Brake System Safety Standards for Freight and Other Non-Passenger Trains and Equipment; End-of-Train Devices; Final Rule: Delay of Effective Date

In accordance with the memorandum of January 20, 2001, from the Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff, entitled "Regulatory Review Plan," published in the Federal Register on January 24, 2001, 66 FR 7702, this action temporarily delays for 60 days the effective date of the rule entitled "Brake System Safety Standards for Freight and Other Non-Passenger Trains and Equipment; End-of-Train Devices; Final Rule," published in the Federal Register on January 17, 2001, 66 FR 4104. This action also makes conforming amendments to reflect the effective date delay. That rule amends the regulations governing the power braking systems and equipment used in operating freight and other non-passenger trains and equipment, to achieve safety by better adapting those regulations to the needs of contemporary railroad operations and better facilitating the use of advanced technologies.