Transportation Department, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
PHMSA is amending the Hazardous Materials Regulations to adopt the provisions of U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) special permit (SP) 12412 and DOT SP 11646. These amendments will provide greater regulatory flexibility and eliminate the need for special permit renewal requests, reducing paperwork burdens and facilitating commerce while maintaining an equivalent level of safety.
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 177 [Docket No. PHMSA-2025-0100 (HM-268L)] RIN 2137-AG14 AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: PHMSA is amending the Hazardous Materials Regulations to adopt the provisions of U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) special permit (SP) 12412 and DOT SP 11646. These amendments will provide greater regulatory flexibility and eliminate the need for special permit renewal requests, reducing paperwork burdens and facilitating commerce while maintaining an equivalent level of safety. DATES: Effective date: This final rule is effective September 3, 2026. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ryan Larson, Standards and Rulemaking Division, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, 202-366-8553, ryan.larson@dot.gov . I. PHMSA Action A. What action is PHMSA taking in this Final Rule? PHMSA is adopting the provisions of DOT SPs 12412 and 11646 into the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR parts 171-180 ). The adoption of these special permits will authorize the discharge ( i.e., emptying) of certain hazardous materials from specified packaging types without first removing the packaging from the vehicles on which they are transported. These special permits have been in place for over 20 years and have a well-established saf…
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Citation: 91 FR 49349
