[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 44 (Thursday, March 6, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 10248]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-5545]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

49 CFR Parts 223 and 239

[FRA Docket No. PTEP-1, Notice No. 2]
RIN 2130-AA96


Passenger Train Emergency Preparedness

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

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; dates and locations of public 
hearings.

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SUMMARY: By notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) published on February 
24, 1997 (62 FR 8330), FRA proposed a rule to require minimum Federal 
safety standards for the preparation, adoption, and implementation of 
emergency preparedness plans by railroads connected with the operation 
of passenger trains, including freight railroads hosting the operations 
of rail passenger service. In that notice, FRA announced that it would 
soon schedule two public hearings to allow interested parties the 
opportunity to comment on issues addressed in the NPRM.

DATES: Public Hearings: The date of the first public hearing is Friday, 
April 4 at 8:30 a.m. in Chicago, Illinois, and the date of the second 
public hearing is Monday, April 7 at 8:30 a.m. in New York City, New 
York. Any person wishing to participate in a public hearing should 
notify the Docket Clerk by telephone (202-632-3198) or by mail at the 
address provided below at least five working days prior to the date of 
the hearing and submit three copies of the oral statement that he or 
she intends to make at the hearing. The notification should identify 
the hearing in which the person wishes to participate, the party the 
person represents, and the particular subject(s) the person plans to 
address. The notification should also provide the Docket Clerk with the 
participant's mailing address. FRA reserves the right to limit 
participation in the hearings of persons who fail to provide such 
notification.

ADDRESSES: (1) Docket Clerk: Written notification should identify the 
docket number and must be submitted in triplicate to the Docket Clerk, 
Office of Chief Counsel, Federal Railroad Administration, RCC-10, 400 
Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20590. (2) Public Hearings: The 
hearing scheduled for April 4 in Chicago will be held in the Special 
Events Room, Suite 200 on the Second Floor, Corporate Conference 
Center, 200 W. Adams Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606. The hearing 
scheduled for April 7 in New York City will be held in Room 305C of the 
Federal Building at 26 Federal Plaza, New York, N.Y. 10278.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Edward R. English, Director, 
Office of Safety Assurance and Compliance, FRA, 400 Seventh Street, 
S.W., Washington, D.C. 20590 (telephone number: 202-632-3349), or David 
H. Kasminoff, Esq., Trial Attorney, Office of Chief Counsel, FRA, 400 
Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20590 (telephone: 202-632-3191).

    Issued in Washington, D.C., on March 3, 1997.
Donald M. Itzkoff,
Deputy Federal Railroad Administrator.
[FR Doc. 97-5545 Filed 3-3-97; 3:39 pm]
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