SECTION 7.32. Filing Requirements

(a) A railroad shall file with the department:

(1) the name, address, and telephone number of the principal operating officer in Texas;

(2) a primary and secondary telephone number, which are manned 24 hours per day, for the railroad dispatcher or supervisor responsible for train operations in Texas.

(b) When the department makes a written request, a railroad shall file with the department:

(1) its code of operating rules, timetables, and timetable special instructions as follows:

(A) the operating rules, timetables, and timetable special instructions; and

(B) each amendment to the railroad's code of operating rules, each new timetable, and each new timetable special instruction;

(2) a copy of monthly reports of excess service filed with the FRA under 49 C.F.R. §228.19;

(3) a copy of its program for periodic conduct of operational tests and inspections filed with the FRA under 49 C.F.R. §217.9;

(4) a copy of its program for periodic instruction of its employees filed with the FRA under 49 C.F.R. §217.11; and

(5) a copy of its program for engineer certification filed with the FRA under 49 C.F.R. Part 240.

(c) Filings required by subsection (b)(1)-(5) of this section may include only information pertaining to railroad operations conducted in the state of Texas.

(d) It is preferred that filings required by this subsection be made using electronic digital media format.

(e) Filings required by this section shall be submitted to: Rail Division, Texas Department of Transportation, 125 East 11th Street, Austin, Texas 78701.

Source Note: The provisions of this §7.32 adopted to be effective January 5, 2006, 30 TexReg 8993; amended to be effective April 1, 2011, 36 TexReg 1690; amended to be effective July 15, 2015, 40 TexReg 4462; amended to be effective June 17, 2020, 45 TexReg 4057