[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR240.403]

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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
       CHAPTER II--FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
                             TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 240--QUALIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS--Table of Contents
 
                Subpart E--Dispute Resolution Procedures
 
Sec. 240.403  Petition requirements.

    (a) To obtain review of a railroad's decision to deny certification, 
deny recertification, or revoke certification, a person shall file a 
petition for review that complies with this section.
    (b) Each petition shall:
    (1) Be in writing;
    (2) Be submitted in triplicate to the Docket Clerk, Office of Chief 
Counsel, Federal Railroad Administration, 1120 Vermont Avenue, NW, 
Washington, DC 20590;
    (3) Contain all available information that the person thinks 
supports the person's belief that the railroad acted improperly, 
including:
    (i) The petitioner's full name;
    (ii) The petitioner's current mailing address;
    (iii) The petitioner's daytime telephone number;
    (iv) The name and address of the railroad; and
    (v) The facts that the petitioner believes constitute the improper 
action by the railroad, specifying the locations, dates, and identities 
of all persons who were present or involved in the railroad's actions 
(to the degree known by the petitioner);
    (4) Explain the nature of the remedial action sought;
    (5) Be supplemented by a copy of all written documents in the 
petitioner's possession that document that railroad's decision; and
    (6) Be filed in a timely manner.
    (c) A petition seeking review of a railroad's decision to deny 
certification or recertification filed with FRA more than 180 days after 
the date of the railroad's denial decision will be denied as untimely.
    (d) A petition seeking review of a railroad's decision to revoke 
certification in accordance with the procedures required by Sec. 240.307 
filed with FRA more than 120 days after the date of the railroad's 
revocation decision will be denied as untimely except that the 
Locomotive Engineer Review Board for cause shown may extend the petition 
filing period at any time in its discretion:
    (1) Provided the request for extension is filed before the 
expiration of the period provided in this paragraph (d); or
    (2) Provided that the failure to timely file was the result of 
excusable neglect.
    (e) A party aggrieved by a Board decision to deny a petition as 
untimely

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may file an appeal with the Administrator in accordance with 
Sec. 240.411.

[56 FR 28254, June 19, 1991, as amended at 64 FR 60995, Nov. 8, 1999; 64 
FR 70196, Dec. 16, 1999]