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1 Executive Summary As the domestic production of natural gas and demand from export markets has grown over the past decade, so too has demand for producing and transporting liquefied natural gas (LNG)
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2 PREPARING FOR LNG BY RAIL TANK CAR On the basis of this review, the committee finds that LNG has a long history of safe transportation in other modes and that PHMSA, FRA, and industry have started to take precautions to ensure the safe transportation of LNG by rail tank car. However, more than 18 months after PHMSA's authorization of these movements little has changed with regard to the shipment of LNG by rail, and there remains a great deal of uncertainty about how much LNG will be transported, when, and over which routes.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3 transportation by tank car, the many preoperational aspects of this safety assurance initiative (e.g., the development of emergency response guidance) would need to commence well in advance of when those plans are executed.
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