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Notices and Rulemaking Documents

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Date Subject Document Type Part
10/11/2006 Track Safety Standards; Inspections of Joints in Continuous Welded Rail (CWR) Final Rule 213
08/30/2006 Establishment of Emergency Relief Dockets and Procedures for Handling Petitions for Emergency Waiver of Safety Regulations Final Rule 211
08/24/2006 Passenger Train Emergency Systems Proposed Rule 223, 238
08/17/2006 Use of Locomotive Horns at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings Final Rule 222, 229
06/28/2006 Locomotive Crashworthiness Final Rule 229, 238
12/20/2005 Revision of Method for Calculating Monetary Threshold for Reporting Rail Equipment Accidents/Incidents; Announcement of Reporting Threshold for Calendar Year 2006 Final Rule 225
12/08/2005 Passenger Equipment Safety Standards; Miscellaneous Amendments and Attachments of Safety Appliances on Passenger Equipment Proposed Rule 229, 238
12/05/2005 Standards for Development and Use of Processor-Based Signal and Train Control Systems; Clarification and Correcting Amendments Final Rule 234, 236
10/28/2005 Reflectorization of Rail Freight Rolling Stock Final Rule 224
07/27/2005 Railroad Workplace Safety Final Rule 214
07/21/2005 Inspection and Maintenance Standards for Steam Locomotives Final Rule 230
07/06/2005 Inflation Adjustment of the Ordinary Maximum Civil Monetary Penalty for a Violation of a Federal Railroad Safety Law or Federal Railroad Administration Safety Regulation Final Rule 209, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 225, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 238, 239, 240, 241, 244
06/30/2005 Locomotive Event Recorders Final Rule 229
06/08/2005 Inflation Adjustment of Ordinary Maximum Civil Monetary Penalty for a Violation of a Federal Railroad Safety Law or Federal Railroad Administration Safety Regulation Final Rule 209, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 225, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 238, 239, 240, 241, 244
05/26/2005 Reflectorization of Rail Freight Rolling Stock Final Rule 224
04/27/2005 Use of Locomotive Horns at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings Final Rule 222, 229
04/19/2005 Revision of Method for Calculating Monetary Threshold for Reporting Rail Equipment Accidents/Incidents Proposed Rule 225
04/19/2005 Inspection and Maintenance Standards for Steam Locomotives Proposed Rule 230
04/04/2005 Alcohol and Drug Testing: Change of Corporate Name, Address, and Telephone Numbers of Post-Accident Toxicological Testing Laboratory Final Rule 219
03/07/2005 Standards for Development and Use of Processor-Based Signal and Train Control Systems Final Rule 209, 234, 236
02/10/2005 Railroad Workplace Safety Final Rule 214
01/03/2005 Reflectorization of Rail Freight Rolling Stock Final Rule 224
11/02/2004 Locomotive Crashworthiness Proposed Rule 229, 238
10/28/2004 Inflation Adjustment of the Maximum and Minimum Civil Monetary Penalties for Violation of a Railroad Safety Law or Regulation; Corrections Final Rule 221, 235
06/30/2004 Locomotive Event Recorders Proposed Rule 229
06/23/2004 Occupational Noise Exposure for Railroad Operating Employees Proposed Rule 227, 229
05/28/2004 Inflation Adjustment of the Maximum and Minimum Civil Monetary Penalties for a Violation of a Federal Railroad Safety Law or Federal Railroad Administration Safety Regulation Final Rule 209, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 225, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 238, 239, 240, 241, 244
05/25/2004 Brake System Safety Standards for Freight and Other Non-Passenger Trains and Equipment; End-of-Train Devices Final Rule 232
03/16/2004 Railroad Locomotive Safety Standards: Clarifying Amendments; Headlights and Auxiliary Lights Final Rule 229
02/26/2004 Roadway Maintenance Machine Safety Final Rule 214
12/18/2003 Use of Locomotive Horns at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings Final Rule 222, 229
08/19/2003 Railroad Locomotive Safety Standards: Clarifying Amendments; Headlights and Auxiliary Lights Final Rule 229
07/28/2003 Roadway Maintenance Machine Safety Final Rule 214
05/09/2003 Final Policy Statement Concerning Small Entities Subject to the Railroad Safety Laws Final Rule 209
03/03/2003 Conforming the Federal Railroad Administration's Accident/Incident Reporting Requirements to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Revised Reporting Requirements; Other Amendments Final Rule 219, 225, 240
12/30/2002 Retention of Current Monetary Threshold for Reporting Rail Equipment Accident/Incidents During Calendar Year 2003 and Until Further Amended Final Rule 225
12/10/2002 U.S. Locational Requirement for Dispatching of U.S. Rail Operations Final Rule 241
11/08/2002 Regulations on Safety Integration Plans Governing Railroad Consolidations, Mergers, and Acquisitions of Control Final Rule 244
10/09/2002 Conforming the Federal Railroad Administration's Accident/Incident Reporting Requirements to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Revised Reporting Requirements; Other Amendments Proposed Rule 219, 225, 240
04/23/2002 Passenger Equipment Safety Standards Final Rule 216, 238
04/10/2002 Brake System Safety Standards for Freight and Other Non-Passenger Trains and Equipment; End-of-Train Devices Final Rule 232
04/04/2002 Locomotive Cab Sanitation Standards Final Rule 229
03/15/2002 Surface Transportation Board Final Rule 244
01/15/2002 Railroad Workplace Safety Final Rule 214
01/02/2002 Qualification and Certification of Locomotive Engineers; and Other Proceedings Final Rule 240
12/26/2001 Annual Adjustment of Monetary Threshold for Reporting Rail Equipment Accidents/Incidents-Calendar Year 2002 Final Rule 225
12/11/2001 U.S. Locational Requirement for Dispatching of U.S. Rail Operations Final Rule 241
12/11/2001 Control of Alcohol and Drug Use: Proposed Application of Random Testing and Other Requirements to Employees of a Foreign Railroad Who Are Based Outside the United States and Perform Train or Dispatching Service in the United States; Request for Comment on Even Broader Application of Rules and on Implementation Issues Proposed Rule 219
09/28/2001 Signal and Train Control; Miscellaneous Amendments Final Rule 233, 235, 236
09/28/2001 Grade Crossing Signal System Safety Final Rule 234