This document extends the period for public comment regarding the CSX Transportation Inc. (CSXT) petition for relief from certain regulations concerning inspections performed by...
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION:
Notice; extension of comment period.
SUMMARY:
This document extends the period for public comment regarding the CSX Transportation Inc. (CSXT) petition for relief from certain regulations concerning inspections performed by qualified mechanical inspectors (QMIs).
DATES:
FRA must receive comments on the petition by December 2, 2026. FRA will consider comments received after that date to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES:
Comments:
Comments related to this docket may be submitted by going to
www.regulations.gov
and following the online instructions for submitting comments.
Instructions:
All submissions must include the agency name and docket number. All comments received will be posted without change to
www.regulations.gov;
this includes any personal information. Please see the Privacy Act heading in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section of this document for Privacy Act information related to any submitted comments or materials.
Docket:
For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, go to
www.regulations.gov
and follow the online instructions for accessing the docket.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Caleb Rogers, Railroad Safety Specialist, FRA Motive Power & Equipment Division, telephone: 202-493-6322, email:
caleb.rogers@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
On September 1, 2026, FRA published notice [1]
that CSXT petitioned FRA for a waiver of compliance from certain provisions of the Federal railroad safety regulations contained at 49 CFR part 229 (Railroad Locomotive Safety Standards). FRA assigned the petition Docket Number FRA-2026-1684.
On September 9, 2026, the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) requested that FRA extend the comment period on this petition.[2]
Through this notice, FRA is extending the comment period for an additional 30 days (until December 2, 2026).
A copy of the petition, as well as any written communications concerning the petition, is available for review online at
www.regulations.gov.
Interested parties are invited to participate in these proceedings by submitting written views, data, or comments. Communications received by December 2, 2026 will be considered by FRA before final action is taken. Comments received after that date will be considered if practicable.
Privacy Act
Anyone can search the electronic form of any written communications and comments received into any of FRA's dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or signing the document, if submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.). Under 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments from the public to inform its processes. DOT posts these comments, without edit, including any personal information the commenter provides, to
www.regulations.gov,
as described in the system of records notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at
www.transportation.gov/privacy.
See also
www.regulations.gov/privacy-notice
for the privacy notice of
regulations.gov.
Issued in Washington, DC.
John Karl Alexy,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, Chief Safety Officer.
Use this for formal legal and research references to the published document.
91 FR 69034
Web Citation
Suggested Web Citation
Use this when citing the archival web version of the document.
“Notice of Petition for Waiver of Compliance,” thefederalregister.org (November 2, 2026), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2026-22336/notice-of-petition-for-waiver-of-compliance.
www.regulations.gov
49 CFR part 229
5 U.S.C. 553(c)
www.transportation.gov/privacy