Federal Railroad Administration May 27, 2009 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Qualification and Certification of Locomotive Engineers; Miscellaneous Revisions
Document Number: E9-12156
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2009-05-27
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
FRA is reopening the comment period for the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) published on December 31, 2008 (73 FR 80349) which proposed revisions to FRA regulations governing the qualification and certification of locomotive engineers. Reopening the comment period is necessary to provide interested parties the opportunity to submit comments on the information and testimony offered at the public hearing related to the NPRM that was conducted on April 14, 2009. The comment period is reopened until June 15, 2009.
Hours of Service of Railroad Employees; Amended Recordkeeping and Reporting Regulations
Document Number: E9-12059
Type: Rule
Date: 2009-05-27
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
FRA is amending its hours of service recordkeeping and reporting regulations to ensure the creation of records that support compliance with the hours of service laws as amended by the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (RSIA of 2008). This regulation will also provide for electronic recordkeeping and reporting, and will require training of employees and supervisors of those employees, who are required to complete hours of service records, or are responsible for making determinations as to excess service and the reporting of excess service to FRA as required by the regulation. This regulation is required by Section 108(f) of the RSIA of 2008.
Amendments Updating the Address for the Federal Railroad Administration and Reflecting the Migration to the Federal Docket Management System
Document Number: E9-12039
Type: Rule
Date: 2009-05-27
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
FRA is amending a number of its regulations to update the
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