other · US Department of Transportation · Published 2016-12-07 · Effective 2017-02-06 · 81 FR 88127
Document
Document number
2016-29256
Federal Register citation
81 FR 88127
CFR reference
49 CFR 207
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
other
Sub-agency
US Department of Transportation
Publication date
2016-12-07
Effective date
2017-02-06
DOT docket
Docket No. FRA-2016-0107, Notice No. 1
Abstract
This rule amends FRA's regulations on railroad police officers to implement certain provisions of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act. Consistent with the FAST Act, FRA is amending its regulations to allow: Railroads to hire contractors as railroad police officers; railroad police officers to transfer from one state to another without immediately needing to be commissioned or certified in the new state; and a state to recognize an officer's training at another state's recognized police academy or at a Federal law enforcement training center as meeting the state's basic police officer certification or commissioning requirements.