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Systems for Telephonic Notification of Unsafe Conditions at Highway-Rail and Pathway Grade Crossings

Final rule; response to petition for reconsideration.

This document responds to a petition for reconsideration of FRA's final rule published on June 12, 2012, mandating that certain railroads 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. This document amends and clarifies the final rule.

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