Federal Register - "Risk Reduction Program"

Title: Risk Reduction Program Source: Federal Register Data/Action: Transportation Department (Final Rule) Date: 2/18/2020 Text Preview: ...under the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or workplace safety hazards that would fall under... ...programs as models for RRP, such as the United States Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Risk Management Program, the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st... ...EPA jurisdiction. To address AAR/ASLRRA's concern regarding EPA's jurisdiction, FRA changed paragraph (d) in the final rule to add the first sentence plainly stating that an RRP is not required to address hazards completely unrelated to railroad safety and that fall under the exclusive jurisdiction of another Federal agency. The purpose of this language is to incorporate the NPRM's explanation that an RRP should not address hazards that fall exclusively under the jurisdiction of another Federal agency, such as EPA...