{"operation":"document","citation":"PHMSA Guidance, Hazardous Materials Commodity Flow Data and Analysis","title":"Hazardous Materials Commodity Flow Data and Analysis","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":null,"effective_on":null,"summary":"Hazardous Materials Commodity Flow Data and Analysis Document HM01-FR.pdf (4.38 MB) This report documents the research for Project HM-01: Hazardous Materials Commodity Flow Data and Analysis. The research objective was to identify information and practices supporting an update to the U.S. DOT's 1995 Guidance for Conducting Hazardous Materials Flow Surveys. A hazardous materials commodity flow survey (HMCFS) identifie","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-guidance-hazardous-materials-commodity-flow-data-and-analysis-c7d3558d.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-guidance-hazardous-materials-commodity-flow-data-and-analysis-c7d3558d.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-guidance-hazardous-materials-commodity-flow-data-and-analysis-c7d3558d","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/regulatory-compliance/phmsa-guidance/hazardous-materials-commodity-flow-data-and-analysis","body":"Hazardous Materials Commodity Flow Data and Analysis\n\nDocument\n\n HM01-FR.pdf (4.38 MB)\n\n        This report documents the research for Project HM-01: Hazardous Materials Commodity Flow Data and Analysis. The research objective was to identify information and practices supporting an update to the U.S. DOT's 1995 Guidance for Conducting Hazardous Materials Flow Surveys. A hazardous materials commodity flow survey (HMCFS) identifies the hazardous materials (HazMat) transported into, out of, within, and through a specified area.\n\n          Effective Date: Wednesday, December 1, 2010\n\n<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nProject No.\n_________\nCOPY NO._________\nHAZARDOUS MATERIALS COMMODITY FLOW DATA AND ANALYSIS\nFINAL PROJECT REPORT\nPrepared for\nHazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program\nTransportation Research Board\nof\nThe National Academies\nTRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD\nOF THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES\nPRIVILEGED DOCUMENT\nThis report, not released for publication, is\nfurnished only for review to members of or\nparticipants in the work of the CRP. This report is\nto be regarded as fully privileged, and\ndissemination of the information included herein\nmust be approved by the CRP.\nHazard Reduction and Recovery Center\nDepartment of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning\nTexas A&M University\nMultimodal Freight Programs\nTexas Transportation Institute\nand\nTransportation Operations Group\nTexas Transportation Institute\nTexas A&M University System\nCollege Station, Texas\nDecember 2010\ni\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nACKNOWLEDGMENT OF SPONSORSHIP\nThis work was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous\nMaterials Safety Administration and was conducted in the Hazardous Materials Cooperative\nResearch Program, which is administered by the Transportation Research Board of the National\nAcademies.\nDISCLAIMER\nThis is an uncorrected draft as submitted by the research agency. The opinions and conclusions\nexpressed or implied in the report are those of the research agency. They are not necessarily\nthose of the Transportation Research Board, the National Academies, the Federal Highway\nAdministration, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, or the\nindividual states participating in the National Cooperative Highway Research Program.\nii\n\n<<<PAGE 3>>>\n\nHAZARDOUS MATERIALS COMMODITY FLOW DATA AND ANALYSIS\nFINAL PROJECT REPORT\nPrepared for\nHazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program\nTransportation Research Board\nof\nThe National Academies\nGeorge O. Rogers, Ph.D.\nProfessor and Senior Fellow\nHazard Reduction and Recovery Center\nDepartment of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning\nTexas A&M University\nDavid H. Bierling\nAssociate Research Scientist\nTexas Transportation Institute\nAnnie Protopapas, Ph.D.\nAssociate Research Scientist\nTexas Transportation Institute\nDeborah Jasek\nAssociate Research Specialist\nTexas Transportation Institute\nJeffrey E. Warner\nAssociate Transportation Researcher\nTexas Transportation Institute\nand\nLeslie E. Olson\nAssociate Research Scientist\nTexas Transportation Institute\nTexas A&M University System\nCollege Station, Texas\nDecember 2010\niii\n\n<<<PAGE 4>>>\n\n\n\n<<<PAGE 5>>>\n\nTABLE OF CONTENTS\nPage\nLIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES .......................................................................................... xii\nACKNOWLEDGMENTS .......................................................................................................... xv\nABSTRACT ........................................................................................................................ xvi\nEXECUTIVE SUMMARY .......................................................................................................... 1\nES.1 PURPOSE .......................................................................................................................... 1\nES.2 THE HCMFS PROCESS ....................................................................................................... 1\nES.3 SELECT HMCFS LEADERSHIP, SET OBJECTIVES, AND DEFINE DATA REQUIREMENTS ...... 4\nES.5 COLLECT AND REVIEW BASELINE INFORMATION AND SCOPE HMCFS PROJECT ............ 4\nES.6 COLLECT AND REVIEW EXISTING HMCFS DATA ............................................................... 4\nES.7 COLLECT AND VALIDATE NEW HMCFS DATA ................................................................... 5\nES.8 ANALYZE AND DOCUMENT HMCFS DATA ....................................................................... 5\nES.9 IMPLEMENT HMCFS INFORMATION ................................................................................ 