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DOT/FRA

RIN: 2130-AC31

Publication ID: Fall 2014

Title: Railroad System Safety Program
Abstract: This rulemaking would improve passenger railroad safety through structured, proactive processes and procedures developed by passenger railroad operators. It would require passenger railroads to establish a System Safety Program that would systematically evaluate and manage risks in order to reduce the number and rates of railroad accidents, incidents, injuries, and fatalities. This rulemaking was bifurcated from 2130-AC11.
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)	Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage
Major: Yes	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 270
Legal Authority: 28 USC 2461, note    49 CFR 1.49    49 USC 20103    49 USC 20106 and 20107    49 USC 20118 and 20119    49 USC 20156    49 USC 21301    49 USC 21304    49 USC 21311

Legal Deadline: Action Source Description Date Final  Statutory  Final Rule  10/16/2012

Timetable: Action Date FR Cite NPRM  09/07/2012  77 FR 55372    NPRM Comment Period End  11/06/2012  NPRM Comment Period Reopened  11/26/2012  77 FR 70409    NPRM Comment Period Reopened End  12/07/2012  Final Rule  01/00/2015

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: No	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Information URL: www.regulations.gov	Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Kathryn Gresham Trial Attorney Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20590 Phone:202 493-6063 Email: kathryn.gresham@dot.gov