Control of Alcohol and Drug Use: Coverage of Maintenance of Way Employees, Retrospective Regulatory Review-Based Amendments (RRR), 57495-57496 [2014-22768]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 186 / Thursday, September 25, 2014 / Proposed Rules Privacy Act: 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 (Volume 65, Number 70; Pages 19477–78) or you may visit https://www.dot.gov/privacy. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Andrews, Hazardous Materials Standards and Rulemaking Division, (202) 366–8553, Office of Hazardous Materials Safety, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: rmajette on DSK2TPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS I. Background On August 11, 2014, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published a notice of proposed rulemaking [79 FR 46748] seeking comments on our proposal to revise the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171–180) applicable to return shipments of certain hazardous materials by motor vehicle. PHSMA proposed to establish a new section in the regulations to provide an exception for materials that are transported in a manner that meets the definition of ‘‘reverse logistics.’’ In this NPRM, PHMSA also proposed to clearly identify the hazardous materials authorized, and the packaging, hazard communication, and training requirements applicable to reverse logistics shipments. In addition, this rulemaking also proposed to expand an existing exception for reverse logistics shipments of used automobile batteries that are being shipped from a retail facility to a recycling center. II. 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Issued in Washington, DC, on September 19, 2014, under authority delegated in 49 CFR 1.97(b). William S. Schoonover, Deputy Associate Administrator, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. [FR Doc. 2014–22759 Filed 9–24–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–60–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Railroad Administration 49 CFR Part 219 [Docket No. FRA–2009–0039] RIN 2130–AC10 Control of Alcohol and Drug Use: Coverage of Maintenance of Way Employees, Retrospective Regulatory Review-Based Amendments (RRR) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of comment period. AGENCY: On July 28, 2014, FRA published an NPRM proposing to expand the scope of its alcohol and drug regulations to cover employees who perform maintenance-of-way (MOW) activities and certain additional substantive amendments. This document provides notice that FRA is extending the comment period for this NPRM by 60 days. DATES: The comment period for the NPRM published on July 28, 2014 (79 FR 43830), which was closing on September 26, 2014, is extended until November 25, 2014. ADDRESSES: Comments: Comments related to Docket No. FRA–2009–0039 may be submitted by any of the following methods: • Online: Comments should be filed at the Federal eRulemaking Portal, https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. • Fax: 202–493–2251. • Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. DOT, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., W12–140, Washington, DC 20590. • Hand Delivery: Room W12–140 on the Ground level of the West Building, SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 57495 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and docket number or Regulatory Identification Number (RIN) for this rulemaking, RIN 2130–AC10. Note that all comments received will be posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov including any personal information provided. Interested parties should also be aware that anyone is able to search the electronic form of all written communications and comments received into any agency docket 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:// www.dot.gov/privacy.html. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For program and technical issues, contact Gerald Powers, Drug and Alcohol Program Manager, Office of Safety Enforcement, Mail Stop 25, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590 (telephone 202–493–6313), gerald.powers@dot.gov. For legal issues, contact Elizabeth A. Gross, Trial Attorney, Office of Chief Counsel, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Mail Stop 10, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone 202– 493–1342), elizabeth.gross@dot.gov; or Patricia V. Sun, Trial Attorney, Office of Chief Counsel, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Mail Stop 10, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone 202–493–6060), patricia.sun@dot.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In response to Congress’ mandate in the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (RSIA), on July 28, 2014, FRA published an NPRM proposing to expand the scope of its alcohol and drug regulations to cover employees who perform maintenance-of-way (MOW) activities. 79 FR 43830. In addition, in the NPRM, FRA proposed certain additional substantive amendments to its alcohol and drug regulations that either respond to National Transportation Safety Board recommendations or update and clarify the regulations based on a retrospective regulatory review analysis. In a document dated September 15, 2014, the American Public Transportation Association, American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association, Association of American E:\FR\FM\25SEP1.SGM 25SEP1 57496 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 186 / Thursday, September 25, 2014 / Proposed Rules Railroads, and National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association, Inc., jointly requested a 60 day extension of the NPRM’s comment period. This document provides notice that FRA is extending the comment period for this NPRM by 60 days and comments to the NPRM are now due on November 25, 2014. Authority: 49 U.S.C. 20103, 20107, 20140, 21301, 21304, 21311; 28 U.S.C. 2461, note; Sec. 412, Pub. L. 110–432, 122 Stat. 4889; and 49 CFR 1.89. Issued in Washington, DC, on September 19, 2014. Robert C. Lauby, Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety and Chief Safety Officer. [FR Doc. 2014–22768 Filed 