Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 7 - MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Division 265 - Motor Carrier and Railroad Safety › Chapter 9 - Rail Fixed Guideway Systems › Section 7 CSR 265-9.010 - Applicability of Chapter; Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This amendment updates references to changes
				  in the Code of Federal Regulations.
(1) Notwithstanding any provision within 7
				CSR 265-8 to the contrary, rail fixed guideway systems (RFGS) as defined in
				Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Subpart 674.7 shall be governed by
				the rules in this chapter, and not by the rules in 7 CSR 265-8. The regulations
				in  49 CFR Part 674.7  is incorporated herein by reference and made a part of
				this rule as published October 1, 2016, by the Federal Transit Administration,
				United States Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
				Washington, DC 20590. This rule does not incorporate any subsequent amendments
				or additions.
(2) As used in this
				chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the following
				definitions and the definitions in Title  49 CFR Part 674  and Title 49 United
				States Code (USC) 5329, which are incorporated by reference and made a part of
				this rule as published by the United States Government Publishing Office, 732
				North Capitol Street NW, Washington, DC 20401 on October 1, 2016, and March 15,
				2016, respectively, and this rule does not incorporate any subsequent
				amendments or additions to the CFRs and USC, apply:
(A) Commission. The Missouri Highways and
				Transportation Commission;
(B)
				Contractor. An entity that performs tasks required by  49 CFR Part 674 , on
				behalf of the rail fixed guideway system or the division. A rail fixed guideway
				system may not be a contractor for the division;
(C) Department. The Missouri Department of
				Transportation;
(D) Division. The
				Multimodal Operations Division within the Department of Transportation, which
				is authorized by the state Highways and Transportation Commission, as the State
				Safety and Security Oversight (SSO) agency for the state of Missouri. Whenever
				the term "division" is used within the rules in this chapter, it means the
				Multimodal Operations Division;
(E) Employee. Any individual employed by a rail fixed
				guide-way system for any period in any work for which s/he is compensated,
				whether full- or part-time, whose regular course of employment relates to the
				operation, inspection, maintenance, or construction of the physical rail fixed
				guideway system property or the operation of trains;
(F) FTA. The Federal Transit Administration,
				an agency within the United States Department of Transportation;
(G) Passenger operations. The period of time
				when any aspect of rail transit agency operations are initiated with the intent
				to carry passengers;
(H)
				Pedestrian grade crossing. A location where one (1) or more rail transit system
				tracks cross a public sidewalk or pathway used by pedestrians at
				grade;
(I) Rail-highway grade
				crossing. A location where one (1) or more rail transit system tracks cross a
				public highway, road, street, or private roadway, and includes a pedestrian
				grade crossing. A rail-highway grade crossing also includes a highway or
				pathway intersection on a street running rail transit system, excluding
				driveways and parking lot entrances;
(J) Rail transit agency. An entity that operates a
				rail fixed guideway system;
(K)
				Rail transit system. A rail fixed guideway public transportation system in
				accordance with  49 CFR Part 674 ;
(L) Security plan (SP). A document developed and
				adopted by the rail transit agency describing its security policies,
				objectives, responsibilities, and procedures;
(M) Street running rail transit system. A
				rail transit system in which the track(s) is embedded in a highway, road, or
				street and which operates in one (1) or more traffic lanes, either separate
				from or shared with vehicle traffic, and whose operation is subject to the
				applicable ordinances and traffic control devices for said public highway,
				road, or street.