Transportation Department, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
On June 27, 2023, PHMSA published a notice of proposed rulemaking, titled "Hazardous Materials: FAST Act Requirements for Real-Time Train Consist Information (HM-263)," proposing amendments to the Hazardous Materials Regulations to require all railroads to generate in electronic form, maintain, and provide to first responders, emergency response officials, and law enforcement personnel, certain information regarding hazardous materials in rail transportation to enhance emergency response and investigative efforts. In response to a request for an extension of the comment period submitted by the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA), PHMSA is extending the comment period for the HM-263 notice by an additional 60 days. Comments to the HM-263 notice will now be due by October 27, 2023.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration 49 CFR Parts 171, 174, and 180 [Docket No. PHMSA-2016-0015 (HM-263)] RIN 2137-AF21 AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period. SUMMARY: On June 27, 2023, PHMSA published a notice of proposed rulemaking, titled “Hazardous Materials: FAST Act Requirements for Real-Time Train Consist Information (HM-263),” proposing amendments to the Hazardous Materials Regulations to require all railroads to generate in electronic form, maintain, and provide to first responders, emergency response officials, and law enforcement personnel, certain information regarding hazardous materials in rail transportation to enhance emergency response and investigative efforts. In response to a request for an extension of the comment period submitted by the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA), PHMSA is extending the comment period for the HM-263 notice by an additional 60 days. Comments to the HM-263 notice will now be due by October 27, 2023. DATES: Comments should be received on or before October 27, 2023. To the extent possible, PHMSA will consider late-filed comments. ADDRESSES: Comments should reference Docket No. PHMSA-2016-0015 (HM-263) and may be submitted in the following ways: Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov . Follow the instructions for s…
Other Federal Register documents from the same docket.
Hazardous Materials: FAST Act Requirements for Real-Time Train Consist Information
Hazardous Materials: FAST Act Requirements for Real-Time Train Consist Information
Hazardous Materials: FAST Act Requirements for Real-Time Train Consist Information by Rail
Citation: 88 FR 55430
