railroad-safety · Federal Railroad Administration · Published 1995-05-26 · Effective 1995-05-26 · 60 FR 27899
Document
Document number
95-12963
Federal Register citation
60 FR 27899
CFR reference
49 CFR 229
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; response to petitions for reconsideration.
Category
railroad-safety
Sub-agency
Federal Railroad Administration
Publication date
1995-05-26
Effective date
1995-05-26
DOT docket
Docket No. LI-7
Abstract
In response to petitions for reconsideration, FRA is amending its regulation on event recorders. FRA is removing the requirement that, following an accident reportable to the National Transportation Safety Board, the railroad must refrain from extracting or analyzing event recorder data for a period of 8 hours or until that agency notifies the railroad that it will not conduct an investigation, whichever comes first. FRA is also amending the definition of ``lead locomotive'' to provide greater latitude for the location of event recorders and is simplifying the requirements for removing event recorders from service.