Sentences with phrase «oil spill response plans»

-- Create an independent review process for pipeline companies» oil spill response plans for diluted bitumen, and make the documents open to public comment.

The rule would expand the comprehensive oil spill response plan requirements under the Clean Water Act to certain HHFT trains based on the amount of crude oil being transported.

The proposed rule would update and clarify the comprehensive oil spill response plan requirements for certain trains, and would require railroads to share information with state and tribal emergency response commissions to improve community preparedness for potential accidents.

about PHMSA Proposes New Safety Oil Spill Response Plans and Information Sharing for High - Hazard Flammable Trains

For petroleum oil trains subject to the Comprehensive Oil Spill Response Plan under 49 CFR part 130, the contact information for the qualified individuals and description of response zones must also be provided to state and tribal emergency response commissions, or other appropriate state - delegated entities.

Those filing the lawsuit today blasted Shell for what they perceived as a pathetic oil spill response plan, and the Obama administration for acquiescing to the big oil company.

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), in coordination with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), today announced proposed regulations for Oil Spill Response Plans and Information Sharing for High - Hazard Flammable Trains (HHFTs) to improve oil spill response readiness and mitigate effects of rail incidents involving petroleum oil.

With the Gulf Spill of 2010, fundamental flaws in offshore energy permitting were also brought to light, in addition to the inadequacies of oil spill response plans.

The bill, which will come up for a vote this week, «increases the burdens and requirements and hurdles» for drilling companies by requiring a third - party review of all oil spill response plans, Mr. Vitter said in a floor statement.

For example, the Department of the Interior reviews exploration plans and oil spill response plans, the Environmental Protection Agency reviews water pollution plans, and, until recently, air pollution plans, and the National Marine Fisheries Service reviews how activities will affect marine mammals like whales and seals.

Shell still must receive permits for individual wells, a hurdle that hinges on the company's oil spill response plan and the certification of its containment system, which is designed to capture flowing liquid hydrocarbons in the event of a loss of well control.