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DOT/FRA RIN: 2130-AD01 Publication ID: Spring 2025 
Title: ●Emergency Breathing Apparatus Standards 
Abstract:

This rulemaking is intended to amend 49 CFR Part 227 (Part 227) to extend the compliance dates established in the Emergency Escape Breathing Apparatus Standards final rule (89 Fed. Reg. 5113 (Jan. 26, 2024)) (final rule), in response to a joint petition for reconsideration submitted by the Association of American Railroads (AAR) and the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA). Specifically, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is extending the deadlines for Class I, II, and III railroads to comply with the requirements in Part 227, Subpart C (Subpart) by one year. See 49 CFR 227.217, Compliance dates.

 
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 14192 Designation: Deregulatory 
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 227   
Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 20103 and 20701-20703    Pub. L. 110-432, Div. A., Sec. 413, 122 Stat. 4889 (49 U.S.C. 20166)   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Final Rule  07/00/2025 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Related RINs: Related to 2130-AC14 
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