6\nES.10 SUPPORTING RESEARCH .................................................................................................. 7\nES.10.1 Literature Review ..................................................................................................... 7\nES.10.2 National Survey of LEPCs about HMCFS Practices ................................................... 7\nES.10.3 Case Studies .............................................................................................................. 9\nES.11 PROMISING PRACTICES .................................................................................................... 9\nES.12 SUMMARY ...................................................................................................................... 10\nES.13 IMPLEMENTATION ......................................................................................................... 11\nCHAPTER 1: BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT ............................................................. 12\n1.1 LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEES .............................................................. 12\n1.2 EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLANNING ............................................................................... 13\n1.3 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRANSPORTATION OVERVIEW ............................................. 13\n1.4 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS EMERGENCY PLANNING AND TRANSPORTATION\nGUIDANCE ................................................................................................................................. 17\n1.5 PROJECT HM-01 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS COMMODITY FLOW DATA AND ANALYSIS 18\n1.5.1 Hazardous Materials Commodity Flow Study Overview ........................................ 19\n1.5.2 The HMCFS Process ................................................................................................ 20\n1.5.3 Report Structure ..................................................................................................... 23\nCHAPTER 2: STATE OF HAZMAT CFS PRACTICES: SURVEY ............................... 24\n2.1 SURVEY TOPICS .............................................................................................................. 24\n2.2 SURVEY SAMPLE ............................................................................................................. 26\n2.3 FINDINGS AND APPLICATIONS – SURVEY RESULTS ....................................................... 27\n2.3.1 LEPC Descriptive Characteristics ............................................................................ 27\n2.3.1.1 Jurisdiction Population .................................................................................... 27\n2.3.1.2 HazMat Transport Characteristics ................................................................... 27\n2.3.1.3 Jurisdiction Business Sectors ........................................................................... 27\n2.3.1.4 LEPC Participation ............................................................................................ 28\n2.3.1.5 LEPC Activity .................................................................................................... 28\nv\n\n<<<PAGE 6>>>\n\n2.3.2 Hazardous Materials Commodity Flow Surveys ..................................................... 32\n2.3.2.1 HMCFS Activity ................................................................................................ 32\n2.3.2.2 HazMat Transport Risk Perception .................................................................. 35\n2.3.2.3 CFS Understanding .......................................................................................... 35\n2.3.2.4 CFS Participants ............................................................................................... 35\n2.3.2.5 CFS Guidance ................................................................................................... 35\n2.3.3 CFS Data Sources: Existing Data ............................................................................. 41\n2.3.3.1 HazMat CFS Exchange ...................................................................................... 41\n2.3.4 CFS Data Sources: New Data .................................................................................. 43\n2.3.4.1 Vehicle/Placard Counts ................................................................................... 43\n2.3.4.2 Shipping Manifests .......................................................................................... 46\n2.3.5 HazMat CFS Data Characteristics ........................................................................... 50\n2.3.5.1 HazMat Quantity Data ..................................................................................... 50\n2.3.5.2 HazMat Classification Data .............................................................................. 50\n2.3.5.3 Data Value and Usefulness .............................................................................. 50\n2.3.6 Data Challenges ...................................................................................................... 56\n2.3.7 Data Analysis .......................................................................................................... 56\n2.3.8 Outcomes, Implementation, and Tech Transfer .................................................... 60\n2.3.9 CFS Funding Sources ............................................................................................... 65\n2.3.10 Interaction with SERCs ........................................................................................... 69\n2.3.11 HazMat CFS Funding ............................................................................................... 69\n2.3.12 HMCFS Barriers ....................................................................................................... 