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Vol. 77

Monday,

No. 29

February 13, 2012

Part XIII

Department of Transportation

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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 29 / Monday, February 13, 2012 /
Unified Agenda

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

14 CFR Chs. I-III

23 CFR Chs. I-III

33 CFR Chs. I and IV

46 CFR Chs. I-III

48 CFR Ch. 12

49 CFR Subtitle A, Chs. I-VI and Chs. X-XII

[OST Docket 99-5129]

Department Regulatory Agenda; Semiannual Summary

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT.

ACTION: Semiannual Regulatory Agenda.

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SUMMARY: The Regulatory Agenda is a semiannual summary of all current
and projected rulemakings, reviews of existing regulations, and
completed actions of the Department. The Agenda provides the public
with information about the Department of Transportation's regulatory
activity. It is expected that this information will enable the public
to be more aware of and allow it to more effectively participate in the
Department's regulatory activity. The public is also invited to submit
comments on any aspect of this Agenda.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

General

You should direct all comments and inquiries on the Agenda in
general to Neil R. Eisner, Assistant General Counsel for Regulation and
Enforcement, Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590; 202 366-4723.

Specific

You should direct all comments and inquiries on particular items in
the Agenda to the individual listed for the regulation or the general
rulemaking contact person for the operating administration in Appendix
B. Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD)
may call 202 755-7687.

Table of Contents

Supplementary Information
Background
Significant/Priority Rulemakings
Explanation of Information on the Agenda
Request for Comments
Purpose
Appendix A--Instructions for Obtaining Copies of Regulatory
Documents
Appendix B--General Rulemaking Contact Persons
Appendix C--Public Rulemaking Dockets
Appendix D--Review Plans for Section 610 and Other Requirements

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Improvement of our regulations is a prime goal of the Department of
Transportation (Department or DOT). Our regulations should be clear,
simple, timely, fair, reasonable, and necessary. They should not be
issued without appropriate involvement of the public; once issued, they
should be periodically reviewed and revised, as needed, to assure that
they continue to meet the needs for which they originally were
designed. To view additional information about the Department of
Transportation's regulatory activities online, go to http://regs.dot.gov. Among other things, this Web site provides a report,
updated monthly, on the status of the DOT significant rulemakings
listed in the Semiannual Regulatory Agenda.
To help the Department achieve these goals and in accordance with
Executive Order (EO) 12866, ``Regulatory Planning and Review,'' (58 FR
51735; Oct. 4, 1993) and the Department's Regulatory Policies and
Procedures (44 FR 11034; Feb. 26, 1979), the Department prepares a
Semiannual Regulatory Agenda. It summarizes all current and projected
rulemaking, reviews of existing regulations, and completed actions of
the Department. These are matters on which action has begun or is
projected during the succeeding 12 months or such longer period as may
be anticipated or for which action has been completed since the last
Agenda.
The Agendas are based on reports submitted by the offices
initiating the rulemaking and are reviewed by the Department
Regulations Council. The Department's last Agenda was published in the
Federal Register on July 7, 2011 (76 FR 40092). The next one is
scheduled for publication in the Federal Register in spring 2012.
The Internet is the basic means for disseminating the Unified
Agenda. The complete Unified Agenda is available online at
www.reginfo.gov, in a format that offers users a greatly enhanced
ability to obtain information from the Agenda database.
Because publication in the Federal Register is mandated for the
regulatory flexibility agendas required by the Regulatory Flexibility
Act (5 U.S.C. 602), DOT's printed Agenda entries include only:
1. The agency's Agenda preamble;
2. Rules that are in the agency's regulatory flexibility agenda, in
accordance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act, because they are likely
to have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities; and
3. Any rules that the agency has identified for periodic review
under section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
Printing of these entries is limited to fields that contain
information required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act's Agenda
requirements. These elements are: Sequence Number; Title; Section 610
Review, if applicable; Legal Authority; Abstract; Timetable; Regulatory
Flexibility Analysis Required; Agency Contact; and Regulation
Identifier Number (RIN). Additional information (for detailed list see
section heading ``Explanation of Information on the Agenda'') on these
entries is available in the Unified Agenda published on the Internet.

Significant/Priority Rulemakings

The Agenda covers all rules and regulations of the Department. We
have classified rules as a DOT agency priority in the Agenda if they
are, essentially, very costly, beneficial, controversial, or of
substantial public interest under our Regulatory Policies and
Procedures. All DOT agency priority rulemaking documents are subject to
review by the Secretary of Transportation. If the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) decides a rule is subject to its review under
Executive Order 12866, we have classified it as significant in the
Agenda.

Explanation of Information on the Agenda

An Office of Management and Budget memorandum, dated June 30, 2011,
requires the format for this Agenda.
First, the Agenda is divided by initiating offices. Then, the
Agenda is divided into five categories: (1) Prerule stage, (2) proposed
rule stage, (3) final rule stage, (4) long-term actions, and (5)
completed actions. For each entry, the Agenda provides the following
information: (1) Its ``significance''; (2) a short, descriptive title;
(3) its legal basis; (4) the related regulatory citation in the Code of
Federal Regulations; (5) any legal deadline and, if so, for what action
(e.g., NPRM, final rule); (6) an abstract; (7) a timetable, including
the earliest expected date for a decision on whether to take the
action; (8) whether the rulemaking will affect small entities and/or
levels of government and, if so, which categories; (9) whether a
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analysis is required (for rules that would have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small entities); (10) a listing of
any analyses an office will prepare or has prepared for the action
(with minor exceptions, DOT requires an economic analysis for all its
rulemakings.); (11) an agency contact office or official who can
provide further information; (12) a Regulation Identifier Number (RIN)
assigned to identify an individual rulemaking in the Agenda and
facilitate tracing further action on the issue; (13) whether the action
is subject to the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act; (14) whether the action
is subject to the Energy Act; and (15) whether the action is major
under the congressional review provisions of the Small Business
Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act. If there is information that does
not fit in the other categories, it will be included under a separate
heading entitled ``Additional Information.''
For nonsignificant regulations issued routinely and frequently as a
part of an established body of technical requirements (such as the
Federal Aviation Administration's Airspace Rules), to keep those
requirements operationally current, we only include the general
category of the regulations, the identity of a contact office or
official, and an indication of the expected number of regulations; we
do not list individual regulations.
In the ``Timetable'' column, we use abbreviations to indicate the
particular documents being considered. ANPRM stands for Advance Notice
of Proposed Rulemaking, SNPRM for Supplemental Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking, and NPRM for Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. Listing a
future date in this column does not mean we have made a decision to
issue a document; it is the earliest date on which we expect to make a
decision on whether to issue it. In addition, these dates are based on
current schedules. Information received subsequent to the issuance of
this Agenda could result in a decision not to take regulatory action or
in changes to proposed publication dates. For example, the need for
further evaluation could result in a later publication date; evidence
of a greater need for the regulation could result in an earlier
publication date.
Finally, a dot () preceding an entry indicates that the
entry appears in the Agenda for the first time.

Request for Comments

General

Our agenda is intended primarily for the use of the public. Since
its inception, we have made modifications and refinements that we
believe provide the public with more helpful information, as well as
make the Agenda easier to use. We would like you, the public, to make
suggestions or comments on how the Agenda could be further improved.

Reviews

We also seek your suggestions on which of our existing regulations
you believe need to be reviewed to determine whether they should be
revised or revoked. We particularly draw your attention to the
Department's review plan in Appendix D. In response to E.O. 13563
``Retrospective Review and Analysis of Existing Rules,'' we have
prepared a retrospective review plan providing more detail on the
process we use to conduct reviews of existing rules, including changes
in response to E.O. 13563. We provided the public opportunities to
comment at regulations.gov and IdeaScale on both our process or any
existing DOT rules the public thought needed review. The plan and the
results of our review can be found at regs.dot.gov.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

The Department is especially interested in obtaining information on
requirements that have a ``significant economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities'' and, therefore, must be reviewed under the
Regulatory Flexibility Act. If you have any suggested regulations,
please submit them to us, along with your explanation of why they
should be reviewed.
In accordance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act, comments are
specifically invited on regulations that we have targeted for review
under section 610 of the Act. The phrase (sec. 610 Review) appears at
the end of the title for these reviews. Please see Appendix D for the
Department's section 610 review plans.

Consultation With State, Local, and Tribal Governments

Executive orders 13132 and 13175 require us to develop an
accountable process to ensure ``meaningful and timely input'' by State,
local, and tribal officials in the development of regulatory policies
that have federalism or tribal implications. These policies are defined
in the Executive orders to include regulations that have ``substantial
direct effects'' on States or Indian tribes, on the relationship
between the Federal Government and them, or on the distribution of
power and responsibilities between the Federal Government and various
levels of government or Indian tribes. Therefore, we encourage State
and local governments or Indian tribes to provide us with information
about how the Department's rulemakings impact them.

