2130-AD55 202510 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2130 Federal Railroad Administration FRA 2100 Department of Transportation DOT Regulatory Relief for End of Car Cushioning Units

FRA proposes to amend regulations concerning freight car draft arrangement and end-of-car cushioning units (EOCCs) to make regulatory relief now provided by waiver permanent. The amendments would allow a freight car to remain in service if the EOCC is operative and equipped with a unit condition indicator (UCI) that indicates a non-discharged EOCC. This change would permit those EOCCs to remain in service despite the presence of clearly formed oil droplets on the unit. The amendments, if finalized, preserve the requirement to repair or replace an EOCC with clearly formed oil droplets if the unit does not have a UCI.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No Deregulatory 49 CFR 215.127 49 CFR 215.129 49 U.S.C. 20102 and 20103, 20107, 20171 28 U.S.C. 2461 49 CFR 1.89 No NPRM 07/01/2025 90 FR 28636 NPRM Comment Period End 09/02/2025 Analyzing Comments 07/00/2026 Final Rule 08/00/2026 No Businesses None No No No No Kathryn Gresham Attorney Adviser 2130 Federal Railroad Administration FRA 202 577-7142 kathryn.gresham@dot.gov 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington DC 20590