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Summary of Changes for Hazardous Materials 49 CFR Parts 100 → 185 October 2018 Edition October 31st, 2018 (Federal Register Volume 83, Nº 211) [2137-AF10] §172.101 Hazardous Materials Table (correction) The entry for Hexafluorophosphoric acid was adjusted by removing special provision A6 in column 7. Effective Date: October 31st, 2018
October 18th, 2018 (Federal Register Volume 83, Nº 202) [2137-AF10] §§172.101, 172.102, 175.10, 175.30, 175.33 and 175.88 (revised) PHMSA, in consultation with the Federal Aviation Administration, issued this final rule to align the U.S. Hazardous Materials Regulations with current international standards for the air transportation of hazardous materials. These amendments revise certain special provisions, packaging requirements, information to the pilot-in-command requirements, and exceptions for passengers and crewmembers. In addition to facilitating harmonization with international standards, several of the amendments in this rule are responsive to petitions for rulemaking submitted by the regulated community. Effective Date: October 18th, 2018
September 25th, 2018 (Federal Register Volume 83, Nº 186) [2137-AF35] §§174.310, 179.202-12, and 179.202-13 (revised), and 179.102-10 (removed) The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, in coordination with the Federal Railroad Administration, issued a final rule to remove requirements pertaining to electronically controlled pneumatic brake systems on high-hazard flammable unit trains. This final action is based on the Department of Transportation's determination that the requirements are not economically justified. Effective Date: September 25th, 2018
June 18th, 2018 (Federal Register Volume 83, Nº 117) [2137-AF27] §§172.101, 173.158 and 180.407 (revised) §173.129 (removed and reserved) PHMSA issued this rulemaking in response to appeals submitted to a previously-published final rule. On June 2nd, 2016, PHMSA published a final rule that made miscellaneous amendments to the Hazardous Materials Regulations. This final rule specifically responded to appeals to extend the effective date of certain nitric acid packaging and emergency response telephone number amendments as previously adopted. This final rule also clarifies amendments associated with the trigger date of the 10-year test period for certain MC 331 cargo tanks in dedicated propane service and corrects editorial errors. Effective date: July 18th, 2018 Voluntary compliance date: June 18th, 2018 Delayed compliance date: Unless otherwise specified, compliance with the amendments adopted in this final rule is required beginning September 17th, 2018.
February 5th, 2018 (Federal Register Volume 83, Nº 24) [2137-AF18] §171.8 A CFR Correction was posted that reinstated the definition of "specification packaging".
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