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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Research and Special Programs
Administration
49 CFR Part 173
[Docket No. RSPA–2005–20104 (Notice No.
05–02)]
Regulatory Flexibility Act Section 610
and Plain Language Reviews
Research and Special Programs
Administration (RSPA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of regulatory review;
request for comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: RSPA requests comments on
the economic impact of its regulations
on small entities. As required by the
Regulatory Flexibility Act and as
published in DOT’s Semi-Annual
Regulatory Agenda, we are analyzing
the rules applicable to general shipment
and packaging requirements for
shippers to identify requirements that
may have a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small
entities. We also request comments on
ways to make these regulations easier to
read and understand.
DATES: Comments must be received by
May 16, 2005.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by the docket number RSPA–
2005–20104 (Notice No. 05–02) by any
of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Web Site: https://dms.dot.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting
comments on the DOT electronic docket
site.
• Fax: 1–202–493–2251.
• Mail: Docket Management System;
U.S. Department of Transportation, 400
Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building,
Room PL–401, Washington, DC 20590–
0001.
• Hand Delivery: To the Docket
Management System; Room PL–401 on
the plaza level of the Nassif Building,
400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington,
DC between 9 am and 5 pm, Monday
through Friday, except Federal
Holidays.
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Instructions: You must include the
agency name and docket number RSPA–
2005–20104 (Notice No. 05–02) at the
beginning of your comment. Note that
all comments received will be posted
without change to https://dms.dot.gov
including any personal information
provided. Anyone is able to search the
electronic form of any written
communications and comments
received into any of our dockets by the
name of the individual submitting the
document (or signing the document, if
submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). You may
review DOT’s complete Privacy Act
Statement in the Federal Register
published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR
19477) or you may visit https://
dms.dot.gov.
Docket: You may view the public
docket through the Internet at https://
dms.dot.gov or in person at the Docket
Management System office at the above
address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Susan Gorsky, Office of Hazardous
Materials Standards, Research and
Special Programs Administration, U.S.
Department of Transportation,
telephone (202) 366–8553; or Donna
O’Berry, Office of Chief Counsel,
Research and Special Programs
Administration, U.S. Department of
Transportation, telephone (202) 366–
4400.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Section 610 of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act
A. Background and Purpose
Section 610 of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act of 1980 (Pub. L. 96–354),
as amended by the Small Business
Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of
1996 (Pub. L.104–121), requires
agencies to conduct periodic reviews of
rules that have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small
business entities. The purpose of the
review is to determine whether such
rules should be continued without
change, amended, or rescinded,
consistent with the objectives of
applicable statutes, to minimize any
significant economic impact of the rules
on a substantial number of such small
entities.
B. Review Schedule
The Department of Transportation
(DOT) published its Semiannual
Regulatory Agenda on December 13,
2004 (69 FR 73492), listing in Appendix
D (69 FR 73505) those regulations that
each operating administration will
review under section 610 during the
next 12 months. Appendix D also
contains DOT’s 10-year review plan for
all of its existing regulations.
The Research and Special Programs
Administration (RSPA, we) has divided
its Hazardous Materials Regulations
(HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171–180) into 10
groups by subject area. Each group will
be reviewed once every 10 years,
undergoing a two-stage process—an
Analysis Year and Section 610 Review
Year. For purposes of the review
announced in this notice, the Analysis
year began in December 2004,
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coincident with the fall 2004
publication of the Semiannual
Regulatory Agenda, and will conclude
in the fall of 2005.
During the Analysis Year, we will
analyze each of the rules in a given
year’s group to determine whether any
rule has a significant impact on a
substantial number of small entities
and, thus, requires review in accordance
with section 610 of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act. In each fall’s Regulatory
Agenda, we will publish the results of
the analyses we completed during the
previous year. For rules that have a
negative finding, we will provide a short
explanation. For parts, subparts, or
other discrete sections of rules that do
have a significant impact on a
substantial number of small entities, we
will announce that we will be
conducting a formal section 610 review
during the following 12 months.
The section 610 review will
determine whether a specific rule
should be revised or revoked to lessen
its impact on small entities. We will
consider: (1) The continued need for the
rule; (2) the nature of complaints or
comments received from the public; (3)
the complexity of the rule; (4) the extent
to which the rule overlaps, duplicates,
or conflicts with other federal rules or
with state or local government rules;
and (5) the length of time since the rule
has been evaluated or the degree to
which technology, economic conditions,
or other factors have changed in the area
affected by the rule. At the end of the
Review Year, we will publish the results
of our review.
