Rail Issues

Regulatory documents related to rail issues.

Topic	DOT Docket Number	Comments Due to APTA	Comments Due to FTA	APTA Comments	Result
Statement of Agency Policy and Interpretation on the Hours of Service Laws as Amended; Response to Public Comment Note: this document deals primarily with freight railroads but has applicability to passenger rail signal maintenance	FRA-2009–0057 Notice No. 2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
FRA - Notice of Proposed Rule Making - Passenger Train Emergency Systems II	FRA–2009–0119, Notice No. 1	2/20/2012	3/5/2012
FRA - Notice of Safety Advisory: Following Procedures When Going Between Rolling Equipment	Safety Advisory 2011–02	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
FRA - Notice of funding availability: Program for Capital Grants for Rail Line Relocation and Improvement Projects	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
FRA: Notice of Proposed Rule Making - Alternate Passenger Rail Service Pilot Program	FRA–2009–0108; Notice No. 1	10/23/11	11/7/11		Final Rule 12/14/11
FCC: Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Seeks Comment on Spectrum Needs for the Implementation of the Positive Train Control Provisions of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008	WT Docket No. 11-79	6/6/11	6/20/11	Final Comments 6/20/11 Reply Comments (Final) 7/11/11
FRA: Study on Protection of Certain Railroad Risk Reduction Data From Discovery or Use in Litigation	FRA–2011–0025	6/23/2011	7/8/2011	Final Comments	Final Study 10/28/11
FMCSA: Hours of Service Exception for Railroad Signal Employees	FMCSA–2010–0032	N/A	N/A	N/A	Final Rule
FRA: Track Safety Standards: Concrete Crossties	FRA–2009–0007, Notice No. 2 FRA–2009–0007, Notice No. 3 FRA–2009–0007, Notice No. 4	N/A	N/A	N/A	Final Rule Final rule; delay of effective date. FRA Response to petitions for reconsideration
Notice of Safety Advisory; equipment fouling adjacent tracks	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail(HSIPR) Program	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
FRA - Hours of Service of Railroad Employees; Substantive Regulations for Train Employees Providing Commuter and Intercity Rail Passenger Transportation; Conforming Amendments to Recordkeeping Requirements Request for Reconsideration	FRA–2009–0043, Notice No. 1	5/9/11	5/23/11	Final Comments	Final Rule 8/12/11
Alcohol and Drug Testing: Determination of Minimum Random Testing Rates for 2011	FRA 2001–11213	N/A	N/A	N/A
Risk Reduction Program	FRA–2009–0038	1/31/11	2/7/11	Final Comments
Miscellaneous Amendments to the Federal Railroad Administration’s Accident/Incident Reporting Requirements Accident/Incident Reporting Requirements Final rule; response to petitions for reconsideration.	FRA–2006–26173; Notice No.3 FRA–2006–26173; Notice No. 4	N/A	N/A	N/A	Final Rule 11/9/10 FRA Clarification
Conductor Certification	FRA–2009–0035, Notice No. 1	1/3/11	1/10/11	Final Comments	Final Rule 11/9/11 FRA Responses 2/8/12
Notice of Safety Advisory; staying alert and situational awareness	FRA Safety Advisory 2010–03	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Notice of Safety Advisory; Signal Recording Devices for Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Active Warning Systems that are Interconnected with Highway Traffic Signal Systems	FRA Safety Advisory 2010-02	N/A	N/A	N/A
Notice of Availability of Answers to Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Buy America & FRA's High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail Program	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Solicitation of Applications and Notice of Funding Availability for the FRA Railroad System Issues Research and Development Program	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Metrics and Standards for Intercity Passenger Rail Service under Section 207 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008	FRA-2009-0016	N/A	N/A	N/A	Issuance of Metrics and Standards
National Rail Plan: Request for comments and Establishment of Public Docket	FRA–2010–0020	5/3/10	6/4/10	Final Comments
FTA Solicitation of Nominations for Members of the Transit Rail Advisory Committee for Safety FTA: Solicitation of Nominations for Members of the Transit Rail Advisory Committee for Safety (TRACS)	N/A	N/A Nominations should be submitted directly to FTA	N/A 5/27/2011	N/A	N/A
Petition for Waiver of Compliance	FRA-2009-0103	1/8/10	1/15/10	Final Comments
Passenger Equipment Safety Standards; Front End System of Cab Cars and Multiple-Unit Locomotives	FRA-2006-25268	N/A	N/A	N/A	Final Rule
Railroad Workplace Safety; Adjacent-Controlled-Track On-Track Safety for Roadway Workers	FRA-2008-0059	1/18/10 4/30/12	1/25/10 5/7/12	Draft Comments Reconsideartion Comments 1/30/12 Comments: 5/7/12	Final Rule 11/30/11 Delay of Effective Date & Request for Comments
State Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Action Plans Notice of Public Hearing and Extension of Comment Period	FRA-2009-0032	N/A 3/1/10	N/A 3/8/10	N/A	Final Rule 6/28/10 Direct Final Rule
Notice of Adjustment of Nationwide Significant Risk Treshold	FRA-1999-6439	N/A	N/A	N/A
Positive Train Control Systems Notice of Public Hearing	FRA-2008-0132			Final Comments 8/20/09	Final Rule Final Rule Amendments 9/27/10