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DOT/FRA RIN: 2130-AD62 Publication ID: 2026 
Title: ●Litigation Protections for System Safety Program and Risk Reduction Program Information 
Abstract:

This rulemaking would propose revising 49 CFR 270.105 and 271.11 to broaden the scope of railroad safety risk reduction program information protected from use in litigation.  The rulemaking would do so by removing the limitation that the protected information must have been compiled or collected solely” for a railroad safety risk reduction program purpose.

 
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: Undetermined  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 14192 Designation: Deregulatory 
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 270.105    49 CFR 271.11   
Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 20156    49 U.S.C. 20119   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  07/00/2026 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  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