on Hazardous Materials: This rulemaking would amend the Hazardous Materials Regulations 2 HM-233D; SB - N, SLT - N, IC - N; Requirements for the (HMR) by establishing standards for the safe transportation of bulk This NPRM is responsive to two Safe Transportation of explosives. This rulemaking would be responsive to two petitions petitions for rulemaking submitted and Bulk Explosives (RRR) for rulemaking submitted by industry representatives, requesting by industry representatives, this action. Developing requirements for the HMR would provide requesting action. Developing wider access to the regulatory flexibility currently only offered by requirements for the HMR would special permit and competent authorities. The HMR would provide wider access to the authorize the transportation of certain explosives, ammonium regulatory flexibility currently only nitrate, ammonium nitrate emulsions, and other specific hazardous offered by special permit and materials in bulk packagings, which are not otherwise authorized competent authorities. This under the HMR. These hazardous materials are used in blasting rulemaking is expected to result in a operations specialized vehicles, multi-purpose bulk trucks decrease of $10.6 million in the (MBTs). MBTs are used as mobile work platforms to create blends annual burden and cost to multiple of explosives that are unique for each blast site. OMB Control Numbers due to decreased paperwork burdens. on Pipeline Safety: This rulemaking would address miscellaneous issues that have been 2 SB-Y IC-N SLT-N; Operator Qualification, raised because of the reauthorization of the pipeline safety program Cost Recovery, Accident in 2012 and petitions for rulemaking from many affected and and Incident stakeholders. Some of the issues that this rulemaking would address Notification, and include: renewal process for special permits, cost recovery for Changes (RRR) design reviews, and incident reporting.
and Hazardous Materials: Requirements for the Safe Transportation of Bulk Explosives (RRR) This rulemaking would amend the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) by establishing standards for the safe transportation of bulk explosives. This rulemaking would be responsive to two petitions for rulemaking submitted by industry representatives, requesting this action. Developing requirements for the HMR would provide wider access to the regulatory flexibility currently only offered by special permit and competent authorities. The HMR would authorize the transportation of certain explosives, ammonium nitrate, ammonium nitrate emulsions, and other specific hazardous materials in bulk packagings, which are not otherwise authorized under the HMR. These hazardous materials are used in blasting operations specialized vehicles, multi-purpose bulk trucks (MBTs). MBTs are used as mobile work platforms to create blends of explosives that are unique for each blast site. 2 HM-233D; SB - N, SLT - N, IC - N; This NPRM is responsive to two petitions for rulemaking submitted by industry representatives, requesting action. Developing requirements for the HMR would provide wider access to the regulatory flexibility currently only offered by special permit and competent authorities. This rulemaking is expected to result in a decrease of $10.6 million in the annual burden and cost to multiple OMB Control Numbers due to decreased paperwork burdens. and Pipeline Safety: Operator Qualification, Cost Recovery, Accident and Incident Notification, and Changes (RRR) This rulemaking would address miscellaneous issues that have been raised because of the reauthorization of the pipeline safety program in 2012 and petitions for rulemaking from many affected stakeholders. Some of the issues that this rulemaking would address include: renewal process for special permits, cost recovery for design reviews, and incident reporting. 2 SB-Y IC-N SLT-N; on on
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