2130-AC14 201704 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2130 Federal Railroad Administration FRA 2100 Department of Transportation DOT Emergency Escape Breathing Apparatus

Section 413 of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (RSIA) requires the Secretary to prescribe regulations requiring railroads to provide specified emergency escape breathing apparatus for all crew members in locomotive cabs on freight trains carrying poison-inhalation-hazard hazardous material and provide training in its use. FRA cannot identify an economical means of compliance. Therefore, FRA instead issued a guidance document that railroads will use to develop effective emergency escape breathing apparatus (EEBA) programs to protect railroad employees involved in transporting hazardous materials posing an inhalation hazard. In this guidance document, FRA highlighted factors to consider when selecting appropriate EEBA devices and explained various programmatic components to evaluate when developing an EEBA program.

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Long-Term Actions No No 49 CFR 229 Pub. L. No. 110-432, Div. A, 122 Stat.. 4848 et seq. Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 sec. 413 49 U.S.C. 20166 Statutory Final 04/16/2010 Final Rule No NPRM 10/05/2010 75 FR 61386 NPRM Comment Period End 12/06/2010 Final Rule 09/00/2018 SB - N, IC - N, SLT - N A comment on this rulemaking was received during the RRR process. No No None No No www.regulations.gov www.regulations.gov No No Elliott Gillooly 2130 Federal Railroad Administration FRA 202-366-4000 elliott.gillooly@dot.gov 1200 New Jersey Ave, SE, Washington DC 20590