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Highway-Rail Grade Crossing; Safe Clearance

motor-carrier · Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration · Published 2013-09-25 · Effective 2013-10-25 · 78 FR 58915

Document

Document number
2013-23375
Federal Register citation
78 FR 58915
CFR reference
49 CFR 177
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
motor-carrier
Sub-agency
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Publication date
2013-09-25
Effective date
2013-10-25
DOT docket
Docket Numbers PHMSA-2010-0319 (HM-255) & FMCSA-2006-25660

Abstract

FMCSA and PHMSA amend the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) and Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMRs), respectively, to prohibit a driver of a commercial motor vehicle or of a motor vehicle transporting certain hazardous materials or certain agents or toxins (hereafter collectively referenced as "regulated motor vehicle") from entering onto a highway-rail grade crossing unless there is sufficient space to drive completely through the grade crossing without stopping. This action is in response to section 112 of the Hazardous Materials Transportation Authorization Act of 1994, as amended by section 32509 of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21). The intent of this rulemaking is to reduce highway-rail grade crossing crashes.

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