Oil & Gas Journal: The US Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration rescinded a requirement for unit trains carrying crude oil and other flammable substances to use electronically controlled pneumatic (ECP) braking systems. The US Department of Transportation agency said it based its Sept. 24 action on a regulatory impact analysis (RIA) that found the requirement’s expected costs would be more than its expected benefits.
Railroads still will be free to use ECP brakes on their unit trains, it emphasized.
The most significant government policy, business, and technology news and analysis delivered to your inbox.
Subscribe Nowi360Gov is an intelligent network of websites and e-newsletters that provides government business, policy and technology leaders with a single destination for the most important news and analysis regarding their agency strategies and initiatives.
Telephone: 202.760.2280
Toll Free: 855.i360.Gov
Fax: 202.697.5045
The most significant government policy, business, and technology news and analysis delivered to your inbox.
Subscribe Now