73\n2.3.13 HazMat CFS Incentives ........................................................................................... 73\n2.3.14 ‘Bang-For-Your-Buck’ Practices .............................................................................. 73\n2.4 LEPC SURVEY CONCLUSIONS ......................................................................................... 78\n2.4.1 HazMat CFS Activity ................................................................................................ 78\n2.4.2 Expediency of Conducting HazMat CFS .................................................................. 78\n2.4.3 Nature of HazMat CFS Data .................................................................................... 79\n2.4.4 Validity of HazMat CFS Data ................................................................................... 79\n2.4.5 Implementation of HazMat CFS Data ..................................................................... 80\n2.4.6 Focus of HazMat CFS Efforts .................................................................................. 80\nCHAPTER 3: HMCFS CASE STUDIES ............................................................................. 81\n3.1 CASE STUDY 1 ................................................................................................................. 81\n3.1.1 Overview ................................................................................................................. 81\n3.1.2 Commodity Flow Survey ......................................................................................... 81\n3.2 CASE STUDY 2 ................................................................................................................. 83\n3.2.1 Overview ................................................................................................................. 83\n3.2.2 Commodity Flow Study .......................................................................................... 83\n3.3. CASE STUDY 3 ................................................................................................................. 84\n3.3.1 Overview ................................................................................................................. 84\n3.3.2 Commodity Flow Study .......................................................................................... 84\n3.4 CASE STUDY 4 ................................................................................................................. 86\nvi\n\n<<<PAGE 7>>>\n\n3.4.1 Overview ................................................................................................................. 86\n3.4.2 Commodity Flow Survey ......................................................................................... 86\n3.5 CASE STUDY 5 ................................................................................................................. 88\n3.5.1 Overview ................................................................................................................. 88\n3.5.2 Commodity Flow Survey ......................................................................................... 88\n3.6 CASE STUDY 6 ................................................................................................................. 90\n3.6.1 Overview ................................................................................................................. 90\n3.6.2 Commodity Flow Survey ......................................................................................... 90\n3.7 CASE STUDY 7 ................................................................................................................. 92\n3.7.1 Overview ................................................................................................................. 92\n3.7.2 Commodity Flow Survey ......................................................................................... 92\n3.8 CASE STUDY RECOMMENDATIONS ................................................................................ 94\nCHAPTER 4: HMCFS OBJECTIVES ................................................................................ 97\n4.1 AWARENESS ................................................................................................................... 97\n4.2 MINIMUM TRAINING SCENARIO DEFINITION ................................................................ 97\n4.3 MAXIMUM TRAINING SCENARIO DEFINITION ............................................................... 97\n4.4 EMERGENCY PLANNING ................................................................................................. 98\n4.5 COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING ......................................................................................... 98\n4.6 EQUIPMENT NEEDS ........................................................................................................ 98\n4.7 RESOURCE SCHEDULING ................................................................................................ 99\n4.8 ROUTE DESIGNATION .................................................................................................... 99\n4.9 LEGAL TAKINGS ............................................................................................................ 100\nCHAPTER 5: EXISTING HAZMAT TRANSPORT DATA SOURCES ....................... 101\n5.1 EXISTING DATA OVERVIEW .......................................................................................... 101\n5.2 LOCALLY OR INSTITUTIONALLY AVAILABLE DATA SOURCES ....................................... 101\n5.2.1 Prior HMCFS.......................................................................................................... 101\n5.2.2 Adjacent Jurisdiction/Common Corridor HMCFS ................................................. 102\n5.2.3 Local and State Agency Data ................................................................................ 102\n5.2.4 Information Maintained By Shippers, Receivers, And Facilities .......................... 