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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda; Republication

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

14 CFR Chs. I-III

23 CFR Chs. I-III

33 CFR Chs. I and IV

46 CFR Chs. I-III

48 CFR Ch. 12

49 CFR Subtitle A, Chs. I-VI and Chs. X-XII

[OST Docket 99-5129]


Department Regulatory Agenda; Semiannual Summary

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT.

ACTION: Republication.

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SUMMARY: The entire Department of Transportation Fall 2012 Unified 
Agenda published in the Federal Register on January 8, 2013 (78 FR 
1604), is being republished to correct missing portions of the fall 
2012 preamble. This information was omitted in error, and is therefore 
being reprinted to publish the data in its entirety.

DATES: This republication is effective January 15, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

General

    You should direct all comments and inquiries on the Agenda in 
general to Neil R. Eisner, Assistant General Counsel for Regulation and 
Enforcement, Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 
Washington, DC 20590; (202) 366-4723.

Specific

    You should direct all comments and inquiries on particular items in 
the Agenda to the individual listed for the regulation or the general 
rulemaking contact person for the operating administration in Appendix 
B. Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) 
may call (202) 755-7687.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION SECTION: The entire Department of 
Transportation Fall 2012 Unified Agenda is being republished to correct 
missing portions of the fall 2012 preamble.

Brett Jortland,
Deputy Assistant General Counsel, Department of Transportation.

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

14 CFR Chs. I-III

23 CFR Chs. I-III

33 CFR Chs. I and IV

46 CFR Chs. I-III

48 CFR Ch. 12

49 CFR Subtitle A, Chs. I-VI and Chs. X-XII

[OST Docket 99-5129]

Department Regulatory Agenda; Semiannual Summary

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT.

ACTION: Semiannual Regulatory Agenda.

SUMMARY: The Regulatory Agenda is a semiannual summary of all current 
and projected rulemakings, reviews of existing regulations, and 
completed actions of the Department. The Agenda provides the public 
with information about the Department of Transportation's regulatory 
activity. It is expected that this information will enable the public 
to be more aware of and allow it to more effectively participate in the 
Department's regulatory activity. The public is also invited to submit 
comments on any aspect of this Agenda.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

General

    You should direct all comments and inquiries on the Agenda in 
general to Neil R. Eisner, Assistant General Counsel for Regulation and 
Enforcement, Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 
Washington, DC 20590; (202) 366-4723.

Specific

    You should direct all comments and inquiries on particular items in 
the Agenda to the individual listed for the regulation or the general 
rulemaking contact person for the operating administration in Appendix 
B. Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) 
may call (202) 755-7687.

Table of Contents

Supplementary Information
Background
Significant/Priority Rulemakings
Explanation of Information on the Agenda
Request for Comments
Purpose
Appendix A--Instructions for Obtaining Copies of Regulatory 
Documents
Appendix B--General Rulemaking Contact Persons
Appendix C--Public Rulemaking Dockets
Appendix D--Review Plans for Section 610 and Other Requirements

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    Improvement of our regulations is a prime goal of the Department of 
Transportation (Department or DOT). Our regulations should be clear, 
simple, timely, fair, reasonable, and necessary. They should not be 
issued without appropriate involvement of the public; once issued, they 
should be periodically reviewed and revised, as needed, to assure that 
they continue to meet the needs for which they originally were 
designed. To view additional information about the Department of 
Transportation's regulatory activities online, go to http://www.dot.gov/regulations. Among other things, this Web site provides a 
report, updated monthly, on the status of the DOT significant 
rulemakings listed in the Semiannual Regulatory Agenda.
    To help the Department achieve these goals and in accordance with 
Executive Order (E.O.) 12866, ``Regulatory Planning and Review,'' (58 
FR 51735; Oct. 4, 1993) and the Department's Regulatory Policies and 
Procedures (44 FR 11034; Feb. 26, 1979), the Department prepares a 
Semiannual Regulatory Agenda. It summarizes all current and projected 
rulemaking, reviews of existing regulations, and completed actions of 
the Department. These are matters on which action has begun or is 
projected during the succeeding 12 months or such longer period as may 
be anticipated or for which action has been completed since the last 
Agenda.
    The Agendas are based on reports submitted by the offices 
initiating the rulemaking and are reviewed by the Department 
Regulations Council.
    The Internet is the basic means for disseminating the Unified 
Agenda. The complete Unified Agenda is available online at 
www.reginfo.gov, in a format that offers users a greatly enhanced 
ability to obtain information from the Agenda database.
    Because publication in the Federal Register is mandated for the 
regulatory flexibility agendas required by the

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Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 602), DOT's printed Agenda entries 
include only:
    1. The agency's Agenda preamble;
    2. Rules that are in the agency's regulatory flexibility agenda, in 
accordance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act, because they are likely 
to have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small 
entities; and
    3. Any rules that the agency has identified for periodic review 
under section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
    Printing of these entries is limited to fields that contain 
information required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act's Agenda 
requirements. These elements are: Sequence Number; Title; Section 610 
Review, if applicable; Legal Authority; Abstract; Timetable; Regulatory 
Flexibility Analysis Required; Agency Contact; and Regulation 
Identifier Number (RIN). Additional information (for detailed list see 
section heading ``Explanation of Information on the Agenda'') on these 
entries is available in the Unified Agenda published on the Internet.

Significant/Priority Rulemakings

    The Agenda covers all rules and regulations of the Department. We 
have classified rules as a DOT agency priority in the Agenda if they 
are, essentially, very costly, beneficial, controversial, or of 
substantial public interest under our Regulatory Policies and 
Procedures. All DOT agency priority rulemaking documents are subject to 
review by the Secretary of Transportation. If the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) decide a rule is subject to its review under Executive 
Order 12866, we have classified it as significant in the Agenda.

Explanation of Information on the Agenda

    An Office of Management and Budget memorandum, dated June 13, 2012, 
requires the format for this Agenda.
    First, the Agenda is divided by initiating offices. Then, the 
Agenda is divided into five categories: (1) Prerule stage, (2) proposed 
rule stage, (3) final rule stage, (4) long-term actions, and (5) 
completed actions. For each entry, the Agenda provides the following 
information: (1) Its ``significance''; (2) a short, descriptive title; 
(3) its legal basis; (4) the related regulatory citation in the Code of 
Federal Regulations; (5) any legal deadline and, if so, for what action 
(e.g., NPRM, final rule); (6) an abstract; (7) a timetable, including 
the earliest expected date for a decision on whether to take the 
action; (8) whether the rulemaking will affect small entities and/or 
levels of government and, if so, which categories; (9) whether a 
Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) analysis is required (for rules that 
would have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of 
small entities); (10) a listing of any analyses an office will prepare 
or has prepared for the action (with minor exceptions, DOT requires an 
economic analysis for all its rulemakings.); (11) an agency contact 
office or official who can provide further information; (12) a 
Regulation Identifier Number (RIN) assigned to identify an individual 
rulemaking in the Agenda and facilitate tracing further action on the 
issue; (13) whether the action is subject to the Unfunded Mandates 
Reform Act; (14) whether the action is subject to the Energy Act; and 
(15) whether the action is major under the congressional review 
provisions of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act. 
If there is information that does not fit in the other categories, it 
will be included under a separate heading entitled ``Additional 
Information.'' One such example of this is the letters ``SB,'' ``IC,'' 
``SLT.'' These refer to information used as part of our required 
reports on Retrospective Review of DOT rulemakings. A ``Y'' or an 
``N,'' for yes and no, respectively, follow the letters to indicate 
whether or not a particular rulemaking would have effects on: Small 
businesses (SB); information collections (IC); or State, local, or 
tribal (SLT) governments.
    For nonsignificant regulations issued routinely and frequently as a 
part of an established body of technical requirements (such as the 
Federal Aviation Administration's Airspace Rules), to keep those 
requirements operationally current, we only include the general 
category of the regulations, the identity of a contact office or 
official, and an indication of the expected number of regulations; we 
do not list individual regulations.
    In the ``Timetable'' column, we use abbreviations to indicate the 
particular documents being considered. ANPRM stands for Advance Notice 
of Proposed Rulemaking, SNPRM for Supplemental Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking, and NPRM for Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. Listing a 
future date in this column does not mean we have made a decision to 
issue a document; it is the earliest date on which we expect to make a 
decision on whether to issue it. In addition, these dates are based on 
current schedules. Information received subsequent to the issuance of 
this Agenda could result in a decision not to take regulatory action or 
in changes to proposed publication dates. For example, the need for 
further evaluation could result in a later publication date; evidence 
of a greater need for the regulation could result in an earlier 
publication date.
    Finally, a dot () preceding an entry indicates that the 
entry appears in the Agenda for the first time.

Request for Comments

General

    Our agenda is intended primarily for the use of the public. Since 
its inception, we have made modifications and refinements that we 
believe provide the public with more helpful information, as well as 
make the Agenda easier to use. We would like you, the public, to make 
suggestions or comments on how the Agenda could be further improved.

Reviews

    We also seek your suggestions on which of our existing regulations 
you believe need to be reviewed to determine whether they should be 
revised or revoked. We particularly draw your attention to the 
Department's review plan in appendix D. In response to Executive Order 
13563 ``Retrospective Review and Analysis of Existing Rules,'' we have 
prepared a retrospective review plan providing more detail on the 
process we use to conduct reviews of existing rules, including changes 
in response to Executive Order 13563. We provided the public 
opportunities to comment at regulations.gov and IdeaScale on both our 
process and any existing DOT rules the public thought needed review. 
The plan and the results of our review can be found at http://www.dot.gov/regulations.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

    The Department is especially interested in obtaining information on 
requirements that have a ``significant economic impact on a substantial 
number of small entities'' and, therefore, must be reviewed under the 
Regulatory Flexibility Act. If you have any suggested regulations, 
please submit them to us, along with your explanation of why they 
should be reviewed.
    In accordance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act, comments are 
specifically invited on regulations that we have targeted for review 
under section 610 of the Act. The phrase (sec. 610 Review) appears at 
the end of the title for these reviews. Please see appendix D for the 
Department's section 610 review plans.

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Consultation With State, Local, and Tribal Governments

    Executive orders 13132 and 13175 require us to develop an 
accountable process to ensure ``meaningful and timely input'' by State, 
local, and tribal officials in the development of regulatory policies 
that have federalism or tribal implications. These policies are defined 
in the Executive orders to include regulations that have ``substantial 
direct effects'' on States or Indian tribes, on the relationship 
between the Federal Government and them, or on the distribution of 
power and responsibilities between the Federal Government and various 
levels of government or Indian tribes. Therefore, we encourage State 
and local governments or Indian tribes to provide us with information 
about how the Department's rulemakings impact them.

Purpose

    The Department is publishing this regulatory Agenda in the Federal 
Register to share with interested members of the public the 
Department's preliminary expectations regarding its future regulatory 
actions. This should enable the public to be more aware of the 
Department's regulatory activity and should result in more effective 
public participation. This publication in the Federal Register does not 
impose any binding obligation on the Department or any of the offices 
within the Department with regard to any specific item on the Agenda. 
Regulatory action, in addition to the items listed, is not precluded.


    Dated: November 2, 2012.
Ray LaHood,
Secretary of Transportation.

Appendix A--Instructions for Obtaining Copies of Regulatory Documents

    To obtain a copy of a specific regulatory document in the Agenda, 
you should communicate directly with the contact person listed with the 
regulation at the address below. We note that most, if not all, such 
documents, including the Semiannual Regulatory Agenda, are available 
through the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. See appendix C for 
more information.
    (Name of contact person), (Name of the DOT agency), 1200 New Jersey 
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. (For the Federal Aviation 
Administration, substitute the following address: Office of Rulemaking, 
ARM-1, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591).

Appendix B--General Rulemaking Contact Persons

    The following is a list of persons who can be contacted within the 
Department for general information concerning the rulemaking process 
within the various operating administrations.

