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DOT/FRA RIN: 2130-AB69 Publication ID: Spring 2009 
Title: Amendments to Design Standards for Pressurized Railroad Tank Cars 
Abstract: This rulemaking would amend the existing design standards for pressurized tank cars pursuant to section 9005 of SAFETEA-LU. This rulemaking would improve the crashworthiness protection of railroad tank cars designed to transport poisonous by inhalation (PIH) materials by establishing enhanced tank car performance standards for head and shell impacts, as well as operational restrictions for trains transporting PIH materials. 
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)  Priority: Economically Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: Yes  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 217    49 CFR 218   
Legal Authority: 49 USC 20155   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
NPRM  Statutory  Notice of Proposed Rulemaking  12/10/2007 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  04/01/2008  73 FR 17818   
NPRM Comment Period End  06/02/2008    
Final Rule  01/13/2009  74 FR 1770   
Final Rule Effective  03/16/2009    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Information URL: www.regulations.gov   Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov  
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Kathryn Gresham
Trial Attorney
Department of Transportation
Federal Railroad Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE,
Washington, DC 20590
Phone:202 493-6063
Email: kathryn.gresham@dot.gov