The Surface Transportation Board (Board) is updating its regulations to reflect certain statutory changes enacted in the Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2015...
The Surface Transportation Board (Board) is updating its regulations to reflect certain statutory changes enacted in the Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2015 and to replace certain obsolete or incorrect references in the regulations.
DATES:
This rule is effective May 2, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sarah Fancher: (202) 245-0355. Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) for the hearing impaired: (800) 877-8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
In this decision, the Board is revising, correcting, and updating its regulations in 49 CFR ch. X. Some of these revisions are necessitated by changes made by the Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2015, Public Law 114-110, 129 Stat. 2228 (2015) (STB Reauthorization Act).
This decision makes the following changes to the Board's regulations:
corrects references to United States Code or Code of Federal Regulations sections that have been moved [1]
or are otherwise incorrect (
e.g.,49 CFR 1244.9(d)(2), 1103.3(c)(2));
revises URL references to reflect the Board's new website [2]
(
e.g.,49 CFR 1001.1(d));
revises the Board's regulations to reflect that the STB Reauthorization Act sec. 4 expanded the Board from three members to five members (49 CFR 1011.3); and
corrects an omitted subheading (49 CFR pt. 1248).
( printed page 15076)
Because these revisions are not substantive and/or relate to rules of agency organization, procedure, or practice, the Board finds good cause that notice and comment under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) are unnecessary. 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(A) & (B).
The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), as amended by the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, 5 U.S.C. 601-612, generally requires an agency to prepare a regulatory flexibility analysis of any rule subject to notice and comment rulemaking requirements, unless the agency certifies that the rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. Because the Board has determined that notice and comment are not required under the APA for this rulemaking, the requirements of the RFA do not apply.
These final rules do not contain a new or amended information collection requirement subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3521.
(3) In the Chairman's absence, the Vice Chairman is acting Chairman, and has the authority and responsibilities of the Chairman. In the Vice Chairman's absence, the Chairman, if present, has the authority and responsibilities of the Vice Chairman. In the absence of both the Chairman and the Vice Chairman, the Board may temporarily designate one of its members to act as Chairman and to have the authority and responsibilities of the Chairman and Vice Chairman.
For information regarding the names and addresses of the agencies to be contacted, interested parties may contact the Board's Office of Environmental Analysis.
30. In the appendix to § 1105.12, in the Sample Local Newspaper Notice for Petitions for Abandonment Exemptions, remove the reference to “SEA” wherever it appears and add in its place “OEA”.
PART 1106—PROCEDURES FOR SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD CONSIDERATION OF SAFETY INTEGRATION PLANS IN CASES INVOLVING RAILROAD CONSOLIDATIONS, MERGERS, AND ACQUISITIONS OF CONTROL
31. Revise the authority citation for part 1106 to read as follows:
57. In § 1152.20(a)(2)(vii), remove the reference to “Military Traffic Management Command” and add in its place “Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command”.
58. In § 1152.21, remove the reference to “Section of Environmental Analysis” wherever it appears and add in its place “Office of Environmental Analysis”.
59. In § 1152.22(i), remove the reference to “Section of Environmental Analysis” wherever it appears and add in its place “Office of Environmental Analysis”.
60. In § 1152.50(d)(1)(ii), remove the reference to “Military Traffic Management Command” and add in its place “Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command”.
61. In § 1152.60(c), remove the reference to “Section of Environmental Analysis” wherever it appears and add in its place “Office of Environmental Analysis”.
PART 1155—SOLID WASTE RAIL TRANSFER FACILITIES
62. Revise the authority citation for part 1155 to read as follows:
(ii) The Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation (Office of Chief Counsel, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
70. In § 1182.2(a)(11), remove “ 21 U.S.C. 853a” and add in its place “21 U.S.C. 862”. (a)(2), remove “Chief, Lic. & Ins. Div., U.S.D.O.T. Office of Motor Carriers-HIA 30, 400 Virginia Ave. SW, Ste. 600, Washington, DC 20004” and add in its place “Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Office of Registration & Safety Information, Chief, Registration, Licensing & Insurance Division, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, Mail Stop W65-331, Washington, DC 20590”.
71. In § 1182.3(a)(2), remove “Chief, Lic. & Ins. Div., U.S.D.O.T. Office of Motor Carriers-HIA 30, 400 Virginia Ave. SW, Ste. 600, Washington, DC 20004” and add in its place “Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Office of Registration & Safety Information, Chief, Registration, Licensing & Insurance Division, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, Mail Stop W65-331, Washington, DC 20590”.
72. In § 1182.8(f), remove “Office of Motor Carriers of the U.S. Department of Transportation” and add in its place “Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration”.
PART 1184—MOTOR CARRIER POOLING OPERATIONS
73. Revise the authority citation for part 1184 to read as follows:
i. Remove the reference to “Military Traffic Management Command (MTMC)” and add in its place “Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC)”.
ii. Remove the reference to “MTMC's” and add in its place “SDDC's”.
PART 1245—CLASSIFICATION OF RAILROAD EMPLOYEES; REPORTS OF SERVICE AND COMPENSATION
82. Revise the authority citation for part 1245 to read as follows:
PART 1312—REGULATIONS FOR THE PUBLICATION, POSTING AND FILING OF TARIFFS FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF PROPERTY BY OR WITH A WATER CARRIER IN NONCONTIGUOUS DOMESTIC TRADE
91. Revise the authority citation for part 1312 to read as follows:
1.
The STB Reauthorization Act revised parts of the United States Code, including re-designating Chapter 7 of Title 49 of the Code as Chapter 13. STB Reauthorization Act sec. 3.
2.
As a result of the STB Reauthorization Act, the Board is no longer administratively housed in the Department of Transportation; therefore, the Board changed its website from “
www.stb.dot.gov”
to “
www.stb.gov.”
Use this for formal legal and research references to the published document.
83 FR 15075
Web Citation
Suggested Web Citation
Use this when citing the archival web version of the document.
“Updating the Code of Federal Regulations,” thefederalregister.org (April 9, 2018), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2018-06657/updating-the-code-of-federal-regulations.