🚂Proposed Rule on Enforcement Discretion by the FRA
This proposed rule would clarify that FRA's Office of the Chief Counsel has discretion to decline or dismiss a violation, such as a technical violation where challenged conduct does not raise a practical safety issue.
Learn More🚚Proposed Rulemaking for Hazardous Materials Transportation Regulations
This NPRM proposes to adopt the provisions of DOT special permit (SP) 21379 into the hazardous materials regulations to streamline the transportation of large refrigerating machines filled with flammable gases.
Learn More🦺Proposed Changes to OSHA’s Cadmium Regulations and Respirators
This proposed rule revises some substance-specific respirator requirements to allow different types of respirators to be used under OSHA's Cadmium standards and better aligns these standards with OSHA's Respiratory Protection standard.
Learn More🛡️Proposed Revisions to Acrylonitrile OSHA Standard Compliance
This proposed rule revises some provisions of OSHA's Acrylonitrile standard to better align it with OSHA's Respiratory Protection standard.
Learn More🚆Regulatory Updates on Signal Systems Reporting for Railroads
This rule makes administrative updates to FRA's signal systems reporting requirements regulations, including updating addresses in those regulations.
Learn More🔒FERC Withdraws Inquiry on Critical Infrastructure Protection Standards
The Commission withdraws a notice of inquiry, which sought comment on whether the then-effective Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Reliability Standards adequately addressed: cybersecurity risks pertaining to data security, detection of anomalies and events, and mitigation of cybersecurity events. The Commission also sought comment on the potential risk of a coordinated cyberattack on geographically distributed targets and whether Commission action, including potential modifications to the CIP Reliability Standards, would be appropriate to address such risk.
Learn More🚚FMCSA Notice on CloudTrucks Exemption Application for Employment
FMCSA requests public comment on the application submitted by CloudTrucks, LLC (CloudTrucks) for an exemption from certain requirements of the application for employment regulations. Specifically, CloudTrucks seeks an exemption from the requirement to collect the following information from prospective drivers: list of employers' names, addresses, dates of employment, reason for leaving, nature of the position the driver held, and if the driver was subject to the alcohol and controlled substances testing requirements. Instead, CloudTrucks proposes using its own verification process that consists of cross-referencing national databases to include HireRight's Drive-A- Check (DAC) report, FMCSA's Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse (DACH), Pre- employment Screening Program (PSP), Commercial Driver's License Information System (CDLIS).
Learn More💡Proposed MSHA Rule on Permissible Lamps in Coal Mines
MSHA is proposing to revise 30 CFR part 75 by removing duplicative requirements for electric cap lamps and other electric lamps in underground coal mines. These changes would clarify the permissibility requirements for electric cap lamps and other lamps while maintaining safety protections for miners using such equipment.
Learn More📈Pipeline Safety Regulation Update and Industry Compliance Standards
This DFR amends PHMSA's regulations to incorporate by reference the updated industry standard PPI TR-3, Policies and Procedures for Developing Hydrostatic Design Basis (HDB), Hydrostatic Design Stresses (HDS), Pressure Design Basis (PDB), Strength Design Basis (SDB), Minimum Required Strength (MRS) Ratings, and Categorized Required Strength (CRS) for Thermoplastic Piping Materials or Pipe. This updated standard will maintain or improve public safety, prevent regulatory confusion, reduce compliance burdens on stakeholders, and satisfy a mandate in the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTAA) of 1995.
Learn More🚧Final Agency Actions on Georgia Transportation Project Announced
The FHWA, on behalf of the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT), is issuing this notice to announce actions taken by GDOT and other Federal agencies that are final agency actions. These actions relate to the proposed highway project, which extends on State Route (SR) 9 from its crossing of the Chattahoochee River northward to its intersection with SR 120 for a total length of 1.1 miles. The project also includes improvements to a 0.4-mile east-west segment along Azalea Drive/Riverside Road from just west of SR 9 to Riviera Road. Those actions grant licenses, permits, and approvals for the project.
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