Retiring Form FRA F 6180.107 and Form FRA F 6180.150
Key claim: The Federal Railroad Administration is dropping two railroad accident and illness reporting forms and changing how long railroads must keep accident records, plus some technical cleanups to the rules.
Abstract
(Rule · Transportation Department, Federal Railroad Administration) This rule retires Form FRA F 6180.107, “Alternative Record for Illnesses Claimed to be Work-Related” (Form 6180.107), and Form FRA F 6180.150, “Highway User Injury Inquiry Form” (Form 6180.150). This rule also changes the record retention period required under FRA’s accident reporting regulations and makes other technical corrections.
Why this matters
Retiring two FRA accident/illness reporting forms and shortening or altering railroad record-retention obligations reduces paperwork burden but also narrows the data trail available for future safety analysis. The practical reach is limited to railroads and FRA data users, but it is part of a broader pattern of FRA modernizing its incident-reporting regime.