Transportation Department, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
PHMSA is proposing to revise the transportation requirements for infectious substances, including regulated medical waste, to adopt new classification criteria and packaging requirements consistent with revised international standards and to clarify existing requirements to promote compliance. These proposed revisions will ensure an acceptable level of safety for the transportation of infectious substances and facilitate domestic and international transportation.
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 171, 172, 173, 175 [Docket No. PHMSA-2004-16895 (HM-226A)] RIN 2137-AD93 AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). SUMMARY: PHMSA is proposing to revise the transportation requirements for infectious substances, including regulated medical waste, to adopt new classification criteria and packaging requirements consistent with revised international standards and to clarify existing requirements to promote compliance. These proposed revisions will ensure an acceptable level of safety for the transportation of infectious substances and facilitate domestic and international transportation. DATES: Comments must be received by July 18, 2005. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 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. You may view the public docket through the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov or in person at the Docket Management System office at the above address. Fax: 1-202-493-2251 Mail: Docket Management System, U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, Room PL-401, Washington, DC 20590-0001. Hand Delivery: To the Dockets Manage…
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Citation: 70 FR 29170
