State Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Action Plans; Correction, 10857 [2021-03229]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
49 CFR Part 234
[DOCKET No. FRA–2018–0096, Notice No.
3]
RIN 2130–AC72
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 20103, 20107, 20152,
20160, 21301, 21304, 21311; Sec. 11401, Div.
A, Pub. L. 114–94, 129 Stat. 1679 (49 U.S.C.
22501 note); and 49 CFR 1.89.
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Correcting amendment.
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2. In § 234.11, revise paragraph (d) to
read as follows:
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On December 14, 2020, FRA
published a final rule amending FRA’s
grade crossing safety standards. In
preparing the final rule for publication,
an error was made that resulted in a
cross-reference to the wrong paragraph.
FRA is correcting that inadvertent error.
DATES: Effective on February 23, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kathryn Gresham, Attorney Adviser,
U.S. Department of Transportation,
Federal Railroad Administration, Office
of the Chief Counsel (email:
kathryn.gresham@dot.gov, telephone:
202–493–6063).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
§ 234.11 of FRA’s December 14, 2020,
final rule requiring States and the
District of Columbia to develop and
implement highway-rail grade crossing
action plans, paragraph (d) erroneously
referenced paragraph (d)(2) for a list of
10 States required to submit their
updated highway-rail grade crossing
action plans and implementation
reports electronically through FRA’s
website in Portable Document Format
(PDF). 85 FR 80648, 80660. The
referenced list is actually contained in
paragraph (c)(3) of § 234.11; there is no
paragraph (d)(2) in § 234.11. Therefore,
FRA is issuing this correction amending
paragraph § 234.11(d) to refer to the
actual regulatory provision
(§ 234.11(c)(3)) that contains the list of
10 States required to submit their
updated highway-rail grade crossing
action plans and implementation
reports to FRA. FRA is proceeding
directly to a final rule as it finds public
notice and comment to be unnecessary
per the ‘‘good cause’’ exemption in 5
U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B) for this clearly
inadvertent error.
Highway safety, Penalties, Railroad
safety, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, State and local
governments.
PART 234—GRADE CROSSING
SAFETY
1. The authority citation for part 234
continues to read as follows:
AGENCY:
List of Subjects in 49 CFR Part 234
For the reasons discussed in the
preamble, FRA amends part 234 of
chapter II, subtitle B of title 49, Code of
Federal Regulations, with the following
correcting amendment:
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State Highway-Rail Grade Crossing
Action Plans; Correction
SUMMARY:
The Final Rule
§ 234.11 State highway-rail grade crossing
action plans.
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(d) Electronic submission of updated
Action Plan and implementation report.
Each of the 10 States listed in paragraph
(c)(3) of this section shall submit its
updated highway-rail grade crossing
action plan and implementation report
electronically through FRA’s website in
PDF form.
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Issued in Washington, DC.
Brett A. Jortland,
Acting Chief Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2021–03229 Filed 2–22–21; 8:45 am]
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50 CFR Part 660
[Docket No. 210205–0012]
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Fisheries Off West Coast States;
Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery;
Salmon Bycatch Minimization
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
This rule implements salmon
bycatch minimization measures to
minimize incidental take of Endangered
Species Act-listed salmon by vessels in
the Pacific Coast groundfish fishery. The
rule establishes additional management
tools to minimize incidental Chinook
and coho salmon bycatch to keep
fishery sectors within guidelines,
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establishes rules to allow industry to
access the Chinook salmon bycatch
reserve, and creates Chinook salmon
bycatch closure thresholds for the trawl
fishery. This rule fulfills the terms and
conditions of a 2017 National Marine
Fisheries Service Biological Opinion.
This rule is intended to promote the
goals and objectives of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act, the Pacific Coast
Groundfish Fishery Management Plan,
and other applicable laws, including the
Endangered Species Act.
DATES: This final rule is effective March
25, 2021.
