Hazardous Materials: Harmonization With International Standards (RRR)
pipeline-safety · Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration · Published 2015-01-08 · Effective 2015-01-01 · 80 FR 1076
Document
Document number
2014-30462
Federal Register citation
80 FR 1076
CFR reference
49 CFR 171
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
pipeline-safety
Sub-agency
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Publication date
2015-01-08
Effective date
2015-01-01
DOT docket
Docket Nos. PHMSA-2013-0260 (HM-215M)
Abstract
PHMSA is amending the Hazardous Materials Regulations to maintain alignment with international standards by incorporating various amendments, including changes to proper shipping names, hazard classes, packing groups, special provisions, packaging authorizations, air transport quantity limitations, and vessel stowage requirements. These revisions are necessary to harmonize the Hazardous Materials Regulations with recent changes made to the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code, the International Civil Aviation Organization's Technical Instructions (ICAO TI) for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air, the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (UN Model Regulations) and subsequently address three petitions for rulemaking.