Freight Car Safety Standards Implementing the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
other · US Department of Transportation · Published 2024-12-19 · Effective 2025-01-21 · 89 FR 103677
Document
Document number
2024-30030
Federal Register citation
89 FR 103677
CFR reference
49 CFR 215
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
other
Sub-agency
US Department of Transportation
Publication date
2024-12-19
Effective date
2025-01-21
DOT docket
Docket No. FRA-2023-0021, Notice No. 2
Abstract
FRA is amending the Freight Car Safety Standards (FCSS) to implement section 22425 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Act). The Act places certain restrictions on newly built freight cars placed into service in the United States (U.S.) including limiting content that originates from a country of concern (COC) or is sourced from a state-owned enterprise (SOE) and prohibiting sensitive technology that originates from a COC or is sourced from a SOE. The Act mandates that FRA issue a regulation to monitor and enforce industry's compliance with the Act's standards.