Hazardous Materials: Emergency Waiver No. 12

• Published date: 23 April 2019
• Citation: 84 FR 16932
• Record Number: 2019-08117
• Section: Notices
• Court: Pipeline And Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 78 (Tuesday, April 23, 2019)

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 78 (Tuesday, April 23, 2019)]
                [Notices]
                [Pages 16932-16933]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2019-08117]
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                DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
                [Docket No. PHMSA-2018-0100; Notice No. 2019-02]
                Hazardous Materials: Emergency Waiver No. 12
                AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),
                DOT.
                ACTION: Notice of emergency waiver order.
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                SUMMARY: PHMSA is issuing an emergency waiver order to railroad
                carriers waiving certain expedited movement requirements when
                conducting operations within the Nebraska Severe Winter Storm,
                Straight-line Winds, And Flooding disaster area. Given the continuing
                impacts caused by the Nebraska Severe Winter Storm, Straight-line
                Winds, And Flooding disaster, PHMSA's Administrator has determined that
                regulatory relief is in the public interest and necessary to ensure the
                safe transportation in commerce of hazardous materials while railroad
                carriers conduct operations within the disaster area. This Waiver Order
                is effective immediately and shall remain in effect for 30 days from
                the date of issuance.
                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Adam Horsley, Deputy Assistant Chief
                Counsel for Hazardous Materials Safety, Pipeline and Hazardous
                Materials Safety Administration, telephone: (202) 366-4400.
                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the provisions of 49
                U.S.C. 5103(c), the Administrator for the Pipeline and Hazardous
                Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), hereby declares that an
                emergency exists that warrants issuance of a Waiver of 49 CFR 174.14
                for operations within the Nebraska Severe Winter Storm, Straight-line
                Winds, And Flooding disaster area. The Waiver is granted to railroad
                carriers when conducting operations within the Nebraska Severe Winter
                Storm, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding disaster area.
                 On March 21, 2019, the President issued an Emergency Declaration
                for Nebraska Severe Winter Storm, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding
                (DR-4420). This Waiver Order covers all areas identified in the
                declaration, as amended. Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 5103(c), PHMSA has
                authority delegated by the Secretary (49 CFR 1.97(b)(3)) to waive
                compliance with any part of the HMR provided that the grant of the
                waiver is: (1) In the public interest; (2) not inconsistent with the
                safety of transporting hazardous materials; and (3) necessary to
                facilitate the safe movement of hazardous materials into, from, and
                within an area of a major disaster or emergency that has been declared
                under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance
                Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.).
                 Given the continuing impacts caused by the Nebraska Severe Winter
                Storm, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding disaster, PHMSA's
                Administrator has determined that regulatory relief is in the public
                interest and necessary to ensure the safe transportation in commerce of
                hazardous materials while railroad carriers conduct operations within
                the Nebraska Severe Winter Storm, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding
                disaster area. By execution of this Waiver Order, railroad carriers are
                excepted from the requirements of 49 CFR 174.14 when conducting
                operations within the Nebraska Severe Winter Storm, Straight-line
                Winds, And Flooding disaster area.
                 This Waiver Order is effective immediately and shall remain in
                effect for 30 days from the date of issuance.
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                 Issued in Washington, DC, on March 22, 2019.
                Drue Pearce,
                Deputy Administrator, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
                Administration.
                [FR Doc. 2019-08117 Filed 4-22-19; 8:45 am]
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