FAA--Rebecca MacPherson, Office of Chief Counsel, Regulations and 
Enforcement Division, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Room 915A, 
Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) 267-3073.
FHWA--Jennifer Outhouse, Office of Chief Counsel, 1200 New Jersey 
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590; telephone (202) 366-0761.
FMCSA--Steven J. LaFreniere, Regulatory Ombudsman, 1200 New Jersey 
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590; telephone (202) 366-0596.
NHTSA--Steve Wood, Office of Chief Counsel, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 
Washington, DC 20590; telephone (202) 366-2992.
FRA--Kathryn Shelton, Office of Chief Counsel, 1200 New Jersey Avenue 
SE., Room W31-214, Washington, DC 20590; telephone (202) 493-6063.
FTA--Richard Wong, Office of Chief Counsel, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 
Room E56-308, Washington, DC 20590; telephone (202) 366-0675.
SLSDC--Carrie Mann Lavigne, Chief Counsel, 180 Andrews Street, Massena, 
NY 13662; telephone (315) 764-3200.
PHMSA--Patricia Burke, Office of Chief Counsel, 1200 New Jersey Avenue 
SE., Washington, DC 20590; telephone (202) 366-4400.
MARAD--Christine Gurland, Office of Chief Counsel, Maritime 
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590; 
telephone (202) 366-5157.
RITA--Robert Monniere, Office of Chief Counsel, 1200 New Jersey Avenue 
SE., Washington, DC 20590; telephone (202) 366-5498.
OST--Neil Eisner, Office of Regulation and Enforcement, 1200 New Jersey 
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590; telephone (202) 366-4723.

Appendix C--Public Rulemaking Dockets

    All comments via the Internet are submitted through the Federal 
Docket Management System (FDMS) at the following address: http://www.regulations.gov. The FDMS allows the public to search, view, 
download, and comment on all Federal agency rulemaking documents in one 
central online system. The above referenced Internet address also 
allows the public to sign up to receive notification when certain 
documents are placed in the dockets.
    The public also may review regulatory dockets at, or deliver 
comments on proposed rulemakings to, the Dockets Office at 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE., Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590, 1-800-647-5527. 
Working Hours: 9-5.

Appendix D--Review Plans for Section 610 and Other Requirements

Part I--The Plan

General

    The Department of Transportation has long recognized the importance 
of regularly reviewing its existing regulations to determine whether 
they need to be revised or revoked. Our 1979 Regulatory Policies and 
Procedures require such reviews. We also have responsibilities under 
Executive Order 12866, ``Regulatory Planning and Review,'' and section 
610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act to conduct such reviews. This 
includes the use of plain language techniques in new rules and 
considering its use in existing rules when we have the opportunity and 
resources to permit its use. We are committed to continuing our reviews 
of existing rules and, if needed, will initiate rulemaking actions 
based on these reviews.
    In accordance with Executive Order 13563, ``Improving Regulation 
and Regulatory Review,'' issued by the President on January 18, 2011, 
the Department has added other elements to its review plan. The 
Department has decided to improve its plan by adding special oversight 
processes within the Department; encouraging effective and timely 
reviews, including providing additional guidance on particular problems 
that warrant review; and expanding opportunities for public 
participation. These new actions are in addition to the other steps 
described in this Appendix.

Section 610 Review Plan

    Section 610 requires that we conduct reviews of rules that (1): 
Have been published within the last 10 years, and (2) have a 
``significant economic impact on a substantial number of small 
entities'' (SEIOSNOSE). It also requires that we publish in the Federal 
Register each year a list of any such rules that we will review during 
the next year. The Office of the Secretary and each of the Department's 
Operating Administrations have a 10-year review plan. These reviews 
comply with section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

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Other Review Plan(s)

    All elements of the Department, except for the Federal Aviation 
Administration (FAA), have also elected to use this 10-year plan 
process to comply with the review requirements of the Department's 
Regulatory Policies and Procedures and Executive Order 12866.

Changes to the Review Plan

    Some reviews may be conducted earlier than scheduled. For example, 
to the extent resources permit, the plain language reviews will be 
conducted more quickly. Other events, such as accidents, may result in 
the need to conduct earlier reviews of some rules. Other factors may 
also result in the need to make changes; for example, we may make 
changes in response to public comment on this plan or in response to a 
Presidentially-mandated review. If there is any change to the review 
plan, we will note the change in the following Agenda. For any section 
610 review, we will provide the required notice prior to the review.

Part II--The Review Process

The Analysis

    Generally, the agencies have divided their rules into 10 different 
groups and plan to analyze one group each year. For purposes of these 
reviews, a year will coincide with the fall-to-fall schedule for 
publication of the Agenda. Thus, Year 1 (2008) begins in the fall of 
2008 and ends in the fall of 2009; Year 2 (2009) begins in the fall of 
2009 and ends in the fall of 2010, and so on. We request public comment 
on the timing of the reviews. For example, is there a reason for 
scheduling an analysis and review for a particular rule earlier than we 
have? Any comments concerning the plan or particular analyses should be 
submitted to the regulatory contacts listed in Appendix B, General 
Rulemaking Contact Persons.

Section 610 Review

    The agency will analyze each of the rules in a given year's group 
to determine whether any rule has a SEIOSNOSE and, thus, requires 
review in accordance with section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility 
Act. The level of analysis will, of course, depend on the nature of the 
rule and its applicability. Publication of agencies' section 610 
analyses listed each fall in this Agenda provides the public with 
notice and an opportunity to comment consistent with the requirements 
of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. We request that public comments be 
submitted to us early in the analysis year concerning the small entity 
impact of the rules to help us in making our determinations.
    In each fall Agenda, the agency will publish the results of the 
analyses it has completed during the previous year. For rules that had 
a negative finding on SEIOSNOSE, we will give a short explanation 
(e.g., ``these rules only establish petition processes that have no 
cost impact'' or ``these rules do not apply to any small entities''). 
For parts, subparts, or other discrete sections of rules that do have a 
SEIOSNOSE, we will announce that we will be conducting a formal section 
610 review during the following 12 months. At this stage, we will add 
an entry to the Agenda in the prerulemaking section describing the 
review in more detail. We also will seek public comment on how best to 
lessen the impact of these rules and provide a name or docket to which 
public comments can be submitted. In some cases, the section 610 review 
may be part of another unrelated review of the rule. In such a case, we 
plan to clearly indicate which parts of the review are being conducted 
under section 610.

Other Reviews

    The agency will also examine the specified rules to determine 
whether any other reasons exist for revising or revoking the rule or 
for rewriting the rule in plain language. In each fall Agenda, the 
agency will also publish information on the results of the examinations 
completed during the previous year.
    The FAA, in addition to reviewing its rules in accordance with the 
section 610 Review Plan, has established a tri-annual process to comply 
with the review requirements of the Department's Regulatory Policies 
and Procedures, Executive Order 12866, and Plain Language Review Plan. 
The FAA's latest review notice was published November 15, 2007 (72 FR 
64170). In that notice, the FAA requested comments from the public to 
identify those regulations currently in effect that it should amend, 
remove, or simplify. The FAA also requested the public to provide any 
specific suggestions where rules could be developed as performance-
based rather than prescriptive, and any specific plain language that 
might be used, and provide suggested language on how those rules should 
be written. The FAA will review the issues addressed by the commenters 
against its regulatory agenda and rulemaking program efforts and adjust 
its regulatory priorities consistent with its statutory 
responsibilities. At the end of this process, the FAA will publish a 
summary and general disposition of comments and indicate, where 
appropriate, how it will adjust its regulatory priorities.

Part III--List of Pending Section 610 Reviews

    The Agenda identifies the pending DOT section 610 Reviews by 
inserting ``(Section 610 Review),'' after the title for the specific 
entry. For further information on the pending reviews, see the Agenda 
entries at www.reginfo.gov. For example, to obtain a list of all 
entries that is section 610 Reviews under the Regulatory Flexibility 
Act, a user would select the desired responses on the search screen (by 
selecting ``advanced search'') and, in effect, generate the desired 
``index'' of reviews.

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

Section 610 and Other Reviews

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                                                                                          Analysis
                     Year                             Regulations to be reviewed            year     Review year
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1.............................................  49 CFR parts 91 through 99 and 14 CFR          2008         2009
                                                 parts 200 through 212.
2.............................................  48 CFR parts 1201 through 1253 and new         2009         2010
                                                 parts and subparts.
3.............................................  14 CFR parts 213 through 232..........         2010         2011
4.............................................  14 CFR parts 234 through 254..........         2011         2012
5.............................................  14 CFR parts 255 through 298 and 49            2012         2013
                                                 CFR part 40.
6.............................................  14 CFR parts 300 through 373..........         2013         2014
7.............................................  14 CFR parts 374 through 398..........         2014         2015
8.............................................  14 CFR part 399 and 49 CFR parts 1             2015         2016
                                                 through 11.
9.............................................  49 CFR parts 17 through 28............         2016         2017
10............................................  49 CFR parts 29 through 39 and parts           2017         2018
                                                 41 through 89.
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Year 1 (Fall 2008) List of Rules Analyzed and Summary of Results
49 CFR part 95--Advisory Committees

     Section 610: The agency has determined that the rule does 
not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small 
entities.
     General: The agency plans to remove part 95 because it has 
been made obsolete by other laws, regulations, and agency procedures. 
Removal of these regulations would be cost effective and impose no 
burdens. Since the regulations will be removed, a review for plain 
language is not necessary.
Year 1 (Fall 2008) List of Rules With Ongoing Analysis
49 CFR part 91--International Air Transportation Fair Competitive 
Practices
49 CFR part 92--Recovering Debts to the United States by Salary Offset
49 CFR part 98--Enforcement of Restrictions on Post-Employment 
Activities
49 CFR part 99--Employee Responsibilities and Conduct
14 CFR part 200--Definitions and Instructions
14 CFR part 201--Air Carrier Authority Under Subtitle VII of Title 49 
of the United States Code [Amended]
14 CFR part 203--Waiver of Warsaw Convention Liability Limits and 
Defenses
14 CFR part 204--Data to Support Fitness Determinations
14 CFR part 205--Aircraft Accident Liability Insurance
14 CFR part 206--Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity: 
Special Authorizations and Exemptions
14 CFR part 207--Charter Trips by U.S. Scheduled Air Carriers
14 CFR part 208--Charter Trips by U.S. Charter Air Carriers
14 CFR part 211--Applications for Permits to Foreign Air Carriers
14 CFR part 212--Charter Rules for U.S. and Foreign Direct Air Carriers
Year 3 (Fall 2010) List of Rules With Ongoing Analysis
14 CFR part 213--Terms, Conditions, and Limitations of Foreign Air 
Carrier Permits
14 CFR part 214--Terms, Conditions, and Limitations of Foreign Air 
Carrier Permits Authorizing Charter Transportation Only
14 CFR part 215--Use and Change of Names of Air Carriers, Foreign Air 
Carriers, and Commuter Air Carriers
14 CFR part 216--Comingling of Blind Sector Traffic by Foreign Air 
Carriers
14 CFR part 217--Reporting Traffic Statistics by Foreign Air Carriers 
in Civilian Scheduled, Charter, and Nonscheduled Services
14 CFR part 218--Lease by Foreign Air Carrier or Other Foreign Person 
of Aircraft With Crew
14 CFR part 221--Tariffs
14 CFR part 222--Intermodal Cargo Services by Foreign Air Carriers
14 CFR part 223--Free and Reduced-Rate Transportation
14 CFR part 232--Transportation of Mail, Review of Orders of Postmaster 
General
Year 4 (Fall 2011) List of Rules Analyzed and Summary of Results
14 CFR part 234--Airline Service Quality Performance Reports

     Section 610: The agency has determined that the existing 
rule does not have a significant effect on a substantial number of 
small entities.
     General: The Department is anticipating proposing changes 
to the existing rule to expand the on-time performance ``reporting 
carrier'' pool to include smaller carriers to enable the Department to 
obtain and provide to the flying public a more complete picture of the 
performance of scheduled passenger service in general. Also, in July 
2011, the Department proposed to change the way the Department computes 
mishandled baggage rates from mishandled baggage reports per domestic 
enplanement to mishandled bags per checked bags as the Department 
believes that the current matrix for comparing airline mishandled 
baggage information is outdated. OST's plain language review indicates 
no need for substantial revision.
14 CFR part 250--Oversales
     Section 610: Certain elements of this existing rule impose 
requirements on certain small air carriers but the Department has 
determined that the economic impact is not significant.
     General: The Department made some changes to this part in 
April 2008 and April 2011. No additional changes are needed. These 
regulations are cost effective and impose the least burden as all air 
carriers have control over the extent to which the rule impacts them 
because they control their own overbooking rates. OST's plain language 
review indicates no need for substantial revision.

