661 Federal Qualification This rulemaking would 2 08/28/2014 01/2013 Railroad and make conforming revisions Administration Certification of to Part 240 "Qualification Locomotive and certification of Engineers; locomotive engineers" Miscellaneous consistent with Part 242 Revisions "Qualification and (RRR) Certification of Conductors". The promulgation of the conductor certification regulation highlighted areas in the regulation governing locomotive engineer certification that may require conforming changes. Such changes could include amending the program submission process, adding 49 CFR 218, subpart F violations as revocable offenses, handling engineer and conductor petitions for review with a single FRA board, and revising filing requirements for petitions to the Locomotive Engineer Review Board. 662 Federal Hours of This rulemaking would 2 09/30/2014 01/2013 Railroad Service propose to provide Administration Recordkeeping; simplified recordkeeping Electronic requirements to allow Class Recordkeeping III and commuter railroads Amendments to utilize electronic (RRR) recordkeeping. It would propose to permit railroads without electronic
661 Federal Railroad Administration Qualification and Certification of Locomotive Engineers; Miscellaneous Revisions (RRR) This rulemaking would make conforming revisions to Part 240 "Qualification and certification of locomotive engineers" consistent with Part 242 "Qualification and Certification of Conductors". The promulgation of the conductor certification regulation highlighted areas in the regulation governing locomotive engineer certification that may require conforming changes. Such changes could include amending the program submission process, adding 49 CFR 218, subpart F violations as revocable offenses, handling engineer and conductor petitions for review with a single FRA board, and revising filing requirements for petitions to the Locomotive Engineer Review Board. 2 08/28/2014 01/2013 662 Federal Railroad Administration Hours of Service Recordkeeping; Electronic Recordkeeping Amendments (RRR) This rulemaking would propose to provide simplified recordkeeping requirements to allow Class III and commuter railroads to utilize electronic recordkeeping. It would propose to permit railroads without electronic 2 09/30/2014 01/2013
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