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Federal
Railroad Administration
56. Whistle Bans at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
57. Standards for Development and Use of Processor-Based Signal and
Train Control Systems
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56. |
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Popular Title:
Whistle Bans |
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RIN 2130-AA71 |
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Interim Final Rule |
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Previous Stage:
NPRM: Publication Date 01/13/2000; End of Comment Period 05/26/2000. |
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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 Interim Final Rule:
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Federal Register
Citation for Interim 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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Federal Register
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. FRA issued a notice (68 FR 44276) closing the
comment period that had been opened until further notice. That notice also
described its consultations with the governments of Canada and Mexico on the
safety issues involved and the likely revisions it would make based, in part,
on these consultations. |
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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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Federal Register
Citation for NPRM: 67 FR 75966 |