Notice2025-20284
Notice of Petition for Extension of Waiver of Compliance
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Published
November 19, 2025
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentFederal Railroad Administration
Abstract
This document provides the public notice that New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ Transit) petitioned FRA to extend an existing waiver of certain regulations related to a shared use property.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 221 (Wednesday, November 19, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52135-52136]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-20284]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA-2007-0030]
Notice of Petition for Extension of Waiver of Compliance
AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This document provides the public notice that New Jersey
Transit Corporation (NJ Transit) petitioned FRA to extend an existing
waiver of certain regulations related to a shared use property.
DATES: FRA must receive comments on the petition by December 19, 2025.
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 <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> 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
<a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>; 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 <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> and follow the
[[Page 52136]]
online instructions for accessing the docket.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Mardente, Railroad Safety
Specialist, FRA Engineering & Technology Division, telephone: 202-493-
1335, email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#147e7b7c7a3a79756670717a607154707b603a737b62"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="85efeaedebabe8e4f7e1e0ebf1e0c5e1eaf1abe2eaf3">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under part 211 of title 49 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR), this document provides the public notice that by
letter dated September 12, 2025 NJ Transit petitioned FRA for a one-
year extension of a waiver of compliance from certain provisions of the
Federal railroad safety regulations contained at 49 CFR parts 219, 221,
222, 223, 229, 231, 234, 236, 238, 239, 242, 243, and 270. The relevant
Docket Number is FRA-2007-0030.
Specifically, NJ Transit seeks to extend the terms and conditions
of its existing shared use waiver, requesting the following extended
relief:
<bullet> partial relief from parts 221, 223, 229, 234, 236, and
238; and
<bullet> full relief from parts 219, 222, 231, 238, 239, 242, 243,
and 270.
NJ Transit requests extended relief for one year, as NJ Transit has
transitioned operations and maintenance tasks for the Southern New
Jersey Light Rail system (RiverLINE) from Alstom Transportation, Inc.
to NJ Transit. The petition explains that the extension would allow NJ
Transit ``sufficient time to develop a transition plan, policies, and
procedures as well as the data to support a future petition'' about the
RiverLINE. NJ Transit explains that requesting a full, 5-year extension
of relief at this time would not provide FRA with ``sufficient, real-
time information and documentation to consider a waiver renewal.''
The relief in this docket supports the continued operation of the
RiverLINE rail fixed guideway public transit system operating between
Camden and Trenton, New Jersey. The passenger service uses non-FRA
compliant articulated diesel multiple units and is temporally separated
from freight service on Consolidated Rail Corporation's track.
A copy of the petition, as well as any written communications
concerning the petition, is available for review online at
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>.
Interested parties are invited to participate in these proceedings
by submitting written views, data, or comments. FRA does not anticipate
scheduling a public hearing in connection with these proceedings since
the facts do not appear to warrant a hearing. If any interested party
desires an opportunity for oral comment and a public hearing, they
should notify FRA, in writing, before the end of the comment period and
specify the basis for their request.
Communications received by December 19, 2025 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 <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>, as
described in the system of records notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can
be reviewed at <a href="https://www.transportation.gov/privacy">https://www.transportation.gov/privacy</a>. See also <a href="https://www.regulations.gov/privacy-notice">https://www.regulations.gov/privacy-notice</a> for the privacy notice of
<a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a>.
Issued in Washington, DC.
John Karl Alexy,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, Chief Safety Officer.
[FR Doc. 2025-20284 Filed 11-18-25; 8:45 am]
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