# Incorporation by Reference; North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria; Hazardous Materials Safety Permits
> **Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration** · Final rule. · Published 2022-12-22 · Effective 2023-01-23 · 87 FR 78579
## Document
- **Document number:** 2022-27774
- **Category:** motor-carrier
- **Sub-agency:** Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
- **Federal Register citation:** 87 FR 78579
- **CFR reference:** 49 CFR 385
- **Publication date:** 2022-12-22
- **Effective date:** 2023-01-23
- **DOT docket:** Docket No. FMCSA-2022-0128
## Abstract

FMCSA amends its Hazardous Materials Safety Permits regulations to incorporate by reference the April 1, 2022, edition of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance's (CVSA) handbook (the handbook) containing inspection procedures and Out-of-Service Criteria (OOSC) for the inspection of commercial motor vehicles used in the transportation of transuranic waste and highway route-controlled quantities of radioactive material. The OOSC provide enforcement personnel nationwide, including FMCSA's State partners, with uniform enforcement tolerances for these inspections. Through this rule, FMCSA incorporates by reference the April 1, 2022, edition of the handbook.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/12/22/2022-27774/incorporation-by-reference-north-american-standard-out-of-service-criteria-hazardous-materials)
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