Page Range | 10443-10443 | |
FR Document | 2017-02876 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 28 (Monday, February 13, 2017)] [Rules and Regulations] [Page 10443] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-02876] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Railroad Administration 49 CFR Part 270 [Docket No. FRA-2011-0060, Notice No. 4] RIN 2130-AC31 System Safety Program AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of Transportation. ACTION: Final rule; stay of regulations. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: On August 12, 2016, FRA published a final rule requiring commuter and intercity passenger railroads to develop and implement a system safety program (SSP) to improve the safety of their operations. See 81 FR 53850. In this document we are issuing a stay of those requirements until March 21, 2017. DATES: Effective February 10, 2017, 49 CFR part 270 is stayed until March 21, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Navarrete, Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Chief Counsel; telephone: 202-493-0138; email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 12, 2016, FRA published a final rule requiring commuter and intercity passenger railroads to develop and implement an SSP to improve the safety of their operations. See 81 FR 53850. In this document we are issuing a stay of those requirements until March 21, 2017 consistent with guidance issued January 20, 2017, intended to provide the new Administration an adequate opportunity to review new and pending regulations. Authority: 49 U.S.C. 20103, 20106-20107, 20118-20119, 20156, 21301, 21304, 21311; 28 U.S.C. 2461, note; and 49 CFR 1.89. Issued in Washington, DC, on February 8, 2017. Patrick T. Warren, Acting Administrator. [FR Doc. 2017-02876 Filed 2-10-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-06-P
Category | Regulatory Information | |
Collection | Federal Register | |
sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
Section | Rules and Regulations | |
Action | Final rule; stay of regulations. | |
Dates | Effective February 10, 2017, 49 CFR part 270 is stayed until March 21, 2017. | |
Contact | Matthew Navarrete, Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Chief Counsel; telephone: 202-493-0138; email: [email protected] | |
FR Citation | 82 FR 10443 | |
RIN Number | 2130-AC31 |