Transportation Department, Federal Railroad Administration
This rule amends FRA's freight car safety regulations to repeal the requirement for special approval to place or to continue a freight car in service if it is more than 50 years old or equipped with any design or type component listed in appendix A to part 215. This final rule allows railroads to continue or to place such cars in service with notice to FRA, providing certain information that has previously been required in petitions for special approval.
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-2025-0117] RIN 2130-AD46 AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: This rule amends FRA's freight car safety regulations to repeal the requirement for special approval to place or to continue a freight car in service if it is more than 50 years old or equipped with any design or type component listed in appendix A to part 215. This final rule allows railroads to continue or to place such cars in service with notice to FRA, providing certain information that has previously been required in petitions for special approval. DATES: This rule is effective September 30, 2026. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Check Kam, Mechanical Engineer, Office of Railroad Safety, at email: check.kam@dot.gov or Elliott Gillooly, Attorney Adviser, at email: elliott.gillooly@dot.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Discussion of Comments and FRA's Conclusions 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 its regulatory requirements in parts 200 through 299 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) and repealing requirements that are outdated and redundant. A. Overview…
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Citation: 91 FR 55756
