Federal Comments

July 9, 2025 John Karl AlexyAssociate Administrator for Railroad Safety, Chief Safety OfficerFederal Railroad Administration1200 New Jersey Avenue, SEWashington, DC 20590 RE: Notice of Petition for Waiver of Compliance; Track Inspection Requirements Docket No. FRA-2025-0059 Mr. Alexy: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I am pleased to respond to the Federal Railroad…

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July 7, 2025 John Karl AlexyAssociate Administrator for Railroad SafetyFederal Railroad Administration1200 New Jersey Avenue SEWashington, DC 20590 RE:     Petition for Extension of Waiver of Compliance, CN Extraterritorial DispatchingDocket No. FRA-2003-15012 Mr. Alexy: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I am pleased to respond to the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) notice…

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July 7, 2025 John Karl AlexyAssociate Administrator for Railroad SafetyFederal Railroad Administration1200 New Jersey Avenue, SEWashington, DC 20590 Re:  Petition for Extension of Waiver of Compliance, CPKC Extraterritorial Dispatching Docket No. FRA-2003-15010  Mr. Alexy: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I am pleased to respond to the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) notice…

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June 24, 2025 Ms. Carolyn Hayward-WilliamsDirector, Office of Railroad Systems and TechnologyFederal Railroad Administration1200 New Jersey Avenue SEWashington DC, 20590 RE: Union Pacific Railway’s Request To Amend Its Positive Train Control System TerritoryDocket No. FRA-2010-0061 Ms. Hayward-Williams: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I am pleased to respond to the Federal Railroad…

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June 23, 2025 U.S. Department of TransportationDocket Operations, M-30West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-1401200 New Jersey Avenue SEWashington, DC 20590 RE: A4A Petition for Expedited Exemption from 14 C.F.R. 121.131(I)Docket No. FAA-2025-0934 To Whom It May Concern: On behalf of the crew members represented by the Air Line Pilots Association Int’l (ALPA), the International Association…

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June 16, 2025 The Honorable Sean DuffySecretaryU.S. Department of Transportation1200 New Jersey Avenue SEWashington, D.C. 20590 RE: Administrative Rulemaking, Guidance, and Enforcement ProceduresDocket No. DOT-OST-2025-0007 Secretary Duffy: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) I am pleased to respond to the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) proposed rule regarding updates to its administrative rulemaking,…

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June 7, 2025 The Honorable Charles EzellActing DirectorU.S. Office of Personnel Management1900 E Street, NWWashington, DC 20415 RE: Improving Performance, Accountability and Responsiveness in the Civil ServiceDocket No. OPM-2025-0004 Acting Director Ezell: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I am pleased to respond to the Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) notice regarding…

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May 27, 2025 Mr. Chris RocheleauActing AdministratorFederal Aviation Administration800 Independence Avenue, SWWashington, DC 20591 RE: Notice of Intent to Decommission Flight Service Remote Communications Outlets (RCOs) Docket No. FAA-2025-0558 Mr. Rocheleau: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) I am pleased to respond to the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) notice of intent to…

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May 5, 2025 The Honorable Sean DuffySecretaryU.S. Department of Transportation1200 New Jersey Avenue, SEWashington, DC 20590 RE: Ensuring Lawful Regulation; Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory CostsDocket No. DOT-OST-2025-0026 Secretary Duffy: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I am pleased to respond to the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Request for Information (RFI) regarding…

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April 16, 2025 Mr. Karl AlexyAssociate Administrator for Railroad Safety & Chief Safety OfficerFederal Railroad Administration1200 New Jersey Avenue, SEWashington, DC 20590 RE: Amtrak Petition to Modify a Waiver of Compliance Docket No. FRA-2014-0124 Mr. Alexy: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I am pleased to respond to the National Railroad Passenger…

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