Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations for 1989: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, One Hundredth Congress, Second Session, Part 5U.S. Government Printing Office, 1988 - United States |
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accident Administration agency alcohol and drug Amtrak automatic train control bill budget Chairman Class I railroads coal rate Commission Commissioner Company Conrail Consolidated Rail Corporation cost COUGHLIN decision Docket DOUGLASS emergency response employees enforcement engineer equipment Federal Railroad Administration filed fiscal year 1988 FRA's freight funding grade crossing GRADISON Guilford hazardous materials HOUSTON TX implementation improvements income increase industry information follows INITIALS/SIG inspection inspectors Interstate Commerce Commission issue labor last year's hearing legislation LEHMAN locomotive million motor carrier Northeast Corridor NTSB Office operating pending percent PIPELINE problem proposed railroad safety Railway rebuttal recommendations reduced regulations regulatory rehabilitation request require Revenue RILEY route RSPA rule rulemaking schedule shippers short line Springfield Terminal staff staff-years staffing Staggers Act standards Sub-No tank cars tion Total track Trailer Train transportation truck violations year's hearing record
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Page 494 - United Nations Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods...
Page 82 - Commission, of their traffic, service, or gross or net earnings, or of any portion thereof, will be in the interest of better service to the public or of economy in operation, and will not unduly restrain competition...
Page 391 - Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New...
Page 494 - RSPA's objective has been and will continue to be ensuring that the standards adopted by these international bodies provide satisfactory levels of safety and do not create artificial trade barriers to the US hazardous materials industry.
Page 287 - USC 421 et seq., and a group of statutes enacted prior to 1970 referred to collectively herein as the "older safety statutes": The Safety Appliance Acts, 45 USC 1-16; the Locomotive Inspection Act, 45 USC 22-34; the Accident Reports Act. 45 USC 38-43; the Hours of Service Act, 45 USC 61-64b; and the Signal Inspection Act, 49 App.
Page 610 - Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20594, and shall contain a statement on the envelope and in the appeal: "Appeal from Privacy Act Adverse Determination.
Page 417 - ... rail equipment accident" involving damage in excess of the current reporting threshold), including an accident involving a switching movement. Train incident means an event involving the movement of railroad on-track equipment that results in a casualty but in which railroad property damage does not exceed the reporting threshold. United States means all of the States. Violation rate for random alcohol testing means the number of 0.04 and above random alcohol confirmation test results conducted...
Page 900 - The Corporation shall not be subject to any State or other law pertaining to the transportation of passengers by railroad as it relates to rates, routes, or service. (d) Leases and contracts entered into by the Corporation, regardless of the place where the same may be executed, shall be governed by the laws of the District of Columbia. (e) Persons...
Page 482 - If the regulations do not establish a level of safety, is consistent with the public interest and adequately will protect against the risks to life and property inherent in the transportation of hazardous materials in commerce...
Page 290 - Penalties may be assessed against individuals only for willful violations, and where a grossly negligent violation or a pattern of repeated violations has created an imminent hazard of death or injury to persons, or has caused death or injury, a penalty not to exceed $20,000 per violation may be assessed.