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			Your search for Documents of type Proposed Rule and affecting 49 CFR 200-299

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			Standards for Development and Use of Processor-Based Signal and Train Control Systems (Proposed Rule)
			FRA is proposing a performance standard for the development and use of processor-based signal and train control systems. The proposed rule also covers systems which interact with highway-rail grade-crossing systems, requirements for notifying FRA prior...
						Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs; Amendments to DOT Agency Rules Conforming to Department of Transportation Final Rule (Proposed Rule)
			In a rule published December 19, 2000, the Department of Transportation has revised its drug and alcohol testing procedures regulation. The purposes of these proposed amendments is to make DOT agency drug and alcohol testing regulations consistent...
						Control of Alcohol and Drug Use: Proposed Changes To Conform With New DOT Transportation Workplace Testing Procedures (Proposed Rule)
			On December 19, 2000, DOT published a final rule comprehensively changing its procedures for transportation workplace drug and alcohol testing programs. These amendments to the DOT drug and alcohol testing rule became effective on January 18, 2001;...
						Locomotive Cab Sanitation Standards (Proposed Rule)
			By notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) published on January 2, 2001 (66 FR 136), FRA proposed safety standards for sanitation facilities for locomotive cab employees. This document announces a public hearing to give interested parties an opportunity...
						Roadway Maintenance Machine Safety (Proposed Rule)
			FRA proposes to amend its regulations by adding operational and design safety standards for railroad on-track roadway maintenance machines. The proposed regulations cover self-propelled rail-mounted non-highway machines whose light weight exceeds 7,500...
						Locomotive Cab Sanitation Standards (Proposed Rule)
			FRA proposes to amend its regulations by adding standards that address toilet and washing facilities for employees who work in locomotive cabs. The proposal provides exceptions for certain existing equipment and operations, and establishes servicing...
						FOX High Speed Rail Safety Standards (Proposed Rule)
			This document terminates rulemaking action in FRA Docket No. HST-1. In its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) published on December 12, 1997, FRA proposed to establish safety standards for the Florida Overland eXpress (FOX) high speed rail system....
						Use of Locomotive Horns at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings (Proposed Rule)
			On January 13, 2000, FRA published in the Federal Register a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) regarding the use of locomotive horns at highway-rail grade crossings (65 FR 2230). This document provides information pertaining to contacts that FRA...
						Use of Locomotive Horns at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings (Proposed Rule)
			This document provides notice of additional public hearings to be held in Chicago, Illinois and Madison, Wisconsin regarding FRA Docket Nos. 1999-6439 and 1999-6440. On January 13, 2000 (65 FR 2230), FRA published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)...
						Use of Locomotive Horns at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings (Proposed Rule)
			On January 13, 2000 (65 FR 2230), FRA published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on the Use of Locomotive Horns at Highway- Rail Grade Crossings (Docket No. FRA-1999-6439). On the same date FRA released a Draft Environmental Assessment...
						Use of Locomotive Horns at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings (Proposed Rule)
			On January 13, 2000, FRA published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on the Use of Locomotive Horns at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings (Docket No. FRA-1999-6439). On the same date FRA released a Draft Environmental Assessment (DEIS)(Docket No....
						Use of Locomotive Horns at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings (Proposed Rule)
			On January 13, 2000 (65 FR 2230), FRA published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on the Use of Locomotive Horns at Highway- Rail Grade Crossings (Docket No. FRA-1999-6439). On the same date FRA released a Draft Environmental Assessment (DEIS)...
						Use of Locomotive Horns at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings (Proposed Rule)
			On January 13, 2000, FRA published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on the Use of Locomotive Horns at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings (Docket No. FRA-1999-6439). On the same date FRA released a Draft Environmental Assessment (DEIS) (Docket No....
						Use of Locomotive Horns at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings (Proposed Rule)
			FRA is proposing rules to require that a locomotive horn be sounded while a train is approaching and entering a public highway-rail crossing. The proposed rules also provide for an exception to the above requirement in circumstances in which there is...
						Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Program; Proposed Revisions (Proposed Rule)
			Section 7203 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (``TEA 21'') amends Title V of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976, as amended (``Act'') by replacing the railroad financing programs (the purchase of...
						Brake System Safety Standards for Freight and Other Non-Passenger Trains and Equipment (Proposed Rule)
			By notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) published on September 9, 1998 (63 FR 48294), FRA proposed revisions to the regulations governing the power braking systems and equipment used in freight and other non-passenger railroad train operations. This...
