Safety Appliance Concern Recommendation Report; Safety Appliance Standards Guidance Checklist Forms

The collection of information is used by FRA and State Motive, Power, and Equipment (MP&E) inspectors to conduct more thorough, more effective, and more efficient sample car inspections of the various types of new rail freight cars (as well as retrofit re-manufactured freight cars and freight cars currently in use) constructed at manufacturing facilities in this country. Forms FRA F 6180.161(a-k) are being used to reduce burden on respondents while also facilitating a comprehensive and complete inspection. In particular, these forms provide a standardized format that can be used by FRA inspectors and customers to conduct sample car inspections for various new types of cars.

The latest form for Safety Appliance Concern Recommendation Report; Safety Appliance Standards Guidance Checklist Forms expires 2022-09-30 and can be found here.