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GAO-12-781R 1 (2012-05-31)

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          GAO
        Accountability * Integrity * Reliability
United States Government Accountability Office
Washington, DC 20548

          B-323519



          May 25, 2012

          The Honorable John D. Rockefeller
          Chairman
          The Honorable Kay Bailey Hutchison
          Ranking Member
          Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
          United States Senate

          The Honorable John L. Mica
          Chairman
          The Honorable Nick J. Rahall II
          Ranking Member
          Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
          House of Representatives

          Subject: Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration: Positive
                   Train Control Systems (RRR)

          Pursuant to section 801 (a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a
          major rule promulgated by the Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad
          Administration (FRA), entitled Positive Train Control Systems (RRR) (RIN: 2130-
          AC27). We received the rule on May 15, 2012. It was published in the Federal
          Register as a final rule on May 14, 2012, with a stated effective date of July 13,
          2012. 77 Fed. Reg. 28,285.

          The final rule amends the regulations implementing a provision of the Rail Safety
          Improvement Act of 20081 that requires certain passenger and freight railroads to
          install positive train control (PTC) systems. This final rule removes regulatory
          provisions that require railroads to either conduct further analyses or meet certain
          risk-based criteria in order to avoid PTC system implementation on track segments
          that do not transport poison- or toxic-by-inhalation hazardous (PIH) materials traffic
          and are not used for intercity or commuter rail passenger transportation as of
          December 31, 2015.


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