2023-08724: Hazardous Materials: Adoption of Miscellaneous Petitions and Updating Regulatory Requirements
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On March 3, 2023, PHMSA published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), entitled "Hazardous Materials: Adoption of Miscellaneous Petitions and Updating Regulatory Requirements (HM- 219D)," proposing changes to update, clarify, improve the safety of, or streamline various regulatory requirements. In response to a request for an extension of the comment period submitted by Worthington Industries, PHMSA is extending the comment period for the HM-219D NPRM for an additional 45 days. Comments to the HM-219D NPRM will now be due by June 16, 2023.
The agency’s own summary, as published.
What this changes
Amends 6 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 178 Specifications for Packagings
- 49 CFR 180 Continuing Qualification and Maintenance of Packagings
Rulemaking docket
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