[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 227 (Friday, November 22, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 59485]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-29887]


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FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION


Custom Software for Railroad Accident Reporting

AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of 
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of availability of Custom Software for Railroad Accident 
Reporting.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is preparing custom 
software for reporting railroad accidents/incidents pursuant to 49 CFR 
part 225. The software will facilitate production of all the monthly 
reports and logs required by the accident reporting rules, as amended 
in 61 FR 30940 (June 18, 1996). The FRA will also have an electronic 
bulletin board for submission of reports.
    This software will permit complete editing of reports and logs, 
have tables with all the applicable codes, and have help screens. This 
software will be ready for use by January 1, 1997. The software will be 
available to all reporting railroads at no cost. The minimum 
configuration is 8 megabytes of random access memory (RAM), 30 
megabytes of available hard disk space, a modem, and Windows 3.1x or 
Windows 95. An application to register for the software will be 
available. Requests should be submitted by facsimile to (301) 587-9442. 
Software will be provided only to railroads that provide accident/
incident reports to the FRA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert L. Finkelstein, Staff Director, 
Office of Safety Analysis, Office of Safety, FRA, 400 Seventh Street, 
S.W., Washington, D.C. 20590 (telephone 202-632-3386).

    Issued in Washington, D.C., on November 18, 1996.
Bruce M. Fine,
Associate Administrator for Safety.
[FR Doc. 96-29887 Filed 11-12-96; 8:45 am]
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