49 C.F.R. Subpart E—Miscellaneous Safety-Related Proceedings and Inquiries
Title 49 - Transportation
(a) Pursuant to the Department of Transportation Act (80 Stat. 931, 49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970 (84 Stat. 971, 45 U.S.C. 421, 431–441), or both, the Administrator may temporarily suspend compliance with a substantive rule of the Federal Railroad Administration, if: (1) The suspension is necessary to the conduct of a Federal Railroad Administration approved test program designed to evaluate the effectiveness of new technology or operational approaches or instituted in furtherance of a present or proposed rulemaking proceeding; (2) The suspension is limited in scope and application to such relief as may be necessary to facilitate the conduct of the test program; and (3) The suspension is conditioned on the observance of standards sufficient to assure safety. (b) When required by statute, a notice is published in the (c) When the Administrator approves suspension of compliance with any rule in connection with a test program, a description of the test program containing an explanatory statement responsive to paragraph (a) of this section is published in the Applications for approval of discontinuance or material modification of a signal system authorized by part 235 or waiver of a requirement of part 236 of this chapter must be submitted in triplicate to the Secretary, Railroad Safety Board, handled in accordance with procedures set forth in part 235 or 236, respectively, and decided not later than 9 months after receipt. When a decision is issued, the applicant and other interested parties are notified or a notice is published in the Requests for special approval pertaining to safety not otherwise provided for in this chapter, must be submitted in triplicate to the Secretary, Railroad Safety Board; specifying the action requested. These requests shall be considered by the Board and appropriate action shall be taken not later than 9 months after receipt. When a decision is issued, the requestor and other interested parties are notified or a notice is published in the (a) Any person may petition the Administrator for reconsideration of final action taken in proceedings subject to subpart C or E of this part. (b) The petition must specify with particularity the grounds for modification or revocation of the action in question. (c) The Administrator does not consider repetitious petitions. (d) Unless the Administrator specifically provides otherwise, and gives notice to interested parties or publishes notice in the (a) The Administrator may invite public comment or seek a response from the party at whose request the final action was taken before deciding a petition for reconsideration submitted under §211.57. (b) The Administrator may reaffirm, modify, or revoke the final action without further proceedings and shall issue notification of his decision to the petitioner and other interested parties or publish a notice in the The Administrator may conduct informal safety inquiries to collect information on selected topics relating to railroad safety. A notice of each such inquiry will be published in the
Title 49: Transportation
PART 211—RULES OF PRACTICE
Subpart E—Miscellaneous Safety-Related Proceedings and Inquiries
§ 211.51 Tests.
§ 211.53 Signal applications.
§ 211.55 Special approvals.
§ 211.57 Petitions for reconsideration.
§ 211.59 Proceedings on petitions for reconsideration.
§ 211.61 Informal safety inquiries.
