[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 35 (Monday, February 24, 2025)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 10464]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-02987]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Transit Administration

49 CFR Part 674

[Docket No. FTA-2023-0008]
RIN 2132-AB42


State Safety Oversight

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Department of 
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notification of enforcement discretion.

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SUMMARY: This document announces that FTA will not take enforcement 
action against regulated entities for failing to comply with the State 
Safety Oversight final rule, published on October 18, 2024, until March 
20, 2025.

DATES:  As of February 24, 2025, enforcement of the amendments enacted 
in the final rule published October 18, 2024, at 89 FR 83956, is 
delayed until March 20, 2025.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For program questions, Melonie 
Barrington, Office of Safety Review, (202) 366-0332, or 
[email protected]. For legal questions, Richard Wong, Office 
of the Chief Counsel, (202) 366-4011, or [email protected].

ADDRESSES: Electronic Access and Filing: This document, the notice of 
proposed rulemaking (NPRM), all comments received, the final rule, and 
all background material may be viewed online at www.regulations.gov 
using the docket number listed above. Electronic retrieval help and 
guidelines are available on the website. It is available 24 hours each 
day, 365 days each year. An electronic copy of this document may also 
be downloaded from the Office of the Federal Register's website at 
www.federalregister.gov and the Government Publishing Office's website 
at www.Govlnfo.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 20, 2025, the President issued a 
memorandum, titled ``Regulatory Freeze Pending Review,'' 90 FR 8249 
(Jan. 28, 2025), to direct the heads of Executive Departments and 
Agencies to consider postponing for sixty days from the date of the 
memorandum the effective date for any rules published in the Federal 
Register but that had not yet taken effect, for the purpose of 
reviewing any questions of fact, law, and policy that the rules may 
raise. While not explicitly subject to the President's memorandum, 
because the rule has been in effect since January 1, 2025, FTA is 
providing notice that it will exercise its enforcement discretion and 
not enforce the provisions of the State Safety Oversight final rule 
until March 20, 2025, consistent with the intent of the President's 
memorandum. This will allow the officials appointed or designated by 
the President to review the final rule to ensure that it is consistent 
with the law and Administration policies. The State Safety Oversight 
final rule was published in the Federal Register on October 18, 2024, 
at 89 FR 83956. It implements new requirements of the Infrastructure 
Investment and Jobs Act, removes outdated references, and simplifies 
notification requirements.

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 5329, 1 CFR 1.91.

Matthew J. Welbes,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 2025-02987 Filed 2-21-25; 8:45 am]
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