2137-AF09 201804 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2137 Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration PHMSA 2100 Department of Transportation DOT Hazardous Materials: Response to Petitions From Industry to Modify, Clarify, or Eliminate Regulations

PHMSA is considering amendments that would address 19 petitions submitted to PHMSA. These petitions request revisions to the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) for clarification, enhanced safety, or economic benefit with no reduction in the level of safety. This rulemaking responds to petitions that offer more efficient and effective ways of achieving the shared goal of safe and secure transportation of hazardous materials in commerce. An example of these petitions includes a request for PHMSA to increase the service life of the HM-246 compliant tank cars from 20 years to 50 years for the transportation of Poisonous by Inhalation/Toxic by Inhalation hazardous materials. This rulemaking also addresses a petition to no longer require an emergency response number for shipments of excepted quantities of hazardous materials. These petitions were submitted per PHMSA's rulemaking procedure regulations, in 49 CFR 106.95, which allow for persons to request that PHMSA add, amend, or delete a regulation by filing a petition for rulemaking containing adequate support for the requested action. The actions taken in this rulemaking are expected to provide regulatory relief to the regulated community while enhancing safety.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No Deregulatory 49 CFR 130 49 CFR 174 49 CFR 171 49 CFR 172 49 CFR 173 49 CFR 174 49 CFR 175 49 CFR 176 49 CFR 177 49 CFR 178 49 CFR 179 49 CFR 180 49 U.S.C. ch. 51 No NPRM 06/30/2016 81 FR 42609 NPRM Comment Period End 08/29/2016 Final Rule 05/00/2018 HM-219A; No No None No No www.regulations.gov www.regulations.gov No No 2137-AE91 Split from Steven Andrews Transportation Regulations Specialist 2137 Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration PHMSA 202 366-8553 steven.andrews@dot.gov 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington DC 20590