Rail Transit Roadway Worker Protection

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 Federal Transit Administration 49 CFR Part 671 [Docket No. FTA-2025-0008] RIN 2132-AB57 AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). SUMMARY: In this action, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) seeks to reduce the regulatory burden on State Safety Oversight Agencies (SSOAs) in conducting oversight of the Roadway Worker Protection (RWP) programs within the jurisdiction of a State. FTA proposes to extend the time period for reporting RWP programs to FTA and to allow SSOAs to complete annual audits simultaneously with other required audits. DATES: Comments should be filed by July 31, 2025. FTA will consider comments received after that date to the extent practicable. ADDRESSES: You may send comments, identified by docket number FTA-2025-0008 by any of the following methods: Federal Rulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov . Follow the instructions for sending comments. Fax: (202) 493-2251. Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001. Hand Delivery/Courier: West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name and docket number or Regulatory Information Number (RIN) f…