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| DOT/FRA | RIN: 2130-AC16 | Publication ID: Fall 2011 |
| Title: Locomotive Safety Standards Amendments | |
| Abstract: This rulemaking would amend the rules pertaining to Locomotive Safety Standards. The proposed amendments would update, consolidate, and clarify existing rules, and adopt existing industry and engineering best practices. The proposed amendments include: updating locomotive inspection record keeping requirements by permitting electronic records; consolidating locomotive air brake maintenance into a single provision; clarifying locomotive headlight requirements to address new technology; and, establishing locomotive electronics standards based on existing industry and engineering best practices, as well as other existing Federal electronics standards. This action is taken by FRA in an effort to improve its safety regulator program. | |
| Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT) | Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant |
| RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage |
| Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
| CFR Citation: 49 CFR 229 | |
| Legal Authority: 49 USC 20107 | |
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| 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 | |
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Agency Contact: Kathryn Shelton Trial Attorney Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration 1200 New Jersey Ave, SE, Washington, DC 20590 Phone:202-493-6063 Email: kathryn.shelton@fra.dot.gov |
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