2130-AC94 202304 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2130 Federal Railroad Administration FRA 2100 Department of Transportation DOT Amendments to the Freight Car Safety Standards Implementing the Safe Trains Act

FRA proposes to amend the Freight Car Safety Standards (FCSS) to comply with the SAFE TRAINS Act, which mandates FRA to issue regulations to implement the statute.  The SAFE TRAINS Act places certain restrictions on freight cars operating in the United States including: (1) limiting content that originates from a country of concern (COC) or is sourced from a state-owned enterprise (SOE); and (2) prohibiting the use of sensitive technology that originates from a COC or SOE.  This regulation would implement the SAFE TRAINS Act by codifying a process for FRA to monitor and enforce industry compliance with the SAFE TRAINS Act.  FRA’s implementation of the Act would help carry out its goal to protect the U.S. freight rail industry from irreparable harm from COCs and SOEs.          

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No 49 CFR 215 49 U.S.C. 20171(c)(1) 49 U.S.C. 20103 Statutory Final 11/15/2023 49 U.S.C. 20171(c)(1) mandates that FRA issue regulations carrying out the SAFE TRAINS Act requirements by November 15, 2023 No NPRM 11/00/2023 Undetermined Undetermined No No No Amanda Maizel Attorney Adviser 2130 Federal Railroad Administration FRA 202 308-3753 amanda.maizel@dot.gov 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington DC 20590