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[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
[CITE: 49CFR241]

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TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
CHAPTER II--FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
PART 241--UNITED STATES LOCATIONAL REQUIREMENT FOR DISPATCHING OF UNITED STATES RAIL OPERATIONS--Table of Contents



Sec.
241.1 Purpose and scope.
241.3 Application and responsibility for compliance.
241.5 Definitions.
241.7 Waivers.
241.9 Prohibition against extraterritorial dispatching; exceptions.
241.11 Prohibition against conducting a railroad operation dispatched by 
          an extraterritorial dispatcher; exceptions.
241.13 Prohibition against track owner's requiring or permitting use of 
          its line for a railroad operation dispatched by an 
          extraterritorial dispatcher; exceptions.
241.15 Penalties and other consequences for noncompliance.
241.17 Preemptive effect.
241.19 Information collection.

Appendix A to Part 241--List of Lines Being Extraterritorially 
          Dispatched in Accordance With the Regulations Contained in 49 
          CFR Part 241, Revised as of October 1, 2002
Appendix B to Part 241--Schedule of Civil Penalties
Appendix C to Part 241--Geographical Boundaries of FRA's Regions and 
          Addresses of FRA's Regional Headquarters

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 20103, 20107, 21301, 21304, 21311; 28 U.S.C. 
2461, note; 49 CFR 1.49.

    Source: 67 FR 75960, Dec. 10, 2002, unless otherwise noted.

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Sec. 241.1  Purpose and scope.

    (a) The purpose of this part is to prevent railroad accidents and 
incidents, and consequent injuries, deaths, and property damage, that 
would result from improper dispatching of railroad operations in the 
United States by individuals located outside of the United States.
    (b) This part prohibits extraterritorial dispatching of railroad 
operations, conducting railroad operations that are extraterritorially 
dispatched, and allowing track to be used for such operations, subject 
to certain stated exceptions. This part does not restrict a railroad 
from adopting and enforcing additional or more stringent requirements 
not inconsistent with this part.

Sec. 241.3  Application and responsibility for compliance.

    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, this part 
applies to all railroads.
    (b) This part does not apply to--
    (1) A railroad that operates only on track inside an installation 
that is not part of the general railroad system of transportation; or
    (2) Rapid transit operations in an urban area that are not connected 
to the general railroad system of transportation.
    (c) Although the duties imposed by this part are generally stated in 
terms of a duty of a railroad, each person, including a contractor for a 
railroad, who performs a function covered by this part, shall perform 
that function in accordance with this part.

Sec. 241.5  Definitions.

    As used in this part:
    Administrator means the Administrator of the Federal Railroad 
Administration or the Administrator's delegate.
    Dispatch means--
    (1) To perform a function that would be classified as a duty of a 
``dispatching service employee,'' as that term is defined by the hours 
of service laws at 49 U.S.C. 21101(2), if the function were to be 
performed in the United States. For example, to dispatch means, by the 
use of an electrical or mechanical device--
    (i) To control the movement of a train or other on-track equipment 
by the issuance of a written or verbal authority or permission affecting 
a railroad operation, or by establishing a route through the use of a 
railroad signal or train control system but not merely by aligning or 
realigning a switch; or
    (ii) To control the occupancy of a track by a roadway worker or 
stationary on-track equipment, or both; or
    (iii) To issue an authority for working limits to a roadway worker.
    (2) The term dispatch does not include the action of personnel in 
the field--
    (i) Effecting implementation of a written or verbal authority or 
permission affecting a railroad operation or an authority or permission 
affecting a railroad operation or an authority for working limits to a 
roadway worker (e.g., initiating an interlocking timing device, 
authorizing a train to enter working limits); or
    (ii) Operating a function of a signal system designed for use by 
those personnel.
    Dispatcher means any individual who dispatches.
    Emergency means an unexpected and unforeseeable event or situation 
that affects a railroad's ability to use a dispatcher in the United 
States to dispatch a railroad operation in the United States and that, 
absent the railroad's use of an extraterritorial dispatcher to dispatch 
the railroad operation, would either materially disrupt rail service or 
pose a substantial safety hazard.
    Employee means an individual who is engaged or compensated by a 
railroad or by a contractor to a railroad to perform any of the duties 
defined in this part.
    Extraterritorial dispatcher means a dispatcher who, while located 
outside of the United States, dispatches a railroad operation that 
occurs in the United States.
    Extraterritorial dispatching means the act of dispatching a railroad 
operation that occurs on trackage in the United States by a dispatcher 
located outside of the United States.
    Fringe border dispatching means the act of extraterritorial 
dispatching a