The following table shows the 10-year
analysis and review schedule:
RSPA SECTION 610 REVIEW PLAN 1999–2009
Analysis
year
Title
Regulation
Incident reports ...............................................................................................
Hazmat safety procedures ..............................................................................
General Information, Regulations, and Definitions .........................................
Carriage by Rail and Highway ........................................................................
Carriage by Vessel ..........................................................................................
Radioactive Materials ......................................................................................
§§ 171.15 and 171.16 ........................
Parts 106 and 107 .............................
Part 171.
Parts 174 and 177 .............................
Part 176 .............................................
Parts 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177,
178.
Parts 172, 173, 174, 176, 177 ...........
Parts 172, 173, 174, 176, 177, 178,
180.
Part 173 .............................................
Part 178 .............................................
Part 110.
Parts 178, 179, 180 ...........................
Part 172 .............................................
Explosives .......................................................................................................
Cylinders .........................................................................................................
Shippers—General Requirements for Shipments and Packagings ................
Specifications for Non-bulk Packagings .........................................................
Training and planning grants ..........................................................................
Specifications for Bulk Packagings .................................................................
Hazardous Materials Table, Special Provisions, Hazardous Materials Communications, Emergency Response Information, and Training Requirements.
Carriage by Aircraft .........................................................................................
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1998
1999
N/A
N/A
2000
2001
2002
N/A
N/A
N/A
2003
N/A
2004
2005
2005
2006
2006
2007
2007
2008
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C. Regulations Under Analysis
During Year 6 (2004–2005), the
Analysis Year, we will conduct a
preliminary assessment of the rules in
49 CFR Part 173 applicable to general
shipment and packaging requirements
for shippers. The review will include
the following subparts:
PART 173
Subpart
Title
Subpart A ....
Subpart B ....
General.
Preparation of Hazardous Materials for Transportation.
Definitions, Classification,
Packing Group Assignments
and Exceptions for Hazardous Materials Other
Than Class 1 and Class 7.
Non-bulk Packaging for Hazardous Materials Other
Than Class 1 and Class 7.
Bulk Packaging for Hazardous
Materials Other Than Class
1 and Class 7.
Gases; Preparation and Packaging.
Class 7 (Radioactive) Materials.
Subpart D ....
Subpart E ....
Subpart F ....
Subpart G ....
Subpart I .....
We are seeking comments on whether
any requirements for shippers in Part
173 have a significant impact on a
substantial number of small entities.
‘‘Small entities’’ include small
businesses, not-for-profit organizations
that are independently owned and
operated and are not dominant in their
fields, and governmental jurisdictions
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with populations under 50,000. If your
business or organization is a small
entity and if any of the transportation
requirements applicable to shippers in
Part 173 has a significant economic
impact on your business or
organization, please submit a comment
explaining how and to what degree
these rules affect you, the extent of the
economic impact on your business or
organization, and why you believe the
economic impact is significant.
II. Plain Language
A. Background and Purpose
Plain language helps readers find
requirements quickly and understand
them easily. Examples of plain language
techniques include:
(1) Undesignated center headings to
cluster related sections within subparts.
(2) Short words, sentences,
paragraphs, and sections to speed up
reading and enhance understanding.
(3) Sections as questions and answers
to provide focus.
(4) Personal pronouns to reduce
passive voice and draw readers into the
writing.
(5) Tables to display complex
information in a simple, easy-to-read
format.
For an example of a rule drafted in
plain language, you can refer to RSPA’s
final rule entitled ‘‘Revised and
Clarified Hazardous Materials Safety
Rulemaking and Program Procedures,’’
which was published June 25, 2002 (67
FR 42948). This final rule revised and
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clarified the hazardous materials safety
rulemaking and program procedures by
rewriting 49 CFR Part 106 and Subpart
A of Part 107 in plain language and
creating a new part 105 that contains
definitions and general procedures.
B. Review Schedule
In conjunction with our section 610
reviews, we will be performing plain
language reviews of the HMR over a 10year period on a schedule consistent
with the section 610 review schedule.
Thus, our review of requirements in Part
173 applicable to general shipment and
packaging requirements for shippers
will also include a plain language
review to determine if the regulations
can be reorganized and/or rewritten to
make them easier to read, understand,
and use. We encourage interested
persons to submit draft regulatory
language that clearly and simply
communicates regulatory requirements,
and other recommendations, such as
putting information in tables or
consolidating regulatory requirements,
that may make the regulations easier to
use.
