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High-Speed Rail Rules Delayed Amid Trump Deregulatory Order [View all]
May 30, 2017
High-Speed Rail Rules Delayed Amid Trump Deregulatory Order
By Shaun Courtney
Federal safety standards for high-speed rail have been delayed as the Federal Railroad Administration determines how to release new rules while adhering to President Donald Trump’s order that agencies eliminate two regulations for every one they issue.
The FRA’s chief safety officer, Robert Lauby, said his agency’s regulations are “complete or ready to be issued,” but regulators need guidance on how to proceed under the new White House. The FRA does not have an appointed administrator or deputy administrator in place.
“We want to get some new leadership. We want to get some consistency and have some more direction,” Lauby told Bloomberg BNA. “There’s more questions that need to be answered before we will have a firm way forward.”
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To contact the reporter on this story: Shaun Courtney in Washington at scourtney@bna.com
To contact the editor responsible for this story: Paul Hendrie at pHendrie@bna.com
Copyright © 2017 The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
High-Speed Rail Rules Delayed Amid Trump Deregulatory Order
By Shaun Courtney
Federal safety standards for high-speed rail have been delayed as the Federal Railroad Administration determines how to release new rules while adhering to President Donald Trump’s order that agencies eliminate two regulations for every one they issue.
The FRA’s chief safety officer, Robert Lauby, said his agency’s regulations are “complete or ready to be issued,” but regulators need guidance on how to proceed under the new White House. The FRA does not have an appointed administrator or deputy administrator in place.
“We want to get some new leadership. We want to get some consistency and have some more direction,” Lauby told Bloomberg BNA. “There’s more questions that need to be answered before we will have a firm way forward.”
....
To contact the reporter on this story: Shaun Courtney in Washington at scourtney@bna.com
To contact the editor responsible for this story: Paul Hendrie at pHendrie@bna.com
Copyright © 2017 The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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