FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION ISSUES PROPOSED RULE: CERTIFICATION OF DISPATCHERS; EXTENSION OF COMMENT PERIOD

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Federal Railroad Administration has issued a proposed rule called: Certification of Dispatchers; Extension of Comment Period.

The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on July 14 by Carolyn R. Hayward-Williams, Director, Office of Railroad Systems and Technology.

Summary: On May 15, 2026, FRA published an NPRM proposing to rescind FRA's May 21, 2024 final rule requiring the certification of dispatchers. By this notice, FRA is extending the NPRM's comment period by 30 days.

For more information, contact Curtis Dolan, Railroad Safety Specialist, Dispatch Operating Practices, telephone: [phone] or email: [e-mail]; or Michael C. Spinnicchia, Attorney Adviser, Office of the Chief Counsel, ...