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Department of Transportation:
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration
49 CFR Part 172
[Docket No. PHMSA–06–25885 (HM–232F)]
RIN 2137–AE22
Hazardous Materials: Risk-Based
Adjustment of Transportation Security
Plan Requirements
Agency: Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration
(PHMSA).
Action: Final rule.
Summary: PHMSA, in consultation with
the Transportation Security
Administration (TSA) of the Department
of Homeland Security (DHS), is
modifying current security plan
requirements applicable to the
commercial transportation of hazardous
materials by air, rail, vessel, and
highway. Based on an evaluation of the
security threats associated with specific
types and quantities of hazardous
materials, the final rule narrows the list
of materials subject to security plan
requirements and reduces associated
regulatory costs and paperwork burden.
The final rule also clarifies certain
requirements related to security
planning, training, and documentation.
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Department Of Homeland Security
Transportation Security Administration
49 CFR Parts 1520 and 1580
[Docket No. TSA–2006–26514; Amendment
Nos. 1520–5, 1580–(New)]
RIN 1652–AA51
Rail Transportation Security
Agency: Transportation Security
Administration, DHS.
Action: Final rule.
Summary: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) issues this final rule to enhance the security of our Nation’s rail transportation system. This rule establishes security requirements for freight railroad carriers; intercity, commuter, and short-haul passenger train service providers; rail transit systems; and rail operations at certain, fixed-site facilities that ship or receive specified hazardous materials by rail. This rule codifies the scope of TSA’s existing inspection program and requires regulated parties to allow TSA and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials to enter, inspect, and test property, facilities, conveyances, and records relevant to rail security. This rule also requires that regulated parties designate rail security coordinators and report significant security concerns. This rule further requires that freight rail carriers and certain facilities handling specified hazardous materials be able to report location and shipping information to TSA upon request and implement chain of custody requirements to ensure a positive and secure exchange of specified hazardous materials. TSA also clarifies and amends the sensitive security information (SSI) protections to cover certain information associated with rail transportation.
Dates: This final rule is effective December 26, 2008.
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List of Tier 1 & 2 Highway Security-Sensitive Materials ( Tier 1 & 2 HSSM) with Corresponding Security Action Times Cick here to view the TSA HSSM Table
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Integrated
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RCRA Emergency/Contingency Plan |
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Shipper's
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Department Of Homeland Security
Transportation Security Administration
49 CFR Parts 1515, 1570, 1572
Coast Guard
33 CFR Parts 101, 103, 104, 105, 106,125; 46 CFR Parts 10, 12, 15
[Docket Nos. TSA–2006–24191; USCG–2006–24196]
RIN 1652–AA41
Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) Implementation in
the Maritime Sector; Hazardous
Materials Endorsement for a Commercial Driver’s License
Agency: Transportation Security
Administration; United States Coast Guard, DHS.
Action: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
Summary: This is a notice of proposed rulemaking by the
Department of Homeland Security, specifically by the Transportation
Security Administration and the United States Coast Guard. If
promulgated, this rule would implement the Transportation Worker
Identification Credential program in the maritime sector. Under this
program, merchant mariners holding an active License, Merchant Mariner
Document, or Certificate of Registry and workers who require unescorted
access to secure areas at maritime facilities or on vessels must undergo
a security threat assessment, and, if found to not pose a security
threat, obtain a Transportation Worker Identification Credential.
Persons without Transportation Worker Identification Credentials will
not be granted unescorted access to secure areas at affected maritime
facilities or on vessels.
Under this proposed rule, the Coast Guard seeks to amend its regulations
on vessel and facility security to require the use of the Transportation
Worker Identification Credential as an access control measure. It is
also proposing to amend its regulations covering merchant mariners to
incorporate the requirement to obtain a Transportation Worker
Identification Credential. In a separate rulemaking action published
elsewhere in this edition of the Federal Register, the Coast Guard also
is proposing to consolidate existing licensing and documentation
regulations to minimize duplicative or redundant identification or
background check requirements.
The Transportation Security Administration proposes amending its
security threat assessment standards that currently apply to commercial
drivers authorized to transport hazardous materials in commerce to also
apply to merchant mariners and workers who require unescorted access to
secure areas on vessels and at port facilities. These proposed
amendments also relate to the notification an employer receives when an
employee who holds a hazardous materials endorsement or a Transportation
Worker Identification Credential is determined to pose a security
threat. The Transportation Security Administration also is proposing
regulations dealing with the enrollment of port workers into the
Transportation Worker Identification Credential program.
In addition, the Transportation Security Administration is proposing a
fee, as authorized under the Department of Homeland Security
Appropriations Act of 2004, to pay for the costs related to the issuance
of the Transportation Worker Identification Credentials under this rule.
This rulemaking would enhance the security of ports by requiring
background checks on persons and establishing a biometric access control
system to prevent those who pose a security threat from gaining
unescorted access to secure areas of ports. This rulemaking implements
the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002, which requires that
credentialed merchant mariners and workers with unescorted access to
secured areas of vessels and facilities be subject to a security threat
assessment and receive a biometric credential needed to access secured
areas.
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Risk Management
Self-Evaluation Framework (RMSEF) -
a tool for to aid all parties (regulators, shippers, carriers, emergency
response personnel, etc.) in assessing and managing risk.
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Risk Management Framework For Hazardous Materials
Transportaion - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Research
and Special Programs
Administration (RSPA) administers a comprehensive safety program in
hazardous materials
transportation to protect the Nation from risks to life, health, property,
and the environment.
Although incidents resulting in hazardous materials releases occasionally
occur, most observers believe the existing hazardous materials
transportation safety program has performed well. Both government and
private industry have undertaken extensive efforts through regulations,
programs, and initiatives to reduce the risks of transporting hazardous
materials. Society is generally intolerant, however, of risks from
hazardous materials transportation, particularly when there is potential
for multiple injuries and/or fatalities. To reduce the number and impact of
serious incidents, RSPA has made it a priority to use structured risk
management approaches in its own programs and to encourage hazardous
materials shippers and carriers, as well as others involved in transporting
hazardous materials, to proactively evaluate the risks of their operations
and take appropriate steps to further reduce those risks. This report
presents and explains a RSPA risk management
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FEMA Emergency Management Guide for Business and Industry A
Step-by-Step Approach to Emergency Planning, Response and Recovery for
Companies of All Sizes FEMA 141/October 1993
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