Purpose

The Department is publishing this regulatory Agenda in the Federal
Register to share with interested members of the public the
Department's preliminary expectations regarding its future regulatory
actions. This should enable the public to be more aware of the
Department's regulatory activity and should result in more effective
public participation. This publication in the Federal Register does not
impose any binding obligation on the Department or any of the offices
within the Department with regard to any specific item on the Agenda.
Regulatory action, in addition to the items listed, is not precluded.

Dated: September 26, 2011.
Ray LaHood,
Secretary of Transportation.

Appendix A--Instructions for Obtaining Copies of Regulatory Documents

To obtain a copy of a specific regulatory document in the Agenda,
you should communicate directly with the contact person listed with the
regulation at the address below. We note that most, if not all, such
documents, including the Semiannual Regulatory Agenda, are available
through the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. See Appendix C for
more information.
(Name of contact person), (Name of the DOT agency), 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. (For the Federal Aviation
Administration, substitute the following address: Office of Rulemaking,
ARM-1, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591.)

Appendix B--General Rulemaking Contact Persons

The following is a list of persons who can be contacted within the
Department for general information concerning the rulemaking process
within the various operating administrations.
FAA--Rebecca MacPherson, Office of Chief Counsel, Regulations and
Enforcement Division, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Room 915A,
Washington, DC 20591; telephone 202 267-3073.
FHWA--Jennifer Outhouse, Office of Chief Counsel, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590; telephone 202 366-0761.
FMCSA--Steven J. LaFreniere, Regulatory Ombudsman, 1200 New

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Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590; telephone 202 366-0596.
NHTSA--Steve Wood, Office of Chief Counsel, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
SE., Washington, DC 20590; telephone 202 366-2992.
FRA--Kathryn Shelton, Office of Chief Counsel, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Room W31-214, Washington, DC 20590; telephone 202 493-6063.
FTA--Bonnie Graves, Office of Chief Counsel, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
SE., Room E56-306, Washington, DC 20590; telephone 202 366-0944.
SLSDC--Carrie Mann Lavigne, Chief Counsel, 180 Andrews Street,
Massena, NY 13662; telephone 315 764-3200.
PHMSA--Patricia Burke, Office of Chief Counsel, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590; telephone 202 366-4400.
MARAD--Christine Gurland, Office of Chief Counsel, Maritime
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590;
telephone 202 366-5157.
RITA--Robert Monniere, Office of Chief Counsel, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590; telephone 202 366-5498.
OST--Neil Eisner, Office of Regulation and Enforcement, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590; telephone 202 366-4723.

Appendix C--Public Rulemaking Dockets

All comments via the Internet are submitted through the Federal
Docket Management System (FDMS) at the following address: http://www.regulations.gov. The FDMS allows the public to search, view,
download, and comment on all Federal agency rulemaking documents in one
central online system. The above referenced Internet address also
allows the public to sign up to receive notification when certain
documents are placed in the dockets.
The public also may review regulatory dockets at, or deliver
comments on proposed rulemakings to, the Dockets Office at 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590, 1 800 647-5527.
Working Hours: 9-5.

Appendix D--Review Plans for Section 610 and Other Requirements

Part I--The Plan

General

The Department of Transportation has long recognized the importance
of regularly reviewing its existing regulations to determine whether
they need to be revised or revoked. Our 1979 Regulatory Policies and
Procedures require such reviews. We also have responsibilities under
Executive Order 12866, ``Regulatory Planning and Review,'' and section
610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act to conduct such reviews. This
includes the use of plain language techniques in new rules and
considering its use in existing rules when we have the opportunity and
resources to permit its use. We are committed to continuing our reviews
of existing rules and, if needed, will initiate rulemaking actions
based on these reviews.
In accordance with Executive Order 13563, ``Improving Regulation
and Regulatory Review,'' issued by the President on January 18, 2011,
the Department has added other elements to its review plan. The
Department has decided to improve its plan by adding special oversight
processes within the Department; encouraging effective and timely
reviews, including providing additional guidance on particular problems
that warrant review; and expanding opportunities for public
participation. These new actions are in addition to the other steps
described in this Appendix.

Section 610 Review Plan

Section 610 requires that we conduct reviews of rules that (1):
Have been published within the last 10 years, and (2) have a
``significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities'' (SEIOSNOSE). It also requires that we publish in the Federal
Register each year a list of any such rules that we will review during
the next year. The Office of the Secretary and each of the Department's
Operating Administrations have a 10-year review plan. These reviews
comply with section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

Other Review Plan(s)

All elements of the Department, except for the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), have also elected to use this 10-year plan
process to comply with the review requirements of the Department's
Regulatory Policies and Procedures and Executive Order 12866.

Changes to the Review Plan

Some reviews may be conducted earlier than scheduled. For example,
to the extent resources permit, the plain language reviews will be
conducted more quickly. Other events, such as accidents, may result in
the need to conduct earlier reviews of some rules. Other factors may
also result in the need to make changes; for example, we may make
changes in response to public comment on this plan or in response to a
Presidentially-mandated review. If there is any change to the review
plan, we will note the change in the following Agenda. For any section
610 review, we will provide the required notice prior to the review.

Part II--The Review Process

The Analysis

Generally, the agencies have divided their rules into 10 different
groups and plan to analyze one group each year. For purposes of these
reviews, a year will coincide with the fall-to-fall schedule for
publication of the Agenda. Thus, Year 1 (2008) begins in the fall of
2008 and ends in the fall of 2009; Year 2 (2009) begins in the fall of
2009 and ends in the fall of 2010, and so on. We request public comment
on the timing of the reviews. For example, is there a reason for
scheduling an analysis and review for a particular rule earlier than we
have? Any comments concerning the plan or particular analyses should be
submitted to the regulatory contacts listed in Appendix B, General
Rulemaking Contact Persons.

Section 610 Review

The agency will analyze each of the rules in a given year's group
to determine whether any rule has a SEIOSNOSE and, thus, requires
review in accordance with section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility
Act. The level of analysis will, of course, depend on the nature of the
rule and its applicability. Publication of agencies' section 610
analyses listed each fall in this Agenda provides the public with
notice and an opportunity to comment consistent with the requirements
of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. We request that public comments be
submitted to us early in the analysis year concerning the small entity
impact of the rules to help us in making our determinations.
In each fall Agenda, the agency will publish the results of the
analyses it has completed during the previous year. For rules that had
a negative finding on SEIOSNOSE, we will give a short explanation
(e.g., ``these rules only establish petition processes that have no
cost impact'' or ``these rules do not apply to any small entities'').
For parts, subparts, or other discrete sections of rules that do have a
SEIOSNOSE, we will announce that we will be conducting a formal section
610 review during the following 12 months. At this stage, we will add
an entry to the Agenda in the prerulemaking section describing the
review in more detail. We also will seek public comment on how best to
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public comments can be submitted. In some cases, the section 610 review
may be part of another unrelated review of the rule. In such a case, we
plan to clearly indicate which parts of the review are being conducted
under section 610.

Other Reviews

The agency will also examine the specified rules to determine
whether any other reasons exist for revising or revoking the rule or
for rewriting the rule in plain language. In each fall Agenda, the
agency will also publish information on the results of the examinations
completed during the previous year.
The FAA, in addition to reviewing its rules in accordance with the
section 610 Review Plan, has established a tri-annual process to comply
with the review requirements of the Department's Regulatory Policies
and Procedures, Executive Order 12866, and Plain Language Review Plan.
The FAA's latest review notice was published November 15, 2007 (72 FR
64170). In that notice, the FAA requested comments from the public to
identify those regulations currently in effect that it should amend,
remove, or simplify. The FAA also requested the public to provide any
specific suggestions where rules could be developed as performance-
based rather than prescriptive, and any specific plain language that
might be used, and provide suggested language on how those rules should
be written. The FAA will review the issues addressed by the commenters
against its regulatory agenda and rulemaking program efforts and adjust
its regulatory priorities consistent with its statutory
responsibilities. At the end of this process, the FAA will publish a
summary and general disposition of comments and indicate, where
appropriate, how it will adjust its regulatory priorities.

Part III--List of Pending Section 610 Reviews

The Agenda identifies the pending DOT section 610 Reviews by
inserting ``(Section 610 Review),'' after the title for the specific
entry. For further information on the pending reviews, see the Agenda
entries at www.reginfo.gov. For example, to obtain a list of all
entries that are section 610 Reviews under the Regulatory Flexibility
Act, a user would select the desired responses on the search screen (by
selecting ``advanced search'') and, in effect, generate the desired
``index'' of reviews.