Issued in Washington, DC on February 9,
2005 under authority delegated in 49 CFR
Part 106.
Robert A. McGuire,
Associate Administrator for Hazardous
Materials Safety, Research and Special
Programs Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Research and Special Programs Administration
49 CFR Part 173
[Docket No. RSPA-2005-20104 (Notice No. 05-02)]
Regulatory Flexibility Act Section 610 and Plain Language Reviews
AGENCY: Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of regulatory review; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: RSPA requests comments on the economic impact of its
regulations on small entities. As required by the Regulatory
Flexibility Act and as published in DOT's Semi-Annual Regulatory
Agenda, we are analyzing the rules applicable to general shipment and
packaging requirements for shippers to identify requirements that may
have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities. We also request comments on ways to make these regulations
easier to read and understand.
DATES: Comments must be received by May 16, 2005.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by the docket number
RSPA-2005-20104 (Notice No. 05-02) by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Web Site: https://dms.dot.gov. Follow the instructions for
submitting comments on the DOT electronic docket site.
Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
Mail: Docket Management System; U.S. Department of
Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, Room PL-401,
Washington, DC 20590-0001.
Hand Delivery: To the Docket Management System; Room PL-
401 on the plaza level of the Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,
Washington, DC between 9 am and 5 pm, Monday through Friday, except
Federal Holidays.
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Instructions: You must include the agency name and docket number
RSPA-2005-20104 (Notice No. 05-02) at the beginning of your comment.
Note that all comments received will be posted without change to http:/
/dms.dot.gov including any personal information provided. Anyone is
able to search the electronic form of any written communications and
comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual
submitting the document (or signing the document, if submitted on
behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review
DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published
on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477) or you may visit https://dms.dot.gov.
Docket: You may view the public docket through the Internet at
https://dms.dot.gov or in person at the Docket Management System office
at the above address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Gorsky, Office of Hazardous
Materials Standards, Research and Special Programs Administration, U.S.
Department of Transportation, telephone (202) 366-8553; or Donna
O'Berry, Office of Chief Counsel, Research and Special Programs
Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, telephone (202) 366-
4400.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act
A. Background and Purpose
Section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (Pub. L. 96-
354), as amended by the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness
Act of 1996 (Pub. L.104-121), requires agencies to conduct periodic
reviews of rules that have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small business entities. The purpose of the
review is to determine whether such rules should be continued without
change, amended, or rescinded, consistent with the objectives of
applicable statutes, to minimize any significant economic impact of the
rules on a substantial number of such small entities.
B. Review Schedule
The Department of Transportation (DOT) published its Semiannual
Regulatory Agenda on December 13, 2004 (69 FR 73492), listing in
Appendix D (69 FR 73505) those regulations that each operating
administration will review under section 610 during the next 12 months.
Appendix D also contains DOT's 10-year review plan for all of its
existing regulations.
The Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA, we) has
divided its Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180)
into 10 groups by subject area. Each group will be reviewed once every
10 years, undergoing a two-stage process--an Analysis Year and Section
610 Review Year. For purposes of the review announced in this notice,
the Analysis year began in December 2004, coincident with the fall 2004
publication of the Semiannual Regulatory Agenda, and will conclude in
the fall of 2005.
During the Analysis Year, we will analyze each of the rules in a
given year's group to determine whether any rule has a significant
impact on a substantial number of small entities and, thus, requires
review in accordance with section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility
Act. In each fall's Regulatory Agenda, we will publish the results of
the analyses we completed during the previous year. For rules that have
a negative finding, we will provide a short explanation. For parts,
subparts, or other discrete sections of rules that do have a
significant impact on a substantial number of small entities, we will
announce that we will be conducting a formal section 610 review during
the following 12 months.
The section 610 review will determine whether a specific rule
should be revised or revoked to lessen its impact on small entities. We
will consider: (1) The continued need for the rule; (2) the nature of
complaints or comments received from the public; (3) the complexity of
the rule; (4) the extent to which the rule overlaps, duplicates, or
conflicts with other federal rules or with state or local government
rules; and (5) the length of time since the rule has been evaluated or
the degree to which technology, economic conditions, or other factors
have changed in the area affected by the rule. At the end of the Review
Year, we will publish the results of our review.
