Railroad Workplace Safety; Adjacent-Track On-Track Safety for Roadway Workers
railroad-safety · Federal Railroad Administration · Published 2013-06-05 · Effective 2011-11-30 · 78 FR 33754
Document
Document number
2013-13291
Federal Register citation
78 FR 33754
CFR reference
49 CFR 214
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; delay of effective date.
Category
railroad-safety
Sub-agency
Federal Railroad Administration
Publication date
2013-06-05
Effective date
2011-11-30
DOT docket
Docket No. FRA-2008-0059, Notice No. 7
Abstract
This document delays the effective date of the final rule published November 30, 2011, and scheduled to take effect on July 1, 2013. The final rule mandates that roadway workers comply with specified on-track safety procedures that railroads must adopt to protect those workers from the movement of trains or other on-track equipment on "adjacent controlled track." FRA received two petitions for reconsideration of the final rule, and five comments in response to the March 8, 2012, final rule that requested comments on the petitions for reconsideration. The petitions and comments raised a number of substantive issues requiring a detailed response. As FRA's response to those petitions and comments is still being reviewed, this document delays the effective date of the final rule until July 1, 2014.