Office of the Secretary

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Year Regulations To Be Reviewed Analysis Year Review Year
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1.................................... 49 CFR parts 91 through 99 and 14 CFR 2008 2009
parts 200 through 212.
2.................................... 48 CFR parts 1201 through 1253 and 2009 2010
new parts and subparts.
3.................................... 14 CFR parts 213 through 232......... 2010 2011
4.................................... 14 CFR parts 234 through 254......... 2011 2012
5.................................... 14 CFR parts 255 through 298 and 49 2012 2013
CFR part 40.
6.................................... 14 CFR parts 300 through 373......... 2013 2014
7.................................... 14 CFR parts 374 through 398......... 2014 2015
8.................................... 14 CFR part 399 and 49 CFR parts 1 2015 2016
through 11.
9.................................... 49 CFR parts 17 through 28........... 2016 2017
10................................... 49 CFR parts 29 through 39 and parts 2017 2018
41 through 89.
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Year 1 (Fall 2008) List of Rules With Ongoing Analysis

49 CFR part 91--International Air Transportation Fair Competitive
Practices
49 CFR part 92--Recovering Debts to the United States by Salary Offset
49 CFR part 95--Advisory Committees
49 CFR part 98--Enforcement of Restrictions on Post-Employment
Activities
49 CFR part 99--Employee Responsibilities and Conduct
14 CFR part 200--Definitions and Instructions
14 CFR part 201--Air Carrier Authority Under Subtitle VII of Title 49
of the United States Code [Amended]
14 CFR part 203--Waiver of Warsaw Convention Liability Limits and
Defenses
14 CFR part 204--Data to Support Fitness Determinations
14 CFR part 205--Aircraft Accident Liability Insurance
14 CFR part 206--Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity:
Special Authorizations and Exemptions
14 CFR part 207--Charter Trips by U.S. Scheduled Air Carriers
14 CFR part 208--Charter Trips by U.S. Charter Air Carriers
14 CFR part 211--Applications for Permits to Foreign Air Carriers
14 CFR part 212--Charter Rules for U.S. and Foreign Direct Air Carriers

Year 3 (Fall 2010) List of Rules With Ongoing Analysis

14 CFR part 213--Terms, Conditions, and Limitations of Foreign Air
Carrier Permits
14 CFR part 214--Terms, Conditions, and Limitations of Foreign Air
Carrier Permits Authorizing Charter Transportation Only
14 CFR part 215--Use and Change of Names of Air Carriers, Foreign Air
Carriers, and Commuter Air Carriers
14 CFR part 216--Comingling of Blind Sector Traffic by Foreign Air
Carriers
14 CFR part 217--Reporting Traffic Statistics by Foreign Air Carriers
in Civilian Scheduled, Charter, and Nonscheduled Services
14 CFR part 218--Lease by Foreign Air Carrier or Other Foreign Person
of Aircraft With Crew
14 CFR part 221--Tariffs
14 CFR part 222--Intermodal Cargo Services by Foreign Air Carriers
14 CFR part 223--Free and Reduced-Rate Transportation
14 CFR part 232--Transportation of Mail, Review of Orders of Postmaster
General

Year 4 (Fall 2011) List of Rules To Be Analyzed During the Next Year

14 CFR part 234--Airline Service Quality Performance Reports
14 CFR part 240--Inspection of Accounts and Property
14 CFR part 241--Uniform System of Accounts and Reports for Large
Certificated Air Carriers
14 CFR part 243--Passenger Manifest Information
14 CFR part 247--Direct Airport-to-Airport Mileage Records
14 CFR part 248--Submission of Audit Reports
14 CFR part 249--Preservation of Air Carrier Records
14 CFR part 250--Oversales
14 CFR part 251--Smoking Aboard Aircraft
14 CFR part 253--Notice of Terms of Contract of Carriage

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14 CFR part 254--Domestic Baggage Liability

Federal Aviation Administration

Section 610 Review Plan
The FAA has elected to use the two-step, two-year process used by
most DOT modes in past plans. As such, the FAA has divided its rules
into 10 groups as displayed in the table below. During the first year
(the ``analysis year''), all rules published during the previous 10
years within a 10% block of the regulations will be analyzed to
identify those with a SEIOSNOSE. During the second year (the ``review
year''), each rule identified in the analysis year as having a
SEIOSNOSE will be reviewed in accordance with section 610(b) to
determine if it should be continued without change or changed to
minimize impact on small entities. Results of those reviews will be
published in the DOT Semiannual Regulatory Agenda.

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Year Regulations To Be Reviewed Analysis Year Review Year
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1.................................... 14 CFR parts 119 through 129 and 2008 2009
parts 150 through 156.
2.................................... 14 CFR parts 133 through 139 and 2009 2010
parts 157 through 169.
3.................................... 14 CFR parts 141 through 147 and 2010 2011
parts 170 through 187.
4.................................... 14 CFR parts 189 through 198 and 2011 2012
parts 1 through 16.
5.................................... 14 CFR parts 17 through 33........... 2012 2013
6.................................... 14 CFR parts 34 through 39 and parts 2013 2014
400 through 405.
7.................................... 14 CFR parts 43 through 49 and parts 2014 2015
406 through 415.
8.................................... 14 CFR parts 60 through 77........... 2015 2016
9.................................... 14 CFR parts 91 through 105.......... 2016 2017
10................................... 14 CFR parts 417 through 460......... 2017 2018
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Year 5 (Fall 2012) List of Rules To Be Analyzed During the Next Year

14 CFR part 17--Procedures for Protests and Contracts Disputes
14 CFR part 21--Certification Procedures for Products and Parts
14 CFR part 23--Airworthiness Standards: Normal, Utility, Acrobatic,
and Commuter Category Airplanes
14 CFR part 25--Airworthiness Standards: Transport Category Airplanes
14 CFR part 26--Continued Airworthiness and Safety Improvements for
Transport Category Airplanes
14 CFR part 27--Airworthiness Standards: Normal Category Rotorcraft
14 CFR part 29--Airworthiness Standards: Transport Category Rotorcraft
14 CFR part 31--Airworthiness Standards: Manned Free Balloons
14 CFR part 33--Airworthiness Standards: Aircraft Engines

Year 4 (Fall 2011) List of Rules Analyzed and Summary of Results

14 CFR Part 189--Use of Federal Aviation Administration Communications
System
Section 610: The agency conducted a section 610 review of
this part and found no SEIOSNOSE.
General: No changes are needed. These regulations are cost
effective and impose the least burden. FAA's plain language review of
these rules indicates no need for substantial revision.
14 CFR part 193--Protection of Voluntarily Submitted Information
Section 610: The agency conducted a section 610 review of
this part and found no SEIOSNOSE.
General: No changes are needed. These regulations are cost
effective and impose the least burden. FAA's plain language review of
these rules indicates no need for substantial revision.
14 CFR part 198--Aviation Insurance
Section 610: The agency conducted a section 610 review of
this part and found no SEIOSNOSE.
General: No changes are needed. These regulations are cost
effective and impose the least burden. FAA's plain language review of
these rules indicates no need for substantial revision.
14 CFR part 1--Definitions and Abbreviations
Section 610: The agency conducted a section 610 review of
this part and found no SEIOSNOSE.
General: No changes are needed. These regulations are cost
effective and impose the least burden. FAA's plain language review of
these rules indicates no need for substantial revision.
14 CFR part 3--General Requirements
Section 610: The agency conducted a section 610 review of
this part and found no SEIOSNOSE.
General: No changes are needed. These regulations are cost
effective and impose the least burden. FAA's plain language review of
these rules indicates no need for substantial revision.
14 CFR part 11--General Rulemaking Procedures
Section 610: The agency conducted a section 610 review of
this part and found no SEIOSNOSE.
General: No changes are needed. These regulations are cost
effective and impose the least burden. FAA's plain language review of
these rules indicates no need for substantial revision.
14 CFR part 13--Investigative and Enforcement Procedures
Section 610: The agency conducted a section 610 review of
this part and found no SEIOSNOSE.
General: No changes are needed. These regulations are cost
effective and impose the least burden. FAA's plain language review of
these rules indicates no need for substantial revision.
14 CFR part 14--Rules Implementing the Equal Access to Justice Act of
1980
Section 610: The agency conducted a section 610 review of
this part and found no SEIOSNOSE.
General: No changes are needed. These regulations are cost
effective and impose the least burden. FAA's plain language review of
these rules indicates no need for substantial revision.
14 CFR part 15--Administrative Claims Under Federal Tort Claims Act
Section 610: The agency conducted a section 610 review of
this part and found no SEIOSNOSE.
General: No changes are needed. These regulations are cost
effective and impose the least burden. FAA's plain language review of
these rules indicates no need for substantial revision.
14 CFR part 16--Rules of Practice for Federally-Assisted Airport
Enforcement Proceedings
Section 610: The agency conducted a section 610 review of
this part and found no SEIOSNOSE.
General: No changes are needed. These regulations are cost
effective and impose the least burden. FAA's

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plain language review of these rules indicates no need for substantial
revision.

