2026-07178NoticeWallet

Yet Another FRA Form Feedback Frenzy

Published Date: 4/14/2026

Notice

Summary

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is asking for your thoughts on a paperwork update they want to send to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval. This affects anyone who deals with FRA’s information requests, but no changes will cost you money or extra time right now. You’ve got until May 14, 2026, to share your comments and help shape the process!

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.

Railroad Paperwork Continues; Burden Quantified

If you operate a railroad or own freight cars, FRA will extend (without change) the existing paperwork rules for bad-order tags, home-shop cards, and stenciling/reporting marks under 49 CFR part 215. The collection covers a respondent universe of 754 railroads with 285,000 annual responses, an estimated 38,000 annual burden hours, and a $2,789,580 annual burden-hour dollar cost equivalent; comments are due May 14, 2026.

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Key Dates

Published Date
Comments Due
4/14/2026
5/14/2026

Department and Agencies

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Independent Agency
Agency
Transportation Department
Federal Railroad Administration
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