102\n5.2.5 Information Maintained by Carriers .......................................................................... 104\n5.3.1.1 Roadway Carriers ........................................................................................... 104\n5.3.1.2 Railroad Carriers ............................................................................................ 104\n5.3.1.3 Pipeline Operators ......................................................................................... 105\n5.3.1.4 Waterway Operators ..................................................................................... 105\n5.3.1.5 Airlines ........................................................................................................... 106\n5.2.6 Proprietary Information ....................................................................................... 106\n5.2.7 TRADE ORGANIZATIONS, ENVIROMENTAL AND SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND\nACADEMIC JOURNALS ............................................................................................................. 107\n5.2.7.1 Trade Organizations ....................................................................................... 107\n5.2.7.2 Environmental and Social Organizations ....................................................... 107\n5.2.8 Academic Journals ................................................................................................ 107\n5.6 PRINT AND OTHER DATA SOURCES ............................................................................. 108\n5.4 ELECTRONIC DATA SOURCES ....................................................................................... 108\nvii\n\n<<<PAGE 8>>>\n\n5.4.1 Transportation Networks ..................................................................................... 112\n5.4.1.1 Roadways ....................................................................................................... 112\n5.4.1.2 Railways ......................................................................................................... 112\n5.4.1.3 Pipelines ......................................................................................................... 113\n5.4.1.4 Waterways ..................................................................................................... 113\n5.4.1.5 Airways .......................................................................................................... 113\n5.4.2 Commodity Movements ....................................................................................... 113\n5.4.3 System Information (Traffic) ................................................................................ 114\n5.4.4 Critical Facility and Population Locations ............................................................. 114\n5.4.5 Geographic and Environmental Characteristics ................................................... 115\n5.4.6 Incidents and Accidents ........................................................................................ 116\n5.4.6.1 Large Truck Incidents and Accidents ............................................................. 116\n5.4.7 Contact Information ............................................................................................. 118\n5.7 KNOWLEDGE GAPS ...................................................................................................... 118\n5.7.1 Existing Roadway Data Gaps ................................................................................ 118\n5.7.2 Existing Railway Data Gaps ................................................................................... 118\n5.7.3 Existing Pipeline Data Gaps .................................................................................. 121\n5.7.4 Existing Waterway Data Gaps .............................................................................. 121\n5.7.5 Existing Airway Data Gaps .................................................................................... 122\nCHAPTER 6: NEW HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRANSPORT DATA\nSOURCES ....................................................................................................................... 123\n6.1 THE NATURE OF NEW DATA ........................................................................................ 123\n6.2 INTERVIEWS ................................................................................................................. 123\n6.2.1 Interviews with HazMat Shippers, Receivers, and Carriers ................................. 124\n6.2.2 Interviews with Emergency Responders and Managers, and Other Key\nInformants ........................................................................................................................... 124\n6.3 FIELD DATA COLLECTION ............................................................................................. 125\n6.3.1 Data Collection Background ................................................................................. 125\n6.3.2 Selecting Count Locations .................................................................................... 127\n6.3.3 Determining Count Intervals ................................................................................ 128\n6.3.4 Scheduling Data Collection (Sampling) ................................................................ 128\n6.3.4.1 Convenience Sample Scheduling ................................................................... 131\n6.3.4.2 Representative Sample Scheduling ............................................................... 131\n6.3.4.3 Cluster Sample Scheduling ............................................................................ 132\n6.3.4.4 Stratified and Proportional Sample Scheduling ............................................ 133\n6.3.4.5 Random Samples ........................................................................................... 133\n6.3.4.6 Census ............................................................................................................ 