Federal Highway Administration

Section 610 and Other Reviews
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Year Regulations To Be Reviewed Analysis Year Review Year
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1.................................... None................................. 2008 2009
2.................................... 23 CFR parts 1 to 260................ 2009 2010
3.................................... 23 CFR parts 420 to 470.............. 2010 2011
4.................................... 23 CFR part 500...................... 2011 2012
5.................................... 23 CFR parts 620 to 637.............. 2012 2013
6.................................... 23 CFR parts 645 to 669.............. 2013 2014
7.................................... 23 CFR 710 to 924.................... 2014 2015
8.................................... 23 CFR 940 to 973.................... 2015 2016
9.................................... 23 CFR parts 1200 to 1252............ 2016 2017
10................................... New parts and subparts............... 2017 2018
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Federal-Aid Highway Program
The FHWA has adopted regulations in title 23 of the CFR, chapter I,
related to the Federal-Aid Highway Program. These regulations implement
and carry out the provisions of Federal law relating to the
administration of Federal aid for highways. The primary law authorizing
Federal aid for highways is chapter I of title 23 of the U.S.C. section
145 of title 23 expressly provides for a federally assisted State
program. For this reason, the regulations adopted by the FHWA in title
23 of the CFR primarily relate to the requirements that States must
meet to receive Federal funds for the construction and other work
related to highways. Because the regulations in title 23 primarily
relate to States, which are not defined as small entities under the
Regulatory Flexibility Act, the FHWA believes that its regulations in
title 23 do not have a significant economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities. The FHWA solicits public comment on this
preliminary conclusion.

Year 3 (Fall 2010) List of Rules Analyzed and a Summary of Results

23 CFR part 420--Planning and Research Program Administration
Section 610: No SEIOSNOSE. No small entities are affected.
General: No changes are needed. These regulations are cost
effective and impose the least burden. FHWA's plain language review of
these rules indicates no need for substantial revision.
23 CFR part 450--Planning Assistance and Standards
Section 610: No SEIOSNOSE. No small entities are affected.
General: No changes are needed. These regulations are cost
effective and impose the least burden. FHWA's plain language review of
these rules indicates no need for substantial revision.
23 CFR part 460--Public Road Mileage for Apportionment of Highway
Safety Funds
Section 610: No SEIOSNOSE. No small entities are affected.
General: No changes are needed. These regulations are cost
effective and impose the least burden. FHWA's plain language review of
these rules indicates no need for substantial revision.
23 CFR part 470--Highway Systems
Section 610: No SEIOSNOSE. No small entities are affected.
General: No changes are needed. These regulations are cost
effective and impose the least burden. FHWA's plain language review of
these rules indicates no need for substantial revision.

Year 4 (Fall 2011) List of Rules That Will Be Analyzed During the Next
Year

23 CFR part 500--Management and Monitoring Systems

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Section 610 and Other Reviews
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Year Regulations To Be Reviewed Analysis Year Review Year
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.................................... 49 CFR parts 372, subpart A, and 381. 2008 2009
2.................................... 49 CFR parts 386, 389, and 395....... 2009 2010
3.................................... 49 CFR parts 325, 388, 350, and 355.. 2010 2011
4.................................... 49 CFR parts 390 to 393 and 396 to 2011 2012
399.
5.................................... 49 CFR parts 380 and 382 to 385...... 2012 2013
6.................................... 49 CFR parts 356, 367, 369 to 371, 2013 2014
372, subparts B-C.
7.................................... 49 CFR parts 373, 374, 376, and 379.. 2014 2015
8.................................... 49 CFR parts 360, 365, 366, and 368.. 2015 2016
9.................................... 49 CFR parts 377, 378, and 387....... 2016 2017
10................................... 49 CFR parts 303, 375, and new parts 2017 2018
and subparts.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Year 1 (Fall 2008) List of Rules Analyzed and a Summary of Results

49 CFR part 372, subpart A--Exemptions
Section 610: There is no SEIOSNOSE. No small entities are
affected.
General: No changes are needed. These regulations are cost
effective and impose the least burden. FMCSA's plain language review of
these rules indicates no need for substantial revision.
49 CFR part 381--Waivers, Exemptions, and Pilot Programs
Section 610: There is no SEIOSNOSE. No small entities are
affected.
General: These regulations are cost effective and impose
the least

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burden. FMCSA's plain language review of these rules indicates no need
for substantial revision.

Year 2 (Fall 2009) List of Rules Analyzed and a Summary of Results

49 CFR part 386--Rules of Practice for Motor Carrier, Broker, Freight
Forwarder, and Hazardous Materials Proceedings
Section 610: There is SEIOSNOSE, as a significant number
of small entities are affected by fees associated with litigation under
subpart D (see below). It was found that the cost of a formal hearing
to appeal a decision may have a significant impact on small firms.
Subpart D, ``General Rules and Hearings,'' addresses, in
considerable detail, rules and procedures for the conduct of formal
hearings. As noted above, formal hearings before an Administrative Law
Judge (ALJ) consider medical-disqualification cases under section
391.47, as well as cases where a Notice of Claim (NOC) has been issued,
and the respondent has asked for a formal hearing or the Assistant
Administrator has ordered one. The principal economic impact of part
386 is the cost to a small firm of defending itself under these
procedures.
General: The agency will assess the need for changes once
the review of these regulations is complete. FMCSA's plain language
review of these regulations indicates no need for substantial revision.
49 CFR part 395--Hours of Service of Drivers
Based on the legal agreement among the litigants approved
by the Court, the final rule is set to publish on October 28, 2011.

Year 2 (Fall 2009) List of Rules With Ongoing Analysis

49 CFR part 389--Rulemaking Procedures--Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Regulations

Year 3 (Fall 2010) List of Rules That Will Be Analyzed During the Next
Year

49 CFR part 325--Compliance With Interstate Motor Carrier Noise
Emission--amended
49 CFR part 388--Cooperative Agreements With States--in process
49 CFR part 350--Commercial Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program--in
process
49 CFR part 355--Compatibility of State Laws and Regulations Affecting
Interstate Motor Carrier Operations--in process

Year 4 (Fall 2011) List of Rule(s) That Will Be Analyzed This Year

49 CFR part 390--Definition of Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV)-
Requirements for Operators of Small Passenger--Carrying CMVs.
This rule has been moved up in the queue, as it was
singled out by stakeholders at USDOT's Retrospective Review and
Analysis (Executive Order 13563). The rule(s) originally slated for
review were moved to the next year.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Section 610 and Other Reviews
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Year Regulations To Be Reviewed Analysis Year Review Year
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.................................... 49 CFR 571.223 through 571.500, and 2008 2009
parts 575 and 579.
2.................................... 23 CFR parts 1200 through 1300....... 2009 2010
3.................................... 49 CFR parts 501 through 526 and 2010 2011
571.213.
4.................................... 49 CFR 571.131, 571.217, 571.220, 2011 2012
571.221, and 571.222.
5.................................... 49 CFR 571.101 through 571.110, and 2012 2013
571.135, 571.138 and 571.139.
6.................................... 49 CFR parts 529 through 578, except 2013 2014
parts 571 and 575.
7.................................... 49 CFR 571.111 through 571.129 and 2014 2015
parts 580 through 588.
8.................................... 49 CFR 571.201 through 571.212....... 2015 2016
9.................................... 49 CFR 571.214 through 571.219, 2016 2017
except 571.217.
10................................... 49 CFR parts 591 through 595 and new 2017 2018
parts and subparts.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Year 3 (Fall 2010) List of Rules Analyzed and a Summary of the Results

49 CFR part 501--Organization and Delegation of Powers and Duties
Section 610: There is no SEIOSNOSE.
General: No changes are needed. These regulations impose
the least burden. NHTSA's plain language review of these rules
indicates no need for substantial revision.
49 CFR part 509--OMB Control Numbers for Information Collection
Requirements
Section 610: There is no SEIOSNOSE.
General: No changes are needed. These regulations impose
the least burden. NHTSA's plain language review of these rules
indicates no need for substantial revision.
49 CFR part 510--Information Gathering Powers
Section 610: There is no SEIOSNOSE.
General: No changes are needed. These regulations impose
the least burden. NHTSA's plain language review of these rules
indicates no need for substantial revision.
49 CFR part 511--Adjudicative Procedures
Section 610: There is no SEIOSNOSE.
General: No changes are needed. These regulations impose
the least burden. NHTSA's plain language review of these rules
indicates no need for substantial revision.
49 CFR part 512--Confidential Business Information
Section 610: There is no SEIOSNOSE.
General: No changes are needed. These regulations impose
the least burden. NHTSA's plain language review of these rules
indicates no need for substantial revision.
49 CFR part 520--Procedures for Considering Environmental Impacts
Section 610: There is no SEIOSNOSE.
General: No changes are needed. These regulations impose
the least burden. NHTSA's plain language review of these rules
indicates no need for substantial revision.
49 CFR part 523--Vehicle Classification
Section 610: There is no SEIOSNOSE.
General: No changes are needed. These regulations impose
the least burden. NHTSA's plain language review of these rules
indicates no need for substantial revision.
49 CFR part 525--Exemptions From Average Fuel Economy Standards

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Section 610: There is no SEIOSNOSE.
General: No changes are needed. These regulations are cost
effective and impose the least burden. NHTSA's plain language review of
these rules indicates no need for substantial revision.
49 CFR part 526--Petitions and Plans for Relief Under the Automobile
Fuel Efficiency Act of 1980
Section 610: There is no SEIOSNOSE.
General: No changes are needed. These regulations impose
the least burden. NHTSA's plain language review of these rules
indicates no need for substantial revision.
49 CFR 571.213--Child Restraint Systems
Section 610: There is no SEIOSNOSE.
General: No changes are needed. These regulations are cost
effective and impose the least burden. NHTSA's plain language review of
these rules indicates no need for substantial revision. This standard
is constantly reviewed by NHTSA as well as child restraint
manufacturers and child safety activists.

