November 22, 2019: (NPRM) Training, Qualification, and Oversight for Safety-Related Railroad Employees

The Federal Railroad Administration is proposing an amendment to the regulations regarding training, qualification, and oversight for safety related railroad employees. The amendment would delay implementation dates for all contractors as well as Class II and III railroads that are not intercity or passenger railroads with a minimum of 400,000 total employee works hours a year.
Interested parties may submit comments on the proposed rulemaking until December 23, 2019. All comments must include the agency name and docket number or Regulatory Identification Number.

Docket No. FRA–2019–0095, Notice No. 1