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DOT/PHMSA RIN: 2137-AE64 Publication ID: Fall 2011 
Title: Pipeline Safety: Control Room Management; Change in Implementation Period 
Abstract: PHMSA published the Control Room Management/Human Factors final rule in the Federal Register (74 FR 63310) on December 3, 2009, which became effective on February 1, 2010. The final rule established an 18-month program development deadline of August 1, 2011, and a subsequent 18-month program implementation deadline of February 1, 2013. This rulemaking would expedite the program implementation deadline to August 1, 2011, for most of the requirements, except for certain provisions regarding adequate information and alarm management, which would have a program implementation deadline of August 1, 2012. The final rule´s regulatory analysis did not consider specific costs for the program implementation deadlines, because the costs associated with the rule were determined to be the first-year program implementation costs, and were not dependent on the implementation deadline. PHMSA believes that the 18 months provided for program development is sufficient for pipeline operators to both develop and implement certain provisions of the rule. Where PHMSA believes there is a need for additional program implementation time, the rulemaking would moderately shorten that time by only six months. Therefore, PHMSA does not believe there is additional cost for this rulemaking beyond what has already been evaluated in the original control room management final rule. 
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 192    49 CFR 195   
Legal Authority: 49 USC 60101 et seq   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  09/17/2010  75 FR 56972   
NPRM Comment Period End  11/16/2010    
NPRM Comment Period Extended  11/16/2010  75 FR 69912   
NPRM Comment Period Extended End  12/03/2010    
Final Rule  06/16/2011  76 FR 35130   
Final Rule Effective  08/15/2011    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Information URL: www.regulations.gov   Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov  
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Related RINs: Related to 2137-AE28 
Agency Contact:
John A. Gale
Transportation Regulations Specialist
Department of Transportation
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590
Phone:202 366-0434
Email: john.gale@dot.gov