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minimum standards for measuring the
performance and service quality of
intercity passenger train operations. In
compliance with the statute, the FRA
and Amtrak jointly drafted performance
metrics and standards for intercity
passenger rail service and, on March 13,
2009, posted a draft document, entitled
‘‘Proposed Metrics and Standards for
Intercity Passenger Rail Service,’’ on the
FRA’s Web site. Simultaneously, the
FRA published a notice in the Federal
Register (74 FR 10983) requesting
comments on the Proposed Metrics and
Standards from the Surface
Transportation Board, rail carriers over
whose rail lines Amtrak trains operate,
States, Amtrak employees, nonprofit
employee organizations representing
Amtrak employees, and groups
representing Amtrak passengers.
Seventeen comments were submitted to
the corresponding docket (number
FRA–2009–0016) at regulations.gov by
the end of the comment period on
March 27, 2009 and as a result, the FRA
and Amtrak have jointly made, and are
jointly issuing, revisions to the Metrics
and Standards. The final version of the
Metrics and Standards is posted on the
FRA’s Web site at https://
www.fra.dot.gov/us/content/2165.
DATES: These Metrics and Standards are
in effect as of May 11, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Neil
E. Moyer, Chief, Financial and
Economic Analysis Division, Office of
Passenger and Freight Programs, Office
of Railroad Policy and Development,
Federal Railroad Administration, U.S.
Department of Transportation (e-mail
Neil.Moyer@dot.gov; telephone 202–
493–6365); or Edgar E. Courtemanch, Sr.
Principal, Operations Service Planning,
Amtrak (e-mail CourteE@amtrak.com;
telephone 202–906–3249).
Metrics and Standards for Intercity
Passenger Rail Service under Section
207 of the Passenger Rail Investment
and Improvement Act of 2008
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[Docket No. FRA–2009–0016]
Issued in Washington, DC, on May 6, 2010.
Neil E. Moyer,
Chief, Financial and Economic Analysis
Division.
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AGENCY: Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Response to Comments;
Issuance of Metrics and Standards.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
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Section 207 of the Passenger
Rail Investment and Improvement Act
of 2008 (Division B of Pub. L. 110–432)
(PRIIA) charged the Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) and Amtrak
jointly and in consultation with other
parties, with developing new or
improving existing metrics and
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA-2009-0016]
Metrics and Standards for Intercity Passenger Rail Service under
Section 207 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of
2008
AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Response to Comments; Issuance of Metrics and Standards.
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SUMMARY: Section 207 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement
Act of 2008 (Division B of Pub. L. 110-432) (PRIIA) charged the Federal
Railroad Administration (FRA) and Amtrak jointly and in consultation
with other parties, with developing new or improving existing metrics
and minimum standards for measuring the performance and service quality
of intercity passenger train operations. In compliance with the
statute, the FRA and Amtrak jointly drafted performance metrics and
standards for intercity passenger rail service and, on March 13, 2009,
posted a draft document, entitled ``Proposed Metrics and Standards for
Intercity Passenger Rail Service,'' on the FRA's Web site.
Simultaneously, the FRA published a notice in the Federal Register (74
FR 10983) requesting comments on the Proposed Metrics and Standards
from the Surface Transportation Board, rail carriers over whose rail
lines Amtrak trains operate, States, Amtrak employees, nonprofit
employee organizations representing Amtrak employees, and groups
representing Amtrak passengers. Seventeen comments were submitted to
the corresponding docket (number FRA-2009-0016) at regulations.gov by
the end of the comment period on March 27, 2009 and as a result, the
FRA and Amtrak have jointly made, and are jointly issuing, revisions to
the Metrics and Standards. The final version of the Metrics and
Standards is posted on the FRA's Web site at https://www.fra.dot.gov/us/content/2165.
DATES: These Metrics and Standards are in effect as of May 11, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Neil E. Moyer, Chief, Financial and
Economic Analysis Division, Office of Passenger and Freight Programs,
Office of Railroad Policy and Development, Federal Railroad
Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation (e-mail
Neil.Moyer@dot.gov; telephone 202-493-6365); or Edgar E. Courtemanch,
Sr. Principal, Operations Service Planning, Amtrak (e-mail
CourteE@amtrak.com; telephone 202-906-3249).
Issued in Washington, DC, on May 6, 2010.
Neil E. Moyer,
Chief, Financial and Economic Analysis Division.
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