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Research Results Digest 1 December 2010 BACKGROUND The HMCRP is a cooperative research program sponsored by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) and administered by the Trans- portation Research Board. It is an industry- driven, applied research program that devel- ops near-term, practical solutions to improve the information used in managing risk asso- ciated with the transportation of hazardous materials. The program was authorized as a pilot program in the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) of 2005. The act specified that the program address nine topics: (1) Assessment of opportunities to inte- grate and supplement safety and security measures for hazardous materials transportation. (2) Data on predominant traffic and highway geometric characteristics in large-truck crashes for use in risk analysis. (3) Recommendations for development of conditional release probabili- ties for bulk containers involved in transportation accidents. (4) Development of correlations be- tween incident risks and conse- quences to aid in decision-making models. (5) Development of an environmental hazard assessment system for the transport of hazardous materials. (6) Recommendations for commer- cial transportation-incident and commodity-flow data collection and reporting. (7) Detailed information for conducting hazardous materials commodity- flow studies. (8) National hazardous materials emergency-response capability assessment. (9) Transportation emergency-response guidelines for hazardous materials. Program guidance is provided by a Technical Oversight Panel comprised of a representative cross section of haz- ardous materials stakeholders appointed by the Transportation Research Board. The HMCRP Technical Oversight Panel meets annually to formulate the research program by identifying the highest priority projects and defining funding levels and expected products. Research problem HAZARDOUS MATERIALS COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM: A STATUS REPORT This is a staff digest of the program and status of the Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program, which is administered by the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies. The program is managed by Crawford Jencks, Deputy Director, Cooperative Research Programs. Individual contract research projects are managed by William C. Rogers, Senior Program Officer. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM Sponsored by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
2statements recommending research needs for consid- eration by the Technical Oversight Panel are solicited annually, but may be submitted to TRB at any time. See HMCRP website at www.TRB.org/HMCRP. INTRODUCTION The safety, security, and environmental concerns associated with transportation of hazardous materials are growing in number and complexity. Hazardous materials are substances that are flammable, explo- sive, or toxic, or that, if released, produce effects that would threaten human safety, health, the environ- ment, or property. Hazardous materials are moved throughout the country by all modes of freight trans- portation, including pipelines, ships, trucks, trains, and airplanes. Hazardous shipments vary in size and type, from small parcels containing a few ounces of infectious or radioactive substances, to barges and railroad tank cars carrying tons of flammable, toxic, and corrosive materials. The freight transportation and chemical indus- tries, government regulatory and enforcement agen- cies at the federal and state levels, and local emer- gency planners and responders routinely share information, resources, and expertise. Nonetheless, a longstanding gap in the system for ensuring haz- ardous materials safety and security occurs in the con- duct of research. Industry organizations and govern- ment agencies have their own research programs to support their mission needs. Collaborative research to address shared problems takes place occasionally, but most occurs on an ad hoc basis. Acknowledging this gap, the U.S. DOT Office of Hazardous Materials Safety, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the Federal Railroad Administration, and the U.S. Coast Guard pooled their resources for a study. Under the auspices of TRB, the National Research Council appointed a committee to examine the feasibility of creating a cooperative research program for hazardous materials transporta- tion, similar in concept to the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) and the Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP). The committee concluded, in TRB Special Report 283: Cooperative Research for Hazardous Materials Transportation: Defining the Need, Converging on Solutions, that the need for cooperative research in this field is significant and growing and offered ideas on establishing an ongoing program of coop- erative research. Based in part on the findings of that report, the Congress authorized PHMSA to contract with the National Academy of Sciences to carry out the research discussed in TRB Special Report 283. THE HMCRP On September 1, 2006, PHMSA awarded a contract to the National Academies to initiate the HMCRP. The HMCRP is managed using procedures modeled after those used by TRB in managing the National Cooperative Highway Research Program and other cooperative research programs. TRB solic- its potential research problem statements from all par- ties. The HMCRP Technical Oversight Panel selects and prioritizes these research needs based on the funding available. Each selected project is assigned to a panel, appointed by TRB, which provides technical guidance and counsel throughout the life of the proj- ect. Heavy emphasis is placed on including members representing the intended users of the research prod- ucts. The panels prepare requests for proposals and select contractors, guide the projects, and review reports. Day-to-day program management is provided by HMCRP staff and includes the following tasks: ⢠Assisting the Technical Oversight Panel in identifying and prioritizing research needs; ⢠Appointing and coordinating expert technical panels to guide research projects; ⢠Developing and distributing Requests for Pro- posals (RFPs); ⢠Processing and evaluating proposals to select the best qualified research agencies; ⢠Executing contracts with the selected researchers; ⢠Guiding the research; ⢠Reviewing research reports; ⢠Publishing and disseminating research reports; and ⢠Promoting the application of research results.
3Table 1 HMCRP Technical Oversight Panel Chair Cheryl A. Burke Dow Chemical Company Member John C. Allen Consultant Member Michael S. Bronzini Consultant Member Timothy P. Butters City of Fairfax Fire Department Member Samuel S. Elkind United Parcel Service Member Robert E. Fronczak Association of American Railroads Member C.A. Lidicker CF Industries, Inc. Member Randolph Martin DuPont Company Member Eileen M. Phifer Michigan DOT Member William L. Reese Idaho State Police Member Thomas Richardson Seattle Fire Department Member Barbara Windsor Hahn Transportation Member Matt Woodruff Kirby Corporation Ex Officio Voting Paul Bomgardner Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Ex Officio Voting Charles H. Hochman Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Other Liaison Richard Bornhorst U.S. Coast Guard Other Liaison Bob Chipkevich National Transportation Safety Board Other Liaison Ronald J. Duych Bureau of Transportation Statistics Other Liaison George R. Famini Department of Homeland Security Other Liaison Francisco Gonzalez, III Federal Railroad Administration Other Liaison Scott Gorton Transportation Security Administration Other Liaison Bud Hunt Transportation Security Administration Other Liaison Craig Matthiessen Environmental Protection Agency Other Liaison Bill Schoonover Federal Railroad Administration Other Liaison Bill Wilkening Federal Aviation Administration Table 2 HMCRP Research Projects, FY 2006-2010* HM-01 Hazardous Materials Commodity Flow Data and Analysis (in production as HMCRP Report 3) HM-02 Hazardous Materials Transportation Incident Data for Root Cause Analysis (published as HMCRP Report 1) HM-03 A Guide for Assessing Emergency Response Needs and Capabilities for Hazardous Materials Releases HM-04 Emerging Technologies Applicable to Hazardous Materials Transportation Safety and Security (in production as HMCRP Report 4) HM-05 Evaluation of the Use of Electronic Shipping Papers for Hazardous Materials Shipments HM-06 Soil and Groundwater Impacts of Chemical Mixture Releases from Hazardous Materials Transportation Incidents (in production as HMCRP Report 2) HM-07 Accident Performance Data of Bulk Packages Used for Hazardous Materials Transportation HM-08 Consolidated Security Credential for Persons Who Transport Hazardous Materials HM-09 Dry Ice Limits on Aircraft HM-10 Current Hazardous Materials Transportation Research and Future Needs HM-11 Improving Local Community Recovery from Disastrous Hazardous Materials Transportation Incidents HM-12 Hazardous Materials Transport Risk Assessment: State of the Practice HM-13 Role of Human Factors in Preventing Cargo Tank Truck Rollovers * See the HMCRP website for project status at www.trb.org/CRP/HMCRP/HMCRP.asp
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