49 CFR Parts 37 and 38 -- Transportation for Individuals With Disabilities at Intercity, Commuter, and High Speed Passenger Railroad Station Platforms; Miscellaneous Amendments, Preamble

Executive Order 12866

This final rule is significant for purposes of Executive Order 12866 and the Department of Transportation's Regulatory Policies and Procedures. The NPRM clarifies the Department's existing requirements concerning new commuter and intercity rail platforms. The Department has conducted a regulatory evaluation of the costs of the requirements of the final rule version of section 37.42. The overall conclusion of the evaluation is that there will be no significant cost impacts as the result of provisions of the final rule for commuter rail operators and modest costs at a relatively small number of stations for Amtrak. The regulatory evaluation has been placed in the docket.

Other provisions of the final rule do not represent significant departures from existing regulations and policy and are not expected to have noteworthy cost impacts on regulated parties. The final rule also codifies existing internal administrative practices concerning disability law guidance. This proposal would have no cost impacts on regulated parties.