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Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Document Number: 05-14341
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-07-21
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Document Number: 05-14340
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-07-21
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
Inspection and Maintenance Standards for Steam Locomotives
Document Number: 05-14334
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-07-21
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
On April 19, 2005, FRA published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) proposing to correct an inadvertent, small omission from FRA Form 4 (Boiler Specification Card) in the Steam Locomotive Inspection and Maintenance Standards. The form is used to record information about inspections of steam locomotive boilers. FRA received two comments supporting the adoption of the proposed rule. Therefore, FRA adopts the proposed rule as a final rule.
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Document Number: 05-14333
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-07-21
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request
Document Number: 05-13186
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-07-06
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and its implementing regulations, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) hereby announces that it is seeking renewal of the following currently approved information collection activities. Before submitting these information collection requirements (ICRs) for clearance by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), FRA is soliciting public comment on specific aspects of the activities identified below.
Inflation Adjustment of the Ordinary Maximum Civil Monetary Penalty for a Violation of a Federal Railroad Safety Law or Federal Railroad Administration Safety Regulation
Document Number: 05-13185
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-07-06
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
FRA is withdrawing its final rule that adjusted from $11,000 to $15,000 the ordinary maximum civil penalty that applies when a civil penalty for a violation of railroad safety statutes and regulations is assessed under its authority, due to an error in the application of the rounding rules found in the applicable statute. The ordinary maximum civil penalty will remain at $11,000.
Locomotive Event Recorders
Document Number: 05-12878
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-06-30
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
FRA is issuing revisions to the regulations governing locomotive event recorders to improve the crashworthiness of railroad locomotive event recorders and to enhance the quality of information available for post-accident investigations. FRA is amending its existing regulations in four major ways: By requiring that a new locomotive have an event recorder with a ``hardened'' memory module, proven by a requirement that the memory module preserve stored data throughout a sequence of prescribed tests; by requiring that this event recorder on a new locomotive collect certain additional types of information; by simplifying standards for inspecting, testing, and maintaining all event recorders; and by requiring the phasing out, over a four-year period, of event recorders on existing locomotives that use magnetic tape as a data storage medium and their replacement with event recorders with a certified survivable version of its previous event recorder. FRA is also revising the definitions contained in the existing regulation to remove the letter designations so that the defined terms are simply presented in alphabetical order.
Agency Information Collection Activities
Document Number: 05-12406
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-06-23
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.5(b), this notice announces that new information collections requirements (ICRs) listed below have been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). These new ICRs pertain to 49 CFR Parts 224, 229, and 238. Additionally, FRA hereby announces that other ICRs listed below have been re-approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). These ICRs pertain to Parts 220, and 244. The OMB approval numbers, titles, and expiration dates are included herein under supplementary information.
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Document Number: 05-12121
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-06-21
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Document Number: 05-12120
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-06-21
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Document Number: 05-12117
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-06-21
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
Notice and Request For Comments
Document Number: 05-12116
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-06-21
Agency: Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Requirements (ICRs) abstracted below have been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICRs describe the nature of the information collections and their expected burdens. The Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following collections of information was published on April 12, 2005 (70 FR 19142).
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Document Number: 05-11414
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-06-08
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Document Number: 05-11413
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-06-08
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
Inflation Adjustment of Ordinary Maximum Civil Monetary Penalty for a Violation of a Federal Railroad Safety Law or Federal Railroad Administration Safety Regulation
Document Number: 05-11396
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-06-08
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
To comply with the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, FRA is adjusting the ordinary maximum penalty that it will apply when assessing a civil penalty for a violation of railroad safety statutes and regulations under its authority. In particular, FRA is increasing the ordinary maximum civil penalty from $11,000 to $15,000.
