# Hazardous Materials: Incorporation of Certain Cargo Tank Special Permits Into Regulations
> **Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration** · Final rule. · Published 2011-02-01 · Effective 2011-03-03 · 76 FR 5483
## Document
- **Document number:** 2011-2014
- **Category:** hazmat
- **Sub-agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- **Federal Register citation:** 76 FR 5483
- **CFR reference:** 49 CFR 171
- **Publication date:** 2011-02-01
- **Effective date:** 2011-03-03
- **DOT docket:** Docket No. PHMSA-2010-0017 (HM-245)
## Abstract

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration is amending the Hazardous Materials Regulations by incorporating provisions contained in certain widely used or longstanding cargo tank special permits that are granted to multiple parties and have established safety records. Special permits allow a company or individual to package or ship a hazardous material in a manner that varies from the regulations provided an equivalent level of safety is maintained. The revisions are intended to provide wider access to the regulatory flexibility offered in the special permits and eliminate the need for numerous renewal requests, thereby facilitating commercial activity and reducing paperwork burdens while continuing to maintain an appropriate level of safety.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2011/02/01/2011-2014/hazardous-materials-incorporation-of-certain-cargo-tank-special-permits-into-regulations)
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