[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 61 (Monday, March 30, 2020)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 17527]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-06580]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

49 CFR Part 299

[Docket No. FRA-2019-0068, Notice No. 3]
RIN 2130-AC84


Texas Central Railroad High-Speed Rail Safety Standards

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

ACTION: Proposed rule; announcement of public hearing postponement.

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SUMMARY: FRA is postponing three public hearings, originally announced 
on March 12, 2020, for the purpose of receiving oral comment on the 
Texas Central Railroad High-Speed Rail Safety Standards notice of 
proposed rulemaking (NPRM). The hearings were scheduled between March 
31, 2020 and April 2, 2020 in Dallas, Navasota, and Houston, Texas.

DATES: The public hearings that were scheduled on the following dates 
are postponed:
     Dallas, TX: March 31, 2020.
     Navasota, TX: April 1, 2020.
     Houston, TX: April 2, 2020.
    The comment period for the proposed rule published on March 10, 
2020 (85 FR 14036), is still scheduled to close on May 11, 2020. 
Written comments on the NPRM must be received by that date.

ADDRESSES: The postponed public hearings were scheduled at the 
following locations:
     Dallas, TX: Waxahachie Civic Center, 2000 Civic Center Ln, 
Waxahachie, TX 75165.
     Navasota, TX: Grimes County Fairgrounds and Expo Center, 
5220 FM 3455, Navasota, Texas 77868.
     Houston, TX: Waller High School Auditorium, 20950 Field 
Store Rd, Waller, TX 77484.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Hunter, Attorney Adviser, U.S. 
Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Office 
of Chief Counsel, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590 
(telephone: (202) 493-0368).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In light of the President's March 13, 2020, 
declaration of national emergency concerning the novel coronavirus 
disease (COVID-19) outbreak, and the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention's (CDC) guidance to cancel mass gatherings of people, FRA is 
postponing the three public hearings it had scheduled between March 31, 
2020 and April 2, 2020 in Dallas, Navasota, and Houston, Texas. FRA 
will reschedule to provide an opportunity for public hearing consistent 
with CDC guidelines, and may decide to use other alternative methods 
than in-person attendance. FRA plans to announce a revised hearing 
schedule in the Federal Register in the near future.

John Karl Alexy,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, Chief Safety Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-06580 Filed 3-26-20; 8:45 am]
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