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DOT/FRA | RIN: 2130-AA95 | Publication ID: Fall 1999 |
Title: Passenger Equipment Safety Standards | |
Abstract: This action established comprehensive Federal safety standards for railroad passenger equipment in the first phase of a two-phased rulemaking effort, pursuant to the Federal Railroad Safety Authorization Act of 1994. This action addressed inspection, testing, and maintenance of passenger equipment; equipment design and performance criteria related to passenger and crew survivability in the event of a train accident; and the safe operation of passenger train service, supplementing existing railroad safety standards. This is considered significant due to public interest. A final rule in the first phase of the rulemaking was published in May 1999. The second phase of the rulemaking will draw on the results of ongoing research and industry-led passenger safety efforts, seeking to make specific improvements in safety. FRA will convene a working group to help develop the rulemaking in this second phase. | |
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT) | Priority: Other Significant |
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions |
Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 238 | |
Legal Authority: 49 USC 20111 to 20113 49 USC 20301 to 21311 PL 103-440, sec 215 49 USC 20103 49 USC 20133 |
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Additional Information: A public hearing on this rulemaking was held on November 21, 1997. | |
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No | Government Levels Affected: None |
Small Entities Affected: Businesses | |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
Agency Contact: Daniel Alpert Trial Attorney Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590 Phone:202 493-6026 |