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        <RIN>2137-AE65</RIN>
        <PUBLICATION>
            <PUBLICATION_ID>201010</PUBLICATION_ID>
            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
        </PUBLICATION>
        <AGENCY>
            <CODE>2137</CODE>
            <NAME>Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>PHMSA</ACRONYM>
        </AGENCY>
        <PARENT_AGENCY>
            <CODE>2100</CODE>
            <NAME>Department of Transportation</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>DOT</ACRONYM>
        </PARENT_AGENCY>
        <RULE_TITLE>Hazardous Materials:  Limiting the Use of Mobile Telephones by Highway</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[This rulemaking would limit the use of mobile telephones by drivers during the operation of a motor vehicle containing a quantity of hazardous materials requiring placarding under part 172 of the 49 CFR or any quantity of a select agent or toxin listed in 42 CFR part 73.  Additionally, in accordance with requirements proposed by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), motor carriers would be prohibited from requiring or allowing drivers of covered motor vehicles to engage in the use of mobile telephones while driving.  This rulemaking would improve health and safety on the Nation's highways by reducing the prevalence of distracted driving-related crashes, fatalities, and injuries involving drivers of commercial motor vehicles.]]></ABSTRACT>
        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Other Significant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>First Time Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Proposed Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
        </UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>49 CFR 177</CFR>
        </CFR_LIST>
        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>Not Yet Determined</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
        </LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
        <LEGAL_DLINE_LIST/>
        <RPLAN_ENTRY>Yes</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <RPLAN_INFO>
            <STMT_OF_NEED><![CDATA[This rulemaking expands on mobile phone limitations under development by FMCSA that would limit the use of mobile phones by drivers transporting a quantity of hazardous materials requiring placarding under part 172 of the 49 CFR or any quantity of a material listed as a select agent or toxin in 42 CFR part 73 in intrastate commerce.  FMCSA's authority over motor carriers of these materials is limited to transportation in interstate commerce.  The safety benefits associated with limiting the distractions caused by mobile phones are equally applicable to drivers transporting covered hazardous materials via intrastate as they are to interstate commerce.   The use of a mobile phone while driving constitutes a safety risk to the motor vehicle driver, other motorists, and bystanders.]]></STMT_OF_NEED>
            <LEGAL_BASIS><![CDATA[Federal hazardous materials transportation law (Federal hazmat law; 49 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.)]]></LEGAL_BASIS>
            <ALTERNATIVES><![CDATA[PHMSA will consider two alternatives:

1. Amend the HMR to expand the scope of the FMCSA NPRM to include those intrastate motor carriers and drivers that transport a quantity of hazardous materials requiring placarding under part 172 of the 49 CFR or any quantity of a material listed as a select agent or toxin in 42 CFR part 73; or

2. Take no action.]]></ALTERNATIVES>
            <COSTS_AND_BENEFITS><![CDATA[Not yet calculated.  However, the population of motor carriers affected will be less than 1,500.  PHMSA expects costs to be minimal when compared to the risks of distracted driving.]]></COSTS_AND_BENEFITS>
            <RISKS><![CDATA[Risk to the public and regulated community from distracted driving-related crashes, fatalities, and injuries involving drivers of commercial motor vehicles transporting covered hazardous materials in intrastate commerce.]]></RISKS>
        </RPLAN_INFO>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>09/17/2010</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>75 FR 56972</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM Comment Period Extended</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>11/16/2010</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>75 FR 66912</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>11/16/2010</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM Comment Period Extended End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>12/03/2010</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
        </TIMETABLE_LIST>
        <ADDITIONAL_INFO>HM-256A</ADDITIONAL_INFO>
        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
            <SMALL_ENTITY>No</SMALL_ENTITY>
        </SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>None</GOVT_LEVEL>
        </GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <FURTHER_INFO_URL>www.regulations.gov</FURTHER_INFO_URL>
        <PUBLIC_COMMENT_URL>www.regulations.gov</PUBLIC_COMMENT_URL>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
        <AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Lad</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Falat</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Director, Engineering and Research</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>2137</CODE>
                    <NAME>Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>PHMSA</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 366-4545</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>lad.falat@dot.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20590</ZIP>
                </MAILING_ADDRESS>
            </CONTACT>
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