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DOT/FRA RIN: 2130-AD63 Publication ID: 2026 
Title: ●Amendments to Streamline and Modernize Regulations Pertaining to New Safety Technology 
Abstract:

This rule would propose to modernize FRA’s rail safety regulations to enable the effective implementation of new technologies to improve rail safety and to ensure that any new technologies introduced for other purposes do not affect rail safety adversely. The rule would propose to update and streamline the requirements related to the development, safety analysis, and FRA engagement on, and approval of, new technologies designed to improve safety, efficiency, or operational capacity.  The rule would also propose to revise for consistency the technology analysis and implementation plan requirements of FRA's Risk Reduction Program and System Safety Program regulations.

 
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 Part 233    49 CFR Part 234    49 CFR Part 235    49 CFR Part 236, Subpart H and App. B and C    49 CFR Part 229, Subpart E    49 CFR Part 238     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 20103   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  08/00/2026 
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