§ 228.1 Scope.

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Title 49—Transportation > Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation > CHAPTER II—FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION > PART 228—PASSENGER TRAIN EMPLOYEE HOURS OF SERVICE; RECORDKEEPING AND REPORTING; SLEEPING QUARTERS > Subpart A—General

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(a) Prescribes reporting and recordkeeping requirements with respect to the hours of service of certain railroad employees and certain employees of railroad contractors and subcontractors;

(b) Establishes standards and procedures concerning the construction or reconstruction of sleeping quarters;

(c) Establishes minimum safety and health standards for camp cars provided by a railroad as sleeping quarters for its employees and individuals employed to maintain its rights of way; and

(d) Prescribes substantive hours of service requirements for train employees engaged in commuter or intercity rail passenger transportation.

[43 FR 31012, July 19, 1978, as amended at 74 FR 25345, May 27, 2009; 76 FR 50396, Aug. 12, 2011; 76 FR 67087, Oct. 31, 2011]

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