Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 37 / Tuesday, February 25, 2014 / Proposed Rules 10461 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, 

Agricultural commodities, Feed 

additives, Food additives, Pesticides 

and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

Dated: February 12, 2014. 

Daniel J. Rosenblatt, 

Acting Director, Registration Division, Office 

of Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2014–03861 Filed 2–24–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System 

48 CFR Chapter 2 

[Docket No. DARS–2014–0012] 

Review of Statutory and Regulatory 

Requirements 

AGENCY: DARS, Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Notice of extension of public 

comment period. 

SUMMARY: The Defense Procurement and 

Acquisition Policy (DPAP) gives notice 

that the comment period announced in 

the February 12, 2014 (79 FR 8402) 

notice of request for public comments 

on DPAP’s review of statutory and 

regulatory requirements, will be 

extended an additional 40 days until 

April 23, 2014. DPAP is currently 

conducting an assessment to identify 

impacts experienced by industry 

resulting from contracting statutes. 

DATES: Submit written comments to the 

address shown below on or before April 

23, 2014. Comments received will be 

considered by DoD in the formation of 

a recommendation to the Secretary of 

Defense if a revision to the definition is 

necessary and appropriate. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments to: Mr. 

Michael Canales, Room 5E621, 3060 

Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 

20301–3060. Comments may also be 

submitted by fax at (703) 614–1254, or 

by email at michael.j.canales4.civ@

mail.mil. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Michael Canales, DPAP/CPIC, by 

telephone at (703) 695–8571, or by 

email at michael.j.canales4.civ@

mail.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of the assessment is to support 

an internal Department of Defense (DoD) 

effort to reduce compliance impacts that 

do not achieve the benefits intended by 

contracting statutes. As part of this 

assessment, DPAP would like to receive 

the views of interested parties 

identifying particular impacts 

associated with specific contracting 

statutes. There is an extensive body of 

law and regulation that govern the 

Department’s business. We are seeking 

to better understand the impact 

experienced by industry resulting from 

requirements based on statute. Our 

initial review identified approximately 

400 DFARS requirements based solely 

on statute. The Director, DPAP, is 

soliciting public input to identify 

particular impacts associated with 

specific contracting statutes, with 

reference to— 

• Particular impacts associated with 

specific contracting statutes; 

• Why the identified impact does not 

achieve the intended benefit of the 

identified legislation, or why the 

intended benefit is not helpful to the 

Department; and 

• Any recommendations for 

alternative approaches to achieve the 

intended benefit of the identified 

legislation. 

We are also interested in candidate 

DFARS and component supplements 

requirements that, although not based in 

statute, warrant similar consideration. 

Manuel Quinones, 

Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System. 

[FR Doc. 2014–04067 Filed 2–24–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration 

49 CFR Part 177 

[Docket Number PHMSA–2007–28119 (HM– 

247)] 

RIN 2137–AE37 

Hazardous Materials: Cargo Tank 

Motor Vehicle Loading and Unloading 

Operations 

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration 

(PHMSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Withdrawal of notice of 

proposed rulemaking (NPRM). 

SUMMARY: PHMSA is closing this 

rulemaking proceeding under this 

docket having reconsidered our 

proposal for additional regulations 

associated with cargo tank motor 

vehicle (CTMV) loading or unloading 

operations. This action is based on the 

findings of the regulatory assessment, 

comments to docket of this rulemaking, 

and completion of a supplementary 

policy analysis on how best to address 

the safety risks of bulk loading and 

unloading operations. As an alternative 

to new regulatory requirements, PHMSA 

will be issuing a guidance document to 

provide best practices for CTMV loading 

and unloading operations; and will be 

conducting research to better 

understand the wide range of human 

factors that contribute to hazardous 

materials incidents including those 

associated with CTMV loading and 

unloading operations. 

DATES: Effective February 25, 2014, the 

proposed rule published in the Federal 

Register on March 11, 2011 at 76 FR 

13313 is withdrawn. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dirk 

Der Kinderen, Office of Hazardous 

Materials Safety, Pipeline and 

Hazardous Materials Safety 

Administration, telephone (202–366– 

8553. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

II. Regulatory Assessment 

III. Comments on the NPRM 

A. Scope 

B. Risk Assessment 

C. Operating Procedures 

D. Training and Qualification 

E. Recordkeeping 

F. Compliance 

IV. Reconsideration of the NPRM 

A. Guidance 

B. Outreach Campaign 

C. Human Factors Study 

D. Memorandum of Understanding 

V. Conclusion 

I. Background 

On March 11, 2011, PHMSA 

published an NPRM under Docket 

PHMSA–2007–28119 (76 FR 13313) 

(HM–247) to amend the hazardous 

materials regulations (HMR; 49 CFR 

Parts 171–180) by requiring each person 

who engages in CTMV loading or 

unloading operations to perform a risk 

assessment of its loading and unloading 

operations and develop and implement 

safe operating procedures based upon 

the results of the risk assessment. 

PHMSA also proposed additional 

personnel training and qualification 

requirements for persons who perform 

these operations. 

In the NPRM, PHMSA discussed the 

safety problem associated with CTMV 

loading and unloading operations, 

including: 

• A summary of loading and 

unloading incident data; 

• National Transportation Safety 

Board (NTSB) and Chemical Safety 

Board (CSB) safety recommendations 

issued to PHMSA as a result of accident 


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