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DOT/PHMSA RIN: 2137-AG05 Publication ID: Spring 2025 
Title: ●Hazardous Materials: Reducing Burdens on Domestic Companies Using Battery-Powered Equipment in Trades 
Abstract:

This rulemaking would revise the Materials of Trade (MOTs) exceptions to allow for the transportation of increased quantities of lithium batteries. The current MOT exceptions unnecessarily limit the number and size of lithium batteries that can be safely transported by domestic construction, landscaping, mowing, tree service, food service, and entertainment companies in support of performing a trade.

 
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 14192 Designation: Deregulatory 
CFR Citation: 49 CFR Part 173     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. sec. 5101 et seq.   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  07/01/2025  90 FR 28578   
NPRM Comment Period End  09/02/2025 
Additional Information: Docket No. PHMSA 2025 0091 (HM-268C)
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Information URL: www.regulations.gov   Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov  
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Arthur M. Pollack
Transportation Regulations Specialist
Department of Transportation
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590
Phone:202 366-8553
Email: arthur.pollack@dot.gov