Transportation Department, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
PHMSA is considering requirements to address the current safety and security risks associated with the storage of explosives during transportation. In this notice, we are soliciting comments concerning measures to reduce the risks posed by the storage of explosives while they are in transportation and whether regulatory action is warranted. We also invite comments as to whether enhanced requirements for storage incidental to movement should apply to other hazardous materials (e.g., materials toxic by inhalation).
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 Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration 49 CFR Parts 173 and 177 [Docket No. PHMSA-2005-22987 (HM-238)] RIN 2137-AE06 AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), DOT. ACTION: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM). SUMMARY: PHMSA is considering requirements to address the current safety and security risks associated with the storage of explosives during transportation. In this notice, we are soliciting comments concerning measures to reduce the risks posed by the storage of explosives while they are in transportation and whether regulatory action is warranted. We also invite comments as to whether enhanced requirements for storage incidental to movement should apply to other hazardous materials ( e.g. , materials toxic by inhalation). DATES: Comments must be received by February 14, 2006. ADDRESSES: Comments. You may submit comments identified by the docket number (PHMSA-2005-22987) by any of the following methods: Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov . Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Web Site: http://dms.dot.gov . Follow the instructions for submitting comments on the DOT electronic docket site. Fax: 1-202-493-2251. Mail: Docket Management System; U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, Room PL-402, Washington, DC 20590-0001. Hand Delivery: To the Docket Management System; Room PL-402 on the plaza level of the Nassif Bu…
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Hazardous Materials: Requirements for Storage of Explosives During Transportation
Hazardous Materials: Requirements for the Storage of Explosives During Transportation
Hazardous Materials: Requirements for the Storage of Explosives During Transportation
Citation: 70 FR 69493
