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DOT/FRA RIN: 2130-AC93 Publication ID: Spring 2025 
Title: Amendments to FRA's Procedures for Service of Documents in Railroad Safety Enforcement Proceedings and Other Administrative Updates 
Abstract:

This rule will: (1) update FRA's railroad safety enforcement procedures and rules of practice to require electronic service of documents; (2) establish procedures to implement new authority regarding civil penalties for alleged Federal railroad safety violations; and (3) make other necessary administrative updates, such as correcting addresses in FRA's regulations.

 
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 14192 Designation: Not subject to, not significant 
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 209    49 CFR 211    49 CFR 212    49 CFR 213    49 CFR 214    49 CFR 215    49 CFR 216    49 CFR 218    49 CFR 219    49 CFR 220    49 CFR 221    49 CFR 222    49 CFR 223-225    49 CFR 227-243    49 CFR 270-272     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 20103    49 U.S.C. 21301(a).   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  07/01/2025  90 FR 28612   
NPRM Comment Period End  09/02/2025 
Final Rule  09/00/2025 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Information URL: www.regulations.gov   Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov  
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Amanda Maizel
Attorney Adviser
Department of Transportation
Federal Railroad Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590
Phone:202 308-3753
Email: amanda.maizel@dot.gov