Notice of Petition for Extension of Waiver of Compliance

Issuing agencies

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This document provides the public notice that Denton County Transit Authority (DCTA) petitioned FRA for an extension of relief from certain regulations related to passenger equipment.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 216 (Tuesday, November 10, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72613-72614]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-22926]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket Number FRA-2010-0180]


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 Denton County 
Transit Authority (DCTA) petitioned FRA for an extension of relief from 
certain regulations related to passenger equipment.

DATES: FRA must receive comments on the petition by January 11, 2027. 
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: Harold Weisinger, Railroad Safety 
Specialist, FRA Motive Power & Equipment Division, telephone: 202-713-
8702, email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#402821322f2c246e37252933292e27253200242f346e272f36"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c0a8a1b2afaca4eeb7a5a9b3a9aea7a5b280a4afb4eea7afb6">[email&#160;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 August 11, 2026, DCTA petitioned FRA for an extension of a 
waiver of compliance from certain provisions of the Federal railroad 
safety regulations contained at 49 CFR part 229 (Railroad Locomotive 
Safety Standards), part 231 (Railroad Safety Appliance Standards), part 
238 (Passenger Equipment Safety Standards). The relevant Docket Number 
is FRA-2010-0180.
    Specifically, DCTA seeks an extension of relief from the following 
regulations:
    <bullet> 49 CFR 229.31(d), Main reservoir tests; 229.47(b), 
Emergency brake valve; 229.51(a)(3-4), Aluminum main reservoirs; 
229.71, Clearance above top of rail; 229.135(b)(4)(xviii and xix), 
Event recorders; and Appendix D, Criteria for Certification of 
Crashworthy Event Recorder Memory Module;
    <bullet> 49 CFR 231.14(a)(2)(b-d, f-g), Passenger-train cars 
without end platforms;

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    <bullet> 49 CFR 238.115(b)(4)(ii), Emergency lighting; 
238.121(c)(2), Emergency communication; 238.223(a), Locomotive fuel 
tanks; 238.229, Safety appliances--general; 238.230(d), Safety 
appliances--new equipment, 238.305(c)(5), Interior calendar day 
mechanical inspection of passenger cars; 238.309, Periodic brake 
equipment maintenance; and Appendix D, Requirements for External Fuel 
Tanks on Tier I Locomotives; and
    <bullet> 49 CFR 239.101, Emergency preparedness plan.
    DCTA requests this extension of relief to continue operation of its 
Stadler diesel multiple-unit vehicles, which were constructed to meet 
European safety standards for crashworthiness and related safety 
measures. In its petition, DCTA states that it has ``complied with all 
facets'' of FRA's conditions and findings from its investigative 
research for the past 15 years.
    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 11, 2027 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. 2026-22926 Filed 11-9-26; 8:45 am]
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