Use of Locomotive Horns at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
other · US Department of Transportation · Published 2004-11-22 · Effective 2004-12-18 · 69 FR 67858
Document
Document number
04-25900
Federal Register citation
69 FR 67858
CFR reference
49 CFR 222
Type
Rule
Action
Interim final rule; change of effective date.
Category
other
Sub-agency
US Department of Transportation
Publication date
2004-11-22
Effective date
2004-12-18
DOT docket
Docket No. FRA-1999-6439, Notice No. 13
Abstract
On December 18, 2003, FRA published an Interim Final Rule (IFR) in the Federal Register (68 FR 70586) addressing the use of locomotive horns at highway-rail grade crossings. As FRA was interested in receiving public comments on all aspects of the IFR, FRA held a public hearing in Washington, DC on February 4, 2004 and extended the comment period from the originally scheduled deadline of February 17, 2004 to April 19, 2004. However, by the close of the extended comment period, FRA had received more than 1,400 comments on the IFR and Environmental Impact Statement. Given the extensive amount of time needed to review and analyze the comments received, FRA will be unable to issue a final rule before the IFR effective date of December 18, 2004. Therefore, FRA is issuing this document to announce the change of the IFR effective date.