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DOT/FRA RIN: 2130-AD36 Publication ID: Spring 2025 
Title: ●Modernizing Dispatcher's Record of Train Movements  
Abstract:

This final rule modernizes requirements related to a dispatcher’s record of train movements.  Specifically, it will eliminate the reference to the telegraph and the need for rail carriers to record weather conditions at 6-hour intervals, as outdated and redundant, respectively.

 
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 14192 Designation: Deregulatory 
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 228   
Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 103, 20103, 20107, 21101 to 21109    49 U.S.C. 21301, 21303, 21304, 21311    28 U.S.C. 2461 note    and 49 CFR 1.89.   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Final Rule  07/01/2025  90 FR 28160   
Final Rule Effective  07/01/2025 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
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