Chemical Safety
Notice Inventory of Mercury Supply, Use, and Trade in the United States 2026 Report; Notice of Availability. EPA notice of availability. Summary: “EPA was directed by Congress in the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (Lautenberg Act), which amended the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), to carry out and publish in the Federal Register not later than April 1, 2017 and every three years thereafter, an inventory of mercury supply, use, and trade in the United States. The Lautenberg Act defines “mercury” as “elemental mercury” or “a mercury compound.” Consistent with this mandate, EPA is announcing the availability of the 2026 mercury inventory report, which summarizes information on U.S. mercury supply, use, and trade required to be reported by rule directly from mercury manufacturers, importers, and processors.”
Safety Advisory 2026-02: Advanced Chemistry Battery Hazards in Passenger Railcar Operations. FRA notice of safety advisory. Summary: “FRA is issuing Safety Advisory 2026-02 to alert the passenger rail industry to the severe safety risks associated with advanced chemistry batteries, such as lithium-ion battery (LiB) power sources, carried aboard passenger railcars within electric micromobility vehicles (EMVs). Recent full-scale testing shows that thermal runaway in these battery systems poses rapid and potentially catastrophic thermal, toxicological, and visibility hazards inside passenger railcars. This Safety Advisory recommends specific operational, training, and emergency planning and response mitigations to protect passengers and crew members.”
Cybersecurity
National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) Projects and Activities. NIST notice. Summary: “The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) invites organizations to submit letters of interest to participate in NCCoE collaborative research projects through a standing consortia structure. This Federal Register Notice (FRN) notifies interested parties that NIST is establishing a single process through which organizations may express interest in participating in one or more NCCoE project consortia. Rather than issuing a separate FRN for each new NCCoE project, NIST is posting a single partnership announcement in the Federal Register and directing interested parties to SAM.gov for further information. New NCCoE collaborative research projects will be announced on SAM.gov.”
Information Collection Requests
Hazardous Materials: Information Collection Activities. PHMSA 60-day ICR renewal notices. Summary: Hazardous Materials Security Plans #2137-0612 and Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery #2137-0640.
Pipeline Safety: Information Collection Activities. PHMSA 30-day ICR revision notice. Summary: “” Annual Report for Gas Distribution Operators # 2137-0629, Annual Reports for Gas Pipeline Operators #2137-0522, Annual Report for Hazardous Liquid and Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Systems #2137-0614, and National Pipeline Mapping Program #2137-0596" Includes responses to public comments received on 60-day notice.
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