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Federal Railroad
Administration
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Federal Railroad Administration |
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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:
Final Rule |
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Previous Stage: NPRM: Publication Date 12/11/2001; Public Hearing 01/23/2002; End of
Comment Period 02/11/2002; Public Hearing / Extension of Comment Period
02/14/2002; End of Extended Reply Comment Period 03/14/2002; Publication Date
for Extension of Comment Period 12/10/2002; Notice of Closing of Comment
Period 07/28/2003; End of Extended Comment Period 08/27/2003. |
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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 Final Rule:
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Federal Register Citation for Final Rule: None |