Hazardous Materials: Emergency Waiver No. 6, 47239 [2018-20188]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
[Notice No. 2018–15]
Hazardous Materials: Emergency
Waiver No. 6
Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration
(PHMSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of emergency waiver
order.
AGENCY:
The Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration is
issuing an emergency waiver order to
persons conducting operations under
the direction of Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) Regions 3 or 4
or United States Coast Guard (USCG)
Fifth or Seventh Districts within the
Hurricane Florence emergency areas of
South Carolina, North Carolina, and
Virginia. The Waiver is granted to
support the EPA and USCG in taking
appropriate actions to prepare for,
respond to, and recover from a threat to
public health, welfare, or the
environment caused by actual or
potential oil and hazardous materials
incidents resulting from Hurricane
Florence. This Waiver Order is effective
immediately and shall remain in effect
for 30 days from the date of issuance.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Adam Horsley, Deputy Assistant Chief
Counsel for Hazardous Materials Safety,
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration, telephone: (202) 366–
4400.
SUMMARY:
In
accordance with the provisions of 49
U.S.C. 5103(c), the Administrator for the
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration (PHMSA), hereby
declares that an emergency exists that
warrants issuance of a Waiver of the
Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR,
49 CFR parts 171–180) to persons
conducting operations under the
direction of Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) Regions 3 or 4 or United
States Coast Guard (USCG) Fifth or
Seventh Districts within the Hurricane
Florence emergency areas of South
Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia.
The Waiver is granted to support the
EPA and USCG in taking appropriate
actions to prepare for, respond to, and
recover from a threat to public health,
welfare, or the environment caused by
actual or potential oil and hazardous
materials incidents resulting from
Hurricane Florence.
On September 10, 2018, the President
issued an Emergency Declaration for
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Hurricane Florence for all 46 South
Carolina counties and the Catawba
Indian Nation (EM 3400). On September
10, 2018, the President also issued an
Emergency Declaration for Hurricane
Florence for all 100 North Carolina
counties and the Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians (EM 3401). On
September 11, 2018, the President
issued an Emergency Declaration for
Hurricane Florence for the entire
Commonwealth of Virginia (EM 3403).
This Waiver Order covers all areas
identified in the three declarations, as
amended. Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 5103(c),
PHMSA has authority delegated by the
Secretary (49 CFR 1.97(b)(3)) to waive
compliance with any part of the HMR
provided that the grant of the waiver is:
(1) In the public interest; (2) not
inconsistent with the safety of
transporting hazardous materials; and
(3) necessary to facilitate the safe
movement of hazardous materials into,
from, and within an area of a major
disaster or emergency that has been
declared under the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.).
Given the continuing impacts caused
by Hurricane Florence, PHMSA’s
Administrator has determined that
regulatory relief is in the public interest
and necessary to ensure the safe
transportation in commerce of
hazardous materials while the EPA and
USCG execute their recovery and
cleanup efforts in South Carolina, North
Carolina, and Virginia. Specifically,
PHMSA’s Administrator finds that
issuing this Waiver Order will allow the
EPA and USCG to conduct their
Emergency Support Function #10
response activities under the National
Response Framework to safely remove,
transport, and dispose of hazardous
materials. By execution of this Waiver
Order, persons conducting operations
under the direction of EPA Regions 3 or
4 or USCG Fifth or Seventh Districts
within the Hurricane Florence
emergency areas of South Carolina,
North Carolina, and Virginia are
authorized to offer and transport nonradioactive hazardous materials under
alternative safety requirements imposed
by EPA Regions 3 or 4 or USCG Fifth or
Seventh Districts when compliance with
the HMR is not practicable. Under this
Waiver Order, non-radioactive
hazardous materials may be transported
to staging areas within 50 miles of the
point of origin. Further transportation of
the hazardous materials from staging
areas must be in full compliance with
the HMR.
This Waiver Order is effective
immediately and shall remain in effect
for 30 days from the date of issuance.
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Issued in Washington, DC, on September
12, 2018.
