S-2:
Assist in the development of rail route “safe haven” criteria.
Serves to ensure safe and secure transportation of the shipment by identifying “safe haven” criteria and locations along the designated rail route, should they be needed.
At least 90 days prior to each shipment the FRA will:
! coordinate and assist the DOE, offeror, rail management, railroad police, State, local and tribal law enforcement and emergency response agency representatives, etc., in developing criteria and identifying locations for “safe havens” along the designated route.
MISCELLANEOUS (MIS)
MIS-1: Continue to promote participation in the FRA State Participation Program for non-participatory states, encourage expanded participation for those states who currently participate at a minimum level, and use the current inspectors in each state affected by the designated route where possible to achieve implementation of other SCOP items, as applicable. Serves to verify the safe and routine transportation by increasing the number of existing FRA inspection personnel. This will also enable the various states through which the trains will move to play a more active role in supporting compliance inspections. ! encourage states who want to be actively involved in inspection activities associated with the shipments to do so by participating in the program; ! provide information and guidance on the FRA State Participation Program to the appropriate Governor’s representatives, as needed, based on an assessment of the current level of participation of the affected states along the designated route; ! coordinate with and utilize to the extent possible, the existing cadre of FRA certified state inspectors in those states affected by the designated route. MIS-2: Assign a high priority to complaints concerning the designated route and ensure that a timely compliance check is conducted to resolve the complaints prior to shipment. The FRA will:
Provides FRA with a method to ensure that any potential problems involving the designated routes will be resolved.
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