Restrictions on Railroad Operating Employees' Use of Cellular Telephones and Other Electronic Devices
other · US Department of Transportation · Published 2010-09-27 · Effective 2011-03-28 · 75 FR 59580
Document
Document number
2010-23916
Federal Register citation
75 FR 59580
CFR reference
49 CFR 220
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; rescission of Emergency Order No. 26.
Category
other
Sub-agency
US Department of Transportation
Publication date
2010-09-27
Effective date
2011-03-28
DOT docket
Docket No. FRA-2009-0118
Abstract
FRA is amending its railroad communications regulations by restricting use of mobile telephones and other distracting electronic devices by railroad operating employees. This rule codifies most of the requirements of FRA Emergency Order No. 26, which is supplanted by this final rule on the date it becomes effective. FRA has revised some of the substantive requirements of that Emergency Order as well as its scope to accommodate changes that FRA believes are appropriate based upon its experience with the Emergency Order and in response to public comments submitted in response to the proposed rule.