Notice 17 Mar 2025 compliance, regulatory, transportation, federal railroad administration, amtrak, railway

🚆Notice of Amtrak's Petition to Modify FRA Compliance Waiver

This document provides the public notice that by letter received December 10, 2024, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) petitioned FRA for relief from a condition required by FRA's August 9, 2016 decision letter in this docket.

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Notice 12 Mar 2025 compliance, regulations, transportation, federal railroad administration, alcohol and drug testing

🚂Proposed Information Collection Activities by Federal Railroad Administration

Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its implementing regulations, FRA seeks approval of the Information Collection Request (ICR) summarized below. Before submitting this ICR to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval, FRA is soliciting public comment on specific aspects of the activities identified in the ICR.

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Notice 12 Mar 2025 compliance, information collection, regulation, business costs, federal railroad administration, signal system requirements

🚂Notice on Proposed Information Collection for Railroad Signal Requirements

Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its implementing regulations, FRA seeks approval of the Information Collection Request (ICR) summarized below. Before submitting this ICR to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval, FRA is soliciting public comment on specific aspects of the activities identified in the ICR.

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Notice 3 Mar 2025 transportation, federal railroad administration, safety regulations, railroad, compliance

🚂Notice of Petition for Extension of Waiver in Railroad Safety Regulations

This document provides the public notice that by letter dated December 26, 2024, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) petitioned FRA for an extension of relief from certain regulations concerning rail cars equipped with end of car cushioning units.

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Notice 3 Mar 2025 south florida, regulation, transportation, federal railroad administration, positive train control, compliance

🚅Notice on PTC System Amendment Request by South Florida Authority

This document provides the public with notice that, on February 3, 2025, South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (SFRTA) submitted a request for amendment (RFA) to its FRA-certified positive train control (PTC) system. FRA is publishing this notice and inviting public comment on the railroad's RFA to its PTC system.

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Notice 3 Mar 2025 locomotive horns, business impact, transportation, regulations, federal railroad administration, compliance

🚆Notice of LIRR Waiver Petition for Locomotive Horn Compliance

This document provides the public notice that by letter dated January 14, 2025, Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) petitioned FRA for an extension of relief from certain regulations concerning locomotive horns.

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Notice 3 Mar 2025 regulations, federal railroad administration, bnsf railway, railroad, compliance

🚆BNSF Railway Seeks Extension for Compliance Waiver from FRA

This document provides the public notice that by letter dated October 25, 2024, BNSF Railway (BNSF) petitioned FRA for an extension of relief from certain 2-year periodic testing requirements for its solid-state microprocessor-based equipment.

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Notice 3 Mar 2025 transportation, federal railroad administration, positive train control, software updates, compliance

🚆PATH Amendments to Positive Train Control Safety Plan Notice

This document provides the public with notice that, on February 10, 2025, Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH) submitted a request for amendment (RFA) to its FRA-approved Positive Train Control Safety Plan (PTCSP) to request approval to install an updated software version V3.5.121, which includes Zone Controller (ZC) software, a ZC database, Automatic Train Supervision (ATS) software, and a Carborne Controller (CC) software update. As this RFA involves a request for FRA's approval of proposed material modifications to an FRA-certified positive train control (PTC) system, FRA is publishing this notice and inviting public comment on PATH's RFA to its PTCSP.

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Notice 27 Feb 2025 information collection, railroad industry, federal railroad administration, hours of service, compliance

🚆FRA Proposed Information Collection on Hours of Service Regulations

Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its implementing regulations, this notice announces that FRA is forwarding the Information Collection Request (ICR) summarized below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describes the information collection and its expected burden. On November 4, 2024, FRA published a notice providing a 60-day period for public comment on the ICR. FRA received no comments in response to the notice.

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Notice 20 Feb 2025 federal railroad administration, operational safety, compliance waiver, rail transport, wheelset replacement

🚂CPKC Seeks Waiver for Wheelset Replacement Program Compliance

This document provides the public notice that by letter dated January 24, 2025, Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) revised its request for relief to permit the replacement of wheelsets on rail cars as part of CPKC's In-train Wheelset Replacement Program.

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