Proposed Rules. Notice of public hearing

Agency: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of Transportation (DOT)
Action: Notice of public hearing
Citation: FR Doc. 02-1027 · RIN 2130-AB38 · FRA Docket No. FRA-2001-8728, Notice No. 2 · 49 CFR 241

Summary

On December 11, 2001 (66 FR 63942), FRA published an Interim Final Rule (IFR) requiring all dispatching of railroad operations that occur in the United States to be performed in the United States with three minor exceptions. FRA is interested in receiving public comments on possible benefits and costs of this IFR and comments on whether FRA should adopt an alternative regulatory scheme under which extraterritorial dispatching of United States railroad operations would be permitted and, if so, under what conditions. In the IFR, FRA announced that it would schedule a public hearing to allow interested parties the opportunity to comment on these issues. This notice announces the scheduling of the public hearing.

Dates

Public Hearing: The date of the public hearing is Tuesday, February 12, 2002, at 10 a.m. in Washington, DC. Any person wishing to participate in the public hearing should notify the Docket Clerk by telephone (202-493-6030) or by mail at the address provided below at least five working days prior to the date of the hearing and submit to the Docket Clerk three copies of the oral statement that he or she intends to make at the hearing. The notification should identify the party the person represents, and the particular subject(s) the person plans to address. The notification should also provide the Docket Clerk with the participant's mailing address.