80_FR_55463 80 FR 55285 - Risk Reduction Program

80 FR 55285 - Risk Reduction Program

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 178 (September 15, 2015)

Page Range55285-55286
FR Document2015-23233

On February 27, 2015, FRA published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would require certain railroads to develop a Risk Reduction Program (RRP). On August 27, 2015, FRA held a public hearing to provide interested persons an opportunity to provide oral comments on the proposal. FRA is reopening the comment period for this proceeding to allow additional time for interested parties to submit written comments in response to views or information provided at the public hearing.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 178 (Tuesday, September 15, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 178 (Tuesday, September 15, 2015)]
[Proposed Rules]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-23233]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket No. FRA-2009-0038]

49 CFR Part 271

RIN 2130-AC11


Risk Reduction Program

AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of 
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of comment period reopening.

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SUMMARY: On February 27, 2015, FRA published a Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking (NPRM) that would require certain railroads to develop a 
Risk Reduction Program (RRP). On August 27, 2015, FRA held a public 
hearing to provide interested persons an opportunity to provide oral 
comments on the proposal. FRA is reopening the comment period for this 
proceeding to allow additional time for interested parties to submit 
written comments in response to views or information provided at the 
public hearing.

DATES: The comment period for this proceeding, consisting of the 
proposed rule published February 27, 2015, at 80 FR 10950, and the 
August 27, 2015, hearing, announced at 80 FR 45500, July 30, 2015, is 
reopened. Written comments must be received by September 18th, 2015. 
Comments received after that date will be considered to the extent 
possible without incurring additional expense or delay.

ADDRESSES: Written comments related to Docket No. FRA-2009-0038 may be 
submitted by any of the following methods:
     Web site: The Federal eRulemaking Portal, http://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., Washington, DC 20590, 
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. 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: FRA has posted a transcript of the August 27, 2015, public 
hearing to the public docket in this proceeding. For access to the 
docket to read background documents or comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov at any time or to the Docket Management Facility, 
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 
Washington, DC 20590, Room W-12-140 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: Miriam Kloeppel, Staff Director, Risk 
Reduction Program Division, Office of Safety Analysis, FRA, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE., Mail Stop 25, Washington, DC 20590, (202) 493-6224, 
[email protected]; or Elizabeth Gross, Trial Attorney, Office of 
Chief Counsel, FRA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Mail Stop 10, 
Washington, DC 20590, (202) 493-1342, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 
requires the development and implementation of railroad safety risk 
reduction programs. Risk reduction is a comprehensive, system-oriented 
approach to safety that (1) determines an operation's level of risk by 
identifying and analyzing applicable hazards and (2) involves the 
development of plans to mitigate that risk. Each RRP is statutorily 
required to be supported by a risk analysis and a Risk Reduction 
Program Plan, which must include a Technology Implementation Plan and a 
Fatigue Management Plan.
    FRA held a public hearing on August 27, 2015, to receive oral 
comments in response to an NPRM requesting public comment on a proposed 
risk reduction rulemaking. See 80 FR 10950, Feb. 27, 2015 and 80 FR 
45500, July 30, 2015. FRA also reopened the comment period to allow 
time for interested parties to submit written comments after the public 
hearing, and comments were due September 10, 2015. To afford interested 
parties additional time and opportunity to submit written comments in 
response to views or information provided at the public hearing, FRA is 
again reopening the comment period in this proceeding.

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Written comments must be received by September 18th, 2015.