ADDRESSES: This rule is accessible via
the Office of the Federal Register
website at https://
www.federalregister.gov/. Background
information and documents, including a
Biological Opinion and a Regulatory
Impact Review (RIR)/Initial Regulatory
Flexibility Analysis (IRFA) (Analysis),
which addresses the statutory
requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), Executive
Order 12866, and the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (RFA), are available at
the NMFS West Coast Region website at
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/region/
west-coast and at the Pacific Fishery
Management Council’s (Council)
website at https://www.pcouncil.org.
Written comments regarding the
burden-hour estimates or other aspects
of the collection-of-information
requirements contained in this final rule
may be submitted to Barry A. Thom,
Regional Administrator, West Coast
Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand Point Way
NE, Seattle, WA 98115–0070. Attn:
Brian Hooper, and to www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brian Hooper, phone: (206) 526–6117,
or email: brian.hooper@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The purpose of this final rule is to
minimize interactions between
Endangered Species Act (ESA)-listed
salmon species and Pacific Coast
groundfish fishing gear. On the West
Coast, vessels fishing under the Pacific
Coast Groundfish Fishery Management
Plan (FMP) use gear types (e.g.
midwater and bottom trawl, fixed gear,
and hook-and-line) that interact with
listed Evolutionary Significant Units
(ESUs) of coho and Chinook salmon.
The seasonality and geographic extent,
including fishing depth and north/south
distribution of the different target
strategies and gear types, result in
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
49 CFR Part 234
[DOCKET No. FRA-2018-0096, Notice No. 3]
RIN 2130-AC72
State Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Action Plans; Correction
AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Correcting amendment.
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SUMMARY: On December 14, 2020, FRA published a final rule amending
FRA's grade crossing safety standards. In preparing the final rule for
publication, an error was made that resulted in a cross-reference to
the wrong paragraph. FRA is correcting that inadvertent error.
DATES: Effective on February 23, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathryn Gresham, Attorney Adviser,
U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration,
Office of the Chief Counsel (email: [email protected], telephone:
202-493-6063).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In Sec. 234.11 of FRA's December 14, 2020,
final rule requiring States and the District of Columbia to develop and
implement highway-rail grade crossing action plans, paragraph (d)
erroneously referenced paragraph (d)(2) for a list of 10 States
required to submit their updated highway-rail grade crossing action
plans and implementation reports electronically through FRA's website
in Portable Document Format (PDF). 85 FR 80648, 80660. The referenced
list is actually contained in paragraph (c)(3) of Sec. 234.11; there
is no paragraph (d)(2) in Sec. 234.11. Therefore, FRA is issuing this
correction amending paragraph Sec. 234.11(d) to refer to the actual
regulatory provision (Sec. 234.11(c)(3)) that contains the list of 10
States required to submit their updated highway-rail grade crossing
action plans and implementation reports to FRA. FRA is proceeding
directly to a final rule as it finds public notice and comment to be
unnecessary per the ``good cause'' exemption in 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B)
for this clearly inadvertent error.
List of Subjects in 49 CFR Part 234
Highway safety, Penalties, Railroad safety, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, State and local governments.
The Final Rule
For the reasons discussed in the preamble, FRA amends part 234 of
chapter II, subtitle B of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, with
the following correcting amendment:
PART 234--GRADE CROSSING SAFETY
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1. The authority citation for part 234 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 20103, 20107, 20152, 20160, 21301, 21304,
21311; Sec. 11401, Div. A, Pub. L. 114-94, 129 Stat. 1679 (49 U.S.C.
22501 note); and 49 CFR 1.89.
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2. In Sec. 234.11, revise paragraph (d) to read as follows:
Sec. 234.11 State highway-rail grade crossing action plans.
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(d) Electronic submission of updated Action Plan and implementation
report. Each of the 10 States listed in paragraph (c)(3) of this
section shall submit its updated highway-rail grade crossing action
plan and implementation report electronically through FRA's website in
PDF form.
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Issued in Washington, DC.
Brett A. Jortland,
Acting Chief Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2021-03229 Filed 2-22-21; 8:45 am]
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