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railroad operation that occurs on trackage in the United States 
immediately adjacent to the border between the United States and Canada 
or the border between the United States and Mexico by a dispatcher who 
is a railroad employee located in Canada or Mexico.
    FRA means the Federal Railroad Administration, United States 
Department of Transportation.
    Movement of a train means the movement of one or more locomotives 
coupled with or without cars, requiring an air brake test in accordance 
with part 232 or part 238 of this chapter, except during switching 
operations or where the operation is that of classifying and assembling 
rail cars within a railroad yard for the purpose of making or breaking 
up trains.
    Occupancy of a track by a roadway worker or stationary on-track 
equipment or both refers to the physical presence of a roadway worker or 
stationary on-track equipment, or both, on a track for the purpose of 
making an inspection, repair, or another activity not associated with 
the movement of a train or other on-track equipment.
    Person means an entity of a type covered under 1 U.S.C. 1, including 
but not limited to the following: a railroad; a manager, supervisor, 
official, or other employee or agent of a railroad; an owner, 
manufacturer, lessor, or lessee of railroad equipment, track, or 
facilities; an independent contractor providing goods or services to a 
railroad; and an employee of such owner, manufacturer, lessor, lessee, 
or independent contractor.
    Railroad means any form of nonhighway ground transportation that 
runs on rails or electromagnetic guideways and any person providing such 
transportation, including--
    (1) Commuter or other short-haul railroad passenger service in a 
metropolitan or suburban area and commuter railroad service that was 
operated by the Consolidated Rail Corporation on January 1, 1979; and
    (2) High speed ground transportation systems that connect 
metropolitan areas, without regard to whether those systems use new 
technologies not associated with traditional railroads; but does not 
include rapid transit operations in an urban area that are not connected 
to the general railroad system of transportation.
    Railroad contractor means a contractor to a railroad or a 
subcontractor to a contractor to a railroad.
    Railroad operation means the movement of a train or other on-track 
equipment (other than on-track equipment used in a switching operation 
or where the operation is that of classifying and assembling rail cars 
within a railroad yard for the purpose of making or breaking up a 
train), or the activity that is the subject of an authority issued to a 
roadway worker for working limits.
    Roadway worker means any employee of a railroad, or of a contractor 
to a railroad, whose duties include inspection, construction, 
maintenance, or repair of railroad track, bridges, roadway, signal and 
communication systems, electric traction systems, roadway facilities, or 
roadway maintenance machinery on or near track or with the potential of 
fouling a track, and flagmen and watchmen/lookouts.
    State means a State of the United States of America or the District 
of Columbia.
    United States means all of the States.
    Working limits means a segment of track with definite boundaries 
established in accordance with part 214 of this chapter upon which 
trains and engines may move only as authorized by the roadway worker 
having control over that defined segment of track. Working limits may be 
established through ``exclusive track occupancy,'' ``inaccessible 
track,'' ``foul time,'' or ``train coordination'' as defined in part 214 
of this chapter.

Sec. 241.7  Waivers.

    (a) General. (1) A person subject to a requirement of this part may 
petition the Administrator for a waiver of compliance with such 
requirement. Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, the 
filing of such a petition does not affect that person's responsibility 
for compliance with that requirement while the petition is being 
considered.
    (2) (i) Each petition for waiver under this section shall be filed 
in the manner and contain the information required by part 211 of this 
chapter.

