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DOT/FRA RIN: 2130-AC01 Publication ID: Fall 2010 
Title: Track Safety Standards; Concrete Crossties 
Abstract: This rulemaking will set forth proposed limits for rail seat abrasion and concrete crosstie pad wear, and it will address the following: missing or broken rail fasteners, the loss of appropriate toe load pressure, improper fastener configuration, and excessive lateral rail movement. The rulemaking will also instruct track owners to inspect certain categories of track with concrete crossties using automated inspection technology. The Federal Railroad Administration anticipates that this rulemaking will improve the safety of railroad operations over concrete crossties and the implementation of the proposed regulations in the railroad industry within the normal 20-year window for economic analysis will generate a beneficial effect on the National economy. 
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 213   
Legal Authority: 28 USC 2461    note    and 49 CFR 1.49(m)    49 USC 20102 to 20114 and 20142   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
NPRM  Statutory  Final Rule   04/16/2010 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  08/26/2010  75 FR 52490   
NPRM Comment Period End  10/12/2010    
Final Rule  03/00/2011    
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