OI-5: Determine and designate the appropriate personnel to accompany the rail shipment or any rail vehicle that may precede the shipments. Provides compliance oversight in the areas of train crew operations and security, while enhancing public confidence in the safety and security of the movement. For purposes of this task “accompany” can mean to precede the shipment in a separate rail vehicle, shadow the rail shipment by rail or highway, ride the train actually transporting the material or any combination thereof. Determination of accompanying personnel will incorporate a value-added philosophy, safety and logistical considerations in association with the rail segment of the shipment. ! coordinate with the DOE, offeror or agent, rail carrier and appropriate State, local and tribal entities during the planning process to determine the personnel necessary, if any, who in addition to the train crew, will actually accompany the first rail shipment; ! coordinate with the DOE, offeror or agent, rail carrier and appropriate State, local and tribal entities during the planning process to determine the appropriate personnel necessary, if any, who in addition to the train crew, will actually accompany subsequent rail shipments. OI-6: Include consideration of the track classification in the route selection process and ensure that the highest rated track is utilized to the maximum extent practicable over the route selected. The risk of a train accident/incident associated with each track classification is commensurate with the speed limitations stipulated in the Federal track regulations for the track class. The consideration of track class in the route selection process serves to ensure that the rail, and the associated components that comprise the track infrastructure over which the train will operate, are maintained to a higher standard in order to accommodate higher train speeds, regardless of whether or not the trains operate at those speeds due to other considerations. In addition, use of a higher rated track class to the extent practicable over a designated route will also preclude increases in transit times from origin to destination as a result of the use of a lower class track that requires reduced train speeds. ! FRA, DOE, the offeror or agent and the rail carriers will coordinate during the planning stages of each shipment to ensure that track classification information and criteria are considered in the route selection process; ! FRA will request that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) involve them in matters concerning track infrastructure during the NRC’s route approval process. No later than 30 days prior to a shipment the FRA will:
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