
the commenter provides, to www.regulations.gov, as described in the 
system of records notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at 
www.dot.gov/privacy.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 11, 2016, under the authority 
set forth in 49 CFR 1.89(b).
Sarah E. Feinberg,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2016-11491 Filed 5-13-16; 8:45 am]
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