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Rule2024-100982024-05-09

Hazardous Materials: Harmonization With International Standards; Correction

Transportation Department, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Abstract

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration is correcting a final rule that was published in the Federal Register on April 10, 2024. The final rule was published to maintain alignment with international regulations and standards by adopting various amendments, including changes to proper shipping names, hazard classes, packing groups, special provisions, packaging authorizations, air transport quantity limitations, and vessel stowage requirements. The corrections address several errors to the hazardous material entries in the hazardous materials table.

Action & Dates

Action
Final rule; correction.
Dates
This correction is effective May 10, 2024.
Effective Date
2024-05-10

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Public Comment

Document Excerpt

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, 176, 178, and 180 [Docket No. PHMSA-2021-0092 (HM-215Q)] RIN 2137-AF57 AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Final rule; correction. SUMMARY: The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration is correcting a final rule that was published in the Federal Register on April 10, 2024. The final rule was published to maintain alignment with international regulations and standards by adopting various amendments, including changes to proper shipping names, hazard classes, packing groups, special provisions, packaging authorizations, air transport quantity limitations, and vessel stowage requirements. The corrections address several errors to the hazardous material entries in the hazardous materials table. DATES: This correction is effective May 10, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Andrews, Standards and Rulemaking, or Candace Casey, Standards and Rulemaking, at 202-366-8553, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, East Building, 2nd Floor, Washington, DC 20590-0001. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background and Need for Technical Corrections On April 10, 2024, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published a final rule in the Federal Register entitled “Hazardo

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Citation: 89 FR 39570