Action
Extension of comment period.
Summary
By notice of a proposed policy statement published on May 25, 1999 (64 FR 28238), FRA and FTA proposed how they intend to coordinate use of their respective safety authorities to address safety issues related to light rail transit operations that take place, or are planned to take place, on the general railroad system of transportation. The proposal also summarized how the process of obtaining waivers of FRA's safety regulations may work, particularly where the light rail and conventional rail operations occur at different times of day. In that notice, the deadline for the submission of written comments was July 30, 1999. By notice published on July 28, 1999 (64FR 40931), the deadline for the submission of written comments was extended until October 29, 1999. Due to the need to ensure that all interested parties have a sufficient amount of time to fully develop their comments, and because FRA's separate proposed statement of agency policy concerning its safety jurisdiction over railroad passenger operations is not yet published, this document announces an additional extension of the deadline for the submission of written comments.