NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD

Amendments

Pipelines: enhance safety and environmental protection in pipeline transportation and enhance reliability in the transportation of U.S. energy products by pipeline (S. 275), S6611, S6613, S6616 [17OC]

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Transportation: establish national safety standards for transit agencies operating heavy rail on fixed guideway (see S. 562), S1547 [10MR] (see H.R. 1282), H2213 [31MR]

FAA: reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical certification process (see S. 1335), S4394 [6JY]

Medicare: establish accreditation requirements for suppliers and providers of air ambulance services (see S. 1407), S4845 [22JY]

Motor vehicles: establish a safety performance rating system for motorcoach services and operations (see S. 2023), S8734 [16DE]

———improve safety of motorcoaches (see S. 453), S1120 [2MR] (see H.R. 873), H1523 [2MR] (see H.R. 1390), H2410 [6AP]

Pipelines: enhance safety and environmental protection in pipeline transportation and enhance reliability in the transportation of U.S. energy products by pipeline (see S. 234), S359 [31JA] (see S. 275), S543 [3FE] (see H.R. 2845), H5964 [7SE] (see H.R. 2937), H6230 [15SE]

———enhance safety and environmental protection in pipeline transportation and enhance reliability in the transportation of U.S. energy products by pipeline (H.R. 2845), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 93), H8966 [14DE]

Letters

Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act: Representative Hall, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), H8334 [12DE]

———Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H8335 [12DE]

———Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H8335 [12DE]

Remarks in House

Buffalo, NY: call for Dept. of Justice investigation of Colgan Air, Inc., commuter plane crash in 2009, H7221 [2NO]

Motor vehicles: improve safety of motorcoaches (H.R. 873), E397 [2MR]

Pipelines: enhance safety and environmental protection in pipeline transportation and enhance reliability in the transportation of U.S. energy products by pipeline (H.R. 2845), H8330-H8340 [12DE], E2258 [14DE], E2289 [16DE]

———enhance safety and environmental protection in pipeline transportation and enhance reliability in the transportation of U.S. energy products by pipeline (H.R. 2845), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 93), H8942 [14DE]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Transportation: establish national safety standards for transit agencies operating heavy rail on fixed guideway (S. 562), S1596 [14MR]

FAA: reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical certification process (S. 1335), S4321-S4323 [5JY], S4400 [6JY], S4785 [21JY]

Hersman, Deborah A.P.: nomination to be NTSB Chairman, S5292 [2AU]

Las Vegas, NV: express sympathy to families of those killed in helicopter crash while on tour of Hoover Dam, S8433 [8DE]

Pipelines: enhance safety and environmental protection in pipeline transportation and enhance reliability in the transportation of U.S. energy products by pipeline (H.R. 2845), S8552 [13DE]

———enhance safety and environmental protection in pipeline transportation and enhance reliability in the transportation of U.S. energy products by pipeline (H.R. 2845), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 93), S8689 [15DE]

———enhance safety and environmental protection in pipeline transportation and enhance reliability in the transportation of U.S. energy products by pipeline (S. 234), S362 [31JA]

———enhance safety and environmental protection in pipeline transportation and enhance reliability in the transportation of U.S. energy products by pipeline (S. 275), S6613, S6616 [17OC]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S7873 [18NO]

Reports filed

Motorcoach Enhanced Safety Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 453) (S. Rept. 112-93), S7294 [9NO]

Nomination of Robert L. Sumwalt III to the NTSB: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S7065 [2NO]

Pipeline Infrastructure and Community Protection Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2937) (H. Rept. 112-287), H7712 [16NO]

Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2845) (H. Rept. 112-297), H8074 [1DE]

Pipeline Transportation Safety Improvement Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 275) (S. Rept. 112-30), S4450 [7JY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 93, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 2845, Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act, H8942-H8948 [14DE]

H.R. 2845, Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act, H8330-H8333 [12DE]

S. 234, Strengthening Pipeline Safety and Enforcement Act, S363-S365 [31JA]

S. 275, Pipeline Transportation Safety Improvement Act, S6616-S6620 [17OC]