The following table shows the 10-year analysis and review schedule:
RSPA Section 610 Review Plan 1999-2009
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Analysis
Title Regulation year Review year
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Incident reports............. Sec. Sec. 1998 N/A
171.15 and
171.16.
Hazmat safety procedures..... Parts 106 and 1999 N/A
107.
General Information, Part 171.
Regulations, and Definitions.
Carriage by Rail and Highway. Parts 174 and 2000 N/A
177.
Carriage by Vessel........... Part 176....... 2001 N/A
Radioactive Materials........ Parts 172, 173, 2002 N/A
174, 175, 176,
177, 178.
Explosives................... Parts 172, 173, 2003 N/A
174, 176, 177.
Cylinders.................... Parts 172, 173,
174, 176, 177,
178, 180.
Shippers--General Part 173....... 2004 2005
Requirements for Shipments
and Packagings.
Specifications for Non-bulk Part 178....... 2005 2006
Packagings.
Training and planning grants. Part 110.......
Specifications for Bulk Parts 178, 179, 2006 2007
Packagings. 180.
Hazardous Materials Table, Part 172....... 2007 2008
Special Provisions,
Hazardous Materials
Communications, Emergency
Response Information, and
Training Requirements.
Carriage by Aircraft......... Part 175.
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C. Regulations Under Analysis
During Year 6 (2004-2005), the Analysis Year, we will conduct a
preliminary assessment of the rules in 49 CFR Part 173 applicable to
general shipment and packaging requirements for shippers. The review
will include the following subparts:
Part 173
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Subpart Title
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Subpart A........................... General.
Subpart B........................... Preparation of Hazardous Materials
for Transportation.
Subpart D........................... Definitions, Classification,
Packing Group Assignments and
Exceptions for Hazardous
Materials Other Than Class 1 and
Class 7.
Subpart E........................... Non-bulk Packaging for Hazardous
Materials Other Than Class 1 and
Class 7.
Subpart F........................... Bulk Packaging for Hazardous
Materials Other Than Class 1 and
Class 7.
Subpart G........................... Gases; Preparation and Packaging.
Subpart I........................... Class 7 (Radioactive) Materials.
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We are seeking comments on whether any requirements for shippers in
Part 173 have a significant impact on a substantial number of small
entities. ``Small entities'' include small businesses, not-for-profit
organizations that are independently owned and operated and are not
dominant in their fields, and governmental jurisdictions with
populations under 50,000. If your business or organization is a small
entity and if any of the transportation requirements applicable to
shippers in Part 173 has a significant economic impact on your business
or organization, please submit a comment explaining how and to what
degree these rules affect you, the extent of the economic impact on
your business or organization, and why you believe the economic impact
is significant.
II. Plain Language
A. Background and Purpose
Plain language helps readers find requirements quickly and
understand them easily. Examples of plain language techniques include:
(1) Undesignated center headings to cluster related sections within
subparts.
(2) Short words, sentences, paragraphs, and sections to speed up
reading and enhance understanding.
(3) Sections as questions and answers to provide focus.
(4) Personal pronouns to reduce passive voice and draw readers into
the writing.
(5) Tables to display complex information in a simple, easy-to-read
format.
For an example of a rule drafted in plain language, you can refer
to RSPA's final rule entitled ``Revised and Clarified Hazardous
Materials Safety Rulemaking and Program Procedures,'' which was
published June 25, 2002 (67 FR 42948). This final rule revised and
clarified the hazardous materials safety rulemaking and program
procedures by rewriting 49 CFR Part 106 and Subpart A of Part 107 in
plain language and creating a new part 105 that contains definitions
and general procedures.
B. Review Schedule
In conjunction with our section 610 reviews, we will be performing
plain language reviews of the HMR over a 10-year period on a schedule
consistent with the section 610 review schedule. Thus, our review of
requirements in Part 173 applicable to general shipment and packaging
requirements for shippers will also include a plain language review to
determine if the regulations can be reorganized and/or rewritten to
make them easier to read, understand, and use. We encourage interested
persons to submit draft regulatory language that clearly and simply
communicates regulatory requirements, and other recommendations, such
as putting information in tables or consolidating regulatory
requirements, that may make the regulations easier to use.
Issued in Washington, DC on February 9, 2005 under authority
delegated in 49 CFR Part 106.
Robert A. McGuire,
Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety, Research and
Special Programs Administration.
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