Track Safety Standards; Continuous Welded Rail (CWR), 53889 [E9-25278]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 202 / Wednesday, October 21, 2009 / Rules and Regulations within which a petition for judicial review may be filed, and shall not postpone the effectiveness of such rule or action. This action may not be challenged later in proceedings to enforce its requirements (see section 307(b)(2)). List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements. Dated: August 26, 2009. Laura Yoshii, Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX. Part 52, Chapter I, Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations is amended as follows: ■ PART 52—[AMENDED] 1. The authority citation for part 52 continues to read as follows: ■ Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. Subpart F—California 2. Section 52.220 is amended by adding paragraph (c)(354)(i)(E)(5) to read as follows: ■ § 52.220 Identification of plan. * * * * * (c) * * * (354) * * * (i) * * * (E) * * * (5) Rule 4703, ‘‘Stationary Gas Turbines,’’ adopted on September 20, 2007. * * * * * [FR Doc. E9–25173 Filed 10–20–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Railroad Administration 49 CFR Part 213 [Docket No. FRA–2008–0036] RIN 2130–AB90 sroberts on DSKD5P82C1PROD with RULES Track Safety Standards; Continuous Welded Rail (CWR) AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Correcting amendment. SUMMARY: FRA published a final rule in the Federal Register on August 25, 2009, revising the Track Safety Standards. The final rule included compliance dates for Class I, II, and III VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:30 Oct 20, 2009 Jkt 220001 railroads only. The final rule inadvertently omitted compliance dates for commuter railroads, intercity passenger railroads, and any other additional railroads that have continuous welded rail (CWR). This document corrects the final rule by including compliance dates for the omitted railroads and amending a reference to the effective date in the rule text. DATES: Effective date: This correcting amendment is effective October 21, 2009. Compliance dates: October 9, 2009 for Class I railroads; November 23, 2009 for Class II railroads, commuter railroads, and intercity passenger railroads; and February 22, 2010 for Class III railroads and any other additional railroads with CWR. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kenneth Rusk, Staff Director, Office of Railroad Safety, FRA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202) 493–6236); or Sarah Grimmer Yurasko, Trial Attorney, Office of the Chief Counsel, FRA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20950 (telephone: (202) 493–6390). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: So that the agency would be better able to review CWR plans as required by the final rule published August 25, 2009 (74 FR 42988), FRA determined that there are three different compliance dates for railroads containing CWR, based on the railroad size.1 In the final rule, FRA stated that the compliance date for Class I railroads is October 9, 2009 (45 days after the publication date), the compliance date for Class II railroads is November 23, 2009 (90 days after the publication date), and the compliance date is February 22, 2010 (180 days after the publication date) for Class III railroads. FRA inadvertently left commuter railroads, intercity passenger railroads, and any other additional railroads with CWR track out of the compliance schedule; therefore, FRA is now clarifying that the compliance date for commuter railroads and intercity passenger railroads is November 23, 2009, and the compliance date for any other additional railroads with CWR is February 22, 2010. Due to this inadvertent error, FRA is also changing the date listed at 49 CFR 213.119(c)(2). This paragraph states that, in the case of a bolted joint installed during CWR installation after August 25, 2009 (the publication date of the final rule), within 60 days the track owner must either: (1) Weld the joint; (2) install a joint with six bolts; 2 or (3) 49 CFR 1201.1–1(a). 49 CFR 213.121(e), stating that, in the case of CWR, each rail shall be bolted with at least two 53889 anchor every tie 195 feet in both directions of the joint. List of Subjects in 49 CFR Part 213 Penalties, Railroad safety, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements. ■ Accordingly, 49 CFR part 213 is corrected by making the following correcting amendment: PART 213—TRACK SAFETY STANDARDS 1. The authority citation for part 213 continues to read as follows: ■ Authority: 49 U.S.C. 20102–20114 and 20142; 28 U.S.C. 2461, note; and 49 CFR 1.49(m). § 213.119 [Amended] 2. In § 213.119(c)(2), remove the date of ‘‘August 25, 2009’’, and add in its place ‘‘October 21, 2009’’. ■ Issued in Washington, DC, on September 30, 2009. Joseph C. Szabo, Administrator. [FR Doc. E9–25278 Filed 10–20–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–06–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 50 CFR Parts 223 and 622 [Docket No. 0910141365–91366–01] RIN 0648–AY21 Sea Turtle Conservation; Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: This rule implements an area closure and associated gear restrictions applicable to the bottom longline component of the reef fish fishery in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the Gulf of Mexico to reduce incidental take and mortality of sea turtles. Specifically, this rule prohibits the use of bottom longline gear for the harvest of reef fish shoreward of a line approximating the 35–fathom depth contour in the eastern Gulf of Mexico and limits bottom longline vessels operating in the reef fish fishery east of longitude 85°30′W to 1,000 hooks onboard, of which only 750 1 See 2 See PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 bolts at each joint. This is a total of four bolts required at each joint. E:\FR\FM\21OCR1.SGM 21OCR1