						Regulations on Safety Integration Plans Governing Railroad Consolidations, Mergers, Acquisitions of Control, and Start Up Operations; and Procedures for Surface Transportation Board Consideration of Safety Integration Plans in Cases Involving Railroad Consolidations, Mergers, and Acquisitions of Control (Proposed Rule)
			By notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) published on December 31, 1998 (63 FR 72225), the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the Surface Transportation Board (STB or Board) proposed a joint rule establishing procedures for developing and...
						Credit Assistance for Surface Transportation Projects (Proposed Rule)
			This document proposes to implement a new program enacted under the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 1998 (TIFIA), to provide credit assistance to surface transportation projects. The TIFIA authorizes the DOT to provide...
						Regulations on Safety Integration Plans Governing Railroad Consolidations, Mergers, Acquisitions of Control, and Start Up Operations; Correction (Proposed Rule)
			The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) corrects the docket number entry identified in the proposed rule that was published in the Federal Register on December 31, 1998, 63 FR 72225, Dec. 31, 1998, regarding Regulations on Safety Integration Plans...
						Brake System Safety Standards for Freight and Other Non-Passenger Trains and Equipment (Proposed Rule)
			By notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) published on September 9, 1998 (63 FR 48294), FRA proposed revisions to the regulations governing the power braking systems and equipment used in freight and other non-passenger railroad train operations. In that...
						Inspection and Maintenance Standards for Steam Locomotives; Proposed Revisions (Proposed Rule)
			By notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) published on September 25, 1998 (63 FR 51404), FRA proposed revisions to the regulations governing steam locomotive inspections and maintenance. In that proposed rule, FRA announced that it did not intend to...
						Regulations on Safety Integration Plans Governing Railroad Consolidations, Mergers, Acquisitions of Control, and Start Up Operations; and Procedures for Surface Transportation Board Consideration of Safety Integration Plans in Cases Involving Railroad Consolidations, Mergers, and Acquisitions of Control (Proposed Rule)
			The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the Surface Transportation Board (STB or Board), working in conjunction with each other, have developed complementary proposed regulations establishing procedures for the development and implementation of...
						FOX High Speed Rail Safety Standards (Proposed Rule)
			By notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) published on December 12, 1997 (62 FR 65478), FRA proposed safety standards for the Florida Overland eXpress (FOX), a high speed rail system planned for development in Florida. This document announces a public...
						Brake System Safety Standards for Freight and Other Non-Passenger Trains and Equipment (Proposed Rule)
			By notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) published on September 9, 1998 (63 FR 48294), FRA proposed revisions to the regulations governing the power braking systems and equipment used in freight and other non-passenger railroad train operations. In that...
						Inspection and Maintenance Standards for Steam Locomotives; Proposed Revisions (Proposed Rule)
			FRA is proposing to update its requirements issued in 1978 (``1978 standards'') for steam locomotive inspections and maintenance with new standards that represent the consensus recommendations of the Railroad Safety Advisory Committee's Tourist and...
						Qualifications for Locomotive Engineers (Proposed Rule)
			In January 1997, FRA convened a working group comprised of rail industry and labor representatives to recommend revisions to FRA's requirements for the qualification and certification of locomotive engineers (49 CFR Part 240). The working group...
						Brake System Safety Standards for Freight and Other Non-Passenger Trains and Equipment (Proposed Rule)
			FRA proposes revisions to the regulations governing the power braking systems and equipment used in freight and other non-passenger railroad train operations. The proposed revisions are designed to achieve safety by better adapting the regulations to...
						Passenger Equipment Safety Standards (Proposed Rule)
			FRA is issuing this notice to inform all interested parties that written comments and other documents specifically addressing issues related to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on Passenger Equipment Safety Standards have recently been placed...
						Two-Way End-of-Train Telemetry Devices and Certain Passenger Train Operations (Proposed Rule)
			FRA proposes to revise the regulations regarding the use and design of two-way end-of-train telemetry devices (two-way EOTs) to specifically address certain passenger train operations where multiple units of freight-type equipment, material handling...
						Two-Way End-of-Train Telemetry Devices and Certain Passenger Train Operations (Proposed Rule)
			FRA is withdrawing the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) regarding two-way end-of-train telemetry devices and certain passenger train operations issued on December 29, 1997 and published in the Federal Register on January 5, 1998. See 63 FR 195. FRA...
						Two-Way End-of-Train Telemetry Devices and Certain Passenger Train Operations (Proposed Rule)
			FRA proposes to revise the regulations regarding the use and design of two-way end-of-train telemetry devices (two-way EOTs) to specifically address certain passenger train operations where multiple units of freight-type equipment, material handling...
						Track Safety Standards; Miscellaneous Proposed Revisions (Proposed Rule)
			This notice contains information about a document entitled, ``Evaluation of Proposed High Speed Track Surface Geometry Specification'' which addresses proposed track safety standards for high speed rail and was submitted to FRA by the Volpe National...
