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DOT/PHMSA RIN: 2137-AF17 Publication ID: Fall 2016 
Title: Hazardous Materials: FAST Act Requirements for Flammable Liquids and Rail Tank Cars 
Abstract: The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration is issuing this final rule to codify in the Hazardous Materials Regulations certain mandates and minimum requirements of the FAST Act. Specifically, the FAST Act mandates a revised phase-out schedule for all DOT Specification 111 tank cars used to transport unrefined petroleum products (e.g., petroleum crude oil), ethanol, and other Class 3 flammable liquids. The FAST Act also requires that each tank car built to meet the DOT Specification 117 and each non-jacketed tank car retrofitted to meet the DOT Specification 117R be equipped with a thermal protection blanket that is at least 1/2-inch thick and meets existing thermal protection standards. Further, the FAST Act mandates minimum top fittings protection requirements for tank cars retrofitted to meet the DOT Specification 117R. 
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 173    49 CFR 179   
Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.   
Legal Deadline:  None

Overall Description of Deadline: FAST Act 7305(a) requires amendment of the Hazardous Materials Regulations within 180 days of enactment (12/4/2015), which is 6/1/2016. FAST Act 7304 requires immediate regulatory amendments.

Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Final Rule  08/15/2016  81 FR 53935   
Final Rule Effective  08/15/2016 
Additional Information: HM-251C;
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 
Agency Contact:
Michael Ciccarone
Transportation Specialist
Department of Transportation
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590
Phone:202 366-8553
Email: michael.ciccarone@dot.gov