{"abstract":"On September 2, 2009, FRA published a direct final rule in the Federal Register requiring the ten States with the most highway-rail grade crossing collisions, on average, over the past three years, to develop State highway-rail grade crossing action plans. FRA received one adverse comment regarding the direct final rule. Under FRA regulations, FRA must withdraw a direct final rule where an adverse comment is submitted. FRA issued and submitted a notice of withdrawal to the Federal Register; however, due to regulatory production schedules and time constraints, the direct final rule was not withdrawn before its effective date. As a result, FRA is now publishing this removal of the direct final rule provisions, which removes the changes effected by the direct final rule. In a separate document publishing elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register, FRA is publishing a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM).","action":"Removal of direct final rule provisions.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"Federal Railroad Administration","name":"Federal Railroad Administration","id":185,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-railroad-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/185","parent_id":492,"slug":"federal-railroad-administration"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2009/11/13/E9-27241.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":234,"title":49}],"citation":"74 FR 58560","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"This removal of the direct final rule becomes effective on November 13, 2009.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["Docket No. FRA-2009-0032","Notice No. 2"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"E9-27241","effective_on":"2009-11-13","end_page":58562,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2009/11/13/E9-27241.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2009/11/13/E9-27241/state-highway-rail-grade-crossing-action-plans","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/E9-27241?publication_date=2009-11-13","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2009-11-13/E9-27241/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":3,"page_views":{"count":85,"last_updated":"2026-10-24 10:15:05 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2009-11-13/pdf/E9-27241.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":null,"publication_date":"2009-11-13","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2009/11/13/E9-27241.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{"2130-AC05":null},"regulation_id_numbers":["2130-AC05"],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2009-11-13T18:06:12Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":58560,"subtype":null,"title":"State Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Action Plans","toc_doc":"State Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Action Plans","toc_subject":null,"topics":["Highway safety","Penalties","Railroad safety","Reporting and recordkeeping requirements"],"type":"Rule","volume":74}