[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 49, Volume 4]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 49CFR210.5]



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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

       CHAPTER II--FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 

                             TRANSPORTATION

 

PART 210_RAILROAD NOISE EMIS SION COMPLIANCE REGULATIONS

--Table of Contents

 

                      Subpart A_General Provisions

 

Sec. 210.5  Definitions.



    (a) Statutory definitions. All terms used in this part and defined 

in the Noise Control Act of 1972 (42 U.S.C. 4901 et seq.) have the 

definition set forth in that Act.

    (b) Definitions in standards. All terms used in this part and 

defined in Sec. 201.1 of the Railroad Noise Emission Standards, 40 CFR 

201.1, have the definition set forth in that section.

    (c) Additional definitions. As used in this part--

    Administrator means the Federal Railroad Administrator, the Deputy 

Administrator, or any official of FRA to whom the Administrator has 

delegated authority to act in the Administrator's stead.

    Consist of a locomotive and rail cars means one or more locomotives 

coupled to a rail car or rail cars.

    FRA means the Federal Railroad Administration.

    Inert retarder means a device or system for holding a classified cut 

of cars and preventing it from rolling out the bottom of a railyard.

    Inspector means FRA inspectors or FRA specialists.

    Noise defective means the condition in which railroad equipment is 

found to exceed the Railroad Noise Emission Standards, 40 CFR part 201.

    Railroad equipment means rail cars, locomotives, active retarders, 

and load cell test stands.

    Standards means the Railroad Noise Emission Standards, 40 CFR part 

201. (See appendix A in this part for a listing.)