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 2014_register executive 2014-10-07 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7f8b9ea D09002ee1c7f8ba81 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 FRA's final rule primarily amends the regulations implementing a requirement of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 that certain passenger and freight railroads install positive train control (PTC) systems governing operations on certain main line tracks. This final rule revises an existing regulatory exception to the requirement to install a PTC system for track segments carrying freight only that present a de minimis safety risk. The final rule also adds a new exception for PTC-unequipped freight trains associated with certain freight yard operations to operate within PTC systems. The final rule also revises the existing regulations related to en route failures of a PTC system, adds new provisions related to other failures of a PTC system, and amends the regulations on applications for approval of certain modifications of signal and train control systems. Finally, this final rule makes technical amendments to FRA's other signal and train control regulations and FRA's regulations governing highway-rail grade crossing warning systems. 79 FR 49693 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2014-08-22/2014-19849 2014-19849 fr22au14-14 RIN 2130-AC32 4910-06-P Docket No. FRA-2011-0061, Notice No. 3 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2014-08-22/2014-19849 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-08-22/html/2014-19849.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-08-22/pdf/2014-19849.pdf Highway Safety Highway-Rail Grade Crossings Penalties Railroad Safety Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Administrative Practice and Procedure Positive Train Control 26 p. 49693 49718 79 FR 49693 Title 49 Part 234 49 CFR Part 234 Title 49 Part 235 49 CFR Part 235 Title 49 Part 236 49 CFR Part 236 RIN 2130-AC32 Positive Train Control Systems (RRR); Federal Register Vol. 79, Issue RULE 2014-19849 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Railroad Administration 2014-10-21 Docket No. FRA-2011-0061, Notice No. 3 4910-06-P 2014-19849 Final rule.

FRA's final rule primarily amends the regulations implementing a requirement of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 that certain passenger and freight railroads install positive train control (PTC) systems governing operations on certain main line tracks. This final rule revises an existing regulatory exception to the requirement to install a PTC system for track segments carrying freight only that present a de minimis safety risk. The final rule also adds a new exception for PTC-unequipped freight trains associated with certain freight yard operations to operate within PTC systems. The final rule also revises the existing regulations related to en route failures of a PTC system, adds new provisions related to other failures of a PTC system, and amends the regulations on applications for approval of certain modifications of signal and train control systems. Finally, this final rule makes technical amendments to FRA's other signal and train control regulations and FRA's regulations governing highway-rail grade crossing warning systems.

This final rule is effective October 21, 2014. George Hartman, Office of Safety Assurance and Compliance, Staff Director, Signal & Train Control Division, Federal Railroad Administration, Mail Stop 25, West Building 3rd Floor West, Room W35-333, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: 202-493-6225) or Emily Prince, Trial Attorney, Office of Chief Counsel, RCC-10, Mail Stop 10, West Building 7th Floor, Room W75-208, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: 202-493-6146). Highway Safety Highway-Rail Grade Crossings Penalties Railroad Safety Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Administrative Practice and Procedure Positive Train Control Positive Train Control Systems , Kimberly.Toone@dot.gov oira_submissions@omb.eop.gov Robert.Brogan@dot.gov http://trb.metapress.com/content/7682666175324228 http://www.regulations.gov/#!privacyNotice https://acc.dau.mil/CommunityBrowser.aspx?id=514013 Vol. 79, no. 163 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2014-08-22 continuing daily deposited born digital 888 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2014-08-22 P0b002ee189da3bba 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr22au14 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2014-08-22 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-08-22/pdf/FR-2014-08-22.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-08-22/xml/FR-2014-08-22.xml fdlp 49659 50536 DGPO 2014-10-07 2024-06-02 FR-2014-08-22 machine generated eng FR FR-2014-08-22 79 163