Review - 2020 Fall Unified Agenda – DOT - PHMSA and HMR

This is part of a continuing look at the DOT portion of the 2022 Fall Unified Agenda that was published by the Biden Administration last week. The Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration (PHMSA) has 26 rulemakings listed in the latest version of the Unified Agenda. Thirteen of those listed rulemakings deal with the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR).

As I noted in an earlier post, the Unified Agenda lays out the major regulatory measures that the Administration is considering taking action on over the next year. The listing of a rulemaking or the estimated action dates associated with a rulemaking are aspirational at best and no guarantee of agency action.

My earlier posts on the 2022 Fall Unified Agenda include:

Fall 2022 Unified Agenda – DHS, and

2022 Fall Unified Agenda – DOT - FAA and Drones

HMR Rulemakings

Not all of these regulatory actions listed in the Unified Agenda would be covered in this blog if action were taken by PHMSA. I would expect to cover the following rulemakings:

Prerule Stage	Hazardous Materials: Regulatory Reform Initiatives and Reducing Unnecessary Burdens	2137-AF47
Proposed Rule Stage	Hazardous Materials: FAST Act Requirements for Real-Time Train Consist Information by Rail	2137-AF21
Proposed Rule Stage	Hazardous Materials: Advancing Safety of Highway, Rail, and Vessel Transportation	2137-AF41
Proposed Rule Stage	Hazardous Materials: Improving the Safety of Transporting Liquefied Natural Gas	2137-AF54
Final Rule Stage	Hazardous Materials: Suspension of HMR Amendments Authorizing Transportation of Liquefied Natural Gas by Rail	2137-AF55

 

For more details about these rulemakings, see my article at CFSN Detailed Analysis - https://patrickcoyle.substack.com/p/2020-fall-unified-agenda - subscription required.