[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 49, Volume 4]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 49CFR241.19]



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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

       CHAPTER II--FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 

                             TRANSPORTATION

 

PART 241_UNITED STATES LOCATIONAL REQUIREMENT FOR DISPATCHING OF UNITED 

STATES RAIL OPERATIONS--Table of Contents

 

Sec. 241.19  Information collection.



    (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.



     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



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 Description of United States    Length of United

      track segment being         States' track     Railroad conducting

 extraterritorially dispatched       segment          the dispatching

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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.

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         Appendix B to Part 241--Schedule of Civil Penalties \1\



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                                                               Willful

                  Section \2\                    Violation    violation

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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

    (a)(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

    (a)(2) In an emergency situation-where            2,500        5,000

     dispatching railroad fails to notify FRA

     of the extraterritorial dispatching......

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\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 $27,000 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.





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  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]