FRA has also continued to explore means of making its crashworthiness standards more performance-based. FRA has developed guidelines through the RSAC process for waiver approval to use alternative, performance-based crashworthiness standards for passenger equipment operating at speeds up to 125 mph. FRA is also pursuing a similar approach through the RSAC process to develop standards for passenger rail equipment operating at speeds up to 220 mph. Federal Occupational This was prompted by a 5 SB - N, IC - N, 05/2012 669 Railroad Exposure comment received from SLT - N This Administration Rule SRC, a tourist railroad, in was prompted by Exemption which the SRC urged FRA a comment that (RRR) to continue the current was received exemption in 49 CFR Part during the RRR 227 for tourist, scenic, process. FRA historic, or excursion agrees with the operations. FRA agrees that commenter that the exemption is appropriate the exemption is and plans to retain the appropriate and existing exemption in the has no plans to regulation. remove the exemption from the existing regulations and has so notified the commenter. FRA
FRA has also continued to explore means of making its crashworthiness standards more performance-based. FRA has developed guidelines through the RSAC process for waiver approval to use alternative, performance-based crashworthiness standards for passenger equipment operating at speeds up to 125 mph. FRA is also pursuing a similar approach through the RSAC process to develop standards for passenger rail equipment operating at speeds up to 220 mph. 669 Federal Railroad Administration Occupational Exposure Rule Exemption (RRR) This was prompted by a comment received from SRC, a tourist railroad, in which the SRC urged FRA to continue the current exemption in 49 CFR Part 227 for tourist, scenic, historic, or excursion operations. FRA agrees that the exemption is appropriate and plans to retain the existing exemption in the regulation. 5 SB - N, IC - N, SLT - N This was prompted by a comment that was received during the RRR process. FRA agrees with the commenter that the exemption is appropriate and has no plans to remove the exemption from the existing regulations and has so notified the commenter. FRA 05/2012
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