United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2012_register executive 2012-06-12 article Part III Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7fcdec1 D09002ee1c7fcdfda United States Department of Transportation originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Federal Railroad Administration originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency This final rule requires certain railroads to establish and maintain systems that allow members of the public to call the railroads, using a toll-free telephone number, and report an emergency or other unsafe condition at highway-rail and pathway grade crossings. The rule refers to such a system as an "Emergency Notification System," and it consists of the following components: the signs, placed at the grade crossing, that display the information necessary for the public to report an unsafe condition to the appropriate railroad; the method that the railroad uses to receive and process a telephone call reporting the unsafe condition; the remedial actions that the appropriate railroad or railroads take to address the report of the unsafe conditions; and the related recordkeeping conducted by the railroad(s). 77 FR 35164 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2012-06-12/2012-13843 2012-13843 fr12jn12-17 RIN 2130-AC12 4910-06-P Docket No. FRA-2009-0041, Notice No. 2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2012-06-12/2012-13843 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-06-12/html/2012-13843.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-06-12/pdf/2012-13843.pdf Highway Safety Penalties Railroad Safety Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements State and Local Governments 34 p. 35164 35197 77 FR 35164 Title 49 Part 234 49 CFR Part 234 RIN 2130-AC12 Systems for Telephonic Notification of Unsafe Conditions at Highway-Rail and Pathway Grade Crossings; Federal Register Vol. 77, Issue RULE 2012-13843 III DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Railroad Administration 2012-08-13 2012-09-25 Docket No. FRA-2009-0041, Notice No. 2 4910-06-P 2012-13843 Final rule.

This final rule requires certain railroads to establish and maintain systems that allow members of the public to call the railroads, using a toll-free telephone number, and report an emergency or other unsafe condition at highway-rail and pathway grade crossings. The rule refers to such a system as an "Emergency Notification System," and it consists of the following components: the signs, placed at the grade crossing, that display the information necessary for the public to report an unsafe condition to the appropriate railroad; the method that the railroad uses to receive and process a telephone call reporting the unsafe condition; the remedial actions that the appropriate railroad or railroads take to address the report of the unsafe conditions; and the related recordkeeping conducted by the railroad(s).

This final rule is effective August 13, 2012. Petitions for reconsideration must be received on or before August 13, 2012. Petitions for reconsideration will be posted in the docket for this proceeding. Comments on any submitted petition for reconsideration must be received on or before September 25, 2012. Beth Crawford, Transportation Specialist, Grade Crossing Safety and Trespass Prevention, Office of Safety Analysis, FRA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Mail Stop 25, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: 202-493-6288), beth.crawford@dot.gov; or Sara Mahmoud-Davis, Trial Attorney, Office of Chief Counsel, FRA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Mail Stop 10, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: 202-366-1118), sara.mahmoud-davis@dot.gov. Highway Safety Penalties Railroad Safety Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements State and Local Governments Systems for Telephonic Notification of Unsafe Conditions at Highway-Rail and Pathway Grade Crossings , beth.crawford@dot.gov Kimberly.Toone@dot.gov oira_submissions@omb.eop.gov Robert.Brogan@dot.gov sara.mahmoud-davis@dot.gov http://www.fra.dot.gov/downloads/safety/1_800_report.pdf http://www.fra.dot.gov/downloads/safety/emergency_notification_system.pdf http://www.fra.dot.gov/downloads/safety/RXIPolicyInstructions0807.pdf http://www.ntsb.gov/doclib/reports/2012/RAR1201.pdf http://www.regulations.gov Vol. 77, no. 113 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2012-06-12 continuing daily deposited born digital 467 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2012-06-12 P0b002ee18294a7bd 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr12jn12 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2012-06-12 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-06-12/pdf/FR-2012-06-12.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-06-12/xml/FR-2012-06-12.xml fdlp 34781 35239 DGPO 2012-06-12 2024-06-03 FR-2012-06-12 machine generated eng FR FR-2012-06-12 77 113