Howard R. Elliott,
Administrator, Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
[Notice No. 2018-15]
Hazardous Materials: Emergency Waiver No. 6
AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),
DOT.
ACTION: Notice of emergency waiver order.
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SUMMARY: The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration is
issuing an emergency waiver order to persons conducting operations
under the direction of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regions 3
or 4 or United States Coast Guard (USCG) Fifth or Seventh Districts
within the Hurricane Florence emergency areas of South Carolina, North
Carolina, and Virginia. The Waiver is granted to support the EPA and
USCG in taking appropriate actions to prepare for, respond to, and
recover from a threat to public health, welfare, or the environment
caused by actual or potential oil and hazardous materials incidents
resulting from Hurricane Florence. This Waiver Order is effective
immediately and shall remain in effect for 30 days from the date of
issuance.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Adam Horsley, Deputy Assistant Chief
Counsel for Hazardous Materials Safety, Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration, telephone: (202) 366-4400.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the provisions of 49
U.S.C. 5103(c), the Administrator for the Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), hereby declares that an
emergency exists that warrants issuance of a Waiver of the Hazardous
Materials Regulations (HMR, 49 CFR parts 171-180) to persons conducting
operations under the direction of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Regions 3 or 4 or United States Coast Guard (USCG) Fifth or Seventh
Districts within the Hurricane Florence emergency areas of South
Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia. The Waiver is granted to
support the EPA and USCG in taking appropriate actions to prepare for,
respond to, and recover from a threat to public health, welfare, or the
environment caused by actual or potential oil and hazardous materials
incidents resulting from Hurricane Florence.
On September 10, 2018, the President issued an Emergency
Declaration for Hurricane Florence for all 46 South Carolina counties
and the Catawba Indian Nation (EM 3400). On September 10, 2018, the
President also issued an Emergency Declaration for Hurricane Florence
for all 100 North Carolina counties and the Eastern Band of Cherokee
Indians (EM 3401). On September 11, 2018, the President issued an
Emergency Declaration for Hurricane Florence for the entire
Commonwealth of Virginia (EM 3403).
This Waiver Order covers all areas identified in the three
declarations, as amended. Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 5103(c), PHMSA has
authority delegated by the Secretary (49 CFR 1.97(b)(3)) to waive
compliance with any part of the HMR provided that the grant of the
waiver is: (1) In the public interest; (2) not inconsistent with the
safety of transporting hazardous materials; and (3) necessary to
facilitate the safe movement of hazardous materials into, from, and
within an area of a major disaster or emergency that has been declared
under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance
Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.).
Given the continuing impacts caused by Hurricane Florence, PHMSA's
Administrator has determined that regulatory relief is in the public
interest and necessary to ensure the safe transportation in commerce of
hazardous materials while the EPA and USCG execute their recovery and
cleanup efforts in South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia.
Specifically, PHMSA's Administrator finds that issuing this Waiver
Order will allow the EPA and USCG to conduct their Emergency Support
Function #10 response activities under the National Response Framework
to safely remove, transport, and dispose of hazardous materials. By
execution of this Waiver Order, persons conducting operations under the
direction of EPA Regions 3 or 4 or USCG Fifth or Seventh Districts
within the Hurricane Florence emergency areas of South Carolina, North
Carolina, and Virginia are authorized to offer and transport non-
radioactive hazardous materials under alternative safety requirements
imposed by EPA Regions 3 or 4 or USCG Fifth or Seventh Districts when
compliance with the HMR is not practicable. Under this Waiver Order,
non-radioactive hazardous materials may be transported to staging areas
within 50 miles of the point of origin. Further transportation of the
hazardous materials from staging areas must be in full compliance with
the HMR.
This Waiver Order is effective immediately and shall remain in
effect for 30 days from the date of issuance.
Issued in Washington, DC, on September 12, 2018.
Howard R. Elliott,
Administrator, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.
[FR Doc. 2018-20188 Filed 9-17-18; 8:45 am]
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