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DOT/FRA | RIN: 2130-AC14 | Publication ID: Spring 2018 |
Title: Emergency Escape Breathing Apparatus | |
Abstract:
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 (EEBA) for all crew members in locomotive cabs on freight trains carrying poison-inhalation-hazard hazardous material and provide training in its use. FRA issued a guidance document that railroads could use to develop 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. Until FRA determines how to implement this statutory requirement in an economical manner, the status of a final rule is undetermined. |
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Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT) | Priority: Other Significant |
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions |
Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
EO 13771 Designation: Regulatory | |
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 229 | |
Legal Authority: Pub. L. No. 110-432, Div. A, 122 Stat. 4848 et seq. Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 sec. 413 49 USC 20166 |
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Overall Description of Deadline: Rulemaking required by section 413 of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008. |
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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: Elliott Gillooly Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration 1200 New Jersey Ave, SE, Washington, DC 20590 Phone:202-366-4000 Email: elliott.gillooly@dot.gov |