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1999

REAUTHORIZATION OF THE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM

(106–4)

HEARING

BEFORE THE

SUBCOMMITTEE ON

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC BUILDINGS, HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AND PIPELINE SAFETY

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON

TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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ONE HUNDRED SIXTH CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

FEBRUARY 10, 1999

Printed for the use of the

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE

BUD SHUSTER, Pennsylvania, Chairman

DON YOUNG, Alaska
THOMAS E. PETRI, Wisconsin
SHERWOOD L. BOEHLERT, New York
HERBERT H. BATEMAN, Virginia
HOWARD COBLE, North Carolina
JOHN J. DUNCAN, JR., Tennessee
THOMAS W. EWING, Illinois
WAYNE T. GILCHREST, Maryland
STEPHEN HORN, California
BOB FRANKS, New Jersey
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JOHN L. MICA, Florida
JACK QUINN, New York
TILLIE K. FOWLER, Florida
VERNON J. EHLERS, Michigan
SPENCER BACHUS, Alabama
STEVEN C. LATOURETTE, Ohio
SUE W. KELLY, New York
RAY LAHOOD, Illinois
RICHARD H. BAKER, Louisiana
CHARLES F. BASS, New Hampshire
ROBERT W. NEY, Ohio
JACK METCALF, Washington
EDWARD A. PEASE, Indiana
ASA HUTCHINSON, Arkansas
MERRILL COOK, Utah
JOHN COOKSEY, Lousiana
JOHN R. THUNE, South Dakota
FRANK A. LOBIONDO, New Jersey
JERRY MORAN, Kansas
JOHN T. DOOLITTLE, California
LEE TERRY, Nebraska
DON SHERWOOD, Pennsylvania
GARY G. MILLER, California
JOHN E. SWEENEY, New York
JIM DEMINT, South Carolina
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DOUG BEREUTER, Nebraska
STEVEN T. KUYKENDALL, California
MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, Idaho
JOHNNY ISAKSON, GA
DAVID VITTER, Louisiana

JAMES L. OBERSTAR, Minnesota
NICK J. RAHALL II, West Virginia
ROBERT A. BORSKI, Pennsylvania
WILLIAM O. LIPINSKI, Illinois
ROBERT E. WISE, JR., West Virginia
JAMES A. TRAFICANT, JR., Ohio
PETER A. DEFAZIO, Oregon
BOB CLEMENT, Tennessee
JERRY F. COSTELLO, Illinois
ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, District of Columbia
JERROLD NADLER, New York
PAT DANNER, Missouri
ROBERT MENENDEZ, New Jersey
CORRINE BROWN, Florida
JAMES A. BARCIA, Michigan
BOB FILNER, California
EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas
FRANK MASCARA, Pennsylvania
GENE TAYLOR, Mississippi
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JUANITA MILLENDER-MCDONALD, California
ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland
EARL BLUMENAUER, Oregon
MAX SANDLIN, Texas
ELLEN O. TAUSCHER, California
BILL PASCRELL, JR., New Jersey
LEONARD L. BOSWELL, Iowa
JAMES P. MCGOVERN, Massachusetts
TIM HOLDEN, Pennsylvania
NICK LAMPSON, Texas
JOHN ELIAS BALDACCI, Maine
MARION BERRY, Arkansas
RONNIE SHOWS, Mississippi
BRIAN BAIRD, Washington
SHELLEY BERKLEY, Nevada

Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, Hazardous Materials and Pipeline Safety

BOB FRANKS, New Jersey, Chairman
JOHN COOKSEY, Louisiana, Vice Chairman
THOMAS W. EWING, Illinois
STEVEN C. LaTOURETTE, Ohio
BUD SHUSTER, Pennsylvania
  (Ex Officio)

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ROBERT E. WISE,Jr., West Virginia
ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, District of Columbia
RONNIE SHOWS, Mississippi
JAMES L. OBERSTAR, Minnesota
  (Ex Officio)

