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NTSB RIN: 3147-AA12 Publication ID: Spring 2015 
Title: Rules Pertaining to Notification of Railroad Accidents 
Abstract: The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) plans to revise 49 CFR part 840, which contains notification requirements applicable to railroad events. Operators of railroads are required to notify the NTSB of certain occurrences on railroads. The NTSB plans to update the definitions section of part 840 with some substantive changes. Prior to issuing an NPRM proposing such amendments, the NTSB plans to issue a notice that will provide corrected contact information and other minor, technical changes not subject to the notice and comment procedure. The NTSB will most likely issue this notice in conjunction with the minor, technical edits it makes to 49 CFR part 830. The proposed substantive updates to part 840 will modernize the regulations as needed. The NTSB's notice for revising part 840 is a long-term goal, and follows a notice the NTSB published in the Federal Register in June 2012, which indicated the NTSB would review all NTSB regulations and amend them to ensure they are up-to-date, in accordance with Executive Orders 13563 and 13579. 
Agency: National Transportation Safety Board(NTSB)  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 840   
Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 1113(f)   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Notice  11/00/2015 
NPRM  07/00/2016 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Ann Gawalt
Deputy General Counsel
National Transportation Safety Board
490 L'Enfant Plaza SW.,
Washington, DC 20594
Phone:202 314-6080