Transportation for Individuals With Disabilities; Adoption of Accessibility Standards for Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Right-of-Way

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Transportation Office of the Secretary of Transportation 49 CFR Part 37 [Docket No. DOT-OST-2024-0090] RIN 2105-AF05 AGENCY: Office of the Secretary of Transportation (OST), U.S. Department of Transportation. ACTION: Notification of enforcement discretion. SUMMARY: This document announces that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) will not take enforcement action until March 20, 2025, against regulated entities for failing to comply with the Accessibility Standards for Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Right-of-Way. DATES: As of February 19, 2025, enforcement of the amendments enacted in the final rule published December 18, 2024, at 89 FR 102800 , is delayed until March 20, 2025. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general questions, Holly Ceasar-Fox, Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Department of Transportation, (202) 366-7420, holly.ceasarfox@dot.gov . For legal questions related to PROWAG, James T. Esselman, Office of ( printed page 9847) Chief Counsel, Federal Highway Administration, (202) 366-6181, james.esselman@dot.gov . For legal questions related to transit, Diane Alexander, Office of Chief Counsel, Federal Transit Administration, (202) 366-3101, diane.alexander@dot.gov . For questions related to intercity or high-speed rail, Linda Martin, Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Chief Counsel, 202-689-9408, Linda.Martin@dot.gov . Electronic Access and Filing: This document, the notice of proposed rulemaking, all comments received, the fi…