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DOT/FTA RIN: 2132-AB41 Publication ID: Fall 2023 
Title: Rail Transit Roadway Worker Protection 
Abstract: This rule would establish minimum baseline standards and risk-based redundant protection requirements for Rail Transit Roadway Worker Protection (RWP). It would apply to rail fixed guideway public transportation systems and State safety oversight agencies would oversee rail systems' implementation of the requirements. The purpose of this rulemaking is to reduce fatalities and serious injury events involving rail transit workers that occupy the rail roadway during hours of operation. 
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 
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 671   
Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 5329   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  02/00/2024 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
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:
Chaya Koffman
Department of Transportation
Federal Transit Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590
Phone:202 366-3101
Email: chaya.koffman@dot.gov