# Incorporation by Reference; North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria; Hazardous Materials Safety Permits
> **Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration** · Final rule. · Published 2024-08-21 · Effective 2024-09-20 · 89 FR 67560
## Document
- **Document number:** 2024-18749
- **Category:** motor-carrier
- **Sub-agency:** Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
- **Federal Register citation:** 89 FR 67560
- **CFR reference:** 49 CFR 385
- **Publication date:** 2024-08-21
- **Effective date:** 2024-09-20
- **DOT docket:** Docket No. FMCSA-2024-0073
## Abstract

FMCSA amends its Hazardous Materials Safety Permits (HMSPs) regulations to incorporate by reference the updated Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) handbook containing inspection procedures and Out-of-Service Criteria (OOSC) for inspections of shipments of transuranic waste and highway route-controlled quantities (HRCQs) of radioactive material (RAM). The OOSC provide enforcement personnel nationwide, including FMCSA's State partners, with uniform enforcement tolerances for inspections. Currently, the regulations reference the April 1, 2023, edition of the handbook. Through this final rule, FMCSA incorporates by reference the April 1, 2024, edition.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/08/21/2024-18749/incorporation-by-reference-north-american-standard-out-of-service-criteria-hazardous-materials)
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