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Horns may continue to be silenced at Pre -Rule Quiet Zones if- Lv;� The average risk at the crossings is less than the NSRT; or Lv;� The average risk is less than twice the NSRT and no relevant collisions have occurred within the past 5 years; or The community undertakes actions to compensate for lack of the train horn as a warning device (or at least to reduce average risk to below the NSRT). Train horns will not sound in existing whistle ban areas if authorities state their intention to maintain "Pre -Rule Quiet Zones" and do whatever is required (see above) within 5 years of the effective date (June 24, 2005) (8 years if the State agency provides at least some assistance to communities in that State). A "Pre -Rule Quiet Zone" is a quiet zone that contains one or more consecutive grade crossings subject to a whistle ban that has been actively enforced or observed as of October 9, 1996 and December 18, 2003. To secure Pre -Rule Quiet Zone status, communities must provide proper notification to FRA and other affected parties by June 3, 2005 and file a plan with FRA by June 24, 2008 (if improvements are required). Disclaimer: This is a summary of the Final Rule for initial briefing purposes only. Entities subject to the rule should refer to the rule text as published in the Federal Register on April 27, 2005.