						FOX High Speed Rail Safety Standards (Proposed Rule)
			FRA is proposing a rule of particular applicability that establishes safety standards for the Florida Overland eXpress (FOX) high speed rail system. The proposed standards are not intended for general application in the railroad industry, but would...
						Passenger Equipment Safety Standards (Proposed Rule)
			By notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) published on September 23, 1997 (62 FR 49728), FRA proposed a rule establishing comprehensive safety standards for railroad passenger equipment. In that notice, FRA announced that it would schedule a public...
						Passenger Equipment Safety Standards (Proposed Rule)
			FRA is proposing a rule establishing comprehensive Federal safety standards for railroad passenger equipment. The proposed rule contains requirements concerning equipment design and performance criteria related to passenger and crew survivability in...
						Selection and Installation of Grade Crossing Warning Systems; Termination of Rulemaking (Proposed Rule)
			This notice terminates rulemaking action in FRA Docket No. FSGC-6. In its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), FRA proposed to prohibit railroads from unilaterally selecting and installing highway- rail grade crossing warning systems at public...
						Track Safety Standards (Proposed Rule)
			By notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) published on July 3, 1997 (62 FR 36138), FRA proposed a rule to revise the Federal track safety standards. In that notice, FRA announced that it would soon schedule a public hearing to allow interested parties...
						Track Safety Standards; Miscellaneous Proposed Revisions (Proposed Rule)
			FRA proposes to amend the Track Safety Standards in order to update and enhance its track safety regulatory program. These proposed amendments present additional regulatory requirements necessary to address today's railroad operating environment...
						Railroad Communications (Proposed Rule)
			In June 1996, FRA convened a working group comprised of rail industry and labor representatives to recommend revisions to FRA's radio standards and procedures (49 CFR part 220). The working group examined extensive data and debated how to make the...
						Passenger Train Emergency Preparedness (Proposed Rule)
			By notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) published on February 24, 1997 (62 FR 8330), FRA proposed a rule to require minimum Federal safety standards for the preparation, adoption, and implementation of emergency preparedness plans by railroads...
						Passenger Train Emergency Preparedness (Proposed Rule)
			Pursuant to section 215 of the Federal Railroad Safety Authorization Act of 1994, FRA proposes a rule to require minimum Federal safety standards for the preparation, adoption, and implementation of emergency preparedness plans by railroads connected...
						Roadway Worker Protection (Proposed Rule)
			On March 14, FRA published its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Roadway Worker Protection (61 FR 10528), which was the product of the agency's first regulatory negotiation. FRA announced at that time that a public hearing would only be scheduled if it...
						Roadway Worker Protection (Proposed Rule)
			The Federal Railroad Administration is announcing a meeting of the Roadway Worker Protection Advisory Committee (Committee) to review comments submitted in response to the publication of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on March 14, (61 FR 10528).
						Passenger Equipment Safety Standards (Proposed Rule)
			FRA announces the initiation of rulemaking on rail passenger equipment safety standards. FRA requests comment on the need for particular safety requirements and the costs, benefits, and practicability of such requirements. FRA anticipates this...
						Amendments to Pre-Employment Alcohol Testing Requirements (Proposed Rule)
			This NPRM proposes provisions that would implement a recent statutory change to the pre-employment alcohol testing provisions of the Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act of 1991. The proposal would harmonize the regulations with the statute by...
						Roadway Worker Protection (Proposed Rule)
			FRA proposes rules for the protection of railroad employees working on or near railroad tracks. This regulation would require that each railroad devise and adopt a program of on-track safety to provide employees working along the railroad with...
						Amendment to Definition of ``Substance Abuse Professional'' (Proposed Rule)
			Each of the Department's alcohol testing rules include a definition of a substance abuse professional. By this action, the Department is consolidating these definitions into its Department-wide testing procedures rule and adding to the definition...
						Power Brake Regulations: Two-way End-of-Train Telemetry Devices (Proposed Rule)
			FRA is scheduling a public regulatory conference to further discuss issues related to two-way end-of-train telemetry devices (2-way EOTs) previously developed in its notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on power brakes published on September 16, 1994....
						Railroad Accident Reporting (Proposed Rule)
			FRA published a notice on July 3, 1995 (60 FR 34498), which stated that a second or supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) would be issued for the rulemaking (59 FR 42880) to revise the railroad accident reporting regulations. The decision...
						Locomotive Visibility; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Public Hearing (Proposed Rule)
			Under the authority of 49 U.S.C. 20103, 20143, and 20701, FRA will hold a public hearing in the format of a technical conference on November 28, 1995, in order to hear comments on the Locomotive Visibility Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM). This...
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