[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 241 (Tuesday, December 16, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74807-74808]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-29397]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket Number FRA-2012-0052]


Notice of Public Hearing and Extension of Public Comment Period

    Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) has 
petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for an extension 
of its waiver of compliance from the Federal hours of service 
requirement for train employees engaged in commuter or intercity rail 
passenger transportation as specified in 49 CFR 228.405(b)(4). SEPTA's 
current waiver allows the travel time to an ``other than regular 
reporting point,'' to count as time off duty, if such travel time is 
less than or equal to the normal travel time to the employee's 
``regular reporting point.'' This waiver is identified as FRA Docket 
Number FRA-2012-0052. A copy of SEPTA's full petition is available for 
review online at http://www.regulations.gov under the docket number 
identified above.
    FRA has issued a public notice seeking comments from interested 
parties. See 79 FR 54343, Sept. 11, 2014. After examining the carrier's 
proposal and the available facts, FRA has determined that a public 
hearing is necessary before a final decision is made on this proposal. 
Accordingly, FRA invites all interested persons to participate in a 
public hearing on February 10, 2015. The hearing will be conducted in 
the first floor conference room, Baldwin Tower, 1510 Chester Pike, Crum 
Lynne, Pennsylvania, 19022. The hearing will begin at 10:00 a.m. 
Interested parties are invited to present oral statements at the 
hearing. For information on facilities or services for persons with 
disabilities or to request special assistance at the hearing, contact 
Ms. Carrieanne Holzworth at 610-521-8214.
    The hearing will be conducted in accordance with Rule 25 of the FRA 
Rules of Practice (49 CFR 211.25) by a representative designated by 
FRA. The hearing will be a nonadversarial proceeding in which all 
interested parties will be given the opportunity to express their views 
regarding the petition without cross examination. An FRA representative 
will make an opening statement outlining the scope of the hearing. 
After all initial statements have been completed, those persons wishing 
to make brief rebuttal statements will be given the opportunity to do 
so in the same order in which they made their initial statements. 
Additional procedures, if necessary for the conduct of the hearing, 
will be announced at the hearing.
    In addition, FRA is hereby extending the comment period for this 
petition to March 12, 2015, to allow for additional comments to be 
submitted following the public hearing.
    All communications concerning these proceedings should identify the 
appropriate docket number and may be submitted by any of the following 
methods:
    <bullet> Web site: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 
instructions for submitting comments.
    <bullet> Fax: 202-493-2251.
    <bullet> Mail: Docket Operations Facility, U.S. Department of 
Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., W12-140, Washington, 
DC 20590.
    <bullet> Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Room W12-140, 
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
except Federal Holidays.

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    All written communications concerning these proceedings are 
available for examination during regular business hours (9 a.m.-5 p.m.) 
at the above facility. All documents in the public docket are also 
available for inspection and copying on the Internet at the docket 
facility's Web site at: http://www.regulations.gov.
    Anyone is able to 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.). 
In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments from the 
public to better inform its processes. 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. 
See also http://www.regulations.gov/#!privacyNotice for the privacy 
notice of regulations.gov.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on December 10, 2014.
Ron Hynes,
Director, Office of Technical Oversight.
[FR Doc. 2014-29397 Filed 12-15-14; 8:45 am]
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