Action
Year 2000 (Y2K) enforcement policy advisory notice.
Summary
Because many elements of the nation's transportation system rely on computers, computerized equipment, and electronic databases, the year 2000 may see potential problems and disruptions that could have an adverse impact on transportation safety or result in unnecessary delays and additional costs. RSPA believes that most, if not all, of these potential problems and disruptions may be avoided by taking relatively simple steps to determine whether currently operating computer systems will misinterpret the year ``00'' as 1900, rather than 2000. The purpose of this notice is to advise persons performing functions subject to the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) that RSPA does not intend to reduce civil penalties for violations of the HMR or withdraw notices of probable violation, unless the responsible party is able to demonstrate a timely and appropriate level of effort to identify and prevent such occurrences. This notice also provides information on Y2K resources.