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Document Number: 05-10699
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-05-31
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Document Number: 05-10696
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-05-31
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
Reflectorization of Rail Freight Rolling Stock
Document Number: 05-10633
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-05-26
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
This document stays the effectiveness 49 CFR part 224, which mandates the reflectorization of certain freight rolling stock. Part 224 was established by final rule on January 3, 2005, and took effect on March 4, 2005. FRA received three petitions for reconsideration in response to the final rule. Accordingly, in order to allow FRA appropriate time to respond to the petitions for reconsideration, this document stays the effectiveness of part 224 until further notice is published in the Federal Register.
Petition for Special Approval of Alternate Standard
Document Number: 05-10283
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-05-23
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
Union Pacific Railroad Company; Notice of Public Hearing and Extension of Comment Period
Document Number: 05-10279
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-05-23
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request
Document Number: 05-8823
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-05-04
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Requirements (ICRs) abstracted below have been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICRs describes the nature of the information collections and their expected burdens. The Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following collection of information was published on September 22, 2004 (69 FR 56819). An earlier Federal Register notice with a 30-day comment period soliciting comments on the following collection of information was published on December 2, 2004 (69 FR 70167).
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request
Document Number: 05-8627
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-05-02
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Requirements (ICRs) abstracted below have been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICRs describe the nature of the information collection and its expected burden. The Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following collections of information was published on February 22, 2005 (70 FR 8661-8662).
Safety Advisory 2005-03; Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Safety
Document Number: 05-8626
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-05-02
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
FRA is issuing a safety advisory to facilitate improved cooperation in the investigation of collisions at highway-rail grade crossings. The advisory describes the roles of the Federal and state governments and of the railroads in highway-rail grade crossing safety. FRA reminds railroads of their responsibility to: Properly report any accident involving grade crossing signal failure; properly maintain records relating to credible reports of grade crossing warning system malfunctions; properly preserve the data from all locomotive-mounted recording devices following highway-rail grade crossing collisions; and cooperate fully with local law enforcement authorities during their investigations of such accidents. FRA also offers assistance to local authorities in the investigation of highway-rail grade crossing collisions where information or expertise within FRA's control is required to complete the investigation.
Use of Locomotive Horns at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
Document Number: 05-8285
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-04-27
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
On December 18, 2003, FRA published an interim final rule that required that the locomotive horn be sounded while trains approach and enter public highway-rail grade crossings. The interim final rule contained an exception to the above requirement in circumstances in which there is not a significant risk of loss of life or serious personal injury, use of the locomotive horn is impractical, or safety measures fully compensate for the absence of the warning provided by the locomotive horn. Communities that qualify for this exception may create ``quiet zones'' within which locomotive horns would not be routinely sounded. The final rule issued today amends certain provisions of the interim final rule to facilitate the development of quiet zones, while balancing the needs of railroads, States and local communities.
Railroad Safety Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 05-8134
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-04-25
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
FRA announces the next meeting of the RSAC, a Federal Advisory Committee that develops railroad safety regulations through a consensus process. The RSAC briefing topics may include a State of Safety Report; recent safety advisories; the Rail Integrity Task Force; implementation of the final rule on Performance Standards for Processor-Based Signal and Train Control Systems; and an update on other regulatory activity. Status reports will be given on the Roadway Worker Working Group, and other active working groups. The Event Recorder Working Group will report recommendations for a final rule, which the Committee will be asked to vote on by mail ballot following the meeting. The Committee will be asked to vote on (1) the Passenger Safety Working Group Emergency Preparedness recommendations for a proposed amendments to passenger safety regulations and (2) the Cab Working Conditions Occupational Noise Exposure recommendations for final rule. The Committee may be asked to adopt a task on revision of FRA rules governing railroad operating rules and practices.
Notice of Safety Advisory 2005-02
Document Number: 05-7943
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-04-20
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
The FRA is issuing Safety Advisory 2005-02, which provides information on the potential catastrophic failure of locomotive main reservoir tanks manufactured by R&R Metal Fabricators, Incorporated, and installed on General Electric Transportation System (GETS) locomotives. The GETS has informed FRA that a total of 5,826 suspect main reservoir tanks were manufactured between 1988 and 1995. To date, four of these main reservoir tanks have failed catastrophically while in service, and additional tanks have been removed for leaking through the welded seams.
