Action
Deferral of decision on petitions for reconsideration of interim final rule; notice of meeting.
Summary
RSPA is deferring action on a decision with respect to two petitions for reconsideration of the interim final rule issued in RSPA Docket HM-225 on February 19, 1997, regarding cargo tank motor vehicles in liquefied compressed gas service, until the agency issues a final rule in that docket. Specifically, the petitions for reconsideration raise issues identical to those raised by commenters to the interim final rule. RSPA is deferring action on the petitions for reconsideration in order to avoid prejudging issues that are more appropriate for resolution in the final rule. RSPA will address the issues raised by petitioners and commenters in a final rule, which it intends to issue prior to August 15, 1997, the expiration date of the interim final rule. RSPA is also holding a public meeting on June 23, 1997, in Washington, DC, at the request of several interested parties, to discuss the interim final rule requirements and long-term solutions to the cargo tank emergency discharge control system issue.