Transportation Department, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
This final rule makes an inflationary adjustment to the monetary threshold for farmers to be eligible for an exception from security plan and in-depth security training requirements.
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 Part 172 [Docket No. PHMSA-2025-0098 (HM-268J)] RIN 2137-AG12 AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: This final rule makes an inflationary adjustment to the monetary threshold for farmers to be eligible for an exception from security plan and in-depth security training requirements. DATES: This final rule is effective September 3, 2026. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jose Cajar, Standards and Rulemaking Division, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, 202-366-8553, jose.cajar@dot.gov . I. PHMSA Action A. What action is PHMSA taking in this final rule? PHMSA is making an inflationary adjustment to the monetary threshold for farmers to be eligible for the exception from the security plan requirements in 49 CFR 172.800(c) . Specifically, farmers with less than $825,000 in 2025 dollars annually in gross receipts will be excepted from security plan requirements in 49 CFR part 172, subpart I . Farmers who are exempt from the security plan requirements in 49 CFR 172.800(c) are also exempt from the in-depth security training requirements for hazardous materials employees in 49 CFR 172.704(a)(5) . Indexing to 2025 dollars will ensure that the threshold automatically accounts for future inflationary changes. B. Does this acti…
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Citation: 91 FR 49329
