[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: 49CFR211.61]



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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

       CHAPTER II--FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 

                             TRANSPORTATION

 

PART 211_RULES OF PRACTICE--Table of Contents

 

    Subpart E_Miscellaneous Safety-Related Proceedings and Inquiries

 

Sec. 211.61  Informal safety inquiries.



    The Administrator may conduct informal safety inquiries to collect 

information on selected topics relating to railroad safety. A notice of 

each such inquiry will be published in the Federal Register outlining 

the area of inquiry and inviting interested persons to assist by 

submitting written material or participating in informal public



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conferences and discussions. Upon completion of the inquiry, the 

Administrator will review the information obtained and may, on his own 

motion, initiate a rulemaking proceeding under Sec. 211.13 or take 

whatever other action he deems appropriate.