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RIN: 2130-AC92

Publication ID: Spring 2024

Title: Signal Employee Certification
Abstract: This proposed rule would require railroads to have a formal program for certifying signal employees. As part of the program, railroads would be required to have a formal process for training prospective signal employees and determining that all persons are competent before permitting them to serve as certified signal employees. FRA is proposing this regulation to ensure only those persons who meet minimum Federal safety standards serve as certified signal employees, in order to reduce the rate and number of accidents and incidents and to improve railroad safety.
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 246
Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 20103 Pub. L. 110-432, Sec.402

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	05/31/2023	88 FR 35632
NPRM Comment Period End	08/30/2023
Final Rule	05/21/2024	89 FR 44830
Final Rule Effective	07/22/2024

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: Businesses	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: Amanda Maizel Attorney Adviser Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590 Phone:202 308-3753 Email: amanda.maizel@dot.gov