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Federal Railroad Administration's Procedures for Waivers and Safety-Related Proceedings
The Federal Railroad Administration published this proposed rule in the Federal Register on December 23, 2024. It took effect on October 29, 2024. Comments closed on January 15, 2025.
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What the agency says
On October 29, 2024, FRA published an NPRM proposing to update FRA's procedures for waivers and safety-related proceedings to define the two components of the statutory waiver and suspension standard, "in the public interest" and "consistent with railroad safety." By this notice, FRA is extending the NPRM's comment period by 15 days.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2024-30596
- Type
- Proposed rule
- Action
- Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM); extension of comment period
- Agency
- Transportation Department; Federal Railroad Administration
- Published
- December 23, 2024
- Takes effect
- October 29, 2024
- Comments due
- January 15, 2025
- Dates
- The comment period for the NPRM published on October 29, 2024, 89 FR 85895, is extended until January 15, 2025.
- Docket
- Docket No. FRA-2024-0033, Notice No. 2
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 2130-AC97
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 49 CFR 211
- Pages
- 2
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