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Federal Railroad Administration Accident/Incident Investigation Policy for Gathering Information and Consulting With Stakeholders; Correction
The Federal Railroad Administration published this final rule in the Federal Register on October 28, 2024. It took effect on November 15, 2024.
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What the agency says
On October 1, 2024, FRA published a final rule amending its Accident/Incident Regulations governing reporting, classification, and investigations to codify FRA's policy for gathering information from, and consulting with, stakeholders during an accident/incident investigation. The published final rule contains errors in the preamble text. FRA is correcting those errors so that the final rule conforms to FRA's intent.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2024-24967
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule; correction
- Agency
- Transportation Department; Federal Railroad Administration
- Published
- October 28, 2024
- Takes effect
- November 15, 2024
- Dates
- Effective on November 15, 2024.
- Docket
- Docket No. FRA-2024-0034
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 2130-AC98
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 49 CFR 225
- Pages
- 3
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