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CONTENTS
TESTIMONY
    Blake, Chuck, Director of Emergency Services, Mason County, West Virginia

    Coyner, Kelley S., Administrator, Research and Special Programs Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, accompanied by Alan I. Roberts, Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety, U.S. Department of Transportation

    Crane, Clinton, President, Reel-Strong Fuel Co., on behalf of the Petroleum Marketers Association of America

    Dettmann, Charles E., Executive Vice President, Association of American Railroads

    Everitt, R. Dale, Vice President, Operation Respond Institute, Inc.
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     Fife, Jim, Chairman of the West Virginia State Fire Commission

    Hilton, Cynthia, Executive Director, Association of Waste Hazardous Materials Transporters, also on behalf of the American Trucking Associations and the National Tank Truck Carriers, Inc.

    Inclima, Rick, Director of Education and Safety, Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes, on behalf of the Rail Labor Division, Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO

    Nesbitt, Frederick H., Director of Governmental Affairs, International Association of Fire Fighters

    Pascrell, Hon. Bill, Jr., a Representative in Congress from New Jersey

    Speight, Randy, Managing Director, Distribution, Chemical Manufacturers Association

    Trobec, Jean, Government Relations Director, Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical Association

    Wallace, Jerry, General Manager, Swim Chem, on behalf of the National Association of Gas Chlorinators

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    Wort, Larry, Chief, Bureau of Safety Programs, Division of Traffic Safety, Illinois Department of Transportation

    Wytkind, Edward, Executive Director, Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO

PREPARED STATEMENTS SUBMITTED BY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
    Oberstar, James L., of Minnesota
    Pascrell, Bill, Jr., of New Jersey

PREPARED STATEMENTS SUBMITTED BY WITNESSES

    Blake, Chuck

    Coyner, Kelley S.

    Crane, Clinton

    Dettmann, Charel E.

    Everitt, R. Dale

    Hilton, Cynthia

    Inclima, Rick
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    Nesbitt, Frederick H.

    Speight, Randy

    Trobec, Jean

    Wallace, Jerry

    Wort, Larry

    Wytkind, Edward

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SUBMISSIONS FOR THE RECORD

    Hilton, Cynthia, Executive Director, Association of Waste Hazardous Materials Transporters, also on behalf of the American Trucking Associations and the National Tank Truck Carriers, Inc., supplemental statement

    Inclima, Rick, Director of Education and Safety, Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes, on behalf of the Rail Labor Division, Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO:

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Rail Labors' Hazmat Training Program Mission Statement

Evaluation of the 4-day Hazmat Training for Railway Workers, 1991-1994

Evaluation of the 4-day Hazmat Training for Railway Workers, Responses of Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes, 1991-1994

Railway Workers' Peer Training Program, Executive Summary

Positive (workplace) Changes from the 4-day Hazmat Training for Rail Workers, Interviews

What Railroad Workers Say about Union-Supported HAZMAT Course, excerpts from interviews conducted December 1998-January 1999

Hazardous Materials Training, Student Study Guide, Transportation/Communications International Union(Brotherhood Railway Carmen Divion), Union Pacific Railroad, and the George Meany Center for Labor Studies, January 1998

    Nesbitt, Frederick H., Director of Governmental Affairs, International Association of Fire Fighters, statement, International Association of Fire Chiefs

    Wallace, Jerry, General Manager, Swim Chem, on behalf of the National Association of Gas Chlorinators, Chlorine Distribution Risk Analysis, Mark Lepofsky, Vice President, Product Development, Abkowitz and Associates, Inc., February 3, 1997

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ADDITIONS TO THE RECORD

    Public Service Commission of West Virginia, Charlotte R. Lane, Chairman, statement

    International Warehouse Logistics Association, statement

    Petroleum Transportation and Storage Association, Mark S. Morgan Esq., Executive Director, statement

    International Brotherhood of Teamsters, statement

    State of New Jersey, Department of Law and Public Safety, Office of the Attorney General, letters

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