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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 202 (Wednesday, October 21, 2009)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 53889]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-25278]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

49 CFR Part 213

[Docket No. FRA-2008-0036]
RIN 2130-AB90


Track Safety Standards; Continuous Welded Rail (CWR)

AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of 
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Correcting amendment.

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SUMMARY: FRA published a final rule in the Federal Register on August 
25, 2009, revising the Track Safety Standards. The final rule included 
compliance dates for Class I, II, and III railroads only. The final 
rule inadvertently omitted compliance dates for commuter railroads, 
intercity passenger railroads, and any other additional railroads that 
have continuous welded rail (CWR). This document corrects the final 
rule by including compliance dates for the omitted railroads and 
amending a reference to the effective date in the rule text.

DATES: Effective date: This correcting amendment is effective October 
21, 2009. Compliance dates: October 9, 2009 for Class I railroads; 
November 23, 2009 for Class II railroads, commuter railroads, and 
intercity passenger railroads; and February 22, 2010 for Class III 
railroads and any other additional railroads with CWR.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kenneth Rusk, Staff Director, Office 
of Railroad Safety, FRA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 
20590 (telephone: (202) 493-6236); or Sarah Grimmer Yurasko, Trial 
Attorney, Office of the Chief Counsel, FRA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, 
SE., Washington, DC 20950 (telephone: (202) 493-6390).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: So that the agency would be better able to 
review CWR plans as required by the final rule published August 25, 
2009 (74 FR 42988), FRA determined that there are three different 
compliance dates for railroads containing CWR, based on the railroad 
size.\1\ In the final rule, FRA stated that the compliance date for 
Class I railroads is October 9, 2009 (45 days after the publication 
date), the compliance date for Class II railroads is November 23, 2009 
(90 days after the publication date), and the compliance date is 
February 22, 2010 (180 days after the publication date) for Class III 
railroads. FRA inadvertently left commuter railroads, intercity 
passenger railroads, and any other additional railroads with CWR track 
out of the compliance schedule; therefore, FRA is now clarifying that 
the compliance date for commuter railroads and intercity passenger 
railroads is November 23, 2009, and the compliance date for any other 
additional railroads with CWR is February 22, 2010.
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    \1\ See 49 CFR 1201.1-1(a).
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    Due to this inadvertent error, FRA is also changing the date listed 
at 49 CFR 213.119(c)(2). This paragraph states that, in the case of a 
bolted joint installed during CWR installation after August 25, 2009 
(the publication date of the final rule), within 60 days the track 
owner must either: (1) Weld the joint; (2) install a joint with six 
bolts; \2\ or (3) anchor every tie 195 feet in both directions of the 
joint.
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    \2\ See 49 CFR 213.121(e), stating that, in the case of CWR, 
each rail shall be bolted with at least two bolts at each joint. 
This is a total of four bolts required at each joint.
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List of Subjects in 49 CFR Part 213

    Penalties, Railroad safety, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements.

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Accordingly, 49 CFR part 213 is corrected by making the following 
correcting amendment:

PART 213--TRACK SAFETY STANDARDS

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1. The authority citation for part 213 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  49 U.S.C. 20102-20114 and 20142; 28 U.S.C. 2461, 
note; and 49 CFR 1.49(m).


Sec.  213.119  [Amended]

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2. In Sec.  213.119(c)(2), remove the date of ``August 25, 2009'', and 
add in its place ``October 21, 2009''.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on September 30, 2009.
Joseph C. Szabo,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. E9-25278 Filed 10-20-09; 8:45 am]
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