Notice2025-22541
Notice of Petition for Extension of Waiver of Compliance
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Published
December 11, 2025
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentFederal Railroad Administration
Abstract
This document provides the public notice that the City of North Salt Lake and Salt Lake City (the Cities) jointly petitioned FRA for an extension of relief from certain regulations concerning grade crossing warning devices at crossings within a quiet zone.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 236 (Thursday, December 11, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57527-57528]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-22541]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA-2024-0124]
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 the City of
North Salt Lake and Salt Lake City (the Cities) jointly petitioned FRA
for an extension of relief from certain regulations concerning grade
crossing warning devices at crossings within a quiet zone.
DATES: FRA must receive comments on the petition by January 12, 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 <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
online instructions for accessing the docket.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Gilleran, Railroad Safety
Specialist, FRA Grade Crossing & Trespasser Outreach, telephone: 202-
493-6276, email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e684948f8788c8818f8a8a83948788a6828992c8818990"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6705150e060949000e0b0b021506092703081349000811">[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 15, 2025 the Cities petitioned FRA for an
extension of a waiver of compliance from certain
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provisions of the Federal railroad safety regulations contained at 49
CFR part 222 (Use of Locomotive Horns at Public Highway-Rail Grade
Crossings). FRA assigned the petition Docket Number FRA-2024-0124.
The Cities request extended relief from 49 CFR 222.35(b)(1), What
are the minimum requirements for quiet zones?, which requires that each
public highway-rail grade crossing in a quiet zone ``must be equipped,
no later than the quiet zone implementation date, with active grade
crossing warning devices comprising both flashing lights and gates
which control traffic over the crossing.'' The Cities were previously
granted a one-year waiver to bring the crossings within the Woods Cross
Quiet Zone (crossing numbers 805664P and 805836V) into compliance by
completing the design and construction of a new signal mast and gate
arms. In their petition, the Cities request one additional year of
relief to complete the construction of these devices, as involved
railroad companies must still finalize the agreements to perform the
work and then order the equipment, which has a long lead time.
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 January 12, 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 <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. 2025-22541 Filed 12-10-25; 8:45 am]
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