2017-05488: Hazardous Materials: Volatility of Unrefined Petroleum Products and Class 3 Materials
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PHMSA is extending the comment period for an advance notice of proposed rulemaking that was published in the Federal Register on January 18, 2017. In response to stakeholder requests, the comment period will be extended for an additional 60 days, from March 20, 2017 to May 19, 2017.
The agency’s own summary, as published.
What this changes
Amends 8 parts of the Code of Federal Regulations — the standing rules this notice rewrites.
- 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 177 Carriage by Public Highway
- 49 CFR 178 Specifications for Packagings
- 49 CFR 179 Specifications for Tank Cars
- 49 CFR 180 Continuing Qualification and Maintenance of Packagings
Rulemaking docket
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