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Background
Under the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008, as amended by the Positive Train Control Enforcement and Implementation Act of 2015 (PTCEI Act), Congress requires Class I railroads and entities providing regularly scheduled intercity or commuter rail passenger...
The Fiscal Year 2016 Senate Committee Report 114-75 directs DOT “to transmit an annual report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations describing how the IPIC has reduced aggregate time for Federal permitting and review of infrastructure projects government-wide.” This report...
IPIC Annual Report to Congress (2017)
Prepared for the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, this report outlines Infrastructure Permitting Improvement Center (IPIC) activities since the center's inception in December 2015, including implementation of reforms meant to...
Approval decision for granting Kris Kringle, doing business as "Santa Claus, " special operating authority for the night of December 24-25, 2017
The Oil Spill Response Plan (OSRP) Program was developed in response to legislative authority in the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, PL 101-380 (OPA 90), which requires operators have response plans in order to handle, store, or transport oil. PHMSA’s Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS) is responsible...