Year 4 (Fall 2011) List of Rules That Will Be Analyzed During the Next
Year

49 CFR 571.131--School Bus Pedestrian Safety Devices
49 CFR 571.217--Bus Emergency Exits and Window Retention and Release
49 CFR 571.220--School Bus Rollover Protection
49 CFR 571.221--School Bus Body Joint Strength
49 CFR 571.222--School Bus Passenger Seating and Crash Protection

Federal Railroad Administration

Section 610 and Other Reviews
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Year Regulations To Be Reviewed Analysis Year Review Year
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.................................... 49 CFR parts 200 and 201............. 2008 2009
2.................................... 49 CFR parts 207, 209, 211, 215, 238, 2009 2010
and 256.
3.................................... 49 CFR parts 210, 212, 214, 217, and 2010 2011
268.
4.................................... 49 CFR part 219...................... 2011 2012
5.................................... 49 CFR parts 218, 221, 241, and 244.. 2012 2013
6.................................... 49 CFR parts 216, 228, and 229....... 2013 2014
7.................................... 49 CFR parts 223 and 233............. 2014 2015
8.................................... 49 CFR parts 224, 225, 231, and 234.. 2015 2016
9.................................... 49 CFR parts 222, 227, 235, 236, 250, 2016 2017
260, and 266.
10................................... 49 CFR parts 213, 220, 230, 232, 239, 2017 2018
240, and 265.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Year 3 (Fall 2010) List of Rules Analyzed and a Summary of Results

49 CFR part 210--Railroad Noise Emission Compliance Regulations
Section 610: There is no SEIOSNOSE.
General: No changes are needed. These regulations are cost
effective and impose the least burden. FRA's plain language review of
this rule indicates no need for substantial revision.
49 CFR part 212--State Safety Participation Regulations
Section 610: There is no SEIOSNOSE.
General: No changes are needed. These regulations are cost
effective and impose the least burden. FRA's plain language review of
this rule indicates no need for substantial revision.
49 CFR part 214--Railroad Workplace Safety
Section 610: There is a SEIOSNOSE.
General: FRA will conduct a formal review to identify
measures that may reduce the burden on small railroads without
compromising safety standards. FRA's plain language review of this rule
indicates no need for substantial revision.
49 CFR part 217--Railroad Operating Rules
Section 610: There is no SEIOSNOSE.
General: No changes are needed. These regulations are cost
effective and impose the least burden. FRA's plain language review of
this rule indicates no need for substantial revision.
49 CFR part 268--Magnetic Levitation Transportation Technology
Deployment Program
Section 610: There is no SEIOSNOSE.
General: No changes are needed. These regulations are cost
effective and impose the least burden. FRA's plain language review of
this rule indicates no need for substantial revision.

Year 4 (Fall 2011) List of Rule(s) That Will Be Analyzed During Next
Year

49 CFR part 219--Control of alcohol and drug use

Federal Transit Administration

Section 610 and Other Reviews
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Year Regulations To Be Reviewed Analysis Year Review Year
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1................................... 49 CFR parts 604, 605, and 633....... 2008 2009
2.................................... 49 CFR parts 661 and 665............. 2009 2010
3.................................... 49 CFR part 633...................... 2010 2011
4................................... 49 CFR parts 609 and 611............. 2011 2012
5................................... 49 CFR parts 613 and 614............. 2012 2013
6................................... 49 CFR part 622...................... 2013 2014
7.................................... 49 CFR part 630...................... 2014 2015
8.................................... 49 CFR part 639...................... 2015 2016
9.................................... 49 CFR parts 659 and 663............. 2016 2017
10................................... 49 CFR part 665...................... 2017 2018
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Year 3 (Fall 2010) List of Rules Analyzed and Summary of Results

49 CFR part 633--Capital Project Management
Section 610: The agency has determined that the rule will
not have a significant effect on a substantial number of small
entities.
General: The agency intends to issue a new rule to
articulate the roles and responsibilities of FTA's capital project
management contractors. The amended rule will adhere to plain language
techniques.

Year 3 (Fall 2010) List of Rules With Ongoing Analysis

49 CFR part 605--School Bus Operations

Year 4 (Fall 2011) List of Rules Analyzed and Summary of Results

49 CFR part 611--Major Capital Investment Projects
Section 610: The agency has determined that the rule will
not have a significant effect on a substantial number of small
entities.
General: The agency intends to amend the rule to make it
consistent with the current statute. The amended rule will be written
in plain language.

Year 4 (Fall 2011) List of Rules That Will Be Analyzed in the Next Year

49 CFR part 609--Transportation for Elderly and Handicapped Persons

Maritime Administration

Section 610 and Other Reviews
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Year Regulations To Be Reviewed Analysis Year Review Year
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.................................... 46 CFR parts 201 through 205......... 2008 2009
2.................................... 46 CFR parts 221 through 232......... 2009 2010
3.................................... 46 CFR parts 249 through 296......... 2010 2011
4.................................... 46 CFR parts 221, 298, 308, and 309.. 2011 2012
5.................................... 46 CFR parts 307 through 309......... 2012 2013
6.................................... 46 CFR part 310...................... 2013 2014
7.................................... 46 CFR parts 315 through 340......... 2014 2015
8.................................... 46 CFR parts 345 through 381......... 2015 2016
9.................................... 46 CFR parts 382 through 389......... 2016 2017
10................................... 46 CFR parts 390 through 393......... 2017 2018
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Year 3 (Fall 2010) List of Rules With Ongoing Analysis

46 CFR part 381--Cargo Preference--U.S.-Flag Vessels
46 CFR part 383--Cargo Preference--Compromise, Assessment, Mitigation,
Settlement & Collection of Civil Penalties

Year 3 (Fall 2010) List of Rules Analyzed and Summary of Results

46 CFR part 251--Application for Subsidies and Other Direct Financial
Aid
Section 610: No SEIOSNOSE. No economic impact to small
entities.
General: Yes, changes are needed. This regulation is
obsolete and should therefore be deleted from the regulations.
46 CFR part 252--Operating-Differential Subsidy for Bulk Cargo Vessels
Engaged in Worldwide Services
Section 610: No SEIOSNOSE. No economic impact to small
entities.
General: Yes, changes are needed. This regulation is
obsolete and should therefore be deleted from the regulations.
46 CFR part 276--Construction-Differential Subsidy Repayment
Section 610: No SEIOSNOSE. No economic impact to small
entities.
General: Yes, changes are needed. This regulation is
obsolete and should therefore be deleted from the regulations.
46 CFR part 280--Limitations on the Award and Payment of Operating-
Differential Subsidy for Liner Operators
Section 610: No SEIOSNOSE. No economic impact to small
entities.
General: Yes, changes are needed. This regulation is
obsolete and should therefore be deleted from the regulations.
46 CFR part 281--Information and Procedure Required under Liner
Operating-Differential Subsidy Agreements
Section 610: No SEIOSNOSE. No economic impact to small
entities.
General: Yes, changes are needed. This regulation is
obsolete and should therefore be deleted from the regulations.
46 CFR part 282--Operating-Differential Subsidy for Liner Vessels
Engaged in Essential Services in the Foreign Commerce of the United
States
Section 610: No SEIOSNOSE. No economic impact to small
entities.
General: Yes, changes are needed. This regulation is
obsolete and should therefore be deleted from the regulations.
46 CFR part 283--Dividend Policy for Operators Receiving Operating-
Differential Subsidy
Section 610: No SEIOSNOSE. No economic impact to small
entities.
General: Yes, changes are needed. This regulation is
obsolete and should therefore be deleted from the regulations.
46 CFR part 327--Administrative Claims
Section 610: No SEIOSNOSE. No economic impact to small
entities.
General: Yes, changes are needed. This regulation is being
revised to clarify the administrative claims process. It has been
drafted using plain language techniques.