134\n6.3.5 Determining Type of Traffic and HazMat Data to be Collected (Precision) ......... 134\n6.4 VEHICLE COUNTS ......................................................................................................... 136\n6.4.1 Commercial Vehicle Counts .................................................................................. 136\n6.4.2 Vehicle Types ........................................................................................................ 136\n6.4.2.1 Vehicle Types ................................................................................................. 136\n6.4.2.2 Vehicle Sizes................................................................................................... 137\nviii\n\n<<<PAGE 9>>>\n\n6.4.3 Vehicle Data Collection ........................................................................................ 137\n6.5 UN/NA PLACARD ID COUNTS ....................................................................................... 138\n6.5.1 Overview of UN/NA Placard ID Counts ................................................................ 138\n6.5.2 UN/NA Placard ID Information ............................................................................. 138\n6.5.3 UN/NA Placard ID Data Collection ....................................................................... 138\n6.6 COMBINED VEHICLE AND PLACARD COUNTS .............................................................. 139\n6.7 COMMODITY OR SHIPMENT ORIGIN/DESTINATION INFORMATION .......................... 140\n6.8 VALIDATE DATA ............................................................................................................ 140\nCHAPTER 7: ANALYZING DATA .................................................................................. 142\n7.1 HAZMAT COMMODITY FLOW ANALYSIS OVERVIEW ................................................... 142\n7.2 HAZMAT COMMODITY FLOW ANALYSIS FOR RAILWAYS, PIPELINES, WATERWAYS, AND\nAIRWAYS ................................................................................................................................. 143\n7.3 HAZMAT COMMODITY FLOW ANALYSIS FOR TRUCKS/ROADWAYS ............................ 146\n7.3.1 Existing Data from FAF Database or BTS Commodity Flow Survey ...................... 151\n7.3.2 Existing Data from HPMS Combined with Existing Data from VIUS or CFS .......... 152\n7.3.3 Total Truck Counts ................................................................................................ 153\n7.3.4 Truck Type Counts ................................................................................................ 154\n7.3.5 Placard Counts Combined with Total Truck Counts ............................................. 155\n7.3.6 UN/NA Placard ID Counts ..................................................................................... 156\n7.3.7 UN/NA Placard ID Counts Combined with Total Truck Counts ............................ 157\n7.3.8 Placard ID Counts Combined with Truck Type Counts ......................................... 159\n7.3.9 A Note on Statistical Analysis ............................................................................... 163\n7.3.10 Interviews with HazMat Shippers, Receivers, and Carriers ................................. 163\n7.3.11 Shipping Manifests (Origin/Destination) .............................................................. 163\n7.4 DOCUMENTING HMCFS DATA ..................................................................................... 164\n7.4.1 Identifying HazMat Flows ..................................................................................... 164\n7.4.2 Risk Estimation ..................................................................................................... 167\n7.4.3 Spatial Elements of Risk Estimation ..................................................................... 168\n7.4.4 Temporal Elements of Risk Estimation ................................................................. 168\n7.4.5 HazMat Incident/Accident Likelihoods ................................................................ 168\n7.4.6 Properties of HazMat Commodities ..................................................................... 171\n7.4.7 Potential Consequences of HazMat Releases ...................................................... 172\n7.4.8 Hotspots Analysis ....................................................................................................... 172\nCHAPTER 8 IMPLEMENTATION OF HMCFS INFORMATION ............................ 173\n8.1 REVIEW OBJECTIVES AND LIMITATIONS ...................................................................... 173\n8.2 DISSEMINATING AND COMMUNICATING HMCFS INFORMATION .............................. 175\n8.2.1 Dissemination ....................................................................................................... 175\n8.2.2 Communication .................................................................................................... 175\n8.3 APPLY HMCFS RESULTS TO OBJECTIVES ...................................................................... 176\n8.4 ARCHIVING THE HMCFS ............................................................................................... 178\n8.4.1 Local Archiving ...................................................................................................... 178\n8.4.2 Proposed Approach for a Centralized Directory .................................................. 178\n8.4.2.1. Directory of Hazmat CFS Information ........................................................... 179\n8.4.2.2. Repository of HazMat CFS Information ......................................................... 185\nix\n\n<<<PAGE 10>>>\n\n8.4.3 Management and Maintenance ........................................................................... 185\n8.4.3.1 Federal Management and Maintenance ....................................................... 185\n8.4.3.2 State Management and Maintenance ........................................................... 