2130-AC06 201410 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2130 Federal Railroad Administration FRA 2100 Department of Transportation DOT Training Standards for Railroad Employees Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Completed Actions No No 49 CFR 243 PL 110-432, Div A, 122 Stat 4848 et seq Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2008 sec 401 (49 USC 20162) Statutory Final 10/16/2009 Final Rule No NPRM 02/07/2012 77 FR 6412 NPRM Comment Period End 04/09/2012 Final Rule 11/07/2014 79 FR 66460 Final Rule Effective 01/06/2015 With respect to the RFA Analysis, please note the following: Businesses: Affected businesses include any employer of a safety-related railroad employee, including railroads and any contractor to a railroad. For profit training organizations and learning institutions that train safety-related railroad employees would also be affected. Organizations: Associations and other organizations that voluntarily develop model training programs for their members may also be affected. Governmental Jurisdictions: This category is only affected to the extent that a State or local jurisdiction is the owner or operator of a passenger or commuter railroad, and none of the impacted governmental jurisdictions are considered to be small entities. Yes Businesses Governmental Jurisdictions Organizations None No No www.regulations.gov www.regulations.gov Yes No Kathryn Gresham 2130 Federal Railroad Administration FRA 202 493-6063 kathryn.gresham@dot.gov 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington DC 20590