View Rule
View EO 12866 Meetings | Printer-Friendly Version Download RIN Data in XML |
DOT/PHMSA | RIN: 2137-AF21 | Publication ID: Spring 2016 |
Title: ●Hazardous Materials: Real-Time Emergency Response Information by Rail | |
Abstract:
In accordance with the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act), PHMSA, in consultation with appropriate Federal agencies, will issue regulations that require Class I railroads transporting hazardous materials to generate real-time, electronic train consist information, to include: (1) The identity, quantity, and location of hazardous materials on a train; (2) the point of origin and destination of the train; (3) emergency response information required by the hazardous materials regulations; and (4) an emergency response point of contact designated by the Class I railroad. Each railroad must to enter into an agreement with each applicable state and local entities (e.g., fusion centers) to provide them with secure and confidential access to the electronic information for each train transporting hazardous materials in the jurisdiction of the entity for purposes of sharing with State and local first responders, emergency response officials, and law enforcement personnel that are involved in emergency response activities. |
|
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT) | Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant |
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage |
Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: State, local, or tribal governments |
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 172 49 CFR 173 | |
Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 5101 et seq. |
Legal Deadline:
|
||||||||
Overall Description of Deadline: Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (section 7302) |
||||||||
Timetable:
|
Additional Information: HM-263; | |
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No | Government Levels Affected: Local, State |
Small Entities Affected: No | Federalism: Yes |
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 | |
Agency Contact: Dirk Der Kinderen Regulations Specialist Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20590 Phone:202-366-8553 Email: Dirk.DerKinderen@dot.gov |