[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 22 (Friday, February 1, 2019)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 1046]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-00788]


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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

49 CFR Parts 1002 and 1312

[Docket No. EP 743]


Water Carrier Tariff Filing Procedures

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Board provides notice that comments to this notice of 
proposed rulemaking due to the Board during the partial Federal 
government shutdown period will now be due by February 4, 2019.

DATES: Comments on the proposed rule are due by February 4, 2019. Reply 
comments are due by March 4, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted either via the Board's e-filing 
format or in paper format. Any person using e-filing should attach a 
document and otherwise comply with the instructions found on the 
Board's website at www.stb.gov at the E-FILING link. Any person 
submitting a filing in paper format should send an original and 10 
paper copies of the filing to: Surface Transportation Board, Attn: 
Docket No. EP 743, 395 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20423-0001. Written 
comments and replies will be posted on the Board's website and can also 
be obtained by contacting the Office of Public Assistance, Governmental 
Affairs, and Compliance (OPAGAC) at [email protected] or (202) 245-0238.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Higgins at 202-245-0284. 
Assistance for the hearing impaired is available through the Federal 
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) 
served on December 21, 2018, the Board proposed new procedures for 
water carriers operating in the noncontiguous domestic trade to 
electronically publish, file, and keep tariffs available for public 
inspection. Notice of the proposed rulemaking was published in the 
Federal Register on December 26, 2018 (83 FR 66229).
    In the NPRM, the Board directed comments to be submitted by January 
25, 2019, and reply comments to be submitted by February 25, 2019. 
During the partial shutdown of the Federal government from December 22, 
2018 through January 25, 2019, all deadlines requiring the submission 
of material to the Board, including the deadlines in this proceeding, 
were tolled. Comments on the NPRM will be due by February 4, 2019, and 
reply comments will be due by March 4, 2019.
    It is ordered:
    1. Comments are due by February 4, 2019. Reply comments are due by 
March 4, 2019.
    2. Notice of this decision will be published in the Federal 
Register.
    3. This decision is effective on its service date.

    Decided: January 29, 2019.

    By the Board, Allison C. Davis, Acting Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2019-00788 Filed 1-31-19; 8:45 am]
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