# 2026-22929: Florida Rail Operator Wants Signal Tests Less Often—Twice the Interval

2026-22929, 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 Comments must be received by January 11, 2027.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22929
- As of: 2026-11-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-22929
- Title: Notice of Petition for Extension of Waiver of Compliance
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Transportation Department; Federal Railroad Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 72612
- Published: 2026-11-10
- Effective: Comments must be received 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

Florida Rail Operator Wants Signal Tests Less Often—Twice the Interval

## Summary

The Central Florida Rail Corridor (CFRC) wants to keep skipping some safety tests on their important train signal systems every two years and instead do them every four years. This extension helps CFRC save time and money while keeping trains running smoothly. People have until January 11, 2027, to share their thoughts on this plan.

## Abstract

This document provides the public notice that the Central Florida Rail Corridor (CFRC) petitioned FRA for an extension of relief from certain regulations concerning periodic testing requirements on vital microprocessor-based signal systems.

## Effects PRIA read

- Extend Signal-Test Interval to Four Years: benefit, low. The Central Florida Rail Corridor (CFRC) petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration to extend periodic testing for vital microprocessor-based signal systems in 49 CFR sections 236.377–236.381 from "at least once every 2 years" to once every 4 years after initial testing. The petition is open fo…

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## Sources
- [2026-22929 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/11/10/2026-22929/notice-of-petition-for-extension-of-waiver-of-compliance)
- [2026-22929 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-11-10/pdf/2026-22929.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22929 (as of 2026-11-11).