[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 227 (Monday, November 26, 2012)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 70409-70410]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing 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), [email protected]; 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), [email protected].
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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