[Federal Register: March 13, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 49)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Numbers LI-96-2 and FRA-1999-5894]
Canadian National Railroad, Canadian Pacific Railway; Public
Hearing
The Canadian National Railroad and the Canadian Pacific Railway
have independently petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
seeking a permanent waiver of compliance with the Locomotive Safety
Standards, Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Parts 229.27(a)
and 229.29(a) concerning the time interval requirements of the periodic
cleaning, repairing and testing of locomotive air brake components for
all of their locomotives operating in the United States equipped with
26L type brake equipment.
This proceeding is identified as Canadian National Railroad, Docket
LI-96-2, and Canadian Pacific Railway, Docket FRA-1999-5894. FRA issued
public notices seeking comments of
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interested parties and conducted field investigations in this matter.
After examining the carriers' proposals, letters of protest, and field
reports, FRA has determined that a public hearing is necessary before a
final decision is made on these proposals.
Accordingly, a public hearing is hereby set for 9:00 a.m. on
Wednesday, April 12, 2000, in Room 2230, Nassif building, 400 Seventh
St. S.W., Washington, D.C. 20590. Interested parties are invited to
present oral statements at this hearing. The hearing will be informal
and will be conducted in accordance with Rule 25 of the FRA Rules of
Practice (49 CFR Part 211.25) by a representative designated by FRA.
The hearing will be a non-adversarial proceeding; therefore, there will
be no cross-examination of persons presenting statements. The FRA
representative will make an opening statement outlining the scope of
the hearing. After all initial statements have been completed, those
persons wishing to make a brief rebuttal will be given the opportunity
to do so in the same order in which initial statements were made.
Additional procedures, if necessary for the conduct of the hearing,
will be announced at the hearing.
Issued in Washington, D.C. on March 8, 2000.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program
Development.
[FR Doc. 00-6071 Filed 3-10-00; 8:45 am]
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