82 FR 23150 - System Safety Program
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 97 (May 22, 2017)
Federal Railroad Administration
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 97 (May 22, 2017)
| Page Range | 23150-23150 | |
| FR Document | 2017-10519 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 97 (Monday, May 22, 2017)] [Rules and Regulations] [Page 23150] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-10519] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Railroad Administration 49 CFR Part 270 [Docket No. FRA-2011-0060, Notice No. 6] RIN 2130-AC31 System Safety Program AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of Transportation. ACTION: Final rule; stay of regulations. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: On August 12, 2016, FRA published a final rule requiring commuter and intercity passenger railroads to develop and implement a system safety program (SSP) to improve the safety of their operations. On February 10, 2017, FRA stayed the SSP final rule's requirements until March 21, 2017, and on March 20, 2017, FRA extended the stay to May 22, 2017. This document extends that stay until June 5, 2017. DATES: Effective May 18, 2017, 49 CFR part 270 is stayed until June 5, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Navarrete, Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Chief Counsel; telephone: 202-493-0138; email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 12, 2016, FRA published a final rule requiring commuter and intercity passenger railroads to develop and implement an SSP to improve the safety of their operations. See 81 FR 53850. On February 10, 2017, FRA stayed the SSP final rule's requirements until March 21, 2017 consistent with the new Administration's guidance issued January 20, 2017, intended to provide the Administration an adequate opportunity to review new and pending regulations. 82 FR 10443 (Feb. 13, 2017). To provide additional time for that review, FRA extended the stay until May 22, 2017. 82 FR 14476 (Mar. 21, 2017). To continue this review, FRA needs to extend the stay until June 5, 2017. FRA's implementation of this action without opportunity for public comment is based on the good cause exceptions in 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) and 553(d)(3), in that seeking public comment is impracticable, unnecessary, and contrary to the public interest. The delay in the effective date until June 5, 2017, is necessary to provide the opportunity for further review and consideration of this new regulation, consistent with the new Administration's January 20, 2017 guidance. Given the imminence of the effective date of the ``System Safety Program'' final rule, seeking prior public comment on this temporary delay would be impractical, as well as contrary to the public interest in the orderly promulgation and implementation of regulations. Authority: 49 U.S.C. 20103, 20106-20107, 20118-20119, 20156, 21301, 21304, 21311; 28 U.S.C. 2461, note; and 49 CFR 1.89. Issued in Washington, DC, on May 18, 2017. Patrick T. Warren, Executive Director. [FR Doc. 2017-10519 Filed 5-18-17; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 4910-06-P
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J. Executive Order 12898: Federal Department of Transportation, Federal DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Actions To Address Environmental Railroad Administration, Office of Chief
Justice in Minority Populations and Counsel; telephone: 202–493–0138; National Highway Traffic Safety
Low-Income Populations email: Matthew.Navarrete@dot.gov. Administration
EPA believes that this action would SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 49 CFR Parts 571 and 585
not have disproportionately high and 12, 2016, FRA published a final rule
adverse human health or environmental requiring commuter and intercity [Docket No. NHTSA–2016–0125]
effects on minority, low-income, or passenger railroads to develop and RIN 2126–AK93
indigenous populations, as specified in implement an SSP to improve the safety
Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
of their operations. See 81 FR 53850. On
February 16, 1994). Standards; Minimum Sound
February 10, 2017, FRA stayed the SSP
K. Congressional Review Act (CRA) final rule’s requirements until March 21, Requirements for Hybrid and Electric
2017 consistent with the new Vehicles
This action is subject to the CRA, 5
U.S.C. 801 et seq., and EPA will submit Administration’s guidance issued AGENCY: National Highway Traffic
a rule report to each House of the January 20, 2017, intended to provide Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Congress and to the Comptroller General the Administration an adequate Department of Transportation (DOT).
of the United States. This action is not opportunity to review new and pending ACTION: Final rule; delay of effective
a ‘‘major rule’’ as defined by 5 U.S.C. regulations. 82 FR 10443 (Feb. 13, date.
