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Use of Locomotive Horns at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings

Interim final rule; correction and announcement of public hearing.

On December 18, 2003, FRA published an Interim Final Rule (IFR) in the Federal Register (68 FR 70585) addressing the use of locomotive horns at highway-rail grade crossings. FRA is interested in receiving public comments on all aspects of the IFR. In the IFR, FRA announced that it would schedule a public hearing to allow interested parties the opportunity to comment on these issues. This notice announces the scheduling of the public hearing and makes one technical correction to the IFR.

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