Transportation Department, Coast Guard
The Coast Guard revises its rules on carriage of hazardous materials in bulk, treating the rules in three parts. This three-part revision will update the tables of hazardous materials transportable in bulk and better inform persons shipping any such materials of those materials' compatibility and of requirements for special handling. It should make the carriage of such materials safer.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Transportation Coast Guard 33 CFR Part 151 46 CFR Parts 30, 150, 151, and 153 [USCG 2000-7079] RIN 2115-AF96 AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT. ACTION: Direct final rule. SUMMARY: The Coast Guard revises its rules on carriage of hazardous materials in bulk, treating the rules in three parts. This three-part revision will update the tables of hazardous materials transportable in bulk and better inform persons shipping any such materials of those materials' compatibility and of requirements for special handling. It should make the carriage of such materials safer. DATES: This rule is effective March 8, 2001, unless a written adverse comment or a written notice of intent to file one reaches the Docket Management Facility on or before February 6, 2001. If either does reach the Facility, the Coast Guard may withdraw this rule and publish a timely notice of withdrawal in the Federal Register . If neither does, the Coast Guard will publish a document affirming the effectiveness of this rule. If an adverse comment applies to an amendment, a section, or a paragraph of this rule and we can withdraw that provision without defeating the purpose of this rule, we may withdraw that provision and adopt as final only the other provisions. ADDRESSES: Please identify your comments and related material for this rulemaking by the number of the docket [USCG 2000-7079]. To make sure they do not enter the docket more than once, please submit them by only one of the following means: (1) By mail …
Citation: 65 FR 67136
