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CHEMISTRY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF CANADA Ontario Leadership Group Meetings September 2014 TDG and Rail Issues Update.

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1 CHEMISTRY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF CANADA Ontario Leadership Group Meetings September 2014 TDG and Rail Issues Update

2 CHEMISTRY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF CANADA Policy agenda Tank car standards Liability and compensation TDG Classification and testing Emergency response and information sharing Canada Transportation Act Review

3 CHEMISTRY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF CANADA Tank car standards Regulations published in the Canada Gazette (January 2014) codifying 2011 CPC 1232 standard for new rail car builds (TP14877) PD 34 removing older DOT 111s meeting certain criteria from service as of May 22, 2014 Proposed new TC 140 specification tank cars and DOT III Tank Car Retrofit Requirements for flammable materials

4 CHEMISTRY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF CANADA Tank car standards CIAC Comments on Proposed TC 140 Standard and Retrofit Requirements Focus on crude oil and unit trains Conduct a complete assessment of the capacity of rail car supply industry to meet current and future needs Align standards and retrofit schedules with the US

5 CHEMISTRY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF CANADA Liability and Compensation Fiona Cook, Leading Process for CIAC Transport Canada (TC) new liability and compensation regime for rail –looking at shipper funded compensation scheme that would initially cover crude oil and possibly toxic by inhalation products CIAC Submission

6 CHEMISTRY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF CANADA Classification, ER & Information Protective Direction (PD) 31 for crude oil classification and testing PD 32 requiring railways to provide information to municipalities on the transportation of dangerous goods (TDG) PD 33 requiring ERAPs for flammables notably crude oil and ethanol New regulations requiring proof of classification and testing

7 CHEMISTRY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF CANADA Classification, ER & Information ER Taskforce Secretariat Established  Incident Management Subgroup  Emergency Response Subgroup  Next meeting of the GPAC Nov. 19, 2014 - Ottawa  MACTDG Meeting Nov. 18, 2014 – Ottawa  Rail Committee Meeting Nov. 13 or 14 - Teleconference

8 CHEMISTRY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF CANADA Canada Transportation Act Statutory review kicked off one year ahead of schedule Key legislation for competitive access issues Opportunity to address level of service and rate issues


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