Sec. 7308. MODIFICATION REPORTING
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## SEC. 7308 MODIFICATION REPORTING **[**[49 U.S.C. 20155 note](/us/usc/t49/s20155)**]** ###
(a)In general Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall implement a reporting requirement to monitor industry-wide progress toward modifying rail tank cars used to transport Class 3 flammable liquids by the applicable deadlines established in section 7304. ###
(b)Tank Car Data The Secretary shall collect data from shippers and rail tank car owners on— ####
(1)the total number of tank cars modified to meet the DOT-117R specification, or equivalent, specifying— #####
(A)the type or specification of each tank car before it was modified, including non-jacketed DOT-111, jacketed DOT-111, non-jacketed DOT-111 meeting the CPC-1232 standard, or jacketed DOT-111 meeting the CPC-1232 standard; and #####
(B)the identification number of each Class 3 flammable liquid carried by each tank car in the past year; ####
(2)the total number of tank cars built to meet the DOT-117 specification, or equivalent; and ####
(3)the total number of tank cars used or likely to be used to transport Class 3 flammable liquids that have not been modified, specifying— #####
(A)the type or specification of each tank car not modified, including the non-jacketed DOT-111, jacketed DOT-111, non-jacketed DOT-111 meeting the CPC-1232 standard, or jacketed DOT-111 meeting the CPC-1232 standard; and #####
(B)the identification number of each Class 3 flammable liquid carried by each tank car in the past year. ###
(c)Tank Car Shop Data The Secretary shall conduct a survey of tank car facilities modifying tank cars to the DOT-117R specification, or equivalent, or building new tank cars to the DOT-117 specification, or equivalent, to generate statistically- valid estimates of the anticipated number of tank cars those facilities expect to modify to DOT-117R specification, or equivalent, or build to the DOT-117 specification, or equivalent. ###
(d)Frequency The Secretary shall collect the data under subsection
(b)and conduct the survey under subsection
(c)annually until May 1, 2029. ###
(e)Information Protections ####
(1)In general The Secretary shall only report data in industry-wide totals and shall treat company-specific information as confidential business information. ####
(2)Level of confidentiality The Secretary shall ensure the data collected under subsection
(b)and the survey data under subsection
(c)have the same level of confidentiality as required by section 3572 of title 44, United States Code, as administered by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. ####
(3)Designee The Secretary may— #####
(A)designate the Director of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics to collect data under subsection
(b)and the survey data under subsection (c); and #####
(B)direct the Director to ensure the confidentially of company-specific information to the maximum extent permitted by law. ###
(f)Report Each year, not later than 60 days after the date that both the collection of the data under subsection
(b)and the survey under subsection
(c)are complete, the Secretary shall submit a written report on the aggregate results, without company-specific information, to— ####
(1)the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and ####
(2)the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives. ###
(g)Definition of Class 3 Flammable Liquid In this section, the term “Class 3 flammable liquid” has the meaning given the term flammable liquid in section 173.120 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.
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