2130-AC88 202210 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2130 Federal Railroad Administration FRA 2100 Department of Transportation DOT Train Crew Staffing Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No Section 610 Review 49 CFR 218 49 CFR 1.89(a) 49 U.S.C. 20103 Yes

To address the potential safety impact of one-person train operations, including appropriate measures to mitigate an accident's impact and severity, as well as the patchwork of State laws concerning minimum crew staffing requirements, FRA is considering a final rule that would address the issue of minimum requirements for the size of different train crew staffs, depending on the type of operation.

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49 USC 20103; 49 CFR 1.89(a)

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FRA will analyze regulatory alternatives in the NPRM.

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FRA estimated the costs associated with special approvals, risk assessments, annual railroad responsibilities after receipt of special approval, and Government administration. FRA estimated the 10-year costs of the proposed rule to be $2.0 million, discounted at 7 percent. The estimated annualized costs of the proposed rule are $0.3 million discounted at 7 percent. The primary benefit of this rule is to ensure any railroad, seeking to operate a train with fewer than two crewmembers identifies, evaluates, and addresses, in a comprehensive and standardized manner, safety concerns that may arise from such operation. A second crewmember performs important safety functions that could be lost when reducing crew size below two. The benefits are discussed qualitatively, but not quantified for this rule.

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The NPRM is based off a risk assessment that individual railroads will have to perform. The risks should be negatively impacted.

]]> NPRM 07/28/2022 87 FR 45564 NPRM Comment Period End 12/21/2022 Final Rule 02/00/2024 Yes Businesses Local State No No www.regulations.gov www.regulations.gov Yes No Amanda Maizel Attorney Adviser 2130 Federal Railroad Administration FRA 202 308-3753 amanda.maizel@dot.gov 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington DC 20590