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Brake System Safety Standards for Freight and Other Non-Passenger Trains and Equipment

Notice of Public Hearings and Technical Conference.

By notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) published on September 9, 1998 (63 FR 48294), FRA proposed revisions to the regulations governing the power braking systems and equipment used in freight and other non-passenger railroad train operations. In that proposed rule, FRA announced that it would schedule two public hearings and one technical conference to allow interested parties the opportunity to comment on issues addressed in the NPRM. This document announces the public hearings and technical conference.

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