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    (ii) Petitions seeking approval to conduct fringe border operations 
shall also comply with the requirements of paragraph (c) of this 
section.
    (iii) Petitioners not filing under paragraph (c) of this section 
should review the guidelines at 66 FR 63942 (Dec. 11, 2001), and frame 
their petitions to address the safety and security concerns articulated 
in the preamble, or contact the Office of the Chief Counsel, RCC-12, 
FRA, 1120 Vermont Avenue, NW., Stop 10, Washington, DC 20590, for a copy 
of the guidelines.
    (3) If the Administrator finds that a waiver of compliance is in the 
public interest and is consistent with railroad safety, the 
Administrator may grant the waiver subject to any conditions that the 
Administrator deems necessary.
    (b) Special dispensation for existing extraterritorial dispatching. 
(1) A railroad that files a waiver request seeking to continue 
extraterritorial dispatch of an operation that it has dispatched from 
Canada or Mexico pursuant to regulations contained in 49 CFR part 241, 
revised as of October 1, 2002, may continue extraterritorial dispatching 
of that operation until the railroad's waiver request is acted upon by 
FRA if the petition is filed no later than April 11, 2003.
    (2) If the waiver request is for an operation not listed in appendix 
A to this part, the waiver request must describe when the 
extraterritorial dispatching of the operation commenced and how the 
dispatching was authorized by regulations contained in 49 CFR part 241, 
revised as of October 1, 2002. FRA will notify the railroad if FRA 
determines that the operation was not permitted by the terms of those 
regulations.
    (c) Fringe border dispatching. (1) A waiver request to have a 
railroad employee located in Canada or in Mexico dispatch a railroad 
operation in the United States immediately adjacent to the border of the 
country in which the dispatcher conducts the dispatching will generally 
be approved by FRA, subject to any conditions imposed by FRA, if the 
waiver request meets all of the terms of paragraphs (c)(2) and (3) of 
this section. A proponent of a waiver request may seek relief from the 
terms of paragraphs (c)(2) and (3) of this section.
    (2) The railroad proposing to conduct the fringe border dispatching 
shall supply the following documents as part of the waiver request:
    (i) A description, by railroad division, applicable subdivision(s), 
and mileposts, of the line proposed to be dispatched;
    (ii) A copy of the operating rules of the railroad that would apply 
to the proposed fringe border dispatching, including hours of service 
limitations, and the railroad's program for testing the dispatchers in 
accordance with these operating rules and for ensuring that the 
dispatchers do not work in excess of the hours of service restrictions;
    (iii) A copy of the railroad's drug and alcohol abuse prevention 
program that applies to the fringe border dispatchers. The program 
shall, to the extent permitted by the laws of the country where the 
dispatching occurs, contain the following:
    (A) Preemployment drug testing;
    (B) A general prohibition on possession and use of alcohol and drugs 
while on duty;
    (C) Reasonable cause alcohol and drug testing;
    (D) A policy dealing with co-worker and self-reporting of alcohol 
and drug abuse problems;
    (E) Post-accident testing; and
    (F) Random drug testing;
    (iv) The steps the railroad has taken to ensure the security of the 
dispatch center where the fringe border dispatching will take place;
    (v) The railroad's plans for complying with the requirements of 
paragraph (c)(3) of this section; and
    (vi) A verification from a government agency in the country where 
the dispatching will occur that the agency has safety jurisdiction over 
the railroad and the proposed dispatching, and that the railroad's 
safety programs referenced in paragraphs (c)(2)(ii) and (iii) of this 
section meet the safety requirements established by the agency or, in 
the absence of established safety requirements, that the programs are 
satisfactory to the agency.
    (3) Except as otherwise approved by FRA, fringe border dispatching 
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comply with the following requirements:
    (i) The trackage in the United States being extraterritorially 
dispatched shall not exceed the following route miles, measured from the 
point that the trackage crosses the United States border:
    (A) For operations conducted pursuant to the regulations contained 
in 49 CFR part 241, revised as of October 1, 2002, the route miles shall 
be the miles normally operated by the railroad in conducting the 
operation; and
    (B) For all other operations, the route miles shall not exceed five 
miles.
    (ii) Except for unforeseen circumstances such as equipment failure, 
accident, casualty, or incapacitation of a crew member, each 
extraterritorially dispatched train shall be under the control of the 
same assigned crew for the entire trip over the extraterritorially 
dispatched trackage.
    (iii) The fringe border dispatcher shall communicate instructions to 
the train crew and maintenance of way employees working on the line in 
the English language and, when referencing units of measurement, shall 
use English units of measurement.
    (iv) The rail line shall be under the exclusive control of a single 
dispatching district or desk; and
    (v) The dispatching of the train shall be transferred from the 
fringe border dispatcher to a dispatcher located in the United States at 
one of the following locations within the mileage limits mandated in 
paragraph (c)(3)(i) of this section:
    (A) Interchange point;
    (B) Signal control point;
    (C) Junction of two rail lines;
    (D) Established crew change point;
    (E) Yard or yard limits location;
    (F) Inspection point for U.S. Customs, Immigration and 
Naturalization Service, Department of Agriculture, or other governmental 
inspection; or
    (G) Location where there is a change in the method of train 
operations.

