# 2026-22926: Transit Agency Seeks More Time Around Railroad Safety Rules

2026-22926, Notice of Petition for Extension of Waiver of Compliance, is a Federal Register notice from Transportation Department, Federal Railroad Administration published 2026-11-10, effective FRA must receive comments on the petition by January 11, 2027.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22926
- As of: 2026-11-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-22926
- Title: Notice of Petition for Extension of Waiver of Compliance
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Transportation Department; Federal Railroad Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 72613
- Published: 2026-11-10
- Effective: FRA must receive comments on the petition by January 11, 2027.
- Comments close: 2027-01-11
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-11-11

## In one line

Transit Agency Seeks More Time Around Railroad Safety Rules

## Summary

Denton County Transit Authority (DCTA) wants to keep their special permission to skip some railroad safety rules for passenger trains a bit longer. This affects how they test equipment like brakes, emergency lights, and communication systems. If you want to share your thoughts, make sure to comment by January 11, 2027—no extra costs or changes in service are expected during this extension.

## Abstract

This document provides the public notice that Denton County Transit Authority (DCTA) petitioned FRA for an extension of relief from certain regulations related to passenger equipment.

## Effects PRIA read

- Waiver Extension Keeps DCTA DMUs Operating: benefit, low. Denton County Transit Authority (DCTA) asked the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to extend a waiver so it can continue operating its Stadler diesel multiple-unit (DMU) vehicles. DCTA says these vehicles were built to European crashworthiness standards and that it has "complied with all facets…
- Continued Relief From Specific FRA Safety Rules: cost, low. DCTA seeks extended relief from specific FRA regulations in 49 CFR parts 229, 231, 238, and 239. The listed items include main reservoir and brake tests, emergency brake valve requirements, aluminum main reservoirs, event recorder criteria, passenger-car end platform rules, emergency lighting and c…

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## Sources
- [2026-22926 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/11/10/2026-22926/notice-of-petition-for-extension-of-waiver-of-compliance)
- [2026-22926 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-11-10/pdf/2026-22926.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22926 (as of 2026-11-11).