Privacy Act Statement

    In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments from the 
public to better inform its rulemaking process. 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.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on September 11th, 2015.
Patrick T. Warren,
Acting Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety and Chief Safety 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-23233 Filed 9-11-15; 4:15 pm]
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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 178 / Tuesday, September 15, 2015 / Proposed Rules 55285 If you intend to deliver your DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION received will be posted without change comments to the Baltimore address, call to http://www.regulations.gov, including telephone number (410) 786–9994 in Federal Railroad Administration any personal information provided. advance to schedule your arrival with [Docket No. FRA–2009–0038] Please see the Privacy Act heading in one of our staff members. the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section Comments erroneously mailed to the 49 CFR Part 271 of this document for Privacy Act addresses indicated as appropriate for information related to any submitted RIN 2130–AC11 hand or courier delivery may be delayed comments or materials. and received after the comment period. Risk Reduction Program Docket: FRA has posted a transcript of the August 27, 2015, public hearing to For information on viewing public AGENCY: Federal Railroad the public docket in this proceeding. comments, see the beginning of the Administration (FRA), Department of For access to the docket to read SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. Transportation (DOT). background documents or comments FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of received, go to http:// Ronisha Blackstone, (410) 786–6633. comment period reopening. www.regulations.gov at any time or to the Docket Management Facility, U.S. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July SUMMARY: On February 27, 2015, FRA Department of Transportation, 1200 16, 2015, we published a proposed rule published a Notice of Proposed New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, in the Federal Register (80 FR 42168) Rulemaking (NPRM) that would require DC 20590, Room W–12–140 on the entitled, ‘‘Reform of Requirements for certain railroads to develop a Risk ground level of the West Building, Long-Term Care Facilities’’ that would Reduction Program (RRP). On August between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday revise the requirements that long-term 27, 2015, FRA held a public hearing to through Friday, except Federal holidays. care facilities must meet to participate provide interested persons an in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. opportunity to provide oral comments FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The proposed provisions include on the proposal. FRA is reopening the Miriam Kloeppel, Staff Director, Risk updating obsolete language, improving comment period for this proceeding to Reduction Program Division, Office of clarity, addressing ongoing healthcare allow additional time for interested Safety Analysis, FRA, 1200 New Jersey priorities, and implementing certain parties to submit written comments in Avenue SE., Mail Stop 25, Washington, Affordable Care Act provisions. These response to views or information DC 20590, (202) 493–6224, proposed changes are necessary to provided at the public hearing. Miriam.Kloeppel@dot.gov; or Elizabeth reflect the substantial advances that Gross, Trial Attorney, Office of Chief DATES: The comment period for this have been made over the past several Counsel, FRA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue proceeding, consisting of the proposed years in the theory and practice of SE., Mail Stop 10, Washington, DC rule published February 27, 2015, at 80 service delivery and safety. These 20590, (202) 493–1342, FR 10950, and the August 27, 2015, proposals are also an integral part of our Elizabeth.Gross@dot.gov. hearing, announced at 80 FR 45500, July efforts to achieve broad-based 30, 2015, is reopened. Written SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Rail improvements both in the quality of comments must be received by Safety Improvement Act of 2008 health care furnished through federal September 18th, 2015. Comments requires the development and programs, and in patient safety, while at received after that date will be implementation of railroad safety risk the same time reducing procedural considered to the extent possible reduction programs. Risk reduction is a burdens on providers. without incurring additional expense or comprehensive, system-oriented We have received inquiries from delay. approach to safety that (1) determines Hospital Associations and national ADDRESSES: Written comments related an operation’s level of risk by industry organizations regarding the 60 to Docket No. FRA–2009–0038 may be identifying and analyzing applicable day period to submit comments submitted by any of the following hazards and (2) involves the regarding this proposed rule. The methods: development of plans to mitigate that organizations stated that they needed • Web site: The Federal eRulemaking risk. Each RRP is statutorily required to additional time to respond to the rule Portal, http://www.regulations.gov. be supported by a risk analysis and a due to the scope and complexity of the Follow the Web site’s online Risk Reduction Program Plan, which proposal. Because of the scope of the instructions for submitting comments. must include a Technology proposed rule, and since we have • Fax: (202) 493–2251. Implementation Plan and a Fatigue specifically requested the public’s • Mail: Docket Management Facility, Management Plan. comments on various aspect of the rule, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 FRA held a public hearing on August we believe that it is important to allow New Jersey Avenue SE., Room W12– 27, 2015, to receive oral comments in ample time for the public to prepare 140, Washington, DC 20590. response to an NPRM requesting public comments on this proposed rule. • Hand Delivery: Docket Management comment on a proposed risk reduction Therefore, we have decided to reopen Facility, U.S. Department of rulemaking. See 80 FR 10950, Feb. 27, the comment period for an additional 30 Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 2015 and 80 FR 45500, July 30, 2015. days. This document announces the Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, FRA also reopened the comment period reopening of the public comment period Room W12–140 on the ground level of to allow time for interested parties to mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS to end on October 14, 2015. the West Building, between 9 a.m. and submit written comments after the 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except public hearing, and comments were due Dated: September 9, 2015. Federal holidays. September 10, 2015. To afford interested Andrew M. Slavitt, Instructions: All submissions must parties additional time and opportunity Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare include the agency name, docket name, to submit written comments in response & Medicaid Services. and docket number or Regulatory to views or information provided at the [FR Doc. 2015–23110 Filed 9–11–15; 8:45 am] Identification Number (RIN) for this public hearing, FRA is again reopening BILLING CODE 4120–01–P rulemaking. 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55286 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 178 / Tuesday, September 15, 2015 / Proposed Rules Written comments must be received by inspection, by appointment, during species (47 FR 58454). Category 2 status September 18th, 2015. normal business hours at the U.S. Fish included those taxa for which and Wildlife Service, New England information in the Service’s possession Privacy Act Statement Field Office, 70 Commercial Street, indicated that a proposed rule may be In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), Suite 300, Concord, NH 03301. Please appropriate, but for which sufficient DOT solicits comments from the public submit any new information, materials, data on biological vulnerability and to better inform its rulemaking process. comments, or questions concerning this threats were not available to support a DOT posts these comments, without finding to the above address. proposed rule at that time. This edit, including any personal information FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: classification remained valid for the the commenter provides to Thomas R. Chapman, Field Supervisor, species in subsequent review www.regulations.gov, as described in New England Field Office (see publications for animals that occurred the system of records notice (DOT/ALL– ADDRESSES); by telephone at 603–223– on September 18, 1985 (50 FR 37958), 14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at 2541; or by facsimile at 603–223–0104. January 6, 1989 (54 FR 554), November www.dot.gov/privacy. If you use a telecommunications device 21, 1991 (56 FR 58804), and November Issued in Washington, DC, on September for the deaf (TDD), please call the 15, 1994 (59 FR 58982). In the February 11th, 2015. Federal Information Relay Service 28, 1996, candidate notice of review Patrick T. Warren, (FIRS) at 800–877–8339. (CNOR) (61 FR 7596), we discontinued Acting Associate Administrator for Railroad the designation of Category 2 species as SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Safety and Chief Safety Officer. candidates; therefore, the New England Background cottontail was no longer a candidate [FR Doc. 2015–23233 Filed 9–11–15; 4:15 pm] species. BILLING CODE 4910–06–P Section 4(b)(3)(B) of the Act (16 On August 30, 2000, we received a U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), requires that, for petition dated August 29, 2000, from the any petition to revise the Federal Lists Biodiversity Legal Foundation, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife Conservation Action Project, and Plants that contains substantial Endangered Small Animals Fish and Wildlife Service scientific or commercial information Conservation Fund and Defenders of that listing the species may be Wildlife, requesting that the New 50 CFR Part 17 warranted, we make a finding within 12 England cottontail be listed under the [Docket No. FWS–R5–ES–2015–0136; months of the date of receipt of the Act and critical habitat be designated. 