804(2). 2017). To provide additional time for
that review, FRA extended the stay until SUMMARY: In accordance with the
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 171 Presidential directive as expressed in
May 22, 2017. 82 FR 14476 (Mar. 21,
Environmental protection, Applicator the memorandum of January 20, 2017,
2017). To continue this review, FRA
competency, Agricultural worker safety, from the Assistant to the President and
needs to extend the stay until June 5,
Certified applicator, Pesticide safety Chief of Staff, entitled ‘‘Regulatory
2017. Freeze Pending Review,’’ this action
training, Pesticide worker safety,
Pesticides and pests, Restricted use FRA’s implementation of this action temporarily delays until June 5, 2017,
pesticides. without opportunity for public the effective date of the final rule titled
comment is based on the good cause ‘‘Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Dated: May 17, 2017. exceptions in 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) and Standards; Minimum Sound
Louise P. Wise, 553(d)(3), in that seeking public Requirements for Hybrid and Electric
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of comment is impracticable, unnecessary, Vehicles,’’ initially scheduled to become
Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention. effective on February 13, 2017.
and contrary to the public interest. The
[FR Doc. 2017–10541 Filed 5–18–17; 4:15 pm] delay in the effective date until June 5, DATES: The effective date of the final
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 2017, is necessary to provide the rule published on December 14, 2016
opportunity for further review and (81 FR 90416), is delayed until June 5,
consideration of this new regulation, 2017. The initial compliance date is
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION consistent with the new September 1, 2018, with full phase in by
Administration’s January 20, 2017 September 1, 2019.
Federal Railroad Administration FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
guidance. Given the imminence of the
effective date of the ‘‘System Safety legal issues, contact Thomas Healy,
49 CFR Part 270 Office of Chief Counsel, at (202) 366–
Program’’ final rule, seeking prior public
[Docket No. FRA–2011–0060, Notice No. 6] comment on this temporary delay 2992. For non-legal issues, contact Mike
RIN 2130–AC31 would be impractical, as well as Pyne, Office of Rulemaking, at (202)
contrary to the public interest in the 366–4171.
System Safety Program orderly promulgation and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NHTSA
implementation of regulations. bases this action on the Presidential
AGENCY: Federal Railroad directive expressed in the memorandum
Administration (FRA), Department of Authority: 49 U.S.C. 20103, 20106–20107, of January 20, 2017, from the Assistant
Transportation. 20118–20119, 20156, 21301, 21304, 21311; to the President and Chief of Staff,
ACTION: Final rule; stay of regulations. 28 U.S.C. 2461, note; and 49 CFR 1.89. entitled ‘‘Regulatory Freeze Pending
Issued in Washington, DC, on May 18, Review’’ (the January 20, 2017
SUMMARY: On August 12, 2016, FRA 2017. memorandum). That memorandum
published a final rule requiring directed the heads of Executive
Patrick T. Warren,
commuter and intercity passenger Departments and Agencies to
railroads to develop and implement a Executive Director.
temporarily postpone for 60 days from
system safety program (SSP) to improve [FR Doc. 2017–10519 Filed 5–18–17; 4:15 pm]
the date of the memorandum the
the safety of their operations. On BILLING CODE 4910–06–P
effective dates of certain regulations that
February 10, 2017, FRA stayed the SSP had been published in the Federal
final rule’s requirements until March 21, Register, but had not yet taken effect.
2017, and on March 20, 2017, FRA Because the original effective date of the
extended the stay to May 22, 2017. This final rule published on December 14,
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document extends that stay until June 5, 2016, fell within that 60-day window,
2017. the effective date of the rule was
DATES: Effective May 18, 2017, 49 CFR extended to March 21, 2017, in a final
part 270 is stayed until June 5, 2017. rule published on February 6, 2017 (82
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: FR 9368). The effective date was again
Matthew Navarrete, Trial Attorney, U.S. extended to May 22, 2017, in a final rule
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| Category | Regulatory Information | |
| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Rules and Regulations | |
| Action | Final rule; stay of regulations. | |
| Dates | Effective May 18, 2017, 49 CFR part 270 is stayed until June 5, 2017. | |
| Contact | Matthew Navarrete, Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Chief Counsel; telephone: 202-493-0138; email: [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 23150 | |
| RIN Number | 2130-AC31 |
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