14 CFR part 252--Smoking Aboard Aircraft

     Section 610: The agency has determined that the existing 
rule does not have a significant effect on a substantial number of 
small entities.
     General: In September 2011, the Department proposed to 
change the existing rule to explicitly ban the smoking of electronic 
cigarettes on air carriers and foreign air carrier flights in scheduled 
intrastate, interstate and foreign air transportation. The Department 
is also considering banning smoking on charter flights with 19 or more 
passenger seats in part out of concern about the health effects of 
second hand smoke on flight attendants aboard such flights. Carriers 
that provide air transportation exclusively with aircraft that seat no 
more than 60 passenger seats are considered to be small entities. OST's 
plain language review indicates no need for substantial revision.

14 CFR part 253--Notice of Terms of Contract of Carriage

     Section 610: The agency has determined that the existing 
rule does not have a significant effect on a substantial number of 
small entities.
     General: A minor change to a provision in this part 
regarding retroactive changes to contracts of carriage was finalized in 
2009. No additional changes are needed. These regulations are cost 
effective. OST's plain language review indicates no need for 
substantial revision.

14 CFR part 254--Domestic Baggage Liability

     Section 610: The agency has determined that the existing 
rule does not have a significant effect on a substantial number of 
small entities.
     General: The Department periodically raises the minimum 
limit on domestic baggage liability applicable to air carriers to 
reflect inflation. The Department anticipates adjusting the minimum 
limit of liability from the current amount of $3,300 announced by the 
Department in November 2008 to $3,400, to take into account the changes 
in consumer prices since the prior revision. This revision would affect 
only flight segments operated with large aircraft and other flight 
segments appearing on the same ticket as a large-aircraft segment. As a 
result, many operations of small entities, such as air taxis and many 
commuter air carriers, would not be covered by the rule. OST's plain 
language review indicates no need for substantial revision.
Year 4 (Fall 2011) List of Rules With Ongoing Analysis
14 CFR part 240--Inspection of Accounts and Property
14 CFR part 241--Uniform System of Accounts and Reports for Large 
Certificated Air Carriers
14 CFR part 243--Passenger Manifest Information

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14 CFR part 247--Direct Airport-to-Airport Mileage Records
14 CFR part 248--Submission of Audit Reports
14 CFR part 249--Preservation of Air Carrier Records
Year 5 (Fall 2012) List of Rules To Be Analyzed During the Next Year
14 CFR part 255--Airline Computer Reservations Systems
14 CFR part 256--[Reserved]
14 CFR part 271--Guidelines for Subsidizing Air Carriers Providing 
Essential Air Transportation
14 CFR part 272--Essential Air Service to the Freely Associated States
14 CFR part 291--Cargo Operations in Interstate Air Transportation
14 CFR part 292--International Cargo Transportation
14 CFR part 293--International Passenger Transportation
14 CFR part 294--Canadian Charter Air Taxi Operators
 14 CFR part 296--Indirect Air Transportation of Property
 14 CFR part 297--Foreign Air Freight Forwarders and Foreign 
Cooperative Shippers Associations
14 CFR part 298--Exemptions for Air Taxi and Commuter Air Carrier 
Operations
Year 5 (Fall 2012) List of Rules Analyzed and a Summary of Results
14 CFR part 257--Disclosure of Code-Sharing Arrangements and Long-Term 
Wet Leases

     Section 610: The agency has determined that the existing 
rule does not have a significant effect on a substantial number of 
small entities.
     General: The Department is anticipating proposing changes 
to the existing rule to codify the requirements in a statute (49 U.S.C. 
41712(c)) and the Department's enforcement policy with respect to Web 
site disclosure of code-share and long term wet lease arrangements. 
OST's plain language review indicates no need for substantial revision.

14 CFR part 258--Disclosure of Change-of-Gauge Services

     Section 610: The agency has determined that the rule does 
not have a significant effect on a substantial number of small 
entities.
     General: No changes are needed. These regulations are cost 
effective and impose the least burden. OST's plain language review 
indicates no need for substantial revision.

14 CFR part 259--Enhanced Protections for Airline Passengers

     Section 610: This rule imposes requirements on small air 
carriers but the Department believes that the economic impact will not 
be significant
     General: The Department is anticipating proposing changes 
to the existing rule to require comfortable cabin temperatures when 
there is a lengthy tarmac delay and to require a marketing carrier 
provide assistance to its code-share partner when a flight operated by 
the code share partner experiences a lengthy tarmac delay. OST's plain 
language review indicates no need for substantial revision.

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

Section 610 Review Plan

    The FAA has elected to use the two-step, two-year process used by 
most DOT modes in past plans. As such, the FAA has divided its rules 
into 10 groups as displayed in the table below. During the first year 
(the ``analysis year''), all rules published during the previous 10 
years within a 10% block of the regulations will be analyzed to 
identify those with a SEIOSNOSE. During the second year (the ``review 
year''), each rule identified in the analysis year as having a SEIONOSE 
will be reviewed in accordance with Section 610(b) to determine if it 
should be continued without change or changed to minimize impact on 
small entities. Results of those reviews will be published in the DOT 
Semiannual Regulatory Agenda.

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                                                                                          Analysis
                     Year                             Regulations to be reviewed            year     Review year
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1.............................................  14 CFR parts 119 through 129 and parts         2008         2009
                                                 150 through 156.
2.............................................  14 CFR parts 133 through 139 and parts         2009         2010
                                                 157 through 169.
3.............................................  14 CFR parts 141 through 147 and parts         2010         2011
                                                 170 through 187.
4.............................................  14 CFR parts 189 through 198 and parts         2011         2012
                                                 1 through 16.
5.............................................  14 CFR parts 17 through 33............         2012         2013
6.............................................  14 CFR parts 34 through 39 and parts           2013         2014
                                                 400 through 405.
7.............................................  14 CFR parts 43 through 49 and parts           2014         2015
                                                 406 through 415.
8.............................................  14 CFR parts 60 through 77............         2015         2016
9.............................................  14 CFR parts 91 through 105...........         2016         2017
10............................................  14 CFR parts 417 through 460..........         2017         2018
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Year 5 (2012) List of Rules Analyzed and Summary of Results
14 CFR part 17--Procedures for Protests and Contract Disputes

     Section 610: The agency conducted a Section 610 review of 
this part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: No changes are needed. These regulations are cost 
effective and impose the least burden. FAA's plain language review of 
these rules indicates no need for substantial revision.

14 CFR part 21--Certification Procedures for Products and Parts

     Section 610: The agency conducted a Section 610 review of 
this part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: No changes are needed. These regulations are cost 
effective and impose the least burden. FAA's plain language review of 
these rules indicates no need for substantial revision.

14 CFR part 23--Airworthiness Standards: Normal, Utility, Acrobatic, 
and Commuter Category Airplanes

     Section 610: The agency conducted a Section 610 review of 
this part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: No changes are needed. These regulations are cost 
effective and impose the least burden. FAA's plain language review of 
these rules indicates no need for substantial revision.

14 CFR part 25--Airworthiness Standards: Transport Category Airplanes

     Section 610: The agency conducted a Section 610 review of 
this part and found that the SEISNOSE no longer exists.
     General: No changes are needed. These regulations are cost 
effective and impose the least burden. FAA's plain language review of 
these rules indicates no need for substantial revision.

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14 CFR part 26--Continued Airworthiness and Safety Improvements for 
Transport Category Airplanes

     Section 610: The agency conducted a Section 610 review of 
this part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: No changes are needed. These regulations are cost 
effective and impose the least burden. FAA's plain language review of 
these rules indicates no need for substantial revision.
14 CFR part 27--Airworthiness Standards: Normal Category Rotorcraft

     Section 610: The agency conducted a Section 610 review of 
this part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: No changes are needed. These regulations are cost 
effective and impose the least burden. FAA's plain language review of 
these rules indicates no need for substantial revision.
14 CFR part 29--Airworthiness Standards: Transport Category Rotorcraft

     Section 610: The agency conducted a Section 610 review of 
this part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: No changes are needed. These regulations are cost 
effective and impose the least burden. FAA's plain language review of 
these rules indicates no need for substantial revision.

14 CFR part 31--Airworthiness Standards: Manned Free Balloons

     Section 610: The agency conducted a Section 610 review of 
this part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: No changes are needed. These regulations are cost 
effective and impose the least burden. FAA's plain language review of 
these rules indicates no need for substantial revision.

14 CFR part 33--Airworthiness Standards: Aircraft Engines

     Section 610: The agency conducted a Section 610 review of 
this part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: No changes are needed. These regulations are cost 
effective and impose the least burden. FAA's plain language review of 
these rules indicates no need for substantial revision.
Year 6 (2013) List of Rules To Be Analyzed During the Next Year
14 CFR part 34--Fuel venting and exhaust emission requirements for 
turbine engine powered airplanes
14 CFR part 35--Airworthiness standards: Propellers
14 CFR part 36--Noise standards: Aircraft type and airworthiness 
certification
14 CFR part 39--Airworthiness directives
14 CFR part 400--Basis and scope
14 CFR part 401--Organization and definitions
14 CFR part 404--Regulations and licensing requirements
14 CFR part 405--Investigations and enforcement

FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

Section 610 and Other Reviews

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                                                                                          Analysis
                     Year                             Regulations to be reviewed            year     Review year
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1.............................................  None..................................         2008         2009
2.............................................  23 CFR parts 1 to 260.................         2009         2010
3.............................................  23 CFR parts 420 to 470...............         2010         2011
4.............................................  23 CFR part 500.......................         2011         2012
5.............................................  23 CFR parts 620 to 637...............         2012         2013
6.............................................  23 CFR parts 645 to 669...............         2013         2014
7.............................................  23 CFR 710 to 924.....................         2014         2015
8.............................................  23 CFR 940 to 973.....................         2015         2016
9.............................................  23 CFR parts 1200 to 1252.............         2016         2017
10............................................  New parts and subparts................         2017         2018
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Federal-Aid Highway Program

    The FHWA has adopted regulations in title 23 of the CFR, chapter I, 
related to the Federal-Aid Highway Program. These regulations implement 
and carry out the provisions of Federal law relating to the 
administration of Federal aid for highways. The primary law authorizing 
Federal aid for highways is chapter I of title 23 of the U.S.C. Section 
145 of title 23 expressly provides for a federally assisted State 
program. For this reason, the regulations adopted by the FHWA in title 
23 of the CFR primarily relate to the requirements that States must 
meet to receive Federal funds for the construction and other work 
related to highways. Because the regulations in title 23 primarily 
relate to States, which are not defined as small entities under the 
Regulatory Flexibility Act, the FHWA believes that its regulations in 
title 23 do not have a significant economic impact on a substantial 
number of small entities. The FHWA solicits public comment on this 
preliminary conclusion.
Year 4 (Fall 2011) List of Rules Analyzed and a Summary of Results
23 CFR part 500--Management and Monitoring Systems

