
[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 74 (Thursday, April 17, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 21636]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-08931]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

49 CFR Part 229


Locomotive Safety Standards

CFR Correction

    In Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 200 to 299, 
revised as of October 1, 2013, on page 501, Sec.  229.17 is reinstated 
to read as follows:


Sec.  229.17  Accident reports.

    (a) In the case of an accident due to a failure from any cause of a 
locomotive or any part or appurtenance of a locomotive, or a person 
coming in contact with an electrically energized part or appurtenance, 
that results in serious injury or death of one or more persons, the 
carrier operating the locomotive shall immediately report the accident 
by toll free telephone, Area Code 800-424-0201. The report shall state 
the nature of the accident, number of persons killed or seriously 
injured, the place at which it occurred, the location at which the 
locomotive or the affected parts may be inspected by the FRA, and the 
name, title and phone number of the person making the call. The 
locomotive or the part or parts affected by the accident shall be 
preserved intact by the carrier until after the FRA inspection.
    (b) Written confirmation of the oral report required by paragraph 
(a) of this section shall be immediately mailed to the Federal Railroad 
Administration, RRS-25, Washington, D.C. 20590, and contain a detailed 
description of the accident, including to the extent known, the causes 
and the number of persons killed and injured. The written report 
required by this paragraph is in addition to the reporting requirements 
of 49 CFR Part 225.

[FR Doc. 2014-08931 Filed 4-16-14; 8:45 am]
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