1625-AC73 202310 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1625 U.S. Coast Guard USCG 1600 Department of Homeland Security DHS 2022 Liquid Chemical Categorization Updates

The Coast Guard is finalizing another update to the Liquid Chemical Categorization tables, in order to align them with the 2020 International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk and the International Maritime Organization’s Marine Environment Protection Committee’s Circular 25, which entered into force on January 1, 2021.  The updated tables provide a list of liquid hazardous materials and liquefied and compressed gases approved for international and domestic maritime transportation, and indicate how each substance is categorized by its pollution potential, safe carriage requirements, chemical flammability, combustibility, and compatibility with other substances.  This rule promotes the Coast Guard’s mission of maritime safety and imposes no additional cost to chemical shippers and vessel owners. 

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No 46 CFR 30.25-1 46 CFR 150 46 U.S.C. 3703 No NPRM 09/22/2022 87 FR 57984 NPRM Comment Period End 12/21/2022 Final Rule 12/00/2023 Docket Number USCG-2022-0327 No No None No No https://www.regulations.gov https://www.regulations.gov No No Sandip Chattopadhyay PhD, MBA Lead Engineer 1625 U.S. Coast Guard USCG 202 372-1424 sandip.chattopadhyay@uscg.mil Hazardous Material Division (CG-ENG-5), 2703 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue SE, Washington DC 20593-7508