Sec. 241.9  Prohibition against extraterritorial dispatching; 
          exceptions.

    (a) General. Except as provided in Sec. 241.7(d) and paragraphs (b) 
and (c) of this section, a railroad subject to this part shall not 
require or permit a dispatcher located outside the United States to 
dispatch a railroad operation that occurs in the United States if the 
dispatcher is employed by the railroad or by a contractor to the 
railroad.
    (b) Transitional period to continue existing extraterritorial 
dispatching. A railroad that has normally extraterritorially dispatched 
railroad track in the United States from Canada or Mexico pursuant to 
the regulations contained in 49 CFR part 241, revised as of October 1, 
2002, may continue extraterritorial dispatching of that railroad track 
until April 10, 2003, to permit the railroad an opportunity to file a 
waiver request pursuant to Sec. 241.7.
    (c) Emergencies. (1) In an emergency situation, a railroad may 
require or permit one of its dispatchers located outside the United 
States to dispatch a railroad operation that occurs in the United 
States, provided that:
    (i) The dispatching railroad notifies the FRA Regional Administrator 
of each FRA region where the railroad operation was conducted, in 
writing as soon as practicable, of the emergency; and
    (ii) The extraterritorial dispatching is limited to the duration of 
the emergency.
    (2) Written notification may be made either on paper or by 
electronic mail.
    (3) A list of the States that make up the FRA regions and the street 
and e-mail addresses and fax numbers of the FRA Regional Administrators 
appears in appendix C to this part.
    (d) Liability. The Administrator may hold either the railroad that 
employs the dispatcher or the railroad contractor that employs the 
dispatcher, or both, responsible for compliance with this section and 
subject to civil penalties under Sec. 241.15.

Sec. 241.11  Prohibition against conducting a railroad operation 
          dispatched by an extraterritorial dispatcher; exceptions.

    (a) General. Except as provided in Sec. 241.5(d) or paragraphs (b) 
and (c) of this section, a railroad subject to this part shall not 
conduct, or contract for the conduct of, a railroad operation in the 
United States that is dispatched

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from a location outside of the United States.
    (b) Transitional period to continue existing extraterritorial 
dispatching. A railroad that has normally conducted, or contracted for 
the conduct of, a railroad operation in the United States that is 
extraterritorially dispatched pursuant to the regulations contained in 
49 CFR part 241, revised as of October 1, 2002, may continue to conduct 
or contract for the conduct of the operation until April 10, 2003, to 
permit the railroad an opportunity to file a waiver request pursuant to 
Sec. 241.7.
    (c) Emergencies. (1) In an emergency situation, a railroad may 
conduct, or contract for the conduct of, a railroad operation in the 
United States that is dispatched from a location outside the United 
States, provided that:
    (i) The dispatching railroad notifies the FRA Regional Administrator 
of each FRA region where the railroad operation was conducted, in 
writing as soon as practicable, of the emergency; and
    (ii) The extraterritorial dispatching is limited to the duration of 
the emergency.
    (2) Written notification may be made either on paper or by 
electronic mail.
    (3) A list of the States that make up the FRA regions and the street 
and e-mail addresses and fax numbers of the FRA Regional Administrators 
appears in appendix C to this part.
    (d) Liability. The Administrator may hold either the railroad that 
conducts the railroad operation or the railroad contractor that conducts 
the operation, or both, responsible for compliance with this section and 
subject to civil penalties under Sec. 241.15.

Sec. 241.13  Prohibition against track owner's requiring or permitting 
          use of its line for a railroad operation dispatched by an 
          extraterritorial dispatcher; exceptions.

