A railroad shall give immediate telephonic notice to the department of hazardous materials incidents by calling the department's Rail Division at the telephone number posted on the department's website. A railroad shall give reports to the department in the same manner and following the same requirements as the railroad shall give reports to the National Response Center under 49 C.F.R. §171.15. A railroad shall give telephonic notice of only those accidents/incidents which involve the operation of railroad on-track equipment (standing or moving).     
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §7.34 adopted to be effective January 5, 2006, 30 TexReg 8993; amended to be effective April 1, 2011, 36 TexReg 1690; amended to be effective July 15, 2015, 40 TexReg 4462; amended to be effective July 20, 2016, 41 TexReg 5247; amended to be effective June 17, 2020, 45 TexReg 4057