[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 21 (Wednesday, January 31, 2001)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 8372]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-1973]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

49 CFR Part 213

[Docket No. RST-90-1, Notice No. 12]
RIN 2130-AB32


Track Safety Standards; Correction

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

ACTION: Final rule; corrections.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Railroad Administration published in the Federal 
Register of January 10, 2001 (66 FR 1894), a final rule to amend the 
Track Safety Standards contained in 49 CFR part 213. This correction 
document corrects inadvertent errors in the final rule.

DATES: Effective on April 10, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Allison H. MacDowell, Office of Safety 
Assurance and Compliance, Federal Railroad Administration, 1120 Vermont 
Avenue, NW., Mail Stop 25, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: 202-493-
6236), or Nancy Lummen Lewis, Office of Chief Counsel, Federal Railroad 
Administration, 1120 Vermont Avenue, NW., Mail Stop 10, Washington, DC 
20590 (telephone: 202-493-6047).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FRA published a final rule in the Federal 
Register of January 10, 2001 (66 FR 1894), which, effective April 10, 
2001, amends the Track Safety Standards in 49 CFR part 213 by adding 
procedures for track owners to follow when using Gage Restraint 
Measuring Systems to assess the ability of their track to maintain 
proper gage. The final rule, however, contained several inadvertent 
errors which are corrected with this document.
    In the final rule published on January 10, 2001, (66 FR 1894), make 
the following corrections:

Corrections to Preamble

    1. On page 1894, third column, in the heading, following ``Docket 
No. RST-90-1,'', remove ``Notice No. 9'' and replace with ``Notice No. 
11.''
    2. On page 1894, third column, remove the last sentence of the 
section designated as SUMMARY, which states: ``Individuals employed by 
the track owner to inspect track must be permitted to exercise their 
discretion in judging whether the track segment should also be visually 
inspected by a qualified track inspector.''
    3. On page 1896, third column, remove the paragraph under the 
section titled ``Paragraph (j),'' and replace with the following 
paragraph:
    ``The track owner is required to institute procedures that will 
ensure the integrity of data collected by the GRMS and PTLF systems. 
Daily GRMS instrument verification procedures should ensure that 
measurements made on the ground of loaded and unloaded gage parameters 
correlate to those recorded by the instrumentation. Track owners shall 
maintain documented calibration procedures on each GRMS vehicle and 
make them available upon request from an FRA representative. Track 
owners shall also develop and implement the necessary PTLF inspection 
and maintenance procedures so that the 4,000-pound reading is accurate 
within plus/minus five percent.''
    4. On page 1897, second column, remove the first paragraph under 
the section titled ``Paragraph (m),'' and replace with the following 
paragraph:
    ``While the remedial action table in paragraph (l) requires the use 
of the PTLF to measure compliance with the lateral restraint and gage 
requirements at identified exception locations in GRMS territory, 
paragraph (m) also provides for the use of a PTLF as an additional 
analytical tool by fully qualified Sec. 213.7 individuals at other 
locations in GRMS territory. Paragraph (m) also describes the manner in 
which a PTLF must be used in GRMS territory, whether it is being used 
as an additional analytical tool or being used to meed the remedial 
action requirements set forth in paragraph (l). Compliance with 
Secs. 213.109 and 213.127 will be demonstrated when a PTLF is applied 
and (1) the total gage widening at that location does not exceed 5/8 
inch when increasing the applied force from 0 to 4,000 pounds, and (2) 
the gage of the track measured under 4,000 pounds of applied force does 
not exceed the allowable gage prescribed in Sec. 213.53(b) of this 
section for the class of track involved. Gage widening in excess of 5/8 
inch shall constitute a deviation from Class 1 standards.''

Corrections to Rule

PART 213--[CORRECTED]


Sec. 213.110  [Corrected]

    5. On page 1900, second column, in Sec. 213.110, correct paragraph 
(j)(1) to read as follows:


Sec. 213.110  Gage restraint measurement systems.

* * * * *
    (j) * * *
    (1) Maintain and make available to the Federal Railroad 
Administration documented calibration procedures on each GRMS vehicle 
which, at a minimum, shall specify a daily instrument verification 
procedure that will ensure correlation between measurements made on the 
ground and those recorded by the instrumentation with respect to loaded 
and unloaded gage parameters; and
* * * * *
    6. On page 1901, first column, in Sec. 213.110(m), correct the 
introductory text to read as follows:
* * * * *
    (m) Between GRMS inspections, the PTLF may be used as an additional 
analytical tool to assist fully qualified Sec. 213.7 individuals in 
determining compliance with the crosstie and fastener requirements of 
Secs. 213.109 and 213.127. When the PTLF is used, whether as an 
additional analytical tool or to fulfill the requirements of paragraph 
(l), it shall be used subject to the following criteria--
* * * * *

    Dated: January 17, 2001.
John V. Wells,
Acting Federal Railroad Administrator.
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