2137-AF21 201704 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2137 Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration PHMSA 2100 Department of Transportation DOT Hazardous Materials: FAST Act Requirements for Real-Time Train Consist Information by Rail

PHMSA requests comment on certain provisions of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act of 2015. The FAST Act directs the Secretary of Transportation to require Class I railroads that transport hazardous materials to generate accurate, real-time, and electronic train consist information. Further, the FAST Act includes provisions for the railroads to provide fusion centers with electronic train consist information to share with State and local first responders, emergency response officials, and law enforcement personnel during an accident, incident, or emergency. In support of developing regulations to implement the FAST Act mandates, PHMSA specifically requests comments and information on baseline changes, affected entities, and costs and benefits related to fusion centers collecting train consist information from railroads and disseminating this information in the event of an emergency.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No Undetermined 49 CFR 172 49 CFR 174 49 U.S.C. 5101 et seq. Statutory Final 12/04/2016 Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (section 7302) Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (section 7302) No ANPRM 01/19/2017 82 FR 6451 ANPRM Comment Period End 04/19/2017 NPRM 04/00/2018 HM-263; No No Undetermined No No www.regulations.gov www.regulations.gov No No Dirk Der Kinderen Regulations Specialist 2137 Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration PHMSA 202-366-8553 Dirk.DerKinderen@dot.gov 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington DC 20590