Transportation Department, Federal Railroad Administration
This rule amends freight car draft arrangement and end-of-car cushioning unit (EOCC) regulations to make permanent relief currently provided by waiver. The amendments will allow a freight car to remain in service if the EOCC is operative and equipped with a unit condition indicator (UCI) that indicates a non-discharged EOCC. This change will permit such EOCCs to remain in service despite the presence of clearly formed oil droplets on the unit. The amendments preserve the requirement to repair or replace an EOCC with clearly formed oil droplets if the unit does not have a UCI.
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 Railroad Administration 49 CFR Part 215 [Docket No. FRA-2025-0119] RIN 2130-AD55 AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: This rule amends freight car draft arrangement and end-of-car cushioning unit (EOCC) regulations to make permanent relief currently provided by waiver. The amendments will allow a freight car to remain in service if the EOCC is operative and equipped with a unit condition indicator (UCI) that indicates a non-discharged EOCC. This change will permit such EOCCs to remain in service despite the presence of clearly formed oil droplets on the unit. The amendments preserve the requirement to repair or replace an EOCC with clearly formed oil droplets if the unit does not have a UCI. DATES: This rule is effective September 30, 2026. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Caleb Rogers, Mechanical Engineer, Office of Railroad Safety, at email: caleb.rogers@dot.gov or telephone: 202-579-5198 or Elliott Gillooly, Attorney Adviser, at email: elliott.gillooly@dot.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background and Comments Received in Response to the NPRM Consistent with Executive Order (E.O.) 14192, Unleashing Prosperity Through Deregulation ( 90 FR 9065 , Feb. 6, 2025), and E.O. 14219 , Ensuring Lawful Governance and Implementing the President's “Department of Government Efficiency” Deregulatory Initiative ( 90 FR 10583 , Feb. 25, 2025), FRA is reviewing it…
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Citation: 91 FR 55753
