2016-00780: Hazardous Materials: Adoption of Special Permits (MAP-21) (RRR)

Summary

As required by the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration is amending the Hazardous Materials Regulations to adopt provisions contained in certain widely-used or long-standing special permits that have an established safety record. The adopted amendments are intended to provide wider access to the regulatory flexibility offered in special permits and eliminate the need for numerous renewal requests. The adopted amendments will also reduce paperwork burdens and facilitate commerce while maintaining an appropriate level of safety. PHMSA conducted an extensive analysis of all active special permits and codified, as appropriate, those special permits deemed suitable in this rulemaking.

The agency’s own summary, as published.

What this changes

Amends 9 parts of the Code of Federal Regulations — the standing rules this notice rewrites.

• 49 CFR 107 Hazardous Materials Program Procedures
• 49 CFR 171 General Information, Regulations, and Definitions
• 49 CFR 172 Hazardous Materials Table, Special Provisions, Hazardous Materials Communications, Emergency Response Information, Training Requirements, and Security Plans
• 49 CFR 173 Shippers—General Requirements for Shipments and Packagings
• 49 CFR 174 Carriage by Rail
• 49 CFR 176 Carriage by Vessel
• 49 CFR 177 Carriage by Public Highway
• 49 CFR 178 Specifications for Packagings
• 49 CFR 180 Continuing Qualification and Maintenance of Packagings