Revision of Method for Calculating Monetary Threshold for Reporting Rail Equipment Accidents/Incidents
Document Number: 05-7740
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2005-04-19
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
FRA is proposing to amend a portion of the accident reporting regulations. Specifically, FRA proposes to amend the method for calculating the monetary threshold for reporting rail equipment accidents/incidents. The amendment is necessary because, in 2001, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) ceased collecting and publishing railroad wage data used by FRA in the calculation. Consequently, FRA has had to seek a new source of publicly-available data. FRA is recommending the use of wage data collected and maintained by the Surface Transportation Board (STB) in place of the unavailable BLS wage data. As equipment data remain available from the BLS, no change is proposed in the source of the equipment component of the reporting threshold. The purpose of the rule is to ensure and maintain comparability between different years of accident data by having the threshold keep pace with any increases or decreases in equipment and labor costs so that each year accidents involving the same minimum amount of railroad property damage are included in the reportable accident counts.
Inspection and Maintenance Standards for Steam Locomotives
Document Number: 05-7739
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2005-04-19
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
FRA proposes to correct an inadvertent, small omission from FRA Form 4 (``Boiler Specification Card'') in the Steam Locomotive Inspection and Maintenance Standards. The form is used to record information about inspections of steam locomotive boilers.
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Document Number: 05-7642
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-04-18
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
Railroad Safety Advisory Committee (RSAC); Working Group Activity Update
Document Number: 05-7315
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-04-12
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
The FRA is updating its announcement of RSAC's Working Group activities to reflect its current status.
Alcohol and Drug Testing: Change of Corporate Name, Address, and Telephone Numbers of Post-Accident Toxicological Testing Laboratory
Document Number: 05-6653
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-04-04
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
FRA is amending its alcohol and drug rule to reflect changes to the corporate name, address, and telephone numbers of the laboratory designated to conduct post-accident toxicological testing.
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Document Number: 05-6652
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-04-04
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
Use of Locomotive Horns at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
Document Number: 05-5906
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2005-03-25
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
FRA is issuing notice of a public conference that will be held in Fort Lauderdale, FL to discuss the appropriate excess risk estimate that should be applied to highway-rail grade crossings that are currently subject to FRA Emergency Order 15 (``E.O. 15''). The public conference will provide an opportunity for interested parties to provide information to FRA on the effect of silencing the locomotive horn at highway-rail grade crossings that are currently subject to E.O. 15.
Union Pacific Railroad Company; Notice of Public Hearing and Extension of Comment Period
Document Number: 05-5490
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-03-21
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Document Number: 05-5364
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-03-18
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Document Number: 05-5363
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-03-18
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
Use of Locomotive Horns at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
Document Number: 05-5362
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-03-18
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
On December 18, 2003, FRA published an Interim Final Rule in the Federal Register addressing the use of locomotive horns at highway- rail grade crossings. As FRA was interested in receiving public comments on all aspects of the Interim Final Rule, 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 Interim Final Rule and Environmental Impact Statement. Given the extensive amount of time needed to review and analyze the comments received, on November 22, 2004, FRA extended the effective date of the Interim Final Rule until April 1, 2005. However, as a result of delays related to the publication of the final rule, which FRA intends to issue before the Interim Final Rule takes effect, FRA is issuing this document to announce the change of the Interim Final Rule effective date to June 24, 2005.
Standards for Development and Use of Processor-Based Signal and Train Control Systems
Document Number: 05-3955
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-03-07
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
FRA is issuing a performance standard for the development and use of processor-based signal and train control systems. The rule also covers systems which interact with highway-rail grade-crossing warning systems. The rule establishes requirements for notifying FRA prior to installation and for training and recordkeeping. FRA is issuing these standards to promote the safe operation of trains on railroads using processor-based signal and train control equipment.
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Document Number: 05-4141
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-03-03
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Document Number: 05-4140
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-03-03
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Document Number: 05-4139
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-03-03
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
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