Notice2026-10306
Notice of Petition for Extension of Waiver of Compliance
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Published
May 22, 2026
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentFederal Railroad Administration
Abstract
This document provides the public notice that Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet) petitioned FRA for an extension of relief from certain regulations related to its shared use property.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 99 (Friday, May 22, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30371-30372]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-10306]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA-2011-0048]
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 Tri-County
Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet) petitioned FRA
for an extension of relief from certain regulations related to its
shared use property.
DATES: FRA must receive comments on the petition by July 21, 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
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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: John Mardente, Railroad Safety
Specialist, FRA Engineering & Technology Division, telephone: 202-493-
1335, email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#056f6a6d6b2b68647761606b716045616a712b626a73"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5d3732353373303c2f39383329381d393229733a322b">[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 April 6, 2026, TriMet petitioned FRA for an extension of a
waiver of compliance from certain provisions of the Federal railroad
safety regulations contained at 49 CFR part 219 (Control of Alcohol and
Drug Use) and part 229 (Railroad Locomotive Safety Standards). FRA
assigned the petition Docket Number FRA-2011-0048.
Specifically, TriMet requests extended relief from all of part 219
and from Sec. 229.125(d)(2), Headlights and auxiliary lights, related
to its Orange Line, a 7.3-mile rail fixed guideway urban rapid transit
line that connects downtown Portland to Milwaukie, Oregon. Two segments
of the line share a common corridor with Union Pacific Railroad and
Pacific & Western Railroad at nine limited connections. In support of
its requests, TriMet states that use of a single drug and alcohol
program for all employees provides consistency throughout the system,
and the light rail vehicles' auxiliary lights provide an equivalent
level of safety.
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 July 21, 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. 2026-10306 Filed 5-21-26; 8:45 am]
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