     Section 610: No SEIOSNOSE. No small entities are affected.
     General: No changes are needed. These regulations are cost 
effective and impose the least burden. FHWA's plain language review of 
these rules indicates no need for substantial revision.
Year 5 (Fall 2012) List of Rules That Will be Analyzed During the Next 
Year
23 CFR part 620--Engineering
23 CFR part 625--Design Standards for Highways
23 CFR part 626--Pavement Policy
23 CFR part 627--Value Engineering
23 CFR part 630--Preconstruction Procedures
23 CFR part 633--Required Contract Provisions
23 CFR part 635--Construction and Maintenance
23 CFR part 636--Design-build Contracting
23 CFR part 637--Construction Inspection and Approval

FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

Section 610 and Other Reviews

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                                                                                          Analysis
                     Year                             Regulations to be reviewed            year     Review year
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.............................................  49 CFR part 372, subpart A............         2008         2009
2.............................................  49 CFR part 386.......................         2009         2010
3.............................................  49 CFR parts 325 and 390 (General)....         2010         2011
4.............................................  49 CFR parts 390 (Small Passenger-             2011         2012
                                                 Carrying Vehicles), 391 to 393 and
                                                 396 to 399.
5.............................................  49 CFR parts 387......................         2012         2013
6.............................................  49 CFR parts 356, 367, 369 to 371, 372         2013         2014
                                                 (subparts B and C).
7.............................................  49 CFR parts 373, 374, 376, and 379...         2014         2015
8.............................................  49 CFR parts 360, 365, 366, and 368...         2015         2016
9.............................................  49 CFR parts 377, 378.................         2016         2017
10............................................  49 CFR part 395.......................         2017         2018
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Year 1 (Fall 2008) List of Rules Analyzed and a Summary of Results
49 CFR part 372--Exemptions from the operating authority regulations 
applicable to for-hire motor carriers

     Section 610: There is no SEIOSNOSE. No small entities are 
affected.
     General: No changes are needed. These regulations provide 
exemptions from the requirements for certain for-hire motor carriers to 
apply for operating authority from FMCSA. The regulations reduce the 
regulatory burden on small businesses by enabling certain for-hire 
carriers to conduct business without being required to apply for 
operating authority. The regulations are cost effective and impose the 
least burden. FMCSA's plain language review of these rules indicates no 
need for substantive revision.
Year 2 (Fall 2009) List of Rules Analyzed and a Summary of Results
49 CFR part 386--Rules of Practice for Motor Carrier, Broker, Freight 
Forwarder, and Hazardous Materials Proceedings

     Section 610: There is a SEIOSNOSE, as a significant number 
of small entities may be affected by legal fees and safety consultants' 
fees associated with preparing an adequate response to FMCSA notices of 
claims and notices of violations and the submission of corrective 
action plans following an unsuccessful new entrant audit or compliance 
review. It was found that the cost for legal representation and other 
costs for a formal hearing to appeal a decision may have a significant 
impact on small firms. However, these proceedings would only come about 
if the regulated entity failed to comply with applicable Federal 
regulations and FMCSA initiated enforcement action as a result of non-
compliance.
    Subpart D, ``General Rules and Hearings,'' addresses rules and 
procedures for the conduct of formal hearings. The principal economic 
impact of part 386 is the cost to a small firm of defending itself 
under these procedures. However, as noted above, carriers that achieve 
compliance with FMCSA's commercial and safety regulations would not be 
subject to enforcement actions and therefore would not undergo such 
procedures.
     General: The Agency considered whether the rules of 
practice impose unnecessary burdens on small businesses that undergo 
enforcement actions as a result of non-compliance with the Agency's 
commercial and safety regulations. The Agency concluded that the rules 
of practice do not impose unnecessary burdens on such businesses when 
they achieve compliance with the applicable safety and hazardous 
materials regulations.
Year 3 (Fall 2010) List of Rules with Ongoing Analysis
49 CFR part 325--Compliance with Interstate Motor Carrier Noise 
Emission
49 CFR part 390--Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, General

     This rule was moved up from Year 4 as a result of the 
Department's Retrospective Regulatory Review.
Year 4 (Fall 2011) List of Rules with Ongoing Analysis
49 CFR part 391--Driver Qualifications
49 CFR part 392--Driving of Commercial Motor Vehicles
49 CFR part 393--Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation
49 CFR part 396--Inspection, Repair and Maintenance of Commercial Motor 
Vehicles
49 CFR part 397--Transportation of Hazardous Materials; Driving and 
Parking Rules
49 CFR part 398--Transportation of Migrant Workers
49 CFR part 399--Employee Safety and Health Standards
Year 5 (Fall 2012) List of Rule(s) That Will Be Analyzed This Year
49 CFR part 387--Minimum Levels of Financial Responsibility for Motor 
Carriers

NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

Section 610 and Other Reviews

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                                                                                          Analysis
                     Year                             Regulations to be reviewed            year     Review year
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.............................................  49 CFR parts 571.223 through 571.500,          2008         2009
                                                 and parts 575 and 579.
2.............................................  23 CFR parts 1200 through 1300........         2009         2010
3.............................................  49 CFR parts 501 through 526 and               2010         2011
                                                 571.213.
4.............................................  49 CFR parts 571.131, 571.217,                 2011         2012
                                                 571.220, 571.221, and 571.222.
5.............................................  49 CFR parts 571.101 through 571.110,          2012         2013
                                                 and 571.135, 571.138 and 571.139.
6.............................................  49 CFR parts 529 through 578, except           2013         2014
                                                 parts 571 and 575.
7.............................................  49 CFR parts 571.111 through 571.129           2014         2015
                                                 and parts 580 through 588.
8.............................................  49 CFR parts 571.201 through 571.212..         2015         2016
9.............................................  49 CFR parts 571.214 through 571.219,          2016         2017
                                                 except 571.217.
10............................................  49 CFR parts 591 through 595 and new           2017         2018
                                                 parts and subparts.
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Year 4 (Fall 2011) List of Rules Analyzed and a Summary of the Results
49 CFR part 571.131--School Bus Pedestrian Safety Devices

     Section 610: There is no SEIOSNOSE.
     General: No changes are needed. These regulations are cost 
effective and impose the least burden. NHTSA's plain language review of 
these rules indicates no need for substantial revision.

49 CFR part 571.217--Bus Emergency Exits and Window Retention and 
Release

     Section 610: There is no SEIOSNOSE.
     General: No changes are needed. These regulations are cost 
effective and impose the least burden. NHTSA's plain language review of 
these rules indicates no need for substantial revision.

49 CFR part 571.220--School Bus Rollover Protection

     Section 610: There is no SEIOSNOSE.
     General: No changes are needed. These regulations are cost 
effective and impose the least burden. NHTSA's plain language review of 
these rules indicates no need for substantial revision.

49 CFR part 571.221--School Bus Body Joint Strength

     Section 610: There is no SEIOSNOSE.
     General: No changes are needed. These regulations are cost 
effective and impose the least burden. NHTSA's plain language review of 
these rules indicates no need for substantial revision.

49 CFR part 571.222--School Bus Passenger Seating and Crash Protection

     Section 610: There is no SEIOSNOSE.
     General: No changes are needed. These regulations are cost 
effective and impose the least burden. NHTSA's plain language review of 
these rules indicates no need for substantial revision.
Year 5 (Fall 2012) List of Rules That Will Be Analyzed During the Next 
Year
49 CFR part 571.101--Controls and Displays
49 CFR part 571.102--Transmission Shift Position Sequence, Starter 
Interlock, and Transmission Braking Effect
49 CFR part 571.103--Windshield Defrosting and Defogging Systems
49 CFR part 571.104--Windshield Wiping and Washing Systems
49 CFR part 571.105--Hydraulic and Electric Brake Systems
49 CFR part 571.106--Brake Hoses
49 CFR part 571.107--[Reserved]
49 CFR part 571.108--Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated 
Equipment
49 CFR part 571.109--New Pneumatic and Certain Specialty Tires
49 CFR part 571.110--Tire Selection and Rims and Motor Home/Recreation 
Vehicle Trailer Load Carrying Capacity Information for Motor Vehicles 
with a GVWR of 4,536 Kilograms (10,000 Pounds) or Less
49 CFR part 571.135--Light Vehicle Brake Systems
49 CFR part 571.138--Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems
49 CFR part 571.139--New Pneumatic Radial Tires for Light Vehicles

FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION

Section 610 and Other Reviews

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                                                                                          Analysis
                     Year                             Regulations to be reviewed            year     Review year
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.............................................  49 CFR parts 200 and 201..............         2008         2009
2.............................................  49 CFR parts 207, 209, 211, 215, 238,          2009         2010
                                                 and 256.
3.............................................  49 CFR parts 210, 212, 214, 217, and           2010         2011
                                                 268.
4.............................................  49 CFR part 219.......................         2011         2012
5.............................................  49 CFR parts 218, 221, 241, and 244...         2012         2013
6.............................................  49 CFR parts 216, 228, and 229........         2013         2014
7.............................................  49 CFR parts 223 and 233..............         2014         2015
8.............................................  49 CFR parts 224, 225, 231, and 234...         2015         2016
9.............................................  49 CFR parts 222, 227, 235, 236, 250,          2016         2017
                                                 260, and 266.
10............................................  49 CFR parts 213, 220, 230, 232, 239,          2017         2018
                                                 240, and 265.
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Year 4 (Fall 2011) List of Rules Analyzed and a Summary of Results
49 CFR part 219--Control of Alcohol and Drug Use

     Section 610: There is no SEIOSNOSE.
     General: No changes are needed. This rule is cost 
effective and imposes the least burden. FRA's plain language review of 
this rule indicates no need for substantial revision.
Year 5 (Fall 2012) List of Rule(s) That Will Be Analyzed During Next 
Year
49 CFR part 218--Control of Alcohol and Drug Use
49 CFR part 221--Rear End Marking Device Passenger, Commuter and 
Freight Trains
49 CFR part 241--United States Locational Requirement for Dispatching 
of United States Rail Operations.
49 CFR part 244--Regulations on Safety Integration Plans Governing 
Railroad Consolidations, Mergers, and Acquisitions of Control

FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION

Section 610 and Other Reviews

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                                                                                          Analysis
                     Year                             Regulations to be reviewed            year     Review year
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 1............................................  49 CFR parts 604, 605, and 633........         2008         2009
2.............................................  49 CFR parts 661 and 665..............         2009         2010
3.............................................  49 CFR part 633.......................         2010         2011
 4............................................  49 CFR parts 609 and 611..............         2011         2012
 5............................................  49 CFR parts 613 and 614..............         2012         2013
 6............................................  49 CFR part 622.......................         2013         2014
7.............................................  49 CFR part 630.......................         2014         2015
8.............................................  49 CFR part 639.......................         2015         2016
9.............................................  49 CFR parts 659 and 663..............         2016         2017

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10............................................  49 CFR part 665.......................         2017         2018
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Year 3 (Fall 2010) List of Rules Analyzed and Summary of Results
49 CFR part 605--School Bus Operations

     Section 610: The agency has determined that the rule does 
not have a significant effect on a substantial number of small 
entities.
     General: No changes are needed. These regulations are cost 
effective and impose the least burden. FTA's plain language review 
indicates no need for substantial revision.
Year 4 (Fall 2011) List of Rules With Ongoing Analysis
49 CFR part 609--Transportation for Elderly and Handicapped Persons
Year 5 (Fall 2012) List of Rule(s) That Will Be Analyzed During the 
Next Year
49 CFR part 613--Planning Assistance and Standards
49 CFR part 614--Transportation Infrastructure Management

MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

Section 610 and Other Reviews

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                                                                                          Analysis
                     Year                             Regulations to be reviewed            year     Review year
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.............................................  46 CFR parts 201 through 205..........         2008         2009
2.............................................  46 CFR parts 221 through 232..........         2009         2010
3.............................................  46 CFR parts 249 through 296..........         2010         2011
4.............................................  46 CFR parts 221, 298, 308, and 309...         2011         2012
5.............................................  46 CFR parts 307 through 309..........         2012         2013
6.............................................  46 CFR part 310.......................         2013         2014
7.............................................  46 CFR parts 315 through 340..........         2014         2015
8.............................................  46 CFR parts 345 through 381..........         2015         2016
9.............................................  46 CFR parts 382 through 389..........         2016         2017
10............................................  46 CFR parts 390 through 393..........         2017         2018
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Year 4 (Fall 2011) List of Rules With Ongoing Analysis
46 CFR part 381--Cargo Preference--U.S.-Flag Vessels
46 CFR part 383--Cargo Preference--Compromise, Assessment, Mitigation, 
Settlement & Collection of Civil Penalties
46 CFR part 221--Foreign Transfer Regulations
46 CFR part 249--Approval of Underwriters for Marine Hull Insurance
46 CFR part 272--Requirements and Procedures for Conducting Condition 
Surveys and Administering Maintenance and Repair Subsidy
46 CFR part 287--Establishment of Construction Reserve Funds
46 CFR part 295--Maritime Security Program (MSP)
46 CFR part 296--Maritime Security Program (MSP)
Year 5 (2012) List of Rules That Will Be Analyzed During the Next Year
46 CFR part 307--Mandatory Position Report System for Vessels
46 CFR part 308--War Risk Insurance
46 CFR part 309--War Risk Ship Valuation

PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (PHMSA)

Section 610 and Other Reviews

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                                                                                          Analysis
                     Year                             Regulations to be reviewed            year     Review year
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.............................................  49 CFR part 178.......................         2008         2009
2.............................................  49 CFR parts 178 through 180..........         2009         2010
3.............................................  49 CFR parts 172 and 175..............         2010         2011
4.............................................  49 CFR part 171, sections 171.15 and           2011         2012
                                                 171.16.
5.............................................  49 CFR parts 106, 107, 171, 190, and           2012         2013
                                                 195.
6.............................................  49 CFR parts 174, 177, 191, and 192...         2013         2014
7.............................................  49 CFR parts 176 and 199..............         2014         2015
8.............................................  49 CFR parts 172 through 178..........         2015         2016
9.............................................  49 CFR parts 172, 173, 174, 176, 177,          2016         2017
                                                 and 193.
10............................................  49 CFR parts 173 and 194..............         2017         2018
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Year 4 (Fall 2011) List of rules analyzed and a summary of results
49 CFR section 171.15--Immediate Notice Of Certain Hazardous Materials 
Incidents

     Section 610: There is no SEIOSNOSE. Annually fewer than 
100 small entities are required to file a report telephonic report. 
Therefore, though some small entities may be affected the economic 
impact on small entities will not be significant.
     General: This rule prescribes requirements for the 
immediate notice of certain hazardous materials incidents by telephone 
to the National Response

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Center (NRC). The primary function of the National Response Center is 
to serve as the sole national point of contact for reporting all oil, 
chemical, radiological, biological, and etiological discharges into the 
environment anywhere in the United States and its territories. In 
addition to gathering and distributing spill data for Federal On-Scene 
Coordinators and serving as the communications and operations center 
for the National Response Team, the NRC maintains agreements with a 
variety of Federal entities to make additional notifications regarding 
incidents meeting established trigger criteria. Section 171.15(b) 
establishes the trigger criteria for a reportable hazardous materials 
incident. PHMSA's plain language review of this rule indicates no need 
for substantial revision.

49 CFR section 171.16--Detailed Hazardous Materials Incident Reports

     Section 610: There is no SEIOSNOSE. Based on a review of 
detailed incident reports PHMSA found that only 3 percent of the nearly 
15,000 incidents reports submitted in FY2011 were filed by small 
entities. Therefore, though some small entities may be affected the 
economic impact on small entities will not be significant.
     General: This rule prescribes requirements for detailed 
hazardous materials incident reports. PHMSA relies on this data and 
information to evaluate the effectiveness of the existing regulations; 
determine the need for regulatory changes to cover changing 
transportation safety problems; and identify major problem areas that 
should receive priority attention. In addition, both government and 
industry use this information to chart trends, identify problems and 
training inadequacies, evaluate packaging, and assess ways to reduce 
hazardous materials releases. In FY2011 PHMSA accepted two petitions 
for rulemaking (P-1562; PHMSA-2010-0207 and P-1566; PHMSA-2010-0225) 
that request revisions to the incident reporting requirements. As a 
result of these petitions, PHMSA is currently conducting research to 
evaluate the effectiveness of the requirements for detailed hazardous 
materials incident reporting in section 171.16. PHMSA concluded this 
study in FY2012. Based on the results of the study PHMSA is considering 
regulatory action to address its findings, the petitions, and simplify 
the incident reporting process. PHMSA's plain language review of this 
rule indicates no need for substantial revision.
Year 5 (Fall 2012) List of rules that will be analyzed during the next 
year
49 CFR part 106--Rulemaking Procedures
49 CFR part 107--Hazardous Materials Program Procedures
49 CFR part 171--General Information, Regulations, and Definitions
49 CFR part 190--Pipeline Safety Programs and Rulemaking Procedures
49 CFR part 195--Transportation of Hazardous liquids by Pipeline

RESEARCH AND INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY ADMINISTRATION (RITA)

Section 610 and Other Reviews

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                                                                                          Analysis
                     Year                             Regulations to be reviewed            year     Review year
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1.............................................  14 CFR part 241, form 41..............         2008         2009
2.............................................  14 CFR part 241, schedule T-100, and           2009         2010
                                                 part 217.
3.............................................  14 CFR part 298.......................         2010         2011
4.............................................  14 CFR part 241, section 19-7.........         2011         2012
5.............................................  14 CFR part 291.......................         2012         2013
6.............................................  14 CFR part 234.......................         2013         2014
7.............................................  14 CFR part 249.......................         2014         2015
8.............................................  14 CFR part 248.......................         2015         2016
9.............................................  14 CFR part 250.......................         2016         2017
10............................................  14 CFR part 374a, ICAO................         2017         2018
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Year 1 (Fall 2008) List of Rules With Ongoing Analysis
14 CFR part 241--Uniform System of Accounts and Reports for Large 
Certificated Air Carriers, Form 41
Year 3 (Fall 2010) List of Rules With Ongoing Analysis
14 CFR part 298 subpart f--Exemptions for Air Taxi and Commuter Air 
Carrier Operations--Reporting Requirements
Year 4 (Fall 2011) List of Rules With Ongoing Analysis
14 CFR part 241, section 19-7--Passenger Origin-Destination Survey
Year 5 (Fall 2012) List of Rules That Will Be Analyzed During the Next 
Year
14 CFR part 291--Caro Operations in Interstate Air Transportation

SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

Section 610 and Other Reviews

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                                                                                          Analysis
                     Year                             Regulations to be reviewed            year     Review year
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.............................................  33 CFR parts 401 through 403..........         2008         2009
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Year 1 (Fall 2008) List of Rules With Ongoing Analysis
33 CFR part 401--Seaway Regulations and Rules
33 CFR part 402--Tariff of Tolls
33 CFR part 403--Rules of Procedure of the Joint Tolls Review Board

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              Office of the Secretary--Proposed Rule Stage
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Regulation
          Sequence No.                    Title           identifier No.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
337............................  +Enhancing Airline            2105-AE11
                                  Passenger Protections
                                  III.
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+ DOT-designated significant regulation.


                Office of the Secretary--Final Rule Stage
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                                                            Regulation
          Sequence No.                    Title           identifier No.
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338............................  +Use of the Seat-             2105-AD87
                                  Strapping Method for
                                  Carrying a Wheelchair
                                  on an Aircraft.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ DOT-designated significant regulation.


          Federal Aviation Administration--Proposed Rule Stage
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Regulation
          Sequence No.                    Title           identifier No.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
339............................  +Operation and                2120-AJ60
                                  Certification of Small
                                  Unmanned Aircraft
                                  Systems (sUAS).
340............................  +Flight Crewmember            2120-AJ87
                                  Mentoring, Leadership
                                  and Professional
                                  Development (HR 5900).
------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ DOT-designated significant regulation.


            Federal Aviation Administration--Final Rule Stage
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Regulation
          Sequence No.                    Title           identifier No.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
341............................  +Qualification,               2120-AJ00
                                  Service, and Use of
                                  Crewmembers and
                                  Aircraft Dispatchers.
342............................  +Pilot Certification          2120-AJ67
                                  and Qualification
                                  Requirements (Formerly
                                  First Officer
                                  Qualification
                                  Requirements) (HR
                                  5900).
343............................  +Safety Management            2120-AJ86
                                  Systems for
                                  Certificate Holders
                                  (Section 610 Review).
------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ DOT-designated significant regulation.


    Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration--Proposed Rule Stage
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Regulation
          Sequence No.                    Title           identifier No.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
344............................  +Electronic Logging           2126-AB20
                                  Devices and Hours of
                                  Service Supporting
                                  Documents.
345............................  +Inspection, Repair,          2126-AB46
                                  and Maintenance;
                                  Driver-Vehicle
                                  Inspection Report
                                  (RRR).
------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ DOT-designated significant regulation.


      Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration--Final Rule Stage
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Regulation
          Sequence No.                    Title           identifier No.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
346............................  +Unified Registration         2126-AA22
                                  System.
347............................  Self Reporting of Out-        2126-AB43
                                  of-State Convictions
                                  (RRR) (Section 610
                                  Review).
------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ DOT-designated significant regulation.


          Federal Railroad Administration--Proposed Rule Stage
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Regulation
          Sequence No.                    Title           identifier No.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
348............................  +Critical Incident            2130-AC00
                                  Stress Plan;
                                  ``Critical Incident''
                                  Definition.
349............................  Risk Reduction Program        2130-AC11
                                  (RRR).
350............................  +Positive Train Control       2130-AC32
                                  Systems: De Minimis
                                  Exception, Yard
                                  Movements, En Route
                                  Failures;
                                  Miscellaneous Grade
                                  Crossing/Signal and
                                  Train Control
                                  Amendments (RRR).
------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ DOT-designated significant regulation.


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            Federal Railroad Administration--Final Rule Stage
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Regulation
          Sequence No.                    Title           identifier No.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
351............................  Roadway Worker                2130-AB89
                                  Protection;
                                  Miscellaneous
                                  Revisions.
352............................  +Training Standards for       2130-AC06
                                  Railroad Employees
                                  (RRR).
353............................  +Emergency Escape             2130-AC14
                                  Breathing Apparatus
                                  (RRR).
354............................  Passenger Train               2130-AC22
                                  Emergency Systems;
                                  Doors, Emergency
                                  Lighting, Emergency
                                  Signage and Markings
                                  for Egress and Access,
                                  and Low-Location
                                  Emergency Exit Path
                                  Marking; Miscellaneous
                                  Amendments.
355............................  Amendments Expanding          2130-AC24
                                  the Drug Panel for FRA
                                  Post-Accident
                                  Toxicological Testing.
356............................  Track Safety Standards:       2130-AC28
                                  Improving Rail
                                  Integrity (RRR).
357............................  Railroad System Safety        2130-AC31
                                  Program.
358............................  Revisions to Passenger        2130-AC33
                                  Train Emergency
                                  Preparedness
                                  Regulations.
359............................  Roadway Worker                2130-AC37
                                  Protection; Adjacent-
                                  Track On-Track Safety--
                                  Response to Petitions
                                  for Reconsideration.
360............................  Telephonic Notification       2130-AC38
                                  at Grade Crossings--
                                  Response to Petitions
                                  for Reconsideration.
361............................  Locomotive Safety             2130-AC39
                                  Standards Amendments--
                                  Response to Petitions
                                  for Reconsideration.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ DOT-designated significant regulation.


  Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration--Proposed Rule
                                  Stage
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Regulation
          Sequence No.                    Title           identifier No.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
362............................  +Pipeline Safety:             2137-AE66
                                  Safety of On-Shore
                                  Liquid Hazardous
                                  Pipelines.
363............................  Pipeline Safety:              2137-AE94
                                  Miscellaneous
                                  Amendments Related to
                                  Reauthorization and
                                  Petitions for
                                  Rulemaking (RRR).
------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ DOT-designated significant regulation.


Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration--Final Rule Stage
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Regulation
          Sequence No.                    Title           identifier No.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
364............................  +Hazardous Materials:         2137-AE44
                                  Revisions to
                                  Requirements for the
                                  Transportation of
                                  Lithium Batteries.
365............................  Hazardous Materials:          2137-AE78
                                  Miscellaneous
                                  Amendments (RRR)
                                  (Section 610 Review).
------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ DOT-designated significant regulation.


               Maritime Administration--Long-Term Actions
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Regulation
          Sequence No.                    Title           identifier No.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
366............................  +Regulations To Be            2133-AB74
                                  Followed by All
                                  Departments, Agencies
                                  and Shippers Having
                                  Responsibility To
                                  Provide a Preference
                                  for U.S.-Flag Vessels
                                  in the Shipment of
                                  Cargoes on Ocean
                                  Vessels (RRR).
------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ DOT-designated significant regulation.


DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT)

Office of the Secretary (OST)

Proposed Rule Stage

337. +Enhancing Airline Passenger Protections III

    Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 41712; 49 U.S.C. 40101;49 U.S.C. 41702
    Abstract: This rulemaking would address the following issues: (1) 
Whether the Department should require a marketing carrier to provide 
assistance to its code-share partner when a flight operated by the 
code-share partner experiences a lengthy tarmac delay; (2) whether the 
Department should enhance disclosure requirements on code-share 
operations, including requiring on-time performance data, reporting of 
certain data code-share operations, and codifying the statutory 
amendment of 49 U.S.C. 41712(c) regarding Web site schedule disclosure 
of code-share operations; (3) whether the Department should expand the 
on-time performance ``reporting carrier'' pool to include smaller 
carriers; (4) whether the Department should require travel agents to 
adopt minimum customer service standards in relation to the sale of air 
transportation; (5) whether the Department should require ticket agents 
to disclose the carriers whose tickets they sell or do not sell and 
information regarding any incentive payments they receive in connection 
with the sale of air transportation; (6) whether the Department should 
require ticket agents to disclose any preferential display of 
individual fares or carriers in the ticket agent's Internet displays; 
(7) whether the Department should require additional or special 
disclosures regarding certain substantial fees, e.g.,

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oversize or overweight baggage fees; (8) whether the Department should 
prohibit post-purchase price increase for all services and products not 
purchased with the ticket or whether it is sufficient to prohibit post-
purchase prices increases for baggage charges that traditionally have 
been included in the ticket price; and (9) whether the Department 
should require that ancillary fees be displayed through all sale 
channels.
    Timetable:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    Action                          Date       FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Supplemental NPRM.............................     05/00/13
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Blane A. Workie, Attorney, Department of 
Transportation, Office of the Secretary, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 
Washington, DC 20590, Phone: 202-366-9342, TDD Phone: 202-755-7687, 
Fax: 202-366-7152, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 2105-AE11

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT)

Office of the Secretary (OST)

Final Rule Stage

338. +Use of the Seat-Strapping Method for Carrying a Wheelchair on an 
Aircraft

    Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 41705
    Abstract: This rulemaking would address whether carriers should be 
allowed to utilize the seat-strapping method to stow a 
passenger[acute]s wheelchair in the aircraft cabin.
    Timetable:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Action                    Date            FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
NPRM................................   06/03/11  76 FR 32107
NPRM Comment Period End.............   08/02/11
Final Rule..........................   01/00/13
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Blane A Workie, Attorney, Department of 
Transportation, Office of the Secretary, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 
Washington, DC 20590, Phone: 202-366-9342, TDD Phone: 202-755-7687, 
Fax: 202-366-7152, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 2105-AD87
BILLING CODE 4910-9X-P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT)

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Proposed Rule Stage

339. +Operation and Certification of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems 
(SUAS)

    Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 44701; Pub. L. 112-95
    Abstract: This rulemaking would enable small unmanned aircraft to 
safely operate in limited portions of the national airspace system 
(NAS). This action is necessary because it addresses the novel legal or 
policy issues about the minimum safety parameters for operating 
recreational remote control model and toy aircraft in the NAS. The 
intended effect of this action is to develop requirements and standards 
to ensure that risks are adequately mitigated, such that safety is 
maintained for the entire aviation community.
    Timetable:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Action                    Date            FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
NPRM................................   06/00/13
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Stephen A Glowacki, Department of Transportation, 
Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, 
DC 20591, Phone: 202-385-4898, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 2120-AJ60

340. +Flight Crewmember Mentoring, Leadership and Professional 
Development (HR 5900)

    Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 44701(a)(5); Pub. L. 111-216, sec 206
    Abstract: This rulemaking would amend the regulations for air 
carrier training programs under part 121. The action is necessary to 
ensure that air carriers establish or modify training programs that 
address mentoring, leadership, and professional development of flight 
crewmembers in part 121 operations. The amendments are intended to 
contribute significantly to airline safety by reducing aviation 
accidents and respond to the mandate in Public Law 111-216.
    Timetable:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Action                    Date            FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
NPRM................................   02/00/13
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Deke Abbott, Department of Transportation, Federal 
Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 
20591, Phone: 202-267-8266, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 2120-AJ87

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT)

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Final Rule Stage

341. +Qualification, Service, and Use of Crewmembers and Aircraft 
Dispatchers

    Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 49 U.S.C. 40113; 49 U.S.C. 
40119; 49 U.S.C. 44101; 49 U.S.C. 44701; 49 U.S.C. 44702; 49 U.S.C. 
44705; 49 U.S.C. 44709 to 44711; 49 U.S.C. 44713; 49 U.S.C. 44716; 49 
U.S.C. 44717; 49 U.S.C. 44722; 49 U.S.C. 44901; 49 U.S.C. 44903; 49 
U.S.C. 44904; 49 U.S.C. 44912; 49 U.S.C. 46105
    Abstract: This rulemaking would amend the regulations for 
crewmember and dispatcher training programs in domestic, flag, and 
supplemental operations. The rulemaking would enhance traditional 
training programs by requiring the use of flight simulation training 
devices for flight crewmembers and including additional training 
requirements in areas that are critical to safety. The rulemaking would 
also reorganize and revise the qualification and training requirements. 
The changes are intended to contribute significantly to reducing 
aviation accidents.
    Timetable:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Action                    Date            FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
NPRM................................   01/12/09  74 FR 1280
Proposed rule; notice of public        03/12/09  74 FR 10689
 meeting.
NPRM Comment Period Extended........   04/20/09  74 FR 17910
Comment Period End..................   05/12/09
Extended Comment Period End.........   08/10/09
Supplemental NPRM...................   05/20/11  76 FR 29336
Comment Period Extended.............   06/23/11  76 FR 36888
Comment Period End..................   07/19/11
Comment Period End..................   09/19/11
Final Rule..........................   10/00/13
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No.
    Agency Contact: Nancy L Claussen, Federal Aviation Administration, 
Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 
Independence Ave. SW., Washington,

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DC 20591, Phone: 202-267-8166, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 2120-AJ00

342. +Pilot Certification and Qualification Requirements (Formerly 
First Officer Qualification Requirements) (HR 5900)

    Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 49 U.S.C. 35301 to 45302; 49 
U.S.C. 40113; 49 U.S.C. 40119; 49 U.S.C. 41706; 49 U.S.C. 44101; 49 
U.S.C. 44701(a)(5); 49 U.S.C. 44701 to 44703; 49 U.S.C. 44705; 49 
U.S.C. 44707; 49 U.S.C. 44709 to 44711; 49 U.S.C. 44713; 49 U.S.C. 
44716; 49 U.S.C. 44722; 49 U.S.C. 45102 to 45103; 49 U.S.C. 46105; 49 
U.S.C. 44717; Pub. L. 111-216
    Abstract: This rulemaking would amend the eligibility and 
qualification requirements for pilots engaged in part 121 air carrier 
operations. Additionally, it would modify the requirements for an 
airline transport pilot certificate. These actions are necessary 
because recent airline accidents and incidents have brought 
considerable attention to the experience level and training of air 
carrier flight crews. This rulemaking is a result of requirements in 
Public Law 111-216.
    Timetable:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Action                    Date            FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ANPRM...............................   02/08/10  75 FR 6164
ANPRM Comment Period End............   04/09/10
NPRM................................   02/29/12  77 FR 12374
NPRM Comment Period End.............   04/30/12
Final Rule..........................   05/00/13
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Barbara Adams, Department of Transportation, 
Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Ave, SW., Washington, 
DC 20591, Phone: 202-267-8166, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 2120-AJ67

343. +Safety Management Systems for Certificate Holders (Section 610 
Review)

    Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 49 U.S.C. 40113; 49 U.S.C. 
40119; 49 U.S.C. 41706; 49 U.S.C. 44101; 49 U.S.C. 44701; 49 U.S.C. 
44702; 49 U.S.C. 44705; 49 U.S.C. 44709 to 44711; 49 U.S.C. 44713; 49 
U.S.C. 44716; 49 U.S.C. 44717; 49 U.S.C. 44722; 49 U.S.C. 46105; Pub. 
L. 111-216, sec 215
    Abstract: This rulemaking would require each certificate holder 
operating under 14 CFR part 121 to develop and implement a safety 
management system (SMS) to improve the safety of its aviation related 
activities. A safety management system is a comprehensive, process-
oriented approach to managing safety throughout an organization. An SMS 
includes an organization-wide safety policy; formal methods for 
identifying hazards, controlling, and continually assessing risk and 
safety performance; and promotion of a safety culture. SMS stresses not 
only compliance with technical standards but increased emphasis on the 
overall safety performance of the organization.This rulemaking is 
required under Public Law 111-216, section 215.
    Timetable:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Action                    Date            FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
NPRM................................   11/05/10  75 FR 68224
NPRM Comment Period Extended........   01/31/11  76 FR 5296
NPRM Comment Period End.............   02/03/11
NPRM Comment Period Extended End....   03/07/11
Final Rule..........................   04/00/13
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Scott VanBuren, Department of Transportation, 
Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, 
DC 20591, Phone: 202-494-8417, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 2120-AJ86
BILLING CODE 4910-13-P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT)

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)

Proposed Rule Stage

344. +Electronic Logging Devices and Hours of Service Supporting 
Documents

    Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 31502; 31136(a); Pub. L. 103.311; 49 
U.S.C. 31137(a)
    Abstract: This rulemaking would establish: (1) Minimum performance 
standards for electronic logging devices (ELDs); (2) requirements for 
the mandatory use of the devices by drivers required to prepare 
handwritten records of duty status (RODS); (3) requirements concerning 
HOS supporting documents; and (4) measures to ensure that the mandatory 
use of ELDs will not result in harassment of drivers by motor carriers 
and enforcement officials. This rulemaking would supplement the 
Agency's February 1, 2011, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) and 
address issues raised by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh 
Circuit Court in its 2011 decision vacating the Agency's April 5, 2010, 
final rule concerning ELDs. This action would improve compliance with 
the hours-of-service (HOS) rules and thereby decrease the risk of 
fatigue-related crashes attributable to non-compliance with the 
applicable HOS requirements.
    Timetable:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Action                    Date            FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
NPRM................................   02/01/11  76 FR 5537
NPRM Comment Period End.............   02/28/11
Comment Period Extended.............   03/10/11  76 FR 13121
Extended Comment Period End.........   05/23/11
Supplemental NPRM...................   07/00/13
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Deborah M Freund, Senior Transportation Specialist, 
Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, 
Phone: 202-366-5370, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 2126-AB20

345. +Inspection, Repair, and Maintenance; Driver-Vehicle Inspection 
Report (RRR)

    Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 31136; 49 U.S.C. 31502
    Abstract: This rulemaking would rescind the requirement that 
commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers operating in interstate commerce 
submit, and motor carriers retain, driver-vehicle inspection reports 
when the driver has neither found nor been made aware of any vehicle 
defects or deficiencies. Specifically, this rulemaking would remove a 
significant information collection burden without adversely impacting 
safety. This rulemaking would remove a significant information 
collection burden without adversely impacting safety. The value of the 
time saved by eliminating the paperwork burden associated with the 
filing of no-defect DVIRs is more than 1 billion dollars per year. This 
rulemaking responds in part to the President's January 2012 Regulatory 
Review and Reform initiative.
    Timetable:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Action                    Date            FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
NPRM................................   05/00/13
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.

