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

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Federal Railroad Administration has issued a proposed rule called: Certification of Signal Employees; 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 final rule requiring the certification of signal employees. By this notice, FRA is extending the NPRM's comment period by an additional 30 days.

For more information, contact Gabe Neal, Staff Director, Signal, Train Control, and Crossings Division, telephone: [phone] or email: [e-mail]; or Kathryn Gresham, Attorney Adviser, Office of the Chief Counse...