2137-AE99 201410 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2137 Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration PHMSA 2100 Department of Transportation DOT Hazardous Materials: Special Permit and Approvals Standard Operating Procedures and Evaluation Process (MAP-21)

This rulemaking would respond to the enactment of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21). MAP-21 requires PHMSA to issue regulations that establish: (1) standard operating procedures to support administration of the special permit and approval programs; and (2) objective criteria to support the evaluation of special permit and approval applications.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No 49 CFR 105 49 CFR 107 49 CFR 171 49 USC 5101-5108 No NPRM 08/12/2014 79 FR 47047 NPRM Comment Period End 10/14/2014 Final Rule 08/00/2015 PHMSA-2012-0260; HM-233E; SB - N, IC - N, SLT - N; The benefits of this NPRM include: increasing the public's understanding of the special permit and approval application and renewal process, improving the quality of information and completeness of applications submitted, and improving application processing times. This NPRM does not impose any additional costs on industry. This proposed rule would affect only Agency procedures; therefore, we assume no change in current costs or benefits. No No None No No www.regulations.gov www.regulations.gov No No Eileen Edmonson Transportation Regulations Specialist 2137 Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration PHMSA 202-366-8553 Eileen.Edmonson@dot.gov 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington DC 20590