Year 4 (Fall 2011) List of Rules That Will Be Analyzed During the Next
Year

46 CFR part 221--Foreign Transfer Regulations
46 CFR part 249--Approval of Underwriters for Marine Hull Insurance
46 CFR part 272--Requirements and Procedures for Conducting Condition
Surveys and Administering Maintenance and Repair Subsidy
46 CFR part 287--Establishment of Construction Reserve Funds
46 CFR part 289--Insurance of Construction-Differential Subsidy
Vessels, Operating-Differential Subsidy Vessels, and of Vessels Sold or
Adjusted Under the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946
46 CFR part 295--Maritime Security Program (MSP)
46 CFR part 296--Maritime Security Program (MSP)
46 CFR part 308--War Risk Insurance
46 CFR part 309--War Risk Ship Valuation

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)

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Section 610 and Other Reviews
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Year Regulations To Be Reviewed Analysis Year Review Year
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.................................... 49 CFR part 178...................... 2008 2009
2.................................... 49 CFR parts 178 through 180......... 2009 2010
3.................................... 49 CFR parts 172 and 175............. 2010 2011
4.................................... 49 CFR part 171, sections 171.15 and 2011 2012
171.16.
5.................................... 49 CFR parts 106, 107, 171, 190, and 2012 2013
195.
6.................................... 49 CFR parts 174, 177, 191, and 192.. 2013 2014
7.................................... 49 CFR parts 176 and 199............. 2014 2015
8.................................... 49 CFR parts 172 through 178......... 2015 2016
9.................................... 49 CFR parts 172, 173, 174, 176, 177, 2016 2017
and 193.
10................................... 49 CFR parts 173 and 194............. 2017 2018
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Year 4 (Fall 2011) List of Rules That Will Be Analyzed During the Next
Year

49 CFR section 171.15--Immediate Notice of Certain Hazardous Materials
Incidents
49 CFR section 171.16--Detailed Hazardous Materials Incident Reports

Year 3 (Fall 2010) List of Rules Analyzed and a Summary of Results

49 CFR part 172--Hazardous Materials Table, Special Provisions,
Hazardous Materials Communications, Emergency Response Information,
Training Requirements, and Security Plans.
Section 610: There is no SEIOSNOSE. A substantial number
of small entities may be affected by this rule, but the economic impact
on those entities is not significant.
Plain Language: PHMSA's plain language review of this rule
indicates no need for substantial revision. Where confusing or wordy
language has been identified, revisions have been and will be made to
simplify.
General: This rule prescribes minimum requirements for the
communication of risks associated with materials classed as hazardous
in accordance with the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR
parts 171-180). The rule also includes security planning and training
requirements for the safe and secure transportation of hazardous
materials in commerce. On March 9, 2010, PHMSA published a final rule
entitled ``Risk-Based Adjustment of Transportation Security Plan
Requirements'' (75 FR 10974). PHMSA determined that 10,119 entities
would no longer be subject to current security plan and associated in-
depth training requirements. The annual benefit resulting from the
final rule is estimated to be about $3.6 million-$2.8 million in
avoided costs related to development of security plans and $0.8 million
in costs savings for associated training. 49 CFR part 175--Carriage by
Aircraft
Section 610: There is no SEIOSNOSE. This rule prescribes
minimum safety standards for the transportation of hazardous materials
aboard aircraft. Some small entities may be affected, but the economic
impact on small entities will not be significant.
Plain Language: PHMSA's plain language review of this rule
indicates no need for substantial revision.
General: The requirements in this rule are necessary to
protect air transportation workers and the traveling public from the
dangers associated with hazardous materials incidents aboard aircraft.

Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA)

Section 610 and Other Reviews
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Year Regulations To Be Reviewed Analysis Year Review Year
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.................................... 14 CFR part 241, form 41............. 2008 2009
2.................................... 14 CFR part 241, schedule T-100, and 2009 2010
part 217.
3.................................... 14 CFR part 298...................... 2010 2011
4.................................... 14 CFR part 241, section 19-7........ 2011 2012
5.................................... 14 CFR part 291...................... 2012 2013
6.................................... 14 CFR part 234...................... 2013 2014
7.................................... 14 CFR part 249...................... 2014 2015
8.................................... 14 CFR part 248...................... 2015 2016
9.................................... 14 CFR part 250...................... 2016 2017
10................................... 14 CFR part 374a, ICAO............... 2017 2018
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Year 1 (Fall 2008) List of Rules With Ongoing Analysis

14 CFR part 241--Uniform System of Accounts and Reports for Large
Certificated Air Carriers, Form 41

Year 3 (Fall 2010) List of Rules With Ongoing Analysis

14 CFR part 298 subpart f--Exemptions for Air Taxi and Commuter Air
Carrier Operations--Reporting Requirements

Year 4 (Fall 2011) List of Rules That Will Be Analyzed During the Next
Year

14 CFR part 241, section 19-7--Passenger Origin-Destination Survey

Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation

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Year 1 (Fall 2008) List of Rules With Ongoing Analysis

33 CFR part 401--Seaway Regulations and Rules
33 CFR part 402--Tariff of Tolls
33 CFR part 403--Rules of Procedure of the Joint Tolls Review Board

Office of the Secretary--Proposed Rule Stage
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
405....................... + Enhancing Airline 2105-AE11
Passenger Protections III
(Reg Plan Seq No. 104).
------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ DOT-designated significant regulation.
References in boldface appear in The Regulatory Plan in part II of this
issue of the Federal Register.

Office of the Secretary--Final Rule Stage
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
406....................... + Use of the Seat- 2105-AD87
Strapping Method for
Carrying a Wheelchair on
an Aircraft.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ DOT-designated significant regulation.

Federal Aviation Administration--Proposed Rule Stage
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
407....................... + Qualification, Service, 2120-AJ00
and Use of Crewmembers
and Aircraft Dispatchers
(Reg Plan Seq No. 106).
408....................... + Operation and 2120-AJ60
Certification of Small
Unmanned Aircraft Systems
(SUAS).
409....................... + Repair Stations......... 2120-AJ61
410....................... + Air Carrier Maintenance 2120-AJ79
Training Program (Section
610 Review).
------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ DOT-designated significant regulation.
References in boldface appear in The Regulatory Plan in part II of this
issue of the Federal Register.

Federal Aviation Administration--Final Rule Stage
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
411....................... + Air Ambulance and 2120-AJ53
Commercial Helicopter
Operations; Safety
Initiatives and
Miscellaneous Amendments
(Reg Plan Seq No. 108).
412....................... + Safety Management 2120-AJ86
Systems for Certificate
Holders (Section 610
Review) (Reg Plan Seq No.
109).
------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ DOT-designated significant regulation.
References in boldface appear in The Regulatory Plan in part II of this
issue of the Federal Register.

Federal Aviation Administration--Long-Term Actions
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
413....................... + Regulation Of Flight 2120-AJ78
Operations Conducted By
Alaska Guide Pilots.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ DOT-designated significant regulation.

Federal Aviation Administration--Completed Actions
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
414....................... + Activation of Ice 2120-AJ43
Protection.
415....................... Damage Tolerance and 2120-AJ51
Fatigue Evaluation for
Metallic Structures.
416....................... + Exiting Icing Conditions 2120-AJ74
------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ DOT-designated significant regulation.

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Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration--Proposed Rule Stage
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
417....................... + Unified Registration 2126-AA22
System.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ DOT-designated significant regulation.

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration--Long-Term Actions
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
418....................... + Safety Monitoring System 2126-AA35
and Compliance Initiative
for Mexico-Domiciled
Motor Carriers Operating
in the United States.
419....................... + Electronic On-Board 2126-AB20
Recorders and Hours of
Service Supporting
Documents.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ DOT-designated significant regulation.

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration--Completed Actions
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
420....................... + Hours of Service........ 2126-AB26
421....................... + Drivers of Commercial 2126-AB29
Vehicles: Restricting the
Use of Cellular Phones
(Section 610 Review).
------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ DOT-designated significant regulation.

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration--Proposed Rule
Stage
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
422....................... + Hazardous Materials: 2137-AE44
Revisions to Requirements
for the Transportation of
Lithium Batteries.
423....................... Hazardous Materials: 2137-AE78
Miscellaneous Amendments
(RRR) (Section 610
Review).
------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ DOT-designated significant regulation.

Maritime Administration--Completed Actions
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
424....................... + Cargo Preference-- 2133-AB75
Compromise, Assessment,
Mitigation, Settlement,
and Collection of Civil
Penalties.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ DOT-designated significant regulation.

