Hazardous Materials Transportation: Independent Safety Board Act Amendments : Joint Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Aviation and the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation of the Committee on Public Works and Transportation, House of Representatives, Ninety-fifth Congress, Second Session, on H.R. 11871 and H.R. 11872 ... H.R. 12106 ... April 19 and 20, 1978U.S. Government Printing Office, 1978 - 160 pages |
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Page 85 - Federal preemption in order to preclude a multiplicity of State and local regulations and the potential for varying, as well as conflicting, regulations in the area of hazardous materials transportation.
Page 100 - AT A MEETING OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH OF THE DEPARTMENT OF Health held January 15.
Page 101 - Unless there is no practicable alternative, a motor vehicle which contains hazardous materials must be operated over routes which do not go through or near heavily populated areas, places where crowds are assembled, tunnels, narrow streets, or alleys. Operating convenience is not a basis for determining whether it is practicable to operate a motor vehicle in accordance with this paragraph.
Page 54 - Mr. Chairman and members of the subcommittees, I am pleased to be here this morning to present to you the views of the Civil Service Commission on the proposed Manpower Services Act of 1966.
Page 59 - Transportation personnel participate actively with the United Nations Economic and Social Council's Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods in developing international standards for identifying hazardous materials and communicating their hazards.
Page 85 - ... that do comply." Another point supporting the DOT position on use of both tests to ascertain the occurrence of preemption under Section 112 arises from the purposes of Section 112(b). Under paragraph (b) , preemption of a State requirement is waived if the State demonstrates to the Secretary that its requirement meets two additional tests: the State requirement must provide a level of safety at least equal to that provided by Federal requirements under the HMTA, and must not unduly burden commerce....
Page 100 - Certificate of Emergency Transport for the transport or the bringing into this City of specified large quantities of plutonium, enriched uranium, and other actinides and spent reactor fuel elements which would present a great hazard to public health in this densely and highly populated City. It is intended that such Certificate will be issued for the most compelling reasons involving urgent public policy or national security interests transcending public health and safety concerns and that economic...
Page 100 - Any of the actinides (ie, elements with atomic number 89 or greater) the activity of which exceeds 20 curies ; (4) Spent reactor fuel elements or mixed fission products associated with such spent fuel elements the activity of which exceeds 20 curies ; or (5) Any quantity of radioactive material specified as a "Large Quantity" by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in 10 CFR Part 71, entitled "Packaging of Radioactive Material for Transport.
Page 53 - State, or (B) which affects trade, traffic, commerce, or transportation described in clause (A); (2) "hazardous material" means a substance or material in a quantity and form which may pose an unreasonable risk to health and safety or property when transported in commerce...
Page 97 - MOU is still effective despite the separation of the AEC into the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Energy Research and Development Administration, and the letter's incorporation into DOE.