Federal Railroad Administration May 9, 2011 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

In accordance with section 109 of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (RSIA), FRA is soliciting public comment on the issue of whether it is in the public interest, including public safety and the legal rights of persons injured in railroad accidents, to withhold from discovery or use in litigation in a Federal or State court proceeding for damages involving personal injury or wrongful death against a carrier any report, survey, schedule, list, or data compiled or collected for the purpose of evaluating, planning, or implementing a railroad safety risk reduction program required under the RSIA, including a railroad carrier's analysis of its safety risks and its statement of the mitigation measures with which it will address those risks.