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DOT/FRA RIN: 2130-AC94 Publication ID: Spring 2024 
Title: Freight Car Safety Standards Implementing the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act 
Abstract: FRA proposes to amend the Freight Car Safety Standards (FCSS) to comply with the SAFE TRAINS Act, which mandates FRA to issue regulations to implement the statute. The SAFE TRAINS Act places certain restrictions on freight cars operating in the United States including: (1) limiting content that originates from a country of concern (COC) or is sourced from a state-owned enterprise (SOE); and (2) prohibiting the use of sensitive technology that originates from a COC or SOE. This regulation would implement the SAFE TRAINS Act by codifying a process for FRA to monitor and enforce industry compliance with the SAFE TRAINS Act. FRA's implementation of the Act would help carry out its goal to protect the U.S. freight rail industry from irreparable harm from COCs and SOEs. 
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 215   
Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 20103    49 U.S.C. 20171(c)(1)   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  12/08/2023  88 FR 85561   
NPRM Comment Period End  02/06/2024 
Final Action  12/00/2024 
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:
Amanda Maizel
Attorney Adviser
Department of Transportation
Federal Railroad Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590
Phone:202 308-3753
Email: amanda.maizel@dot.gov