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT)

Office of the Secretary (OST)

Proposed Rule Stage

405. + Enhancing Airline Passenger Protections III

Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 104 in part II of this
issue of the Federal Register.
RIN: 2105-AE11

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT)

Office of the Secretary (OST)

Final Rule Stage

406. + Use of the Seat-Strapping Method for Carrying a Wheelchair on an
Aircraft

Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 41705
Abstract: This rulemaking would address whether carriers should be
allowed to utilize the seat-strapping method to stow a
passenger[acute]s wheelchair in the aircraft cabin.
Timetable:

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Blane A. Workie, Attorney, Department of
Transportation, Office of the Secretary, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590, Phone: 202 366-9342, TDD Phone: 202 755-7687,
Fax: 202 366-7152, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 2105-AD87

BILLING CODE 4910- 9X -P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT)

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Proposed Rule Stage

407. + Qualification, Service, and Use of Crewmembers and Aircraft
Dispatchers

Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 106 in part II of this
issue of the Federal Register.
RIN: 2120-AJ00

408. + Operation and Certification of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems
(SUAS)

Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 44701
Abstract: This rulemaking would enable small unmanned aircraft to
safely operate in limited portions of the national airspace system
(NAS). This action is necessary because it addresses the novel legal or
policy issues about the minimum safety parameters for

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operating recreational remote control model and toy aircraft in the
NAS. The intended effect of this action is to develop requirements and
standards to ensure that risks are adequately mitigated, such that
safety is maintained for the entire aviation community.
Timetable:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
Action Date FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
NPRM................................ 05/00/12 .......................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Stephen A Glowacki, Department of Transportation,
Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20591, Phone: 202 385-4898, Email:
[email protected].
RIN: 2120-AJ60

409. + Repair Stations

Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 44701; 49 U.S.C. 44702; 49 U.S.C.
106(g); 49 U.S.C. 40113; 49 U.S.C. 44701 to 44702; 49 U.S.C. 44707; 49
U.S.C. 44709; 49 U.S.C. 44717
Abstract: This rulemaking would update and revise the regulations
for repair stations. The action is necessary because many portions of
the current regulations do not reflect current repair station business
practices, aircraft maintenance practices, or advances in aircraft
technology.
Timetable:

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NPRM................................ 06/00/12 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: John J Goodwin, Department of Transportation,
Federal Aviation Administration, 950 L'Enfant Plaza North, SW.,
Washington, DC 20024, Phone: 202 385-6417, Email:
[email protected].
RIN: 2120-AJ61

410. + Air Carrier Maintenance Training Program (Section 610 Review)

Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 44101; 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 49 U.S.C.
40113; 49 U.S.C. 40119; 49 U.S.C. 41706; 49 U.S.C. 44701; 49 U.S.C.
44702; 49 U.S.C. 44705; 49 U.S.C. 44709 to 47111; 49 U.S.C. 44713; 49
U.S.C. 44715; 49 U.S.C. 44716; 49 U.S.C. 44717; 49 U.S.C. 44722; 49
U.S.C. 46105
Abstract: This rulemaking would require FAA approval of maintenance
training programs of air carriers that operate aircraft type
certificated for a passenger seating configuration of 10 seats or more
(excluding any pilot seat). The intent of this rulemaking is to reduce
the number of accidents and incidents caused by human error, improper
maintenance, inspection, or repair practices.
Timetable:

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NPRM................................ 06/00/12 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: John J Hiles, Flight Standards Service, Department
of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, 950 L'Enfant Plaza
North, SW., Washington, DC 20591, Phone: 202 385-6421, Email:
[email protected].
RIN: 2120-AJ79

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT)

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Final Rule Stage

411. + Air Ambulance and Commercial Helicopter Operations; Safety
Initiatives and Miscellaneous Amendments

Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 108 in part II of this
issue of the Federal Register.
RIN: 2120-AJ53

412. + Safety Management Systems for Certificate Holders (Section 610
Review)

Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 109 in part II of this
issue of the Federal Register.
RIN: 2120-AJ86

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT)

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Long-Term Actions

413. + Regulation of Flight Operations Conducted by Alaska Guide Pilots

Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 49 U.S.C. 1153; 49 U.S.C. 1155;
49 U.S.C. 40101 to 40103; 49 U.S.C. 40113; 49 U.S.C. 40120; 49 U.S.C.
44101; 49 U.S.C. 44105 to 44016; 49 U.S.C. 44111; 49 U.S.C. 44701 to
44717; 49 U.S.C. 44722; 49 U.S.C. 44901; 49 U.S.C. 44903 to 44904; 49
U.S.C. 44906; 49 U.S.C. 44912; 49 U.S.C. 44914; 49 U.S.C. 44936; 49
U.S.C. 44938; 49 U.S.C. 46103; 49 U.S.C. 46105; 49 U.S.C. 46306; 49
U.S.C. 46315 to 46316; 49 U.S.C. 46504; 49 U.S.C. 46506 to 46507; 49
U.S.C. 47122; 49 U.S.C. 47508; 49 U.S.C. 47528 to 47531; Articles 12
and 29 of 61 Sta 1180
Abstract: This rulemaking would establish general operating and
flight rules applicable to the flight operations conducted by Alaska
guide pilots. The rulemaking would implement legislation.
Timetable:

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NPRM................................ 06/00/13 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Jeff Smith, Department of Transportation, Federal
Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC
20785, Phone: 202 385-9615, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 2120-AJ78

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT)

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Completed Actions

414. + Activation of Ice Protection

Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 49 U.S.C. 40113; 49 U.S.C.
40119; 49 U.S.C. 44101; 49 U.S.C. 44701; 49 U.S.C. 44705; 49 U.S.C.
44709 to 44711; 49 U.S.C. 44713; 49 U.S.C. 44716; 49 U.S.C. 44722; 49
U.S.C. 44901; 49 U.S.C. 44903; 49 U.S.C. 44912; 49 U.S.C. 46105; 49
U.S.C. 44702; 49 U.S.C. 44717; 49 U.S.C. 44904
Abstract: This rulemaking would amend the regulations applicable to
operators of certain airplanes used in air carrier service and
certificated for flight in icing conditions. The standards would
require either the installation of ice detection equipment or changes
to the Airplane Flight Manual to ensure timely activation of the
airframe ice protection system. This regulation is the result of
information gathered from a review of icing accidents and incidents,
and it is intended to improve the level of safety when airplanes are
operated in icing conditions.
Timetable:

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.

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Agency Contact: Jerry Ostronic, Air Carrier Operations Branch, AFS
220, Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591, Phone: 202-267-8166,
Fax: 202-267-5229, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 2120-AJ43

415. Damage Tolerance and Fatigue Evaluation for Metallic Structures

Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 49 U.S.C. 40113; 49 U.S.C.
44701; 49 U.S.C. 44702; 49 U.S.C. 44704; 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 49 U.S.C.
40113; 49 U.S.C. 44701; 49 U.S.C. 44702; 49 U.S.C. 44704
Abstract: The rule addresses advances in structural fatigue
tolerance evaluation of transport category rotorcraft metallic
structure and provide an increased level of safety by avoiding or
reducing catastrophic fatigue failures of metallic rotorcraft
structures.
Timetable:

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NPRM................................ 03/12/10 75 FR 11799
NPRM Comment Period Extended........ 05/05/10 75 FR 24501
NPRM Comment Period End............. 06/10/10 .......................
NPRM Comment Period Extended End.... 07/30/10 .......................
Final Rule.......................... 12/02/11 76 FR 75435
Final Rule Effective................ 01/31/12 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Sharon Miles, Regulations and Policy Group,
Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, 2601
Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76137, Phone: 817 222-5122, Email:
[email protected].
RIN: 2120-AJ51

416. + Exiting Icing Conditions

Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 49 U.S.C. 40113; 49 U.S.C.
40119; 49 U.S.C. 44101; 49 U.S.C. 44701; 49 U.S.C. 44702; 49 U.S.C.
44705; 49 U.S.C. 44709; 49 U.S.C. 44710; 49 U.S.C. 44711; 49 U.S.C.
44713; 49 U.S.C. 44716; 49 U.S.C. 44717; 49 U.S.C. 44722; 49 U.S.C.
44901; 49 U.S.C. 44903; 49 U.S.C. 44904; 49 U.S.C. 44912; 49 U.S.C.
46105
Abstract: This rulemaking would require operators of certain
airplanes used in air carrier service and certificated for flight in
icing conditions to: 1. enable the flightcrew to determine when the
airplane is in large drop icing conditions, and 2. require follow-on
flightcrew action in these conditions for certain airplanes with
reversible flight controls for the pitch and/or roll axis. This
rulemaking is the result of information gathered from a review of icing
accidents and incidents, and it is intended to improve the level of
safety when airplanes are operated in icing conditions. This rulemaking
will be replaced by RIN 2120-AJ95.
Timetable:

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Terminated.......................... 06/01/11 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Robert Hettman, ANM-112, Transport Airplane
Directorate, Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation
Administration, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057, Phone: 425 227-
2683, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 2120-AJ74

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT)

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)

Proposed Rule Stage

417. + Unified Registration System

Legal Authority: Pub. L. 104-88; 109 Stat 803, 888 (1995); 49
U.S.C. 13908; Pub. L. 109-159, sec 4304
Abstract: This rulemaking would replace three current
identification and registration systems: the US DOT number
identification system, the commercial registration system, and the
financial responsibility system, with an online Federal unified
registration system (URS). This program would serve as a clearinghouse
and depository of information on, and identification of, brokers,
freight forwarders, and others required to register with the Department
of Transportation. The Agency is revising this rulemaking to address
amendments directed by Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient,
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU). The
replacement system for the Single State Registration System, which the
ICC Termination Act originally directed be merged under URS, was
addressed separately in RIN 2126-AB09. The cargo insurance portion of
this rulemaking has been split off into RIN 2126-AB21.
Timetable:

