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DOT/FRA RIN: 2130-AD44 Publication ID: 2026 
Title: Repealing Outdated Railroad Workplace Safety Requirements and Making Other Improvements 
Abstract:

FRA proposes to repeal several roadway workplace safety requirements that have become obsolete.  In addition, FRA proposes to establish a new special approval procedure to enable regulated entities, after public notice and FRA approval, to utilize an alternative approach to bridge worker safety that provides for an equivalent or better level of safety.  Also, this rule proposes to clarify that the required training for operators of roadway maintenance machines equipped with a crane includes specific aspects such as maintaining vertical clearance.

 
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously 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 part 214     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 20102 and 20103, 20107, 21301 and 21302, 21304, 28 U.S.C. 2461 note    and 49 CFR 1.89   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  07/01/2025  90 FR 28629   
NPRM Comment Period End  09/02/2025 
Analyzing Comments  07/00/2026 
Final Rule  08/00/2026 
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:
Kathryn Gresham
Attorney Adviser
Department of Transportation
Federal Railroad Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590
Phone:202 577-7142
Email: kathryn.gresham@dot.gov