The National Transportation Safety Board published a meeting
notice in Monday’s Federal Register (79 FR
20922-20933; available on line today) concerning a public forum
to be conducted about the rail transportation of crude oil and ethanol. The
public meeting will be held on April 22nd thru 23rd in
Washington, DC.
The NTSB members will be acting as a board of inquiry and
there will be a number of invited panels of technical experts from the Federal
Road Administration (FRA), the Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety
Administration (PHMSA), railroad owner/operators, emergency responders and
industry groups. A listing of the panels and their members can be found on the Forum
agenda web page and the panel member biographies can be found here.
Areas to be addressed during the two-day meeting include:
• A review of crude oil and ethanol
railroad accidents
• Tank Car Design, Construction,
and Crashworthiness
• Rail Operations and Approaches to
Risk Management
• Emergency Response to Tank Car
Releases of Crude Oil and
Ethanol
• Federal Oversight and Industry
Initiatives Related to Crude Oil and Ethanol Transportation by Rail
The NTSB is soliciting public input on the topics being
considered. Written comments may be emailed to the NTSB at railsafetyforum@ntsb.gov. There are
no provisions for the public to provide oral presentations at the forum. The
forum will be web cast and the
web cast will be available for three months after the meeting.
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