The FRA Administrator’s Declaration of Emergency Event: Polar Vortex
NOTICE
Pursuant to Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) § 211.45, Federal Railroad Administration Administrator (acting) Amit Bose has determined that the imminent threat of extreme cold, ice, wind, and severe winter weather in various parts of the United States constitute an “emergency event” as related to railroad operations.
In making this determination, the Administrator notes that the National Weather Service has determined Arctic air with frigid