Transportation Department, Federal Railroad Administration
By notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) published on September 9, 2008 (73 FR 52496), FRA proposed revisions to its regulations governing railroad accident/incident recording and reporting. This document announces a public hearing to provide interested parties the opportunity to comment on the NPRM and announces a thirty (30) day extension of the comment period, which closed November 10, 2008, to commence on the date of the public hearing. This extension provides interested parties the opportunity to comment on the NPRM and to respond to matters that arise at the public hearing related to the NPRM.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration 49 CFR Part 225 [Docket No. FRA-2006-26173, Notice No. 2] RIN 2130-AB82 AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Notice of public hearing and extension of comment period. SUMMARY: By notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) published on September 9, 2008 ( 73 FR 52496 ), FRA proposed revisions to its regulations governing railroad accident/incident recording and reporting. This document announces a public hearing to provide interested parties the opportunity to comment on the NPRM and announces a thirty (30) day extension of the comment period, which closed November 10, 2008, to commence on the date of the public hearing. This extension provides interested parties the opportunity to comment on the NPRM and to respond to matters that arise at the public hearing related to the NPRM. DATES: (1) Public Hearing: A public hearing will be held on the date and at the location listed below to provide interested parties the opportunity to comment on the proposed revisions contained in the NPRM. A thirty (30) day extension of the comment period will commence on the date of the hearing. The date of the public hearing is as follows: Thursday, December 18, 2008, at 8:30 a.m. in Washington, DC. (2) Extension of Comment Period: The comment period will reopen Thursday, December 18, 2008 and written comments must be received by Friday, January 16, 2009. Comments received after that date w…
Citation: 73 FR 72440
