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Federal
Railroad Administration
59. Whistle Bans at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
60. Standards for Development and Use of Processor-Based Signal and Train
Control Systems
62. Minimum Standards for Temperature in the Locomotive Cab
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Popular Title:
Whistle Bans |
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RIN 2130-AA71 |
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Stage:
Final Rule |
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Previous Stage:
NPRM: Publication Date 01/13/00; End of Comment Period 05/26/00. |
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Abstract:
Pub. Law 103-440 requires the Secretary to prohibit local whistle bans,
except where there is no significant risk of accidents, alternative safety
measures are adequate, or where use of a horn as a warning is impractical.
After publishing an NPRM, FRA participated in extensive public hearings to
gather comments and is now preparing a final rule to implement the statute. |
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Effects:
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Prompting action:
Statute |
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Rulemaking Project Initiated:
11/02/1994 |
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Dates for Final Rule:
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Federal Register
Citation for Final Rule: None |
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Popular Title:
Positive Train Control |
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RIN 2130-AA94 |
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Stage:
Final Rule |
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Previous Stage:
NPRM: Publication Date 08/10/2001; End of Comment Period 11/08/2001. |
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Abstract:
This rulemaking seeks to facilitate the introduction of positive train
control technology by providing performance-based standards for new signal
and train control systems. FRA moved radio communications to RIN 2130-AB19, a
nonsignificant rulemaking. |
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Effects:
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Prompting action:
None |
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Rulemaking Project Initiated:
11/28/1995 |
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Dates for Final Rule:
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Citation for Final Rule: None |
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Popular Title:
Control of Alcohol and Drug Use |
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RIN 2130-AB39 |
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Stage:
NPRM |
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Previous Stage:None
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Abstract:
This action would apply FRA's random testing and other alcohol and drug
requirements to employees of a foreign railroad whose primary reporting point
is outside the United States, and who perform train service or dispatching
service in the United States. Such employees are currently exempt from random
testing, pre-employment testing, and requirements for employee self-referral
and co-worker report policies. the latest action would reopen and extend the
comment period on this NPRM until further notice, while FRA engages in
further consultations with the governments of Canada and Mexico on the safety
issues involved. The comment period on the NPRM is open until further notice. |
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Effects:
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Prompting action:
None |
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Rulemaking Project Initiated:
11/30/1999 |
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Dates for NPRM:
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Citation for NPRM: 67 FR 75966 |
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Popular Title:
Temperature |
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RIN 2130-AB46 |
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Stage:
Undetermined |
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Previous Stage:None
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Abstract:
This rulemaking would have amended current minimum temperature requirements
and established maximum cab temperature requirements. FRA is terminating this
rulemaking because the agency was unable to determine that regulatory action
could be supported by safety benefits that would clearly outweigh the costs.
Rather than proposing regulatory action, FRA is making available to the
industry the results of safety research for consideration in the context of
broader corporate decision making (including issues related to employee
retention, productivity, and preservation of other assets.) FRA believes that
this action will encourage continued investment toward improving locomotive
cab working conditions. |
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Effects:
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Prompting action:
None |
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Rulemaking Project Initiated:
02/10/1999 |
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Dates for Undetermined:
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Federal Register
Citation for Undetermined: None |