Transportation Department, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
PHMSA proposes to amend the Hazardous Materials Regulations to adopt certain international regulations and standards related to proper shipping names, hazard classes, packing groups, special provisions, packaging authorizations, air transport quantity limitations, and vessel stowage requirements. These amendments are intended to maintain consistency with the latest international standards and regulations, and to reduce costs to entities or individuals within the United States or to otherwise lower the cost of regulations on the United States economy.
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-2023-0111 (HM-215R)] RIN 2137-AF64 ( printed page 5996) AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). SUMMARY: PHMSA proposes to amend the Hazardous Materials Regulations to adopt certain international regulations and standards related to proper shipping names, hazard classes, packing groups, special provisions, packaging authorizations, air transport quantity limitations, and vessel stowage requirements. These amendments are intended to maintain consistency with the latest international standards and regulations, and to reduce costs to entities or individuals within the United States or to otherwise lower the cost of regulations on the United States economy. DATES: Comments must be received by April 13, 2026. To the extent possible, PHMSA will consider late-filed comments while a final rule is developed. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods: Federal Rulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov . Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Fax: 1-202-493-2251. Mail: Docket Management System; U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001. Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of Transportatio…
Citation: 91 FR 5996
