WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Federal Railroad Administration has issued a notice called: Notice of Petition for Waiver of Compliance.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on April 30 by John Karl Alexy, Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, Chief Safety Officer.

Summary: This document provides the public notice that Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) District petitioned FRA for relief from certain regulations concerning safety appliances.

For more information, contact Harry Weisinger, Railroad Safety Specialist, FRA Motive Power & Equipment Division, telephone: 202-493-0036, email: harold.weisinger@dot.gov.

The full text of the notice can be found at: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2025-04-30/html/2025-07485.htm

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