,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cjbd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #aa1 
#bjai,mr4 ,kennedy introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the            
,administrator of the ,pipeline and     
,hazardous ,materials ,safety           
,administration to respond to petitions 
for regulatory action within #ah months4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,hazardous ,materials      
,safety ,improvement ,act of #bjai4  #b4
 ,petitions for regulatory action  7a7  
,in general ,the ,administrator of the  
,pipeline and ,hazardous ,materials     
,safety ,administration shall act on any
 petition for regulatory action1        
including petitions for reconsideration 
of a rule and petitions from groups with
 delegated authority1 not later than #ah
 months after such petition is received 
by the appropriate agency4  7b7 ,effect 

of department action ,any action taken  
by the ,secretary of ,transportation or 
the ,administrator of the ,pipeline and 
,hazardous ,materials ,safety           
,administration1 in response to a       
petition described in subsection 7a7    
shall supersede any decision regarding  
the issue reached by a group with       
delegated authority4