Rule 1 Jul 2025 compliance, transportation, railroad industry, intergovernmental relations, investigations, safety regulations, hazardous materials transportation, federal railroad administration, railroad safety

🚂Administrative Updates to FRA State Safety Regulations

This rule makes administrative updates to FRA's state safety participation regulations, including updating addresses in those regulations.

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Rule 1 Jul 2025 compliance, regulation, transportation, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, railroad, penalties, federal, railroad safety

🚆Regulatory Updates on Signal Systems Reporting for Railroads

This rule makes administrative updates to FRA's signal systems reporting requirements regulations, including updating addresses in those regulations.

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Rule 1 Jul 2025 compliance, business regulation, transportation, safety, drug testing, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, penalties, alcohol abuse, drug abuse, federal railroad administration, railroad safety, alcohol and drug regulations

🚆Updates to Railroad Alcohol and Drug Use Regulations

This rule makes administrative updates to FRA's control of alcohol and drug use regulations, including updating addresses.

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Proposed Rule 1 Jul 2025 compliance, regulation, transportation, safety, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, federal, mass transportation, rail transit, safety oversight

🚆Proposed Rule Changes for Rail Transit Worker Safety Oversight

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.

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Rule 1 Jul 2025 compliance, transportation, federal regulations, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, railroad, penalties, safety regulations, railroad safety, fire prevention

🚆Regulatory Updates on Passenger Equipment Safety Standards by FRA

This rule makes administrative updates to FRA's passenger equipment safety standards regulations, including updating addresses in those regulations.

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Rule 1 Jul 2025 compliance, regulations, government contracts, transportation, intergovernmental relations, maritime carriers, harbors, shipping, maritime administration, packaging and containers, national defense, allocation

🚢MARAD Rescinds Outdated Shipping Priority Regulations

MARAD is rescinding four obsolete parts in its regulations pertaining to procedures for assigning priority use of commercial shipping services and port facilities, vessel allocation services, and port utilization under Title I of the Defense Production Act (DFA) of 1950. On October 1, 2012, the Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of the Secretary (OST) established the Department's Transportation Priorities and Allocation System (TPAS) in 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 33, which replaces the subject regulations in 46 CFR parts 340 and 345-347 regarding priority use and allocation of shipping services, restrictions on port utilization transfer or changes, the standard form of service agreements for ports, and the standard form of marine terminal contracts. Rescinding these regulations will improve clarity with respect to the implementation and administration of TPAS and recognize the centralization of TPAS within DOT its administration by OST.

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Rule 1 Jul 2025 compliance, safety standards, regulation, transportation, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, railroad, penalties, federal, railroad safety

🚆Final Rule on Federal Railroad Track Safety Standards Updates

This rule makes administrative updates to FRA's track safety standards, including updating addresses.

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Rule 1 Jul 2025 compliance, transportation, federal regulations, safety, railroad industry, penalties, railroads, railroad safety, railroad employees, critical incident stress

🚆Updates to Critical Incident Stress Plans Regulations for Railroads

This rule makes administrative updates to FRA's critical incident stress plans regulations, including updating addresses in those regulations.

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Proposed Rule 1 Jul 2025 compliance, transportation, imports, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, incorporation by reference, regulatory reform, hazardous waste, exports, hazardous materials, hazardous materials transportation, cost savings, international standards, aerosol

📦Proposed Rule to Amend Aerosol Definition for Reduced Burdens

This NPRM proposes to update the definition of an aerosol to eliminate unnecessary regulatory burdens and maintain consistency with current international transportation standards.

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Proposed Rule 1 Jul 2025 compliance, regulation, transportation, imports, administrative practice and procedure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, incorporation by reference, education, penalties, hazardous waste, exports, labeling, certification, hazardous materials, hazardous materials transportation, radioactive materials, packaging and containers, fireworks

🎆PHMSA Proposes Updates for Fireworks Certification Agencies

This NPRM proposes to expand the Fireworks Certification Agency's (FCA) authority to approve fireworks constructed to the APA 87-1A standard to include those fireworks constructed to the APA 87-1B and APA 87-1C standards. PHMSA is also proposing to revise its procedural regulations to facilitate new FCA authorizations. These proposed actions are intended to streamline PHMSA's fireworks approval process and provide the industry with regulatory flexibility.

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