2137-AF08 201610 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2137 Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration PHMSA 2100 Department of Transportation DOT Hazardous Materials: Oil Spill Response Plans and Information Sharing for High-Hazard Flammable Trains

This rulemaking, developed in consultation with the Federal Railroad Administration, would revise PHMSA's regulations to expand the applicability of comprehensive oil spill response plans (OSRPs) based on thresholds of liquid petroleum oil that apply to an entire train. We are also proposing to revise the format and clarify requirements of a comprehensive OSRP and to require railroads to share information about high-hazard flammable train operations with state and tribal emergency response organizations (i.e., State Emergency Response Commissions and Tribal Emergency Response Commissions) to improve community preparedness. Lastly, PHMSA is proposing an update to boiling point testing procedures to provide regulatory flexibility and promotes enhanced safety in transport through accurate packing group assignment.

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No 49 CFR 130 49 CFR 174 49 CFR 171 49 CFR 172 49 CFR 173 33 U.S.C. 1321 49 USC 5101 et seq. Yes ANPRM 08/01/2014 79 FR 45079 ANPRM Comment Period End 09/30/2014 NPRM 07/29/2016 81 FR 50067 NPRM Comment Period End 09/27/2016 Final Action 07/00/2017 HM-251B; SB - N, IC - N, SLT - N; Yes Businesses None No No www.regulations.gov www.regulations.gov Yes No 2137-AE91 Related to 2137-AF07 Related to 2130 Federal Railroad Administration FRA Common Glen Foster Transportation Specialist 2137 Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration PHMSA 202 366-8553 glen.foster@dot.gov 1200 New Jersey Ave, SE, Washington DC 20590