Hazardous Materials: Adoption of Miscellaneous Petitions and Updating Regulatory Requirements

Quality requirements (TBT); Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade (TBT); Protection of human health or safety (TBT); Protection of the environment (TBT); Harmonization (TBT)

Product and company certification. Conformity assessment (ICS code(s): 03.120.20); Transport (ICS code(s): 03.220); Pollution, pollution control and conservation (ICS code(s): 13.020.40); Wastes in general (ICS code(s): 13.030.01); Special wastes (ICS code(s): 13.030.30); Domestic safety (ICS code(s): 13.120); Accident and disaster control (ICS code(s): 13.200); Protection against fire (ICS code(s): 13.220); Explosion protection (ICS code(s): 13.230); Protection against excessive pressure (ICS code(s): 13.240); Protection against dangerous goods (ICS code(s): 13.300); Alarm and warning systems (ICS code(s): 13.320); Test conditions and procedures in general (ICS code(s): 19.020); Packaging materials and accessories (ICS code(s): 55.040); Cans. Tins. Tubes (ICS code(s): 55.120); Barrels. Drums. Canisters (ICS code(s): 55.140); Production in the chemical industry (ICS code(s): 71.020)

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03.120.20 - Product and company certification. Conformity assessment; 03.120.20 - Product and company certification. Conformity assessment; 03.220 - Transport; 03.220 - Transport; 13.020.40 - Pollution, pollution control and conservation; 13.020.40 - Pollution, pollution control and conservation; 13.030.01 - Wastes in general; 13.030.01 - Wastes in general; 13.030.30 - Special wastes; 13.030.30 - Special wastes; 13.120 - Domestic safety; 13.120 - Domestic safety; 13.200 - Accident and disaster control; 13.200 - Accident and disaster control; 13.220 - Protection against fire; 13.220 - Protection against fire; 13.230 - Explosion protection; 13.230 - Explosion protection; 13.240 - Protection against excessive pressure; 13.240 - Protection against excessive pressure; 13.300 - Protection against dangerous goods; 13.300 - Protection against dangerous goods; 13.320 - Alarm and warning systems; 13.320 - Alarm and warning systems; 19.020 - Test conditions and procedures in general; 19.020 - Test conditions and procedures in general; 55.040 - Packaging materials and accessories; 55.040 - Packaging materials and accessories; 55.120 - Cans. Tins. Tubes; 55.120 - Cans. Tins. Tubes; 55.140 - Barrels. Drums. Canisters; 55.140 - Barrels. Drums. Canisters; 71.020 - Production in the chemical industry; 71.020 - Production in the chemical industry

PHMSA amends the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) to update, clarify, improve the safety of, or streamline various regulatory requirements. Specifically, this rulemaking responds to 18 petitions for rulemaking submitted by the regulated community between May 2018 and October 2020 that requests PHMSA address a variety of provisions, including but not limited to those addressing packaging, hazard communication, and the incorporation by reference of certain documents. These revisions maintain or enhance the existing high level of safety under the HMR while providing clarity and appropriate regulatory flexibility in the transport of hazardous materials.Effective date: This final rule is effective on 3 April 2024.    Delayed compliance date: 4 March 2025.    Incorporation by reference date: The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in this final rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of 3 April 2024.Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 107171172173178, and 180This final rule and previous actions notified under the symbol G/TBT/N/USA/1970 are identified by docket number PHMSA-2020-0102. The docket folder is available on Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/PHMSA-2020-0102/document, and provides access to primary and supporting documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible from Regulations.gov by searching the docket number. 

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