Federal Railroad Administration Nominee Plans to Push Rail Industry to Self-Regulate

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By Justin MikulkaSep 27, 2017, 7:32 pm186 pts
Ronald Batory — President Trump’s nominee to lead the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) — will be pushing for the controversial self-regulatory approach to safety known as “performance-based regulations,” according to his July 26 statement for the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and…

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