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RIN: 2130-AA89

Publication ID: Fall 1998

Title: Locomotive Cab Working Conditions
Abstract: The agency has proposed to address crew working conditions on locomotives, pursuant to the Rail Safety Enforcement and Review Act (1992). FRA investigated a variety of locomotive working conditions, including sanitation, noise and temperature, and reported its findings to Congress. On October 31, 1996, the Railroad Safety Advisory Committee (RSAC) accepted a preliminary planning task to schedule handling of these issues. The Locomotive Crew Safety Working Group met on January 23, 1997 to develop task statements that were forwarded to the full RSAC and accepted on June 24, 1997. This project is considered significant because of substantial public interest. FRA is awaiting the advice and recommendations of RSAC before taking further regulatory action.
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)	Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 229
Legal Authority: 49 USC 20103

Legal Deadline:

Action	Source	Description	Date
Final	Statutory		03/03/1995

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
Open Meeting Notice	07/22/1994	59 FR 37528
Report to Congress	09/18/1996
NPRM	10/00/1998

Additional Information: As originally proposed, this rulemaking addressed both crew working conditions on locomotives and the crashworthiness of locomotives. However, in anticipation of issuing two distinct rulemakings, FRA has separated crashworthiness of locomotives out from the original proposal (RIN 2130-AB23).
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined	Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
Agency Contact: Melissa Porter Trial Attorney Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590 Phone:202 493-6034