Document ID: FRA-2011-0060-0018
Agency: fra
Document Type: Proposed Rule
Title: System Safety Program
Posted Date: 2012-11-26T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 227 (Monday, November 26, 2012)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 70409-70410]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-28561]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

49 CFR Part 270

[Docket No. FRA-2011-0060, Notice No. 2]
2130-AC31

System Safety Program

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

ACTION: Reopening of comment period.

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SUMMARY: By notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) published on September 
7, 2012, FRA proposed regulations to require commuter and intercity 
passenger railroads to develop and implement a system safety program 
(SSP) to improve the safety of their operations. The comment period for 
the NPRM closed November 6, 2012. This document reopens the comment 
period until December 7, 2012.

DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published September 7, 
2012, at 77 FR 55372, is reopened. Written comments must be received by 
Friday, December 7, 2012. Comments received after that date will be 
considered to the extent possible without incurring additional expenses 
or delays.

ADDRESSES: Comments: Comments related to Docket No. FRA-2011-0060 may 
be submitted by any of the following methods:
     Web site: The Federal eRulemaking Portal, 
www.regulations.gov. Follow the Web site's online instructions for 
submitting comments.
     Fax: 202-493-2251.
     Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Room W12-140, Washington, 
DC 20590.
     Hand Delivery: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department 
of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Room W12-140 on the 
Ground level of the West Building, 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 (2130-AC31). Note that all comments received will be 
posted 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 related to any submitted 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 
visit the Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Room W12-140 on the Ground 
level of the West Building, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel Knote, Staff Director, 
Passenger Rail Division, U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal 
Railroad Administration, Office of Railroad Safety, Mail Stop 25, West 
Building 3rd Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590 
(telephone: 631-965-1827), Daniel.Knote@dot.gov; or Matthew Navarrete, 
Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad 
Administration, Office of Chief Counsel, Mail Stop 10, West Building 
3rd Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: 
202-493-0138), Matthew.Navarrete@dot.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 29 and 30, 2012, Hurricane Sandy 
struck the Northeast region of the United States causing significant

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damage, flooding, and loss of power. Many passenger railroads in the 
Northeast region were affected by Hurricane Sandy and are still making 
efforts to resume normal service. Due to these extraordinary 
circumstances, FRA is reopening the comment period and extending the 
deadline for the NPRM so that the railroads impacted by Hurricane Sandy 
have an adequate opportunity to submit comments. The comment deadline 
is reopened and extended from November 6, 2012 to December 7, 2012.

Privacy Act

    Interested parties should be aware that anyone is able to search 
the electronic form of all comments received into any agency docket by 
the name of the individual submitting the comment (or signing the 
comment, 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 you may review DOT's complete 
Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on April 11, 
2000 (Volume 65, Number 70; Pages 19477-78).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on November 19, 2012.
Robert C. Lauby,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Regulatory and Legislative 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2012-28561 Filed 11-23-12; 8:45 am]
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