187\n8.4.3.3 Free Access (Independent; Local Posting) Management and Maintenance . 188\n8.5 REVISIONS AND UPDATES ............................................................................................ 189\nCHAPTER 9 DEVELOPING PROMISING PRACTICES ............................................ 191\n9.1 IDENTIFYING HMCFS OBJECTIVES ................................................................................ 192\n9.2 DEFINE LEVEL OF PROTECTION .................................................................................... 194\n9.2.1 Complete Protection ............................................................................................ 194\n9.2.2 Maximum Protection ............................................................................................ 194\n9.2.3 Reasonable Protection ......................................................................................... 194\n9.2.4 General Protection ............................................................................................... 195\n9.3 DEFINE SAMPLING AND PRECISION REQUIREMENTS .................................................. 197\n9.4 FUNDING AND SCHEDULING HMCFS EFFORTS ............................................................ 203\n9.5 DEFINE HMCFS PERSONNEL ROLES ............................................................................. 207\n9.6 UTILIZE EXISTING DATA SOURCES ................................................................................ 211\n9.7 EVALUATE POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES OF HAZMAT RELEASES ................................ 214\n9.8 COMMUNICATION WITH CRITICAL STAKE HOLDERS ................................................... 219\n9.9 DEMONSTRATING LOCAL RISK ..................................................................................... 221\nCHAPTER 10 UPDATING THE GUIDANCE FOR CONDUCTING HAZARDOUS\nMATERIALS FLOW SURVEYS ....................................................................................... 223\n10.1 HMCFS PRACTICE RECOMMENDATIONS ..................................................................... 224\n10.2 THE HMCFS PROCESS ................................................................................................... 225\n10.3 HMCFS LEADERSHIP, OBJECTIVES, AND DATA REQUIREMENTS ................................. 228\n10.4 BASELINE INFORMATION AND SCOPE ......................................................................... 230\n10.5 COLLECT AND REVIEW EXISTING DATA ....................................................................... 232\n10.6 COLLECT AND VALIDATE NEW DATA ........................................................................... 234\n10.7 ANALYSIS AND DOCUMENTATION ............................................................................... 236\n10.8 IMPLEMENTATION ....................................................................................................... 238\n10.9 CASE STUDIES ............................................................................................................... 238\n10.10 COMMODITY FLOW APPLICATION MODEL.................................................................. 238\nCHAPTER 11 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS COMMODITY FLOW RESEARCH\nNEEDS ....................................................................................................................... 240\n11.1 TEMPORAL VARIABILITY OF HAZARDOUS MATERIAL TRANSPORT ............................. 240\n11.2 PARTICIPATION IN LOCAL PROCESSES ......................................................................... 240\n11.3 VULNERABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH DIFFERENT MODES OF HAZMAT TRANSPORT . 241\n11.4 VALIDATION OF EXISTING ACCIDENT DATA ................................................................. 241\n11.5 TRACKING LEPC MEMBERS, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES AND LEADERSHIPS ................ 241\n11.6 MULTILEVEL COMMUNICATION, DATA COLLECTION AND ARCHIVING ...................... 242\n11.7 INTEGRATING THE HMCFS INTO COMMUNITY COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY\nPLANS ..................................................................................................................................... 242\nx\n\n<<<PAGE 11>>>\n\nREFERENCES ....................................................................................................................... 243\nAPPENDIX A HAZARDOUS MATERIALS PLACARDS ................................................. A-1\nAPPENDIX B SHIPPING DOCUMENTS AND PLACARD NUMBERS .......................... B-1\nAPPENDIX C LEPC SURVEY ON HMCFS PRACTICES ................................................ C-1\nAPPENDIX D ELECTRONIC DATA SOURCE DESCRIPTIONS ................................... D-1\nD.1 EXISTING ELECTRONIC DATABASE AND MAP SOURCE DESCRIPTIONS ........................ D-2\nD.2 EXISTING ELECTRONIC REPORT SOURCE DESCRIPTIONS ............................................ D-13\nAPPENDIX E 2002 VEHICLE INVENTORY AND USE SURVEY DATA ...................... E-1\nE.1 VEHICLE TYPES .............................................................................................................. E-1\nE.2 VEHICLE CONFIGURATIONS .......................................................................................... E-1\nAPPENDIX F SAMPLE RAILROAD DATA REQUEST FORM ....................................... F-1\nAPPENDIX G WATERWAY DATA ANALYSIS USING USACE COMMODITY AND\nHAZMAT CODES ............................................................................................................... G-1\nAPPENDIX H CDPS TRUCK/HAZMAT COUNT TABULATION SHEETS .................. H-1\nAPPENDIX I TRUCK/HAZMAT COUNT TABULATION SHEET FOR VIUS CARGO\nBODY TYPE, SIZE AND WEIGHT CLASSIFICATIONS ............................................. I-1\nxi\n\n<<<PAGE 12>>>\n\nLIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES\nPage\nFigure 1: The HMCFS Process. ......................................................................................................... 