[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:
Web site: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Fax: 202-493-2251.
Mail: Docket Operations Facility, U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., W12-140, Washington,
DC 20590.
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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