    (a) General. Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this 
section, an owner of railroad track located in the United States shall 
not require or permit the track to be used for a railroad operation that 
is dispatched from outside the United States.
    (b) Transitional period to continue existing extraterritorial 
dispatching. An owner of a track segment located in the United States 
that is extraterritorially dispatched pursuant to the regulations 
contained in 49 CFR 241, revised as of October 1, 2002, may require or 
permit the track segment to be continued to be used for a railroad 
operation that is extraterritorially dispatched until April 10, 2003, to 
permit the railroad an opportunity to file a waiver request pursuant to 
Sec. 241.7.
    (c) Emergencies. In an emergency situation, an owner of railroad 
track located in the United States may require or permit the track to be 
used for a railroad operation that is dispatched from outside the United 
States, provided that:
    (1) The dispatching railroad notifies the FRA Regional Administrator 
of each FRA region where the operation was conducted, in writing as soon 
as practicable, of the emergency and
    (2) The extraterritorial dispatching is limited to the duration of 
the emergency. Written notification may be made either on paper or by 
electronic mail.
    (d) Liability. The Administrator may hold either the track owner or 
the assignee under Sec. 213.5(c) of this chapter ( if any), or both, 
responsible for compliance with this section and subject to civil 
penalties under Sec. 241.15. A common carrier by railroad that is 
directed by the Surface Transportation Board to provide service over the 
track in the United States of another railroad under 49 U.S.C. 11123 is 
considered the owner of that track for the purposes of the application 
of this section during the period that the directed service order 
remains in effect.

Sec. 241.15  Penalties and other consequences for noncompliance.

    (a) Any person who violates any requirement of this part or causes 
the violation of any such requirement is subject to a civil penalty of 
at least $500 and not more than $11,000 per violation, except that: 
Penalties may be assessed against individuals only for willful 
violations, and, where a grossly negligent violation or a pattern of 
repeated violations has created an imminent hazard of death or injury to 
persons, or has caused death or injury, a

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penalty not to exceed $22,000 per violation may be assessed. Each day a 
violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.
    (b) An individual who violates any requirement of this part or 
causes the violation of any such requirement may be subject to 
disqualification from safety-sensitive service in accordance with part 
209 of this chapter.
    (c) A person who knowingly and willfully falsifies a record or 
report required by this part may be subject to criminal penalties under 
49 U.S.C. 21311.

Sec. 241.17  Preemptive effect.

    Under 49 U.S.C. 20106, the regulations in this part preempt any 
State law, regulation, or order covering the same subject matter, except 
an additional or more stringent law, regulation, or order that is 
necessary to eliminate or reduce an essentially local safety hazard; is 
not incompatible with a law, regulation, or order of the United States 
Government; and does not impose an unreasonable burden on interstate 
commerce.

Sec. 241.19  Information collection.

    (a) The information collection requirements of this part are being 
reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget pursuant to the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
    (b) The information collection requirements are found in the 
following sections: Sec. 241.7(a), (b), (c); 241.9(c); 241.11(c); 
241.13(c); and 214.15. When an effective date for these sections is 
established, FRA will publish notice of that date in the Federal 
Register.

     Appendix A to Part 241--List of Lines Being Extraterritorially 
 Dispatched in Accordance With the Regulations Contained in 49 CFR Part 
                   241, Revised as of October 1, 2002

------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Description of United States    Length of United
      track segment being         States' track     Railroad conducting
 extraterritorially dispatched       segment          the dispatching
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Maine: Between Vanceboro,       99 miles.........  Eastern Maine Ry. Co.
 Maine and Brownville
 Junction, Maine.
Michigan:
    U.S. trackage between       1.8 miles........  Canadian Pacific
     Windsor, Ontario, and                          Railway Company.
     Detroit, Michigan.
    U.S. trackage between       3.1 miles........  Canadian National
     Sarnia, Ontario, and Port                      Railway Company
     Huron, Michigan.                               (CN).
Minnesota: Sprague              43.8 miles.......  CN.
 Subdivision, between
 Baudette, Minnesota, and
 International Boundary,
 Minnesota.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

