81_FR_30323 81 FR 30229 - Train Crew Staffing

81 FR 30229 - Train Crew Staffing

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 94 (May 16, 2016)

Page Range30229-30229
FR Document2016-11491

On March 15, 2016, FRA published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would require establishing minimum requirements for the size of train crew staffs depending on the type of operation. FRA is announcing an extension to the comment period and that it will schedule a public hearing in a future notice to provide interested persons an opportunity to comment on the proposal and to discuss further development of the regulation. When FRA schedules the public hearing in a future notice, it will also reopen 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 81 Issue 94 (Monday, May 16, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 94 (Monday, May 16, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 30229]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-11491]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

49 CFR Part 218

[Docket No. FRA-2014-0033, Notice No. 2]
RIN 2130-AC48


Train Crew Staffing

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

ACTION: Proposed rulemaking; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On March 15, 2016, FRA published a Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking (NPRM) that would require establishing minimum requirements 
for the size of train crew staffs depending on the type of operation. 
FRA is announcing an extension to the comment period and that it will 
schedule a public hearing in a future notice to provide interested 
persons an opportunity to comment on the proposal and to discuss 
further development of the regulation. When FRA schedules the public 
hearing in a future notice, it will also reopen 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: (1) Written Comments: FRA must receive written comments on the 
proposed rule by June 15, 2016. FRA may consider comments received 
after that date if possible without incurring additional expense or 
delay.
    (2) FRA received a timely request for a public hearing and will 
publish a supplemental notice in the Federal Register to inform 
interested parties of the date, time, and location of that hearing when 
it is scheduled. When FRA issues the supplemental notice, it will also 
reopen 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.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by the docket number FRA-
2014-0033 by any of the following methods:
     Online: Comments should be filed at the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal, http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 
instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax: 202-493-2251.
     Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., W12-140, Washington, DC 
20590.
     Hand Delivery: Room W12-140 on the Ground level of the 
West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590 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 (RIN 2130-AC48). Note that FRA will post all comments 
received 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 about any submitted petitions, comments, or materials.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov at any time or to 
the U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West 
Building, Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
except Federal Holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph D. Riley, Railroad Safety 
Specialist (OP)-Operating Crew Certification, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Mail Stop-25, Room 
W33-412, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, (202) 493-
6318, or Alan H. Nagler, Senior Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Chief 
Counsel, RCC-10, Mail Stop 10, West Building 3rd Floor, Room W31-309, 
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, (202) 493-6038).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Privacy Act

