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DOT/FMCSA RIN: 2126-AB04 Publication ID: 2012 
Title: Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Safety 
Abstract: This rulemaking would prohibit operators of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) from driving onto a highway-rail grade crossing unless there is sufficient space to drive completely through the crossing without stopping. It is intended to reduce the incidence of collisions between trains and CMVs. This rulemaking action is required by the Hazardous Materials Transportation Authorization Act of 1994, as amended by the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act of 2012. 
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 392   
Legal Authority: Hazardous Materials Transportation Authorization Act of 1994   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory  Final Rule  02/16/1995 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  01/28/2011  76 FR 5120   
NPRM Comment Period End  03/29/2011 
NPRM Comment Period Reopened  03/30/2011  76 FR 17615   
NPRM Re-opened Comment Period End  04/29/2011 
Final Rule  05/00/2013 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  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 
Related RINs: Related to 2126-AA18, Related to 2137-AE69 
Agency Contact:
Pearlie Robinson
Department of Transportation
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590
Phone:202 366-4225
Email: mcpsd@dot.gov