         Appendix B to Part 241--Schedule of Civil Penalties \1\

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                               Willful
                  Section \2\                    Violation    violation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
241.9(a) Requiring or permitting                     $7,500      $11,000
 extraterritorial dispatching of a railroad
 operation....................................
    (b) Failing to notify FRA about                   5,000        7,500
     extraterritorial dispatching of a
     railroad operation in an emergency
     situation................................
241.11 Conducting a railroad operation that is
 extraterritorially dispatched:
    (a)(1) Generally..........................        7,500       11,000
    (a)(2) In an emergency situation-where            2,500        5,000
     dispatching railroad fails to notify FRA
     of the extraterritorial dispatching......
241.13 Requiring or permitting track to be
 used for the conduct of a railroad operation
 that is extraterritorially dispatched:
    (a)(1) Generally..........................        7,500       11,000
    (a)(2) In an emergency situation-where            2,500       5,000
     dispatching railroad fails to notify FRA
     of the extraterritorial dispatching......
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ A penalty may be assessed against an individual only for a willful
  violation. The Administrator reserves the right to assess a penalty of
  up to $22,000 for any violation where circumstances warrant. See 49
  U.S.C. 21301, 21304 and 49 CFR part 209, appendix A.
\2\ Further designations for certain provisions, not found in the CFR
  citation for those provisions, and not found in this Appendix, are FRA
  Office of Chief Counsel computer codes added as a suffix to the CFR
  citation and used to expedite imposition of civil penalties for
  violations. FRA reserves the right, should litigation become
  necessary, to substitute in its complaint the CFR citation in place of
  the combined designation cited in the civil penalty demand letter.


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  Appendix C to Part 241--Geographical Boundaries of FRA's Regions and 
                Addresses of FRA's Regional Headquarters

    The geographical boundaries of FRA's eight regions and the addresses 
for the regional headquarters of those regions are as follows:
    (1) Region 1 consists of Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, New York, 
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New Jersey. The mailing 
address of the Regional Headquarters is: 55 Broadway, Room 1077, 
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142. The fax number is 617-494-2967. The 
electronic mail (E-mail) address of the Regional Administrator for 
Region 1 is: Mark.McKeon@fra.dot.gov.
    (2) Region 2 consists of Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Ohio, 
West Virginia, Virginia, and Washington, DC. The mailing address of the 
Regional Headquarters is: Two International Plaza, Suite 550, 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19113. The fax number is 610-521-8225. The E-
mail address of the Regional Administrator for Region 2 is: 
David.Myers@fra.dot.gov.
    (3) Region 3 consists of Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South 
Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida. The mailing 
address of the Regional Headquarters is: Atlanta Federal Center, 61 
Forsythe Street, SW., Suite 16T20, Atlanta, Georgia 30303. The fax 
number is 404-562-3830. The E-mail address of the Regional Administrator 
for Region 3 is: Fred.Dennin@fra.dot.gov.
    (4) Region 4 consists of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, 
and Indiana. The mailing address of the Regional Headquarters is: 300 
West Adams Street, Rm 310, Chicago, Illinois 60606. The fax number is 
312-886-9634. The E-mail address of the Regional Administrator for 
Region 4 is: Laurence.Hasvold@fra.dot.gov.
    (5) Region 5 consists of New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana 
and Texas. The mailing address of the Regional Headquarters is: 4100 
International Plaza, Suite 450, Fort Worth, Texas, 76109-4820. The fax 
number is 817-284-3804. The E-mail address of the Regional Administrator 
for Region 5 is: John.Megary@fra.dot.gov.
    (6) Region 6 consists of Nebraska, Iowa, Colorado, Kansas, and 
Missouri. The mailing address of the Regional Headquarters is: 911 
Locust Street, Suite 464, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. The fax number is 
816-329-3867. The E-mail address of the Regional Administrator for 
Region 6 is: Darrell.Tisor@fra.dot.gov.
    (7) Region 7 consists of California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and 
Hawaii. The mailing address of the Regional Headquarters is: 801 I 
Street, Suite 466, Sacramento, California 95814. The fax number is 916-
498-6546. The E-mail address of the Regional Administrator for Region 7 
is: Alvin.Settje@fra.dot.gov.
    (8) Region 8 consists of Washington, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, 
Oregon, Wyoming, South Dakota, and Alaska. The mailing address of the 
Regional Headquarters is: Murdock Executive Plaza, 703 Broadway, Suite 
650, Vancouver, Washington 98660. The fax number is 360-696-7548. The E-
mail address of the Regional Administrator for Region 8 is: 
Dick.Clairmont@fra.dot.gov.