3\nFigure 2: The HMCFS Process. ....................................................................................................... 22\nFigure 3: HM-01 Survey Flow Chart. ............................................................................................. 25\nFigure 4: Active Participant Groups for LEPC Survey Respondents. ............................................. 30\nFigure 5: Number of HMCFS Conducted by LEPC Survey Respondents. ...................................... 33\nFigure 6: Years that HMCFS Was Conducted by LEPC Survey Respondents. ............................... 34\nFigure 7: Reasons for Conducting HMCFS. ................................................................................... 36\nFigure 8: Level of Understanding about HMCFS Process as Indicated by LEPC Survey\nRespondents. .................................................................................................................... 38\nFigure 9: HMCFS Participants. ....................................................................................................... 39\nFigure 10: Guidance Used by LEPCs for Conducting HMCFS. ....................................................... 40\nFigure 11: Existing Data Sources Used for Conducting HMCFS. ................................................... 42\nFigure 12: New Data Sources Used for Conducting HMCFS. ........................................................ 44\nFigure 13: ‘Most Important’ Factors Guiding Selection of Vehicle/Placard Count\nLocations. .......................................................................................................................... 45\nFigure 14: Timing Used by LEPCs for Conducting HazMat Vehicle/Placard Counts. .................... 48\nFigure 15: ‘Most Important’ Factors Guiding Selection of Locations for Examining\nShipping Manifests. ........................................................................................................... 49\nFigure 16: HazMat Quantity Data Collected for HMCFS. .............................................................. 51\nFigure 17: HazMat Classification Data Collected for HazMat CFS. ............................................... 52\nFigure 18: Perceived HazMat Data Usefulness by Level of Quantity Data Collected. .................. 54\nFigure 19: Perceived HazMat Data Usefulness by Level of Classification Data Collected ............ 55\nFigure 20: Challenges with HMCFS Data Collection. .................................................................... 57\nFigure 21: Methods Used to Determine/Validate Meaning of HMCFS Data to LEPC\nJurisdiction. ....................................................................................................................... 59\nFigure 22: HMCFS Applications – Short Answer Responses. ........................................................ 61\nFigure 23: HMCFS Applications – From Provided Response Options. .......................................... 62\nFigure 24: Most Useful Reported HMCFS Results. ....................................................................... 63\nFigure 25: Top LEPC Priorities for Next HMCFS. ........................................................................... 64\nFigure 26: HMCFS Distribution. ..................................................................................................... 66\nFigure 27: Improvement to Understanding of Transport Risks by Different Groups. .................. 67\nFigure 28: Sources of HMCFS Funding Used by LEPCs. ................................................................. 68\nFigure 29: Information Provided by SERCs to LEPCs about HMCFS.............................................. 70\nFigure 30: HMCFS Grant Funds Matching Mechanisms Suggested by LEPCs. .............................. 71\nFigure 31: Perceived Barriers to Conducting HMCFS. .................................................................. 75\nxii\n\n<<<PAGE 13>>>\n\nFigure 32: Perceived Incentives for Conducting HMCFS. ............................................................. 76\nFigure 33: ‘Bang-for-Your-Buck’ HMCFS Practices Recommended by LEPCs. .............................. 77\nFigure 37: Hourly Frequencies of ‘HMIS Serious’-Classified Highway In-Transit Incidents. ....... 170\nFigure 38: The HMCFS Process.................................................................................................... 227\nFigure 39: The HMCFS Goals and Objectives Identification Process. ......................................... 229\nFigure 40: The HMCFS Baseline Information Compilation and Review Process. ....................... 231\nFigure 41: The HMCFS Existing Data Collection and Evaluation Process.................................... 233\nFigure 42: The HMCFS New Data Collection and Validation Process. ........................................ 235\nFigure 43: The HMCFS Data Analysis and Documentation Process. ........................................... 237\nFigure 44: The HMCFS Implementation Process. ....................................................................... 239\nTable 1: The Hazardous Materials Classification System .............................................................. 15\nTable 2: LEPC HazMat Transport Characteristics. ......................................................................... 29\nTable 3: Major Local Business Sectors by LEPC Jurisdiction Population ....................................... 29\nTable 4: LEPC Meeting Attendance and Frequency. ..................................................................... 31\nTable 5: Number of HazMat CFS Conducted by LEPCs. ................................................................ 33\nTable 6: LEPC Conduct of HMCFS by Population Category. .......................................................... 34\nTable 7: Perceived HazMat Transport Risk Levels of LEPC Survey Respondents. ........................ 36\nTable 8: LEPC Understanding of HMCFS Process. .","truncated":true,"body_characters":635861}