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ANPRM............................... 08/26/96 61 FR 43816
ANPRM Comment Period End............ 10/25/96 .......................
NPRM................................ 05/19/05 70 FR 28990
NPRM Comment Period End............. 08/17/05 .......................
Supplemental NPRM................... 10/26/11 76 FR 66506
Supplemental NPRM Comment Period End 12/27/11 .......................
Analyzing Comments.................. 02/00/12 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Valerie Height, Management Analyst, Department of
Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Office of
Policy Plans and Regulation (MC-PRR), 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE.,
Washington, DC 20590, Phone: 202 366-0901, Email:
[email protected].
RIN: 2126-AA22

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT)

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)

Long-Term Actions

418. + Safety Monitoring System and Compliance Initiative for Mexico--
Domiciled Motor Carriers Operating in the United States

Legal Authority: Pub. L. 107-87, sec 350; 49 U.S.C. 113; 49 U.S.C.
31136; 49 U.S.C. 31144; 49 U.S.C. 31502; 49 U.S.C. 504; 49 U.S.C. 5113;
49 U.S.C. 521(b)(5)(A)
Abstract: This rule would implement a safety monitoring system and
compliance initiative designed to evaluate the continuing safety
fitness of all Mexico-domiciled carriers within 18 months after
receiving a provisional Certificate of Registration or provisional
authority to operate in the United States. It also would establish
suspension and revocation procedures for provisional Certificates of
Registration and operating authority, and incorporate criteria to be
used by FMCSA in evaluating whether Mexico-domiciled carriers exercise
basic safety management controls. The interim rule included
requirements that were not proposed in the NPRM but which are necessary
to comply with the FY-2002 DOT Appropriations Act. On January 16, 2003,
the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals remanded this rule, along with two
other NAFTA-related rules, to the agency, requiring a full
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impact statement and an analysis required by the Clean Air Act. On June
7, 2004, the Supreme Court reversed the Ninth Circuit and remanded the
case, holding that FMCSA is not required to prepare the environmental
documents. FMCSA originally planned to publish a final rule by November
28, 2003. FMCSA will determine the next steps to be taken after the
pilot program on the long haul trucking provisions of NAFTA is
completed.
Timetable:

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NPRM................................ 05/03/01 66 FR 22415
NPRM Comment Period End............. 07/02/01 .......................
Interim Final Rule.................. 03/19/02 67 FR 12758
Interim Final Rule Comment Period 04/18/02 .......................
End.
Interim Final Rule Effective........ 05/03/02 .......................
Notice of Intent To Prepare an EIS.. 08/26/03 68 FR 51322
EIS Public Scoping Meetings......... 10/08/03 68 FR 58162
Next Action Undetermined............ .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Dolores Macias, Acting Division Chief, Department
of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, Phone: 202 366-2995,
Email: [email protected].
RIN: 2126-AA35

419. + Electronic On-Board Recorders and Hours of Service Supporting
Documents

Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 31502; 31136(a); Pub. L. 103.311; 49
U.S.C. 31137(a)
Abstract: This rulemaking will consider revisions to RIN 2126-AA89
(Electronic On-Board Recorders for Hours of Service Drivers) to expand
the number of motor carriers required to install and operate Electronic
On-Board Recorders (EOBRs). FMCSA is consolidating this follow-up to
the EOBR rule with the Hours Of Service Of Drivers: Supporting
Documents rulemaking for development of a single NPRM in RIN 2126-AB20.
In addressing Hours of Service Supporting Documents requirements in
this new rulemaking, FMCSA will consider reducing or eliminating
current paperwork burdens associated with supporting documents in favor
of expanded EOBR use.
On January 15, 2010, the American Trucking Associations (ATA) filed
a Petition for a Writ of Mandamus in the United States Court of Appeals
for the District of Columbia Circuit (D.C. Cir. No. 10-1009). ATA
petitioned the court to direct FMCSA to issue an NPRM on supporting
documents in conformance with the requirements set forth in section 113
of the HMTAA within 60 days after the issuance of the writ and a final
rule no later than 6 months after the issuance of the NPRM. The court
granted the petition for writ of mandamus on September 30, 2010,
ordering FMCSA to issue an NPRM on the supporting document regulations
by December 30, 2010. At the request of the agency, the D.C. Circuit
extended the deadline to January 31, 2011.
Timetable:

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Deborah M. Freund, Senior Transportation
Specialist, Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590,
Phone: 202 366-5370, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 2126-AB20

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT)

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)

Completed Actions

420. + Hours of Service

Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 31502(b)
Abstract: This rulemaking changes the hours of service requirements
for drivers operating a commercial motor vehicle transporting property.
The requirement for this rulemaking was established on October 26,
2009, when Public Citizen, et al. (Petitioners) and FMCSA entered into
a settlement agreement under which Petitioners' petition for judicial
review of the November 19, 2008, Final Rule on drivers' hours of
service was held in abeyance pending the publication of an NPRM
reevaluating the Hours of Service rule. Per subsequent agreement, the
final rule will be published by October 28, 2011.
Timetable:

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NPRM................................ 12/29/10 75 FR 82170
NPRM Comment Period End............. 02/02/11 .......................
NPRM; Notice of Availability of 02/16/11 76 FR 8990
Supplemental Documents and
Corrections; Extension of Comment
Period.
Extended Comment Period End......... 03/02/11 .......................
NPRM Comment Period Reopened........ 05/29/11 76 FR 26681
NPRM Comment Period Reopened End.... 06/08/11 .......................
Final Rule.......................... 12/27/11 76 FR 81134
Final Rule Effective................ 02/27/12 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Thomas Yager, Driver and Carrier Operations
Division, Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590,
Phone: 202 366-4325, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 2126-AB26

421. + Drivers of Commercial Vehicles: Restricting the Use of Cellular
Phones (Section 610 Review)

Legal Authority: Pub. L. 98-554
Abstract: This rulemaking would restrict the use of mobile
telephones while operating a commercial motor vehicle. This rulemaking
is in response to Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration-sponsored
studies that analyzed safety incidents and distracted drivers. This
rulemaking addresses an item on the National Transportation Safety
Board's ``Most Wanted List'' of safety recommendations.
Timetable:

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No.
Agency Contact: Mike Huntley, Chief, Vehicle and Roadside
Operations Division, Department of Transportation, Federal Motor
Carrier Safety

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Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590,
Phone: 202 366-9209, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 2126-AB29

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT)

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)

Proposed Rule Stage

422. + Hazardous Materials: Revisions to Requirements for the
Transportation of Lithium Batteries

Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.
Abstract: This rulemaking would amend the Hazardous Materials
Regulations (HMR) to comprehensively address the safe transportation of
lithium cells and batteries. The intent of the rulemaking is to
strengthen the current regulatory framework by imposing more effective
safeguards. The rulemaking responds to several recommendations issued
by the National Transportation Safety Board.
Timetable:

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Kevin Leary, Transportation Specialist, Department
of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590,
Phone: 202 366-8553, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 2137-AE44

423. Hazardous Materials: Miscellaneous Amendments (RRR)
(Section 610 Review)

Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.
Abstract: This rulemaking would update and clarify existing
requirements by incorporating changes into the Hazardous Materials
Regulations (HMR) based on PHMSA's own initiatives through an extensive
review of the HMR and previously issued letters of interpretation.
Specifically, among other provisions, PHMSA would provide for the
continued use of approvals until final administrative action is taken,
when a correct and completed application for approval renewal was
received 60 days prior to expiration date; update various entries in
the hazardous materials table and the corresponding special provisions;
clarify the lab pack requirements for temperature controlled materials;
correct an error in the HMR with regard to the inspection of cargo tank
motor vehicles containing corrosive materials; and revise the training
requirements to require that a hazardous materials employer ensure
their hazardous materials employee training records are available upon
request to an authorized official of the Department of Transportation
or the Department of Homeland Security.
Timetable:

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NPRM................................ 07/00/12 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No.
Agency Contact: Robert Benedict, Transportation Regulations
Specialist, Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590, Phone: 202 366-4506, Email:
[email protected].
RIN: 2137-AE78

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT)

Maritime Administration (MARAD)

Completed Actions

424. + Cargo Preference--Compromise, Assessment, Mitigation,
Settlement, and Collection of Civil Penalties

Legal Authority: Pub. L. 110-417
Abstract: This rulemaking would establish part 383 of the Cargo
Preference regulations. This rulemaking would cover Public Law 110-417,
section 3511, National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2009 statutory
changes to the cargo preference rules, which have not been
substantially revised since 1971. The rulemaking also would include
compromise, assessment, mitigation, settlement, and collection of civil
penalties. Originally MARAD had two separate rulemakings in process on
cargo preference under RINs 2133-AB74 and 2133-AB75. The agency has
decided that it would be more efficient to merge both efforts under
one; this action is merged with RIN 2133-AB74.
Timetable:

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Merged With RIN 2133-AB74........... 12/21/11 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Christine Gurland, Department of Transportation,
Maritime Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC
20590, Phone: 202 366-5157, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 2133-AB75

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