Transportation Department Docket PHMSA-2019-0031 Proposed Rule

2023-20440: Hazardous Materials: Modernizing Regulations To Improve Safety and Efficiency; Extension of Comment Period

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Summary

On July 5, 2023, PHMSA published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking, titled "Hazardous Materials: Modernizing Regulations to Improve Safety and Efficiency (HM-265A)," seeking comment of 46 topics related to modernizing the hazardous materials regulations to increase efficiency while maintaining and improving safety. In response to a request for an extension of the comment period submitted by the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association, PHMSA is extending the comment period for the HM-265A notice for an additional 60 days. Comments to the HM-265A notice will now be due by December 4, 2023.

The agency’s own summary, as published.

What this changes

Amends 10 parts of the Code of Federal Regulations — the standing rules this notice rewrites.

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