[[Page 3305]]

    Agency Contact: Sean Gallagher, MC-PRR, Department of 
Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 1200 New 
Jersey Ave. SE., Washington, DC 20590, Phone: 202 366-3740, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 2126-AB46

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT)

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)

Final Rule Stage

346. +Unified Registration System

    Legal Authority: Pub. L. 104-88; 109 Stat 803, 888 (1995); 49 
U.S.C. 13908; Pub. L. 109-159, sec 4304
    Abstract: This rule would establish a new Unified Registration 
System (URS) to replace three legacy systems in support of 
FMCSA[acute]s safety and commercial oversight responsibilities. It 
would require all entities subject to FMCSA jurisdiction to comply with 
a new URS registration and biennial update requirement, disclose the 
cumulative registration information collected by URS and provides a 
cross-reference to all regulatory requirements necessary to obtain 
permanent registration. It implements statutory provisions in the ICC 
Termination Act and SAFTEA-LU. URS would serve as a clearinghouse and 
depository of information on, and identification of, brokers, freight 
forwarders, and others required to register with the Department of 
Transportation. The agency has determined the total net societal 
benefits of the rule to be $19.5 million and the total societal costs 
to be $26.5 million.
    Timetable:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Action                    Date            FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ANPRM...............................   08/26/96  61 FR 43816
ANPRM Comment Period End............   10/25/96
NPRM................................   05/19/05  70 FR 28990
NPRM Comment Period End.............   08/17/05
Supplemental NPRM...................   10/26/11  76 FR 66506
Comment Period End..................   12/27/11
Final Rule..........................   04/00/13
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Valerie Height, Management Analyst, Department of 
Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Office of 
Policy (MC-PRR), 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, 
Phone: 202-366-0901, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 2126-AA22

347. Self Reporting of Out-of-State Convictions (RRR) (Section 610 
Review)

    Legal Authority: Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986
    Abstract: This rulemaking would clarify the requirement for holders 
of commercial drivers licenses (CDL) convicted of violating traffic 
laws in a State other than the State that issued their CDL, to notify 
the State of issuance about those violations under part 383.31 of 
FMCSA's Commercial Drivers License Standards; and clarify the 
requirement for the licensing agency from the jurisdiction in which the 
conviction takes place to notify the State licensing Agency that issued 
the CDL under part 384.209 State Compliance with Commercial Drivers 
License Program. This rulemaking would also ensure that notifications 
required in sections 383.31 and 384.209 take place within 30 days of 
the conviction.
    Timetable:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Action                    Date            FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
NPRM................................   08/02/12  77 FR 46010
NPRM Comment Period End.............   10/01/12
Final Rule..........................   06/00/13
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No.
    Agency Contact: Robert Redmond, Senior Transportation Specialist, 
Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, 
Phone: 202-366-5014, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 2126-AB43
BILLING CODE 4910-EX-P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT)

Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)

Proposed Rule Stage

348. +Critical Incident Stress Plan; ``Critical Incident'' Definition

    Legal Authority: Pub. L. 110-432, Div A, 122 Stat 4848 et seq.; 
Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 sec 410(c)
    Abstract: This rulemaking would seek to define the term ``critical 
incident.'' This rulemaking would also seek to define program elements 
appropriate for the rail environment for certain railroad[acute]s 
critical incident response programs, so that appropriate action is 
taken when a railroad employee is involved in or directly witnesses a 
critical incident.
    Timetable:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Action                    Date            FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
NPRM................................   05/00/13
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Kathryn Shelton, Trial Attorney, Department of 
Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave. 
SE., Washington, DC 20590, Phone: 202-493-6063, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 2130-AC00

349. Risk Reduction Program (RRR)

    Legal Authority: Pub. L. 110-432, Div A, 122 Stat 4848 et seq.; 
Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008; sec 103, 49 U.S.C. 20156 
``Railroad Safety Risk Reduction Program''
    Abstract: This rulemaking would require each Class I railroad and 
each railroad with inadequate safety performance to develop and 
implement a Risk Reduction Program (RRP) to improve the safety of their 
operations. Each RRP would be required to include a risk analysis, a 
technology implementation plan, and a fatigue management plan. 
Railroads would be required to conduct annual internal assessments of 
their RRPs, which could also be externally audited by FRA.
    Timetable:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Action                    Date            FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ANPRM...............................   12/08/10  75 FR 76345
ANPRM Comment Period End............   02/07/11
NPRM................................   05/00/13
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Kathryn Shelton, Trial Attorney, Department of 
Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave. 
SE., Washington, DC 20590, Phone: 202-493-6063, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 2130-AC11

350. +Positive Train Control Systems: De Minimis Exception, Yard 
Movements, En Route Failures; Miscellaneous Grade Crossing/Signal and 
Train Control Amendments (RRR)

    Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 20102 to 20103; 28 U.S.C. 2461, note; 49 
CFR 1.49; 49 U.S.C. 20107; 49 U.S.C. 20133; 49 U.S.C. 20141; 49 U.S.C. 
20157; 49 U.S.C. 20301 to 20303; 49 U.S.C. 20306; 49 U.S.C. 21301 to 
21302; 49 U.S.C. 21304

[[Page 3306]]

    Abstract: This rulemaking would revise Positive Train Control 
regulations by defining the de minimis exception and en route failures, 
proposing exceptions relating to yard movements that may not be 
considered on the main line system, and amending regulations governing 
grade crossing and signal and train control systems. The rulemaking is 
in response to a petition for rulemaking from the Association of 
American Railroads.
    Timetable:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Action                    Date            FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
NPRM................................   12/11/12  77 FR 73589
NPRM Comment Period End.............   02/11/13
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Kathryn Shelton, Trial Attorney, Department of 
Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave. 
SE., Washington, DC 20590, Phone: 202-493-6063, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 2130-AC32

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT)

Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)

Final Rule Stage

351. Roadway Worker Protection; Miscellaneous Revisions

    Legal Authority: 28 U.S.C. 2461; 49 CFR 1.49; 49 U.S.C. 20103; 49 
U.S.C. 20107; 49 U.S.C. 21301; 49 U.S.C. 21304
    Abstract: This rulemaking would revise FRA's Roadway Worker 
Protection regulations in 49 CFR, Part 214, to further advance the on-
track safety of railroad employees and contractors engaged in 
maintenance-of-way activities throughout the general railroad system of 
transportation, including clarification of existing regulations. In 
doing so, FRA will review existing technical bulletins and a safety 
advisory dealing with on-track safety to consider implications, and as 
appropriate, consider enhancements to the existing regulations.
    Timetable:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Action                    Date            FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
NPRM................................   08/20/12  77 FR 50324
NPRM Comment Period End.............   10/19/12
Final Rule..........................   10/00/13
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Kathryn Shelton, Trial Attorney, Department of 
Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave. 
SE., Washington, DC 20590, Phone: 202-493-6063, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 2130-AB89

352. +Training Standards for Railroad Employees (RRR)

    Legal Authority: Pub. L. 110 thru 432, Div A, 122 Stat 4848 et 
seq.; Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2008; sec 401 (49 U.S.C. 
20162)
    Abstract: This rulemaking would (1) Establish minimum training 
standards for each class or craft of safety-related employee and 
equivalent railroad contractor and subcontractor employee that require 
railroads, contractors, and subcontractors to qualify or otherwise 
document the proficiency of such employees in each such class and craft 
regarding their knowledge and ability to comply with Federal railroad 
safety laws and regulations and railroad rules and procedures intended 
to implement those laws and regulations, etc.; (2) require submission 
of railroads', contractors', and subcontractors' training and 
qualification programs for FRA approval; and (3) establish a minimum 
training curriculum and ongoing training criteria, testing, and skills 
evaluation measures for track and equipment inspectors employed by 
railroads and railroad contractor and subcontractors. It is anticipated 
that crane operator provisions contained in this rulemaking will 
further the objectives of EO 13563.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   02/07/12  77 FR 6412
NPRM Comment Period End.............   04/09/12
Final Rule..........................   05/00/13
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Kathryn Shelton, Trial Attorney, Department of 
Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave. 
SE., Washington, DC 20590, Phone: 202-493-6063, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 2130-AC06

353. +Emergency Escape Breathing Apparatus (RRR)

    Legal Authority: Pub. L. 110-432, Div A, 122 Stat 4848 et seq.; 
Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008; sec 413 49 U.S.C. 20166
    Abstract: This rulemaking would prescribe regulations that require 
railroads to provide specified emergency escape breathing apparatus for 
all crew members in locomotive cabs on freight trains carrying poison-
inhalation-hazard hazardous material and provide training in its use.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   10/05/10  75 FR 61386
NPRM Comment Period End.............   12/06/10
Final Rule..........................   07/00/13
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Kathryn Shelton, Trial Attorney, Department of 
Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave. 
SE., Washington, DC 20590, Phone: 202-493-6063, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 2130-AC14

354. Passenger Train Emergency Systems; Doors, Emergency Lighting, 
Emergency Signage and Markings for Egress and Access, and Low-Location 
Emergency Exit Path Marking; Miscellaneous Amendments

    Legal Authority: 28 U.S.C. 241, note; 49 CFR 1.49; 49 U.S.C. 20103, 
20107, 20133, 20141, 20302 to 20303, 20306, 20701 to 20702; 49 U.S.C. 
21301 to 21302, 21304
    Abstract: This rulemaking would amend the passenger equipment 
safety standards to enhance standards for passenger train emergency 
systems and would clarify the passenger train emergency preparedness 
standards. Specifically, FRA would incorporate by reference three APTA 
emergency system standards: ``Standard for Emergency Lighting System 
Design for Passenger Cars,'' ``Standard for Emergency Signage for 
Egress/Access of Passenger Rail Equipment,'' and ``Standard for Low-
Location Exit Path Marking.'' Miscellaneous amendments to FRA's 
existing regulations would include: (1) Clarifying that new passenger 
cars must have at least two exterior side doors, one on each side; (2) 
requiring removable panels/windows in vestibule doors for new passenger 
cars; (3) consolidating various door requirements into one section for 
easier reference; and (4) revising part 239 to explicitly address train 
crew participation in debrief and critique sessions.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   01/03/12  77 FR 154
NPRM Comment Period End.............   03/05/12

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Final Rule..........................   02/00/13
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Kathryn Shelton, Trial Attorney, Department of 
Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave. 
SE., Washington, DC 20590, Phone: 202-493-6063, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 2130-AC22

355. Amendments Expanding the Drug Panel for FRA Post-Accident 
Toxicological Testing

    Legal Authority: 28 U.S.C. 2461, note; 49 CFR 1.49(m); 49 U.S.C. 
20103; 49 U.S.C. 20107; 49 U.S.C. 20140; 49 U.S.C. 21301; 49 U.S.C. 
21304
    Abstract: This rulemaking would expand the drug testing panel for 
FRA's post-accident toxicological testing (PATT) program, which 
investigates the role of alcohol and drug use in serious train 
accidents. This rulemaking would also amend the requirements regarding 
the analysis of PATT results in 49 CFR SS 219.211 to reflect that some 
of the drugs in the expanded panel are prescription and over-the-
counter drugs that are not controlled substances. FRA has tested for 
the same basic panel of drugs since the beginning of PATT in 1985. 
Currently, FRA tests blood and urine specimens for eight drug 
classifications: alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, the opiates, the 
amphetamines, phencyclidine (PCP), the barbiturates, and the 
benzodiazepines. FRA would expand the PATT panel to include synthetic 
opiates, sedating antihistamines, MDMA and one of its analogues, and 
additional benzodiazepines. This rulemaking does not make any 
substantive changes to the prohibitions on the abuse of controlled 
substances and prescription drugs found in 49 CFR SS 219.102 and 
219.103.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   05/17/12  77 FR 29307
NPRM Comment Period End.............   07/16/12
Final Rule..........................   01/00/13
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Kathryn Shelton, Trial Attorney, Department of 
Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave. 
SE., Washington, DC 20590, Phone: 202-493-6063, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 2130-AC24

