Welcome to May! The new month begins with a few relatively minor announcements from various government agencies. Let’s take a look:
FRA
The agency issued a final rule allowing railroad carriers to post FRA required illness and injury reports electronically vice physically (i.e. paper reports) at employee locations. See the change here:
OSHA
The agency issued an ICR related to the conduct and qualifying data required for participation in its Voluntary Protection Program (VPP). See this ICR at the link:
A second ICR is directed at the agency’s standards for safe handling and storage of anhydrous ammonia. Find that ICR here:
FMCSA
The agency published a revision to its fee schedule for the UCC or Unified Carrier Registration Plan. The revision can be found at this link:
The agency published an ICR related to its required training certification plans for the drivers of what it defines as Longer Commercial Vehicles or LCV’s. See the ICR here:
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