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Privacy Policy For the Post-Accident Testing (PATT) Mobile Application

Overview

The Post-Accident Testing (PATT) mobile application is developed by the Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). The primary purpose of the PATT application is to aid railroads and their contractors in determining when a qualifying accident has occurred that requires Part 219 Subpart C testing.

Information Collected

No information about the user or their device is collected by the PATT application.

Uses of Information

No information about the user or their device is collected by the PATT application.

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