356. Track Safety Standards: Improving Rail Integrity (RRR)

    Legal Authority: 28 U.S.C. 2461, note; 49 CFR 1.49; 49 U.S.C. 20102 
to 20114; 49 U.S.C. 20142; sec 403, Div A; Pub. L. 110-432, 122 Stat 
4885
    Abstract: This rulemaking would prescribe specific requirements for 
effective rail inspection frequencies, rail flaw remedial actions, 
minimum operator qualifications, and requirements for rail inspection 
records. In addition, it would remove the regulatory requirements 
concerning joint bar fracture reporting. Section 403(c) of the Rail 
Safety Improvement Act of 2008 mandates that FRA promulgate regulations 
addressing rail flaw detection inspections.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   10/19/12  77 FR 64249
NPRM Comment Period End.............   12/18/12
Final Rule..........................   09/00/13
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Kathryn Shelton, Trial Attorney, Department of 
Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave. 
SE., Washington, DC 20590, Phone: 202-493-6063, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 2130-AC28

357. Railroad System Safety Program

    Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 20103; 49 U.S.C. 20107; 49 U.S.C. 20133; 
49 U.S.C. 21301 to 21302; 49 U.S.C. 21304; 49 U.S.C. 21311; 28 U.S.C. 
2461, note; 49 CFR 1.49
    Abstract: This rulemaking would improve passenger railroad safety 
through structured, proactive processes and procedures developed by 
passenger railroad operators. It would require passenger railroads to 
establish a System Safety Program that would systematically evaluate 
and manage risks in order to reduce the number and rates of railroad 
accidents, incidents, injuries and fatalities. This rulemaking was 
bifurcated from 2130-AC11.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   09/07/12  77 FR 55372
NPRM Comment Period End.............   11/06/12
Final Rule..........................   07/00/13
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Kathryn Shelton, Trial Attorney, Department of 
Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave. 
SE., Washington, DC 20590, Phone: 202-493-6063, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 2130-AC31

358. Revisions to Passenger Train Emergency Preparedness Regulations

    Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 20103; 49 U.S.C. 20107; 49 U.S.C. 20133; 
49 U.S.C. 20141; 49 U.S.C. 20302 to 20303; 49 U.S.C. 20306; 49 U.S.C. 
20701 to 20702; 49 U.S.C. 21301 to 21302; 49 U.S.C. 21304; 28 U.S.C. 
2461, note; 49 CFR 1.49
    Abstract: The rulemaking would propose a series of unrelated 
revisions to 49 CFR part 239. These proposed revisions would: (1) 
Create a definition for emergency response communication centers to 
ensure that railroad personnel who coordinate first responders receive 
control center employee training provided by part 239; (2) require 
railroads develop procedures to promote the safe evacuation of disabled 
passengers; (3) make the FRA emergency preparedness plan approval 
process more efficient; and (4) create new testing and inspection 
requirements for railroads covered by part 239. These revisions are 
based on a recommendation made to FRA by the Railroad Safety Advisory 
Committee.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   06/27/12  77 FR 38248
NPRM Comment Period End.............   08/27/12
Final Rule..........................   05/00/13
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Kathryn Shelton, Trial Attorney, Department of 
Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave. 
SE., Washington, DC 20590, Phone: 202-493-6063, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 2130-AC33

359. Roadway Worker Protection; Adjacent-Track On-Track Safety--
Response to Petitions for Reconsideration

    Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 20103
    Abstract: This rulemaking would respond to petitions for 
reconsideration of the final rule published on November 30, 2011. FRA 
received two petitions for reconsideration of the final rule from 
railroad industry organizations. The first petition raised concern with 
the final rule's cost-benefit analysis and requested several amendments 
to the final rule to lessen the potential costs.

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The second petition discussed the final rule's potential impact on 
passenger train service/resultant costs and requested an amendment to 
the final rule to allow passenger trains to travel at higher speeds 
when passing maintenance of way work zones implicated by the 
rulemaking. This Final Rule will make amendments to the original 
Adjacent-Track On-Track Safety Final Rule.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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Final Rule..........................   01/00/13
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Kathryn Shelton, Trial Attorney, Department of 
Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave. 
SE., Washington, DC 20590, Phone: 202-493-6063, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 2130-AC37

360.  Telephonic Notification at Grade Crossings--Response to 
Petitions for Reconsideration

    Legal Authority: 28 U.S.C. 2461, note; 49 CFR 1.49; 49 U.S.C. 
20103; 49 U.S.C. 20107; 49 U.S.C. 20152; 49 U.S.C. 21301; 49 U.S.C. 
21304; 49 U.S.C. 21311; 49 U.S.C. 22501, note; Pub. L. 110-432, Div, 
sec 202, 205
    Abstract: The rulemaking would respond to petitions for 
reconsideration of the final rule published June 12, 2012. This final 
rule will make amendments to the original Systems for Telephonic 
Notification of Unsafe Conditions at Highway-Rail and Pathway Grade 
Crossings Final Rule. Amendments will be made to certain compliance 
dates, signage, and third-party telephone service requirements.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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Final Rule..........................   01/00/13
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Kathryn Shelton, Trial Attorney, Department of 
Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave. 
SE., Washington, DC 20590, Phone: 202-493-6063, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 2130-AC38

361.  Locomotive Safety Standards Amendments--Response to 
Petitions for Reconsideration

    Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 20701
    Abstract: This rulemaking would amend and clarify certain sections 
of the Locomotive Safety Standards final rule that was issued on April 
9, 2012. In response to eight petitions for reconsideration of the 
final rule, this rulemaking would amend and clarify the requirements 
related to remote control locomotives (RCL), locomotive alerters, and 
locomotive electronics. This rulemaking would also clarify how to 
properly record the air flow method calibration date and the duration 
of the audio indication for RCL.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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Final Rule..........................   01/00/13
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Kathryn Shelton, Trial Attorney, Department of 
Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave. 
SE., Washington, DC 20590, Phone: 202-493-6063, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 2130-AC39
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT)

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)

Proposed Rule Stage

362. +Pipeline Safety: Safety of On-Shore Liquid Hazardous Pipelines

    Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 60101 et seq.
    Abstract: This rulemaking would establish effective procedures that 
hazardous liquid operators can use to improve the protection of High 
Consequence Areas (HCA) and other vulnerable areas along their 
hazardous liquid onshore pipelines. PHMSA is considering whether 
changes are needed to the existing regulations covering hazardous 
liquid onshore pipelines, whether other areas should be included as 
HCAs for integrity management (IM) protections, what the repair 
timeframes should be for areas outside the HCAs that are assessed as 
part of the IM program, whether leak detection standards are necessary, 
valve spacing requirements are needed on new construction or existing 
pipelines, and PHMSA should extend regulation to certain pipelines 
currently exempt from regulation. The agency would also address the 
public safety and environmental aspects any new requirements, as well 
as the cost implications and regulatory burden.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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ANPRM...............................   10/18/10  75 FR 63774
ANPRM Comment Period End............   01/18/11
ANPRM Comment Period Extended.......   01/04/11  76 FR 303
ANPRM Extended Comment Period End...   02/18/11
NPRM................................   04/00/13
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: John A Gale, Transportation Regulations Specialist, 
Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, 
Phone: 202-366-0434, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 2137-AE66

363.  Pipeline Safety: Miscellaneous Amendments Related to 
Reauthorization and Petitions for Rulemaking (RRR)

    Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 60101 et seq.
    Abstract: This rulemaking will address miscellaneous issues that 
have been raised because of the reauthorization of the pipeline safety 
program in 2012 and petitions for rulemaking from many affected 
stakeholders. Some of the issues that this rulemaking would address 
include, renewal process for special permits, cost recovery for design 
reviews and incident reporting.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   06/00/13
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: John A Gale, Transportation Regulations Specialist, 
Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, 
Phone: 202-366-0434, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 2137-AE94


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT)

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)

Final Rule Stage

364. +Hazardous Materials: Revisions to Requirements for the 
Transportation of Lithium Batteries

    Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.
    Abstract: This rulemaking would amend the Hazardous Materials 
Regulations to comprehensively address the safe transportation of 
lithium cells and batteries. The intent of the rulemaking is to 
strengthen the current regulatory framework by imposing more effective 
safeguards, including design testing to address risks related to 
internal short circuits, and enhanced packaging, hazard communication, 
and operational measures for various types and sizes of lithium 
batteries in specific transportation contexts. The rulemaking would 
respond to several recommendations issued by the National 
Transportation Safety Board.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   01/11/10  75 FR 1302
NPRM Comment Period End.............   03/12/10
Final Rule..........................   01/00/13
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Kevin Leary, Transportation Specialist, Department 
of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, 
Phone: 202-366-8553, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 2137-AE44

365. Hazardous Materials: Miscellaneous Amendments (RRR) (Section 610 
Review)

    Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.
    Abstract: This rulemaking would update and clarify existing 
requirements by incorporating changes into the Hazardous Materials 
Regulations (HMR) based on PHMSA's own initiatives through an extensive 
review of the HMR and previously issued letters of interpretation. 
Specifically, among other provisions, PHMSA would provide for the 
continued use of approvals until final administrative action is taken, 
when a correct and completed application for approval renewal was 
received 60 days prior to expiration date; update various entries in 
the hazardous materials table and the corresponding special provisions; 
clarify the lab pack requirements for temperature controlled materials; 
correct an error in the HMR with regard to the inspection of cargo tank 
motor vehicles containing corrosive materials; and revise the training 
requirements to require that hazardous materials employers ensure their 
hazardous materials employee training records are available upon 
request to an authorized official of the Department of Transportation 
or the Department of Homeland Security.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   04/26/12  77 FR 24885
NPRM Comment Period End.............   06/25/12
Final Rule..........................   01/00/13
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No.
    Agency Contact: Robert Benedict, Transportation Regulations 
Specialist, Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous 
Materials Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 
Washington, DC 20590, Phone: 202-366-8553, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 2137-AE78
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT)

Maritime Administration (MARAD)

Long-Term Actions

366. +Regulations To Be Followed by All Departments, Agencies and 
Shippers Having Responsibility To Provide a Preference for U.S.-Flag 
Vessels in the Shipment of Cargoes on Ocean Vessels (RRR)

    Legal Authority: 49 CFR 1.66; 46 app U.S.C. 1101; 46 app U.S.C. 
1241; 46 U.S.C. 2302(e)(1); Pub. L. 91-469
    Abstract: This rulemaking would revise and clarify the Cargo 
Preference rules that have not been revised substantially since 1971. 
Revisions would include an updated purpose and definitions section 
along with the removal of obsolete provisions. This rulemaking also 
would establish a new Part 383 to implement the Cargo Preference 
regulations. This rulemaking would cover Public Law 110-417, section 
3511, National Defense Authorization Act for FY2009 changes to the 
cargo preference rules. The rulemaking also would include compromise, 
assessment, mitigation, settlement, and collection of civil penalties. 
Originally the agency had two separate rulemakings in process under RIN 
2133-AB74 and 2133-AB75. RIN 2133-AB74 would have revised existing 
regulations and RIN 2133-AB75 would have established a new part 383: 
Guidance and Civil Penalties and implement Public Law 110-417, section 
3511, National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2009. MARAD has decided 
it would be more efficient to merge both efforts under one; RIN 2133-
AB75 has been merged with this action.
    Timetable: Next Action Undetermined.
    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Christine Gurland, Department of Transportation, 
Maritime Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave SE., Washington, DC 20590, 
Phone: 202 366-5157, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 2133-AB74

[FR Doc. 2013-00597 Filed 1-14-13; 8:45 am]
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