Review - NTSB Publishes 2 ANPRM’s for Transportation Investigations

Today the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) published two advanced notices of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) in the Federal Register (88 FR 60164-60165 and 88 FR 60166-60167) for “Authority of NTSB in Railroad, Pipeline, and Hazardous Materials Investigations”. The two rulemakings would provide definitions for key terms used in existing NTSB regulations at 49 CFR 831.40(a) that were not defined in US Code at (49 USC 1131):

• ‘Substantial property damage’, and

• ‘Significant injury to the environment’

Public Comments

The NTSB is soliciting comments on both rulemakings. Comments may be submitted via the Federal eRulemaking Portal (www.Regulations.gov) using the docket numbers listed below:

• Railroad rulemaking - NTSB-2023-0007, and

• Pipeline rulemaking - NTSB-2023-0008

Comments on both should be submitted by October 30^th, 2023.

 

For more information on both rulemakings, see my article at CFSN Detailed Analysis - https://patrickcoyle.substack.com/p/ntsb-publishes-2-anprms-for-transportation - subscription required.