4500030113] petition. In this finding, we will We acknowledged the receipt of the determine that the petitioned action is: petition in a letter to The Biodiversity Endangered and Threatened Wildlife (1) Not warranted, (2) Warranted, or (3) Legal Foundation, dated September 14, and Plants; 12-Month Finding on a Warranted, but the immediate proposal 2000, and stated that, due to funding Petition To List the New England of a regulation implementing the constraints in fiscal year (FY) 2000, we Cottontail as an Endangered or petitioned action is precluded by other would not be able to begin processing Threatened Species pending proposals to determine whether the petition in a timely manner. Those species are endangered or threatened, funding constraints persisted into FY AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, and expeditious progress is being made Interior. 2001. to add or remove qualified species from On December 19, 2000, Defenders of ACTION: Notice of 12-month petition the Federal Lists of Endangered and Wildlife sent a Notice of Intent (NOI) to finding. Threatened Wildlife and Plants. Section sue the Service for violating the Act by 4(b)(3)(C) of the Act requires that we failing to make a timely 90-day finding SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and treat a petition for which the requested on the August 2000 petition. On Wildlife Service (Service), announce a action is found to be warranted but February 8, 2002, Defenders of Wildlife 12-month finding on a petition to list precluded as though resubmitted on the sent another NOI to sue in response to the New England cottontail (Sylvilagus date of such finding, that is, requiring a the Service’s failure to make a timely transitionalis) as an endangered or subsequent finding to be made within 12-month finding on the August 2000 threatened species and to designate 12 months. We must publish these 12- petition. On May 14, 2002, we advised critical habitat under the Endangered month findings in the Federal Register. Defenders of Wildlife that we would Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). Until now, making a 12-month finding begin action on the petition in FY 2002. After review of the best available On June 30, 2004, the Service that listing is warranted or not scientific and commercial information, published in the Federal Register a 90- warranted for the New England we find that listing the New England day finding that the petition presented cottontail was precluded by other higher cottontail is not warranted at this time. substantial scientific and commercial priority national listing actions (71 FR However, we ask the public to submit to information indicating that listing the 53756, September 12, 2006; 72 FR us any new information that becomes New England cottontail as endangered 69034, December 6, 2007; 73 FR 75176, available concerning the threats to the may be warranted (69 FR 39395). We December 10, 2008; 74 FR 57804, New England cottontail or its habitat at also announced the initiation of a status November 9, 2009; 75 FR 69222, any time. review to determine if listing the species November 10, 2010; 76 FR 66370, DATES: The finding announced in this was warranted and requested additional mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS October 26, 2011; 77 FR 69993, document was made on September 15, November 21, 2012; 78 FR 70103, information and data regarding this 2015. November 22, 2013; 79 FR 72449, species. On September 12, 2006, the ADDRESSES: This finding is available on December 5, 2014). Service published a finding that the the Internet at http:// petition presented substantial scientific www.regulations.gov at Docket Number Previous Federal Actions and commercial information indicating FWS–R5–ES–2015–0136. Supporting On December 30, 1982, we published that listing the New England cottontail documentation we used in preparing our notice of review classifying the New as threatened or endangered was this finding is available for public England cottontail as a Category 2 warranted, but precluded (71 FR 53756). VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:46 Sep 14, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\15SEP1.SGM 15SEP1


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionProposed Rules
ActionProposed rule; notice of comment period reopening.
DatesThe comment period for this proceeding, consisting of the proposed rule published February 27, 2015, at 80 FR 10950, and the August 27, 2015, hearing, announced at 80 FR 45500, July 30, 2015, is reopened. Written comments must be received by September 18th, 2015. Comments received after that date will be considered to the extent possible without incurring additional expense or delay.
ContactMiriam Kloeppel, Staff Director, Risk Reduction Program Division, Office of Safety Analysis, FRA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Mail Stop 25, Washington, DC 20590, (202) 493-6224, [email protected]; or Elizabeth Gross, Trial Attorney, Office of Chief Counsel, FRA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Mail Stop 10, Washington, DC 20590, (202) 493-1342, [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 55285 
RIN Number2130-AC11
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