SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

On January 20, 2025, the President issued a memorandum, titled “Regulatory Freeze Pending Review,” 90 FR 8249 (Jan. 28, 2025), to direct the heads of Executive Departments and Agencies to consider postponing for sixty days from the date of the memorandum the effective date for any rules published in the Federal Register but that had not yet taken effect, for the purpose of reviewing any questions of fact, law, and policy that the rules may raise. While not explicitly subject to the President's memorandum, because the rule has been in effect since January 1, 2025, FTA is providing notice that it will exercise its enforcement discretion and not enforce the provisions of the State Safety Oversight final rule until March 20, 2025, consistent with the intent of the President's memorandum. This will allow the officials appointed or designated by the President to review the final rule to ensure that it is consistent with the law and Administration policies. The State Safety Oversight final rule was published in the Federal Register on October 18, 2024, at 89 FR 83956. It implements new requirements of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, removes outdated references, and simplifies notification requirements.

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 5329, 1 CFR 1.91.

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