Federal Railroad Administration March 7, 2016 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Agency Request for Emergency Processing of Collection of Information by the Office of Management and Budget
Document Number: 2016-04882
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-03-07
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
Consistent with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and its implementing regulations, this document provides notice that FRA is submitting the following Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to collect information on Positive Train Control (PTC) implementation on an annual form and a quarterly form. FRA requests emergency processing and OMB authorization to collect the information on the annual form identified below five business days after publication of this Notice for a period of 180 days. FRA requests regular processing and OMB authorization to collect the information on the quarterly form identified below 90 days after publication of this Notice for a period of three years.
Use of Locomotive Horns at Public Highway-Rail Grade Crossings; Notice of Safety Inquiry
Document Number: 2016-04831
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2016-03-07
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
FRA is conducting a retrospective review of its locomotive train horn regulations in 49 CFR part 222. As part of its review, FRA is soliciting public comment on whether FRA should modify, streamline, or expand any requirements of FRA's locomotive train horn regulations to reduce paperwork and other economic burdens on the rail industry and States and local authorities while still maintaining the highest standards of safety. The list of topics at the end of this Notice highlights specific areas on which FRA would particularly encourage the rail industry, as well as State and local authorities to provide comment.
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