Proposed Rules. Notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of comment period

Agency: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of Transportation (DOT)
Action: Notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of comment period
Citation: FR Doc. 2014-22768 · RIN 2130-AC10 · Docket No. FRA-2009-0039 · 49 CFR 219

Summary

On July 28, 2014, FRA published an NPRM proposing to expand the scope of its alcohol and drug regulations to cover employees who perform maintenance-of-way (MOW) activities and certain additional substantive amendments. This document provides notice that FRA is extending the comment period for this NPRM by 60 days.

Dates

The comment period for the NPRM published on July 28, 2014 (79 FR 43830), which was closing on September 26, 2014, is extended until November 25, 2014.

Supplementary Information

In response to Congress' mandate in the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (RSIA), on July 28, 2014, FRA published an NPRM proposing to expand the scope of its alcohol and drug regulations to cover employees who perform maintenance-of-way (MOW) activities. 79 FR 43830. In addition, in the NPRM, FRA proposed certain additional substantive amendments to its alcohol and drug regulations that either respond to National Transportation Safety Board recommendations or update and clarify the regulations based on a retrospective regulatory review analysis. In a document dated September 15, 2014, the American Public Transportation Association, American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association, Association of American Railroads, and National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association, Inc., jointly requested a 60 day extension of the NPRM's comment period. This document provides notice that FRA is extending the comment period for this NPRM by 60 days and comments to the NPRM are now due on November 25, 2014. Authority: 49 U.S.C. 20103, 20107, 20140, 21301, 21304, 21311; 28 U.S.C. 2461, note; Sec. 412, Pub. L. 110-432, 122 Stat. 4889; and 49 CFR 1.89. Issued in Washington, DC, on September 19, 2014. Robert C. Lauby, Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety and Chief Safety Officer. [FR Doc. 2014-22768 Filed 9-24-14; 8:45 am]