(a) The information collection requirements of this part are being reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
(b) The information collection requirements are found in the following sections: Sec. 241.7(a), (b), (c); 241.9(c); 241.11(c); 241.13(c); and 214.15. When an effective date for these sections is established, FRA will publish notice of that date in the Federal Register.
Sec. Appendix A to Part 241--List of Lines Being Extraterritorially
Dispatched in Accordance With the Regulations Contained in 49 CFR Part
241, Revised as of October 1, 2002 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Description of United States Length of United
track segment being States' track Railroad conducting
extraterritorially dispatched segment the dispatching------------------------------------------------------------------------Maine: Between Vanceboro, 99 miles......... Eastern Maine Ry. Co.
Maine and Brownville
Junction, Maine.Michigan:
U.S. trackage between 1.8 miles........ Canadian Pacific
Windsor, Ontario, and Railway Company.
Detroit, Michigan.
U.S. trackage between 3.1 miles........ Canadian National
Sarnia, Ontario, and Port Railway Company
Huron, Michigan. (CN).Minnesota: Sprague 43.8 miles....... CN.
Subdivision, between
Baudette, Minnesota, and
International Boundary,
Minnesota.------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sec. Appendix B to Part 241--Schedule of Civil Penalties \1\ ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Willful
Section \2\ Violation violation------------------------------------------------------------------------241.9(a) Requiring or permitting $7,500 $11,000
extraterritorial dispatching of a railroad
operation....................................
(b) Failing to notify FRA about 5,000 7,500
extraterritorial dispatching of a
railroad operation in an emergency
situation................................241.11 Conducting a railroad operation that is
extraterritorially dispatched:
(a)(1) Generally.......................... 7,500 11,000
(1) Generally.......................... 7,500 11,000
(a)(2) In an emergency situation-where 2,500 5,000
(2) In an emergency situation-where 2,500 5,000
dispatching railroad fails to notify FRA
of the extraterritorial dispatching......241.13 Requiring or permitting track to be
used for the conduct of a railroad operation
that is extraterritorially dispatched:
(a)(1) Generally.......................... 7,500 11,000
(1) Generally.......................... 7,500 11,000
(a)(2) In an emergency situation-where 2,500 5,000
(2) In an emergency situation-where 2,500 5,000
dispatching railroad fails to notify FRA
of the extraterritorial dispatching......------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\ A penalty may be assessed against an individual only for a willful
violation. The Administrator reserves the right to assess a penalty of
up to $105,000 for any violation where circumstances warrant. See 49
U.S.C. 21301, 21304 and 49 CFR part 209, appendix A.\2\ Further designations for certain provisions, not found in the CFR
citation for those provisions, and not found in this appendix, are FRA
Office of Chief Counsel computer codes added as a suffix to the CFR
citation and used to expedite imposition of civil penalties for
violations. FRA reserves the right, should litigation become
necessary, to substitute in its complaint the CFR citation in place of
the combined designation cited in the civil penalty demand letter. [67 FR 75960, Dec. 10, 2002, as amended at 73 FR 79705, Dec. 30, 2008; 77 FR 24423, Apr. 24, 2012]
Sec. Appendix C to Part 241--Geographical Boundaries of FRA's Regions
and Addresses of FRA's Regional Headquarters
The geographical boundaries of FRA's eight regions and the addresses for the regional headquarters of those regions are as follows:
(1) Region 1 consists of Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New Jersey. The mailing address of the Regional Headquarters is: 55 Broadway, Room 1077, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142. The fax number is 617-494-2967. The electronic mail (E-mail) address of the Regional Administrator for Region 1 is: Mark.McKeon@fra.dot.gov.
(2) Region 2 consists of Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, and Washington, DC. The mailing address of the Regional Headquarters is: Two International Plaza, Suite 550, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19113. The fax number is 610-521-8225. The E-mail address of the Regional Administrator for Region 2 is: David.Myers@fra.dot.gov.
(3) Region 3 consists of Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida. The mailing address of the Regional Headquarters is: Atlanta Federal Center, 61 Forsythe Street, SW., Suite 16T20, Atlanta, Georgia 30303. The fax number is 404-562-3830. The E-mail address of the Regional Administrator for Region 3 is: Fred.Dennin@fra.dot.gov.
(4) Region 4 consists of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, and Indiana. The mailing address of the Regional Headquarters is: 300 West Adams Street, Rm 310, Chicago, Illinois 60606. The fax number is 312-886-9634. The E-mail address of the Regional Administrator for Region 4 is: Laurence.Hasvold@fra.dot.gov.
(5) Region 5 consists of New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas. The mailing address of the Regional Headquarters is: 4100 International Plaza, Suite 450, Fort Worth, Texas, 76109-4820. The fax number is 817-284-3804. The E-mail address of the Regional Administrator for Region 5 is: John.Megary@fra.dot.gov.
(6) Region 6 consists of Nebraska, Iowa, Colorado, Kansas, and Missouri. The mailing address of the Regional Headquarters is: 911 Locust Street, Suite 464, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. The fax number is 816-329-3867. The E-mail address of the Regional Administrator for Region 6 is: Darrell.Tisor@fra.dot.gov.
(7) Region 7 consists of California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and Hawaii. The mailing address of the Regional Headquarters is: 801 I Street, Suite 466, Sacramento, California 95814. The fax number is 916-498-6546. The E-mail address of the Regional Administrator for Region 7 is: Alvin.Settje@fra.dot.gov.
(8) Region 8 consists of Washington, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Oregon, Wyoming, South Dakota, and Alaska. The mailing address of the Regional Headquarters is: Murdock Executive Plaza, 703 Broadway, Suite 650, Vancouver, Washington 98660. The fax number is 360-696-7548. The E-mail address of the Regional Administrator for Region 8 is: Dick.Clairmont@fra.dot.gov. [67 FR 75960, Dec. 10, 2002, as amended at 69 FR 30595, May 28, 2004]