dependent on the length of the car or locomotive and the color of the sheeting. For purposes of this part, the length of a railroad freight car or locomotive is measured from endsill to endsill, exclusive of the coupler and draft gear. Each side of a railroad freight car subject to this part, including each unit of multi-unit cars, and each side of a locomotive subject to this part must be equipped with at least the minimum amount of retroreflective sheeting specified in Table 2 of this subpart.

(a) A hearing will be held if required by statute or the Administrator finds it necessary or desirable. (b) Except for statutory hearings required to be on the record— (1) Hearings are fact-finding proceedings, and there are no formal pleadings or adverse parties; (2) Any rule issued in a proceeding in which a hearing is held is not based exclusively on the record of

(a) If a curve is elevated, the full elevation shall be provided throughout the curve, unless physical conditions do not permit. If elevation runoff occurs in a curve, the actual minimum elevation shall be used in computing the maximum allowable posted timetable operating speed for that curve under §213.57(b). (b) Elevation runoff shall

§220.47 when using a radio; or (2) The procedures specified for reporting emergencies in the railroad's timetables or timetable special instructions, when using another means of wireless communications. (c) Employees shall describe as completely as possible the nature, degree and location of the hazard. (d) An alternative means of communications

preparation of the train for movement.

(iii) Assisting in preparation of the train to which the employee is assigned for movement.

As used in this part: (a) Railroad police officer means a peace officer who is commissioned in his or her state of legal residence or state of primary employment and directly employed by or contracted by a railroad to enforce state laws for the protection of railroad property, personnel, passengers, and/or cargo. (b) Commissioned

(b) An agreement submitted to the Administrator under this section must include: (1) A proposed compliance order suitable for the Administrator's signature; (2) An admission of all jurisdictional facts; (3) An express waiver of further procedural steps and of all right to seek judicial review or otherwise challenge or contest the validity of the order; and

°F., by holding at that temperature for at least 1 hour per inch of thickness (30-minute minimum), and then by cooling in air. If the material specification requires quenching and tempering, the treatment specified in that specification must be used instead of the one specified above. [29 FR 18995, Dec. 29, 1964. Redesignated, 32 FR 5606, Apr. 5, 1967 and amended by Amdt. 179-12, 39 FR 15038, Apr. 30, 1974]

continuous fillet welds except for venting provisions. The ultimate shear strength of the bracket-to-reinforcing pad weld must not exceed 85 percent of the ultimate shear strength of the reinforcing pad-to-tank weld. (b) Attachments not otherwise specified shall be applied by approved means. [29 FR 18995, Dec. 29, 1964. Redesignated at 32 FR 5606, Apr. 5, 1967, and amended by Amdt. 179-10, 36 FR 21346, Nov. 6, 1971]

cylinders shall be tested at every 92 service day inspection. With a full service application from maximum brake pipe pressure, and with communication to the brake cylinders closed, the brakes on the steam locomotive and tender must remain applied for a minimum of 5 minutes. (c) Brake pipes. Steam locomotive brake pipe leakage shall be tested at the beginning of each day the locomotive is used, and shall not exceed 5 psi per minute

(a) General provisions. Each steam locomotive shall have a fire door which shall latch securely when closed and which shall be maintained in a safe and suitable condition for service. Fire doors on all oil-burning locomotives shall be latched securely with a pin or key. (b) Mechanically operated fire doors. Mechanically operated fire doors shall be so

(a) Each vault housing pressure regulating and pressure limiting equipment, and having a volumetric internal content of 200 cubic feet (5.66 cubic meters) or more, must be inspected at intervals not exceeding 15 months, but at least once each calendar year, to determine that it is in good physical condition and adequately ventilated. (b) If gas is found in the vault, the equipment in the vault must be inspected for leaks, and any leaks

(a) An operator may propose to reduce the frequency of periodic inspections and tests required in this part on the basis of the engineering analysis and risk assessment required by this subpart. (b) An operator must submit its proposal to the PHMSA Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety or, in the case of an intrastate pipeline facility regulated by the State, the appropriate State agency. The applicable oversight agency may

in a buried or submerged pipeline containing a metal of different anodic potential— (1) The amphoteric metals must be electrically isolated from the remainder of the pipeline and cathodically protected; or (2) The entire buried or submerged pipeline must be cathodically protected at a cathodic potential that meets the requirements of appendix D of this part for amphoteric metals. (c) The amount

(a) Except for size and color the CLASS 9 (miscellaneous hazardous materials) placard must be as follows: (b) In addition to conformance with

(a) All pipe installed in a ditch must be installed in a manner that minimizes the introduction of secondary stresses and the possibility of damage to the pipe. (b) Except for pipe in the Gulf of Mexico and its inlets in waters less than 15 feet deep, all offshore pipe in water at least 12 feet deep (3.7 meters) but not more than 200 feet deep (61 meters) deep as measured from the mean low water must be installed so that the top of the

S1. Purpose and scope. This standard establishes the requirement for providing a hood latch system or hood latch systems. S2. Application. This standard applies to passenger cars, multipurpose passenger vehicles, trucks, and buses. S3. Definitions. Hood means any exterior movable body

manner such that throughout the range of motion and also under simulated crash-impact conditions there is no contact between metallic elements except for contacts that exist under static conditions. (c) The structural properties of the dummy are such that the dummy conforms to this part in every respect both before and after being used in dynamic tests such as that specified in Standard No. 213 of this chapter (

the decision of the Hearing Officer was unsupported, in whole or in part, then the Administrator may: (1) Assess or modify a civil penalty; (2) Rescind the Notice of Violation; or (3) Remand the case back to the Hearing Officer for new or additional proceedings. (d) In the absence of a remand, the decision of the Administrator in an appeal is a final agency action

§630.5, unless the reporting entity has exhausted all possibilities for obtaining this information.

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, this part includes requirements for the following persons. Specific sections in this part provide detailed requirements. (1) Each passenger railroad carrier. (2) Each public transportation agency. (3) Each operator of a rail transit system that is not operating on track that is part of the general railroad

Executive Order 12259, as applicable. The civil rights compliance requirements for RHS are in 7 CFR part 1901, subpart E.