Transportation Department, Federal Railroad Administration
This rule amends mechanical equipment safety standards related to brake inspections for passenger and freight rail equipment and incorporates longstanding waivers for locomotive brake system maintenance and inspection requirements. The amendments are consistent with the mandates of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which require FRA to review and analyze certain longstanding waivers to determine whether incorporating the waivers into FRA's regulations is justified, and Executive Order 14219, Ensuring Lawful Governance and Implementing the President's "Department of Government Efficiency" Deregulatory Initiative.
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 Parts 229, 232, and 238 [Docket No. FRA-2025-0130] RIN 2130-AD24 AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: This rule amends mechanical equipment safety standards related to brake inspections for passenger and freight rail equipment and incorporates longstanding waivers for locomotive brake system maintenance and inspection requirements. The amendments are consistent with the mandates of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which require FRA to review and analyze certain longstanding waivers to determine whether incorporating the waivers into FRA's regulations is justified, and Executive Order 14219 , Ensuring Lawful Governance and Implementing the President's “Department of Government Efficiency” Deregulatory Initiative. DATES: This rule is effective September 30, 2026. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary Fairbanks, Staff Director, Motive Power & Equipment Division, FRA, telephone: (202) 230-9594, email: Gary.Fairbanks@dot.gov ; or James M. Mecone, Senior Attorney Adviser, Office of the Chief Counsel, FRA, telephone: (202) 380-5324, email: James.Mecone@dot.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background 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 “Departm…
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Citation: 91 FR 55779