    Anyone can 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.). 
See http://www.regulations.gov/#!privacyNotice for the privacy notice 
of regulations.gov or interested parties may review DOT's complete 
Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on April 11, 
2000 (65 FR 19477). 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 May 11, 2016, under the authority 
set forth in 49 CFR 1.89(b).
Sarah E. Feinberg,
Administrator.
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 94 / Monday, May 16, 2016 / Proposed Rules 30229 congestion patterns, terrain, and (2) FRA received a timely request for Transportation, Federal Railroad meteorology, where maximum hourly NO2 a public hearing and will publish a Administration, Office of Chief Counsel, concentrations are expected to occur and supplemental notice in the Federal RCC–10, Mail Stop 10, West Building siting criteria can be met in accordance with Register to inform interested parties of 3rd Floor, Room W31–309, 1200 New appendix E of this part. Where a state or local air monitoring agency identifies multiple the date, time, and location of that Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC acceptable candidate sites where maximum hearing when it is scheduled. When 20590, (202) 493–6038). hourly NO2 concentrations are expected to FRA issues the supplemental notice, it SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: occur, the monitoring agency shall consider will also reopen the comment period for the potential for population exposure in the this proceeding to allow additional time Privacy Act criteria utilized to select the final site for interested parties to submit written Anyone can search the electronic location. Where one CBSA is required to comments in response to views or form of any written communications have two near-road NO2 monitoring stations, information provided at the public and comments received into any of our the sites shall be differentiated from each hearing. dockets by the name of the individual other by one or more of the following factors: Fleet mix; congestion patterns; terrain; ADDRESSES: You may submit comments submitting the comment (or signing the geographic area within the CBSA; or different identified by the docket number FRA– document, if submitted on behalf of an route, interstate, or freeway designation. 2014–0033 by any of the following association, business, labor union, etc.). (b) Measurements at required near-road methods: See http://www.regulations.gov/ NO2 monitor sites utilizing • Online: Comments should be filed #!privacyNotice for the privacy notice of chemiluminescence FRMs must include at a at the Federal eRulemaking Portal, regulations.gov or interested parties may minimum: NO, NO2, and NOX. review DOT’s complete Privacy Act http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the * * * * * online instructions for submitting Statement in the Federal Register [FR Doc. 2016–11507 Filed 5–13–16; 8:45 am] comments. published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR BILLING CODE 6560–50–P • Fax: 202–493–2251. 19477). In accordance with 5 U.S.C. • Mail: Docket Management Facility, 553(c), DOT solicits comments from the U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 public to better inform its rulemaking DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION New Jersey Avenue SE., W12–140, process. DOT posts these comments, Washington, DC 20590. without edit, including any personal Federal Railroad Administration • Hand Delivery: Room W12–140 on information the commenter provides, to the Ground level of the West Building, www.regulations.gov, as described in 49 CFR Part 218 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., the system of records notice (DOT/ALL– Washington, DC 20590 between 9 a.m. 14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at [Docket No. FRA–2014–0033, Notice No. 2] and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, www.dot.gov/privacy. RIN 2130–AC48 except Federal Holidays. Issued in Washington, DC, on May 11, Instructions: All submissions must 2016, under the authority set forth in 49 CFR Train Crew Staffing include the agency name, docket name, 1.89(b). and docket number or Regulatory Sarah E. Feinberg, AGENCY: Federal Railroad Identification Number (RIN) for this Administrator. Administration (FRA), Department of rulemaking (RIN 2130–AC48). Note that [FR Doc. 2016–11491 Filed 5–13–16; 8:45 am] Transportation (DOT). FRA will post all comments received BILLING CODE 4910–06–P ACTION: Proposed rulemaking; extension without change to http:// of comment period. www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. Please DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORATION SUMMARY: On March 15, 2016, FRA see the Privacy Act heading in the published a Notice of Proposed ‘‘Supplementary Information’’ section of Surface Transportation Board Rulemaking (NPRM) that would require this document for Privacy Act establishing minimum requirements for information about any submitted 49 CFR Parts 1108 and 1115 the size of train crew staffs depending petitions, comments, or materials. on the type of operation. FRA is [Docket No. EP 730] Docket: For access to the docket to announcing an extension to the read background documents or comment period and that it will Revisions to Arbitration Procedures comments received, go to http:// schedule a public hearing in a future www.regulations.gov at any time or to AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board. notice to provide interested persons an the U.S. Department of Transportation, ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. opportunity to comment on the proposal Docket Operations, M–30, West and to discuss further development of Building, Ground Floor, Room W12– SUMMARY: The Surface Transportation the regulation. When FRA schedules the 140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Board (Board or STB) is proposing to public hearing in a future notice, it will Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. amend its arbitration procedures to also reopen the comment period for this and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, conform to the requirements of the proceeding to allow additional time for except Federal Holidays. Surface Transportation Board interested parties to submit written FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Reauthorization Act of 2015. comments in response to views or Joseph D. Riley, Railroad Safety DATES: Comments are due by June 13, information provided at the public Specialist (OP)-Operating Crew 2016. Replies are due by July 1, 2016. Lhorne on DSK30JT082PROD with PROPOSALS hearing. Certification, U.S. Department of ADDRESSES: Comments on this proposal DATES: (1) Written Comments: FRA must Transportation, Federal Railroad may be submitted either via the Board’s receive written comments on the Administration, Mail Stop–25, Room e-filing format or in the traditional proposed rule by June 15, 2016. FRA W33–412, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., paper format. Any person using e-filing may consider comments received after Washington, DC 20590, (202) 493–6318, should attach a document and otherwise that date if possible without incurring or Alan H. Nagler, Senior Trial comply with the instructions at the E– additional expense or delay. Attorney, U.S. Department of FILING link on the Board’s Web site, at VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:38 May 13, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\16MYP1.SGM 16MYP1


Document Created: 2016-05-14 01:16:53
Document Modified: 2016-05-14 01:16:53
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionProposed Rules
ActionProposed rulemaking; extension of comment period.
Dates(1) Written Comments: FRA must receive written comments on the proposed rule by June 15, 2016. FRA may consider comments received after that date if possible without incurring additional expense or delay.
ContactJoseph D. Riley, Railroad Safety Specialist (OP)-Operating Crew Certification, U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Mail Stop-25, Room W33-412, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, (202) 493- 6318, or Alan H. Nagler, Senior Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Chief Counsel, RCC-10, Mail Stop 10, West Building 3rd Floor, Room W31-309, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, (202) 493-6038).
FR Citation81 FR 30229 
RIN Number2130-AC48
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