9–24–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–06–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 50 CFR Part 259 [Docket No. 080410551–4596–01] RIN 0648–AW57 Capital Construction Fund; Fishing Vessel Capital Construction Fund Procedures National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Proposed rule; request for comments. AGENCY: NMFS proposes to amend the Capital Construction Fund (CCF) regulations to eliminate provisions that no longer meet the needs of CCF participants, and to simplify and clarify the regulations to better implement the purposes of the underlying statute. These amendments would eliminate the minimum cost and maximum allowable completion time for reconstruction projects, requirements for minimum annual deposits and the requirement that any vessel acquired with CCF funds must be reconstructed, regardless of vessel condition. The new regulations would also add a restriction that the CCF program (program) would not allow withdrawals of funds for projects that increase harvesting capacity. DATES: NMFS invites the public to comment on this proposed rule. Comments on the proposed rule must be received by November 10, 2014. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on this document, identified by NOAA– rmajette on DSK2TPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:25 Sep 24, 2014 Jkt 232001 NMFS–2013–0144, by any one of the following methods: • Electronic Submission: Submit all electronic public comments via the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to: https://www.regulations.gov/ #!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-20130144, Click the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon, complete the required fields and enter or attach your comments. • Mail: Submit written comments to Paul Marx, Financial Services Division (FSD), NMFS–MB5, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910; or • Fax: 301–713–1939; Attn: Richard VanGorder. Instructions: Comments sent by any other method, to any other address or individual, or received after the end of the comment period, may not be considered by NMFS. All comments received are a part of the public record and will generally be posted for public viewing on www.regulations.gov without change. All personal identifying information (e.g., name, address, etc.), confidential business information, or otherwise sensitive information submitted voluntarily by the sender will be publicly accessible. NMFS will accept anonymous comments (enter ‘‘N/ A’’ in the required fields if you wish to remain anonymous). Attachments to electronic comments will be accepted in Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF file formats only. Copies of the Regulatory Impact Review/Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (RIR/IRFA) prepared for this action may be obtained from the mailing address above or by calling Richard VanGorder (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). Send comments regarding the burdenhour estimates or other aspects of the collection-of-information requirements contained in this proposed rule to Richard VanGorder at the address specified above and also to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Washington, DC 20503 (Attention: NOAA Desk Officer) or email to OIRA_Submission@ omb.eop.gov, or fax to (202) 395–7825. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard VanGorder at 301–427–8784 or via email at Richard.VanGorder@ noaa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background This proposed rule revises and replaces the CCF regulations found at 50 CFR part 259. The program was established by the Merchant Marine Act of 1970. The CCF was authorized by Section 607 of the PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended, 46 U.S.C. 1177 (now at 46 U.S.C. 53503) and is administered pursuant to 50 CFR part 259. The purpose of the program is to assist owners and operators of United States flagged vessels in accumulating the large amount of capital necessary for the modernization and expansion of the U.S. merchant marine fleet and to provide economic support for the U.S. fishing industry. The extensive vessel reconstruction requirements in the current regulations no longer make sense given the improved status of the merchant marine fleet. The program encourages construction, reconstruction, or acquisition of vessels through deferment of Federal income taxes. Owners and operators of vessels deposit income from fishing into CCF accounts prior to paying income taxes. All deferred taxes are eventually recovered upon the sale of the vessel because the cost basis of the vessel is reduced by the dollar amount of CCF funds used for its purchase or improvements. The program was deemed necessary because operators of U.S.-flagged vessels are faced with a competitive disadvantage in the construction and replacement of their vessels relative to foreign-flagged operators, whose vessels are registered in countries that do not tax fishing income. The program helps counterbalance this situation through its tax-deferral privileges. To participate in the program, a vessel owner submits an application to the Financial Services Division of the National Marine Fisheries Service in advance of the relevant Federal tax filing due date. The application identifies the income earning vessel(s), the type of project(s) anticipated and the financial institution that will hold the CCF deposits. Once the Secretary of Commerce deems an application compliant with the CCF statute and regulations, a CCF Agreement is executed between the United States and the vessel owner or operator. Currently, there are 1,634 CCF Agreements with a total of approximately $263M on deposit. Many of these CCF Agreements were established years ago and identify scheduled projects that are no longer viable. Consequently, CCF participants are faced with either having funds languish on deposit for nonviable scheduled projects or making a nonqualified withdrawal of funds and paying deferred taxes at the highest marginal rate. The authority to make regulatory changes to the program is granted under 46 U.S.C. 53502(a), which permits the E:\FR\FM\25SEP1.SGM 25SEP1

