[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR222.17]

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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
       CHAPTER II--FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
                             TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 222_USE OF LOCOMOTIVE HORNS AT PUBLIC HIGHWAY-RAIL GRADE CROSSINGS--Table 
 
                            Subpart A_General
 
Sec.  222.17  How can a State agency become a recognized State agency?

    (a) Any State agency responsible for highway-rail grade crossing 
safety and/or highway and road safety may become a recognized State 
agency by submitting an application to the Associate Administrator that 
contains:
    (1) A detailed description of the proposed scope of involvement in 
the quiet zone development process;
    (2) The name, address, and telephone number of the person(s) who may 
be

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contacted to discuss the State agency application; and
    (3) A statement from State agency counsel which affirms that the 
State agency is authorized to undertake the responsibilities proposed in 
its application.
    (b) The Associate Administrator will approve the application if, in 
the Associate Administrator's judgment, the proposed scope of State 
agency involvement will facilitate safe and effective quiet zone 
development. The Associate Administrator may include in any decision of 
approval such conditions as he/she deems necessary and appropriate.