[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 247 (Friday, December 23, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-29935]



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Vol. 81

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Surface Transportation Board





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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

Surface Transportation Board

49 CFR Ch. X

[STB Ex Parte No. 536 (Sub-No. 41)]


Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.

ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda.

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SUMMARY: The Surface Transportation Board (the Board), in accordance 
with the requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), is 
publishing a semiannual agenda of: (1) Current and projected 
rulemakings; and (2) existing regulations being reviewed to determine 
whether to propose modifications through rulemaking. Listed below are 
the regulatory actions to be developed or reviewed during the next 12 
months. Following each rule identified is a brief description of the 
rule, including its purpose and legal basis.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A contact person is identified for 
each of the rules listed below.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601 
et seq. (RFA), sets forth a number of requirements for agency 
rulemaking. Among other things, the RFA requires that, semiannually, 
each agency shall publish in the Federal Register a regulatory 
flexibility agenda, which shall contain:
    (1) A brief description of the subject area of any rule that the 
agency expects to propose or promulgate, which is likely to have a 
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities;
    (2) A summary of the nature of any such rule under consideration 
for each subject area listed in the agenda pursuant to paragraph (1), 
the objectives and legal basis for the issuance of the rule, and an 
approximate schedule for completing action on any rule for which the 
agency has issued a general notice of proposed rulemaking; and
    (3) The name and telephone number of an agency official 
knowledgeable about the items listed in paragraph (1).
    Accordingly, a list of proceedings appears below containing 
information about subject areas in which the Board is currently 
conducting rulemaking proceedings or may institute such proceedings in 
the near future. It also contains information about existing 
regulations being reviewed to determine whether to propose 
modifications through rulemaking.
    The agenda represents the Board's best estimate of rules that will 
be considered over the next 12 months. However, section 602(d) of the 
RFA, 5 U.S.C. 602(d), provides: ``Nothing in [section 602] precludes an 
agency from considering or acting on any matter not included in a 
regulatory flexibility agenda or requires an agency to consider or act 
on any matter listed in such agenda.''
    The Board is publishing its fall 2016 regulatory flexibility agenda 
as part of the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory 
Actions (Unified Agenda). The Unified Agenda is coordinated by the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), pursuant to Executive Orders 
12866 and 13563. The Board is participating voluntarily in the program 
to assist OMB.

    Dated: September 7, 2016.
    By the Board, Chairman Elliott, Vice Chairman Miller, and 
Commissioner Begeman.
 Andrea Pope-Matheson,
Clearance Clerk.

            Surface Transportation Board--Proposed Rule Stage
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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581.......................  Review of Commodity,               2140-AB29
                             Boxcar, and TOFC/COFC
                             Exemptions, EP 704 (Sub-
                             No. 1).
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             Surface Transportation Board--Completed Actions
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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582.......................  Review of Commodity,               2140-AB28
                             Boxcar, and TOFC/COFC
                             Exemptions, Docket No. EP
                             704.
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD (STB)

Proposed Rule Stage

581.  Review of Commodity, Boxcar, and TOFC/COFC Exemptions, EP 
704 (Sub-No. 1)

    Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 10502; 49 U.S.C. 13301
    Abstract: In this proceeding, the Board is proposing to revoke the 
class exemptions for the rail transporation of (1) crushed or broken 
stone or rip-rap; (2) hydraulic cement; and (3) coke produced from 
coal, primary iron or steel products, and iron or steel scrap, wastes, 
or tailings.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   03/28/16  81 FR 17125
NPRM Comment Period End.............   07/26/16
NPRM Reply Comment Period End.......   08/26/16
Next Action.........................   01/00/17
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Scott M. Zimmerman, Deputy Director, Office of 
Proceedings, Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20423-0001, Phone: 202 245-0386, Fax: 202 245-0464, 
Email: [email protected].
    Francis O'Connor, Section Chief, Chemical & Agricultural 
Transportation, Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20423, Phone: 202 245-0331, Fax: 202 245-0454, Email: 
francis.o'[email protected].
    RIN: 2140-AB29

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD (STB)

Completed Actions

582. Review of Commodity, Boxcar, and TOFC/COFC Exemptions, Docket No. 
EP 704

    Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 10502; 49 U.S.C. 13301
    Abstract: The Board requested public comment and held a public 
hearing in February 2011 to explore the continued utility of, and the 
issues surrounding,

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the commodity exemptions under 49 CFR 1039.10 and 1039.11, the boxcar 
exemption under 49 CFR 1039.14, and the trailer-on-flatcar/container-
on-flatcar exemption under 49 CFR part 1090. The Board encouraged 
interested parties to address the effectiveness of the exemptions in 
the marketplace, whether the rationale behind any of these exemptions 
should be revisited, and whether the exemptions should be subject to 
periodic review. Comments and exhibits were received through February 
24, 2011. The Board opened a new sub-docket to propose the revocation 
of certain exemptions.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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Notice of Public Hearing............   10/27/10  75 FR 66187
Withdrawn...........................   03/23/16
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Scott M. Zimmerman, Deputy Director, Office of 
Proceedings, Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20423-0001, Phone: 202 245-0386, Fax: 202 245-0464, 
Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 2140-AB28

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