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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 186 (Thursday, September 25, 2014)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 57495-57496]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-22768]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

49 CFR Part 219

[Docket No. FRA-2009-0039]
RIN 2130-AC10


Control of Alcohol and Drug Use: Coverage of Maintenance of Way 
Employees, Retrospective Regulatory Review-Based Amendments (RRR)

AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of 
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On July 28, 2014, FRA published an NPRM proposing to expand 
the scope of its alcohol and drug regulations to cover employees who 
perform maintenance-of-way (MOW) activities and certain additional 
substantive amendments. This document provides notice that FRA is 
extending the comment period for this NPRM by 60 days.

DATES: The comment period for the NPRM published on July 28, 2014 (79 
FR 43830), which was closing on September 26, 2014, is extended until 
November 25, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Comments: Comments related to Docket No. FRA-2009-0039 may 
be submitted by any of the following methods:
     Online: Comments should be filed at the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal, https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 
instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax: 202-493-2251.
     Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. DOT, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE., W12-140, Washington, DC 20590.
     Hand Delivery: Room W12-140 on the Ground level of the 
West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC between 9 
a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and 
docket number or Regulatory Identification Number (RIN) for this 
rulemaking, RIN 2130-AC10. Note that all comments received will be 
posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov including any 
personal information provided. Interested parties should also be aware 
that anyone is able to search the electronic form of all written 
communications and comments received into any agency docket 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://www.dot.gov/privacy.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For program and technical issues, 
contact Gerald Powers, Drug and Alcohol Program Manager, Office of 
Safety Enforcement, Mail Stop 25, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 
New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590 (telephone 202-493-6313), 
gerald.powers@dot.gov. For legal issues, contact Elizabeth A. Gross, 
Trial Attorney, Office of Chief Counsel, Federal Railroad 
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Mail Stop 10, Washington, 
DC 20590 (telephone 202-493-1342), elizabeth.gross@dot.gov; or Patricia 
V. Sun, Trial Attorney, Office of Chief Counsel, Federal Railroad 
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Mail Stop 10, Washington, 
DC 20590 (telephone 202-493-6060), patricia.sun@dot.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In response to Congress' mandate in the Rail 
Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (RSIA), on July 28, 2014, FRA published 
an NPRM proposing to expand the scope of its alcohol and drug 
regulations to cover employees who perform maintenance-of-way (MOW) 
activities. 79 FR 43830. In addition, in the NPRM, FRA proposed certain 
additional substantive amendments to its alcohol and drug regulations 
that either respond to National Transportation Safety Board 
recommendations or update and clarify the regulations based on a 
retrospective regulatory review analysis.
    In a document dated September 15, 2014, the American Public 
Transportation Association, American Short Line and Regional Railroad 
Association, Association of American

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Railroads, and National Railroad Construction and Maintenance 
Association, Inc., jointly requested a 60 day extension of the NPRM's 
comment period. This document provides notice that FRA is extending the 
comment period for this NPRM by 60 days and comments to the NPRM are 
now due on November 25, 2014.

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 20103, 20107, 20140, 21301, 21304, 21311; 
28 U.S.C. 2461, note; Sec. 412, Pub. L. 110-432, 122 Stat. 4889; and 
49 CFR 1.89.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on September 19, 2014.
Robert C. Lauby,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety and Chief Safety Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-22768 Filed 9-24-14; 8:45 am]
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