🚗Delay of Seat Belt Reminder Regulation Deadline by NHTSA
This document delays until March 20, 2025, the effective date of the January 3, 2025, final rule that amended Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 208, "Occupant crash protection," to require a seat belt use warning system for rear seats and enhance the seat belt warning requirements for the front outboard seats.
Learn More📜Reinstatement of Interstate Commerce Regulations Under 5 CFR Chapter XL
The regulatory text reinstates Chapter XL of Title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations, originally governing Interstate Commerce Commission regulations. Despite the commission's abolition in 1995, regulations remain enforceable under the Surface Transportation Board due to a savings provision in federal law. The reinstatement is effective December 26, 2024, correcting an earlier error in removal.
Learn More🚌Delay of Third-Party Contracting Guidance Applicability Date
This document delays the applicability date of the January 16, 2025, Third-Party Contracting Guidance Circular (C 4220.1G), which makes updates to reflect statutory and regulatory changes that have occurred since the previous update in C 4220.1F.
Learn More🚆Notice on Proposed Amendments to Positive Train Control Plan
This document provides the public with notice that, on January 29, 2025, the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (Caltrain) submitted a request for amendment (RFA) to its FRA-approved Positive Train Control Safety Plan (PTCSP). As this RFA may involve 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 the railroad's RFA to its PTCSP.
Learn More📞Unified Carrier Registration Financial Subcommittee Meeting Overview
The Unified Carrier Registration Plan Finance Subcommittee meeting will discuss critical topics including registration fee revenues, financial audits, and proposed updates to the refund policy. The open meeting encourages public participation and aims to advance the implementation of the Unified Carrier Registration Plan and Agreement, ensuring transparency and financial accountability.
Learn More📞Unified Carrier Registration Plan Meeting - February 2025 Notice
The Unified Carrier Registration Plan is holding a public meeting to discuss compliance initiatives, upcoming audits, and the actions of the Audit Subcommittee. The agenda includes reviewing prior minutes, discussing evaluation processes, and updates on audit programs affecting motor carriers and brokers. Participation is encouraged for stakeholders interested in the outcomes of these discussions.
Learn More🚆FRA Approves Test Program for Zero-Emission Rail Vehicles
FRA is issuing this notice to approve a petition from Georgia Central Railway, L.P. (GC) and Heart of Georgia Railroad, Inc. (HOG) (collectively, Petitioners), subsidiaries of Genesee and Wyoming (G&W), for a Test Program designed to test self-propelled, zero-emission, battery-electric rail vehicles and their associated computer and telemetry technology systems, and to evaluate the effectiveness of the system and new operational approaches to rail vehicle technology in the short-haul movement of containers. The approval grants limited, temporary suspension of certain FRA rules necessary to facilitate the conduct of the Test Program, including an exemption for certain safety appliance laws (collectively, Impacted FRA Safety Standards).
Learn More🛩️Kinston NC Class E Airspace Amendment by FAA
This action amends Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface for Kinston, NC, by adding airspace for Lenoir Memorial Hospital Heliport, Kinston, NC. This action also updates the coordinates for Kinston Regional Jetport at Stallings Field, Kinston, NC. Controlled airspace is necessary for the safety and management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at this airport.
Learn More✈️Amendment of VOR Federal Airways and Establishment of RNAV Routes
This action amends Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal Airways V-9, V-78, V-341, and V-430, and Canadian Area Navigation (RNAV) Route T-765; and establishes United States (U.S.) RNAV Route T-490. The FAA is taking this action due to the planned decommissioning of the VOR portion of the Iron Mountain, MI (IMT), VOR/ Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME) navigational aid (NAVAID). The Iron Mountain VOR is being decommissioned in support of the FAA's VOR Minimum Operational Network (MON) program.
Learn More✈️Establishment and Amendment of RNAV Routes in Eastern U.S.
This action establishes United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Route T-553 and amends RNAV Routes T-356, T-358, and T-479 in the eastern United States. This action supports FAA Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) efforts to provide a modern RNAV route structure to improve the safety and efficiency of the National Airspace System (NAS).
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