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RIN: 2130-AC84

Publication ID: Spring 2020

Title: Texas Central Railroad High-Speed Rail Safety Standards
Abstract: FRA is proposing a rule of particular applicability (RPA) that establishes safety standards for the Texas Central Railroad (TCRR) high speed rail system. The proposed standards are not intended for general application in the railroad industry, but would apply only to the TCRR system that is planned for development in the State of Texas. The TCRR system will operate from Houston to Dallas, on dedicated track, with no grade crossings, at a maximum speed of 205 mph. The TCRR equipment and track replicate the Central Japan Railway Company (JRC), Tokaido Shinkansen high-speed rail system, leveraging the Shinkansen's 50-plus year safety record, and will be used exclusively for passenger service.
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
EO 13771 Designation: Deregulatory
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 8
Legal Authority: 49 CFR 1.89 49 U.S.C. 20103, 20107, 20133, 20141, 20302 and 20303, 20306, 20701 and 20702, 21301 and 21302 49 U.S.C. 21304 28 U.S.C. 2641

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	03/10/2020	85 FR 14036
NPRM Comment Period End	05/11/2020
Final Rule	07/00/2020

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: No	Federalism: No
Energy Effects: Statement of Energy Effects planned as required by Executive Order 13211.	Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Information URL: www.regulations.gov	Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov
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:202 493-8014 Email: amanda.maizel@dot.gov