# 2026-12852: Railroad Seeks Extra Time for Routine Safety Checks

2026-12852, Notice of Petition for Extension of Waiver of Compliance, is a Federal Register notice from Transportation Department, Federal Railroad Administration published 2026-06-25, effective FRA must receive comments on the petition by August 24, 2026. FRA will consider comments received after that date to the extent practicable. (as of 2026-07-02).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12852
- As of: 2026-07-02
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-12852
- Title: Notice of Petition for Extension of Waiver of Compliance
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Transportation Department; Federal Railroad Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 38469
- Published: 2026-06-25
- Effective: FRA must receive comments on the petition by August 24, 2026. FRA will consider comments received after that date to the extent practicable.
- Comments close: 2026-08-24
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-07-02

## In one line

Railroad Seeks Extra Time for Routine Safety Checks

## Summary

Norfolk Southern Railway asked for more time to delay some safety tests on their important computer systems from every 2 years to every 4 years. This extension helps them work smarter without cutting corners on safety. People can share their thoughts on this change until August 24, 2026.

## Abstract

This document provides the public notice that Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NS) petitioned FRA for an extension of relief from certain regulations concerning periodic testing requirements on vital microprocessor-based systems.

## Effects PRIA read

No economic effects identified for this document.

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## Sources
- [2026-12852 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/25/2026-12852/notice-of-petition-for-extension-of-waiver-of-compliance)
- [2026-12852 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-25/pdf/2026-12852.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12852 (as of 2026-07-02).