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DOT/RSPA RIN: 2137-AD15 Publication ID: Fall 1999 
Title: 1998 Harmonization of Hazardous Materials Regulations With International Standards 
Abstract: This rulemaking maintains harmonization of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) with international standards. Because of recent changes to the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG), the International Civil Aviation Organization's (ICAO) Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air and the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (UN Recommendations), these revisions are necessary to facilitate the transport of hazardous materials in international commerce. The first final rule made urgent changes that were necessary to align the HMR with the IMDG and ICAO Technical Instructions. The second final rule addressed all other harmonization proposals contained in the NPRM. 
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 171 to 180   
Legal Authority: 49 USC 5101 to 5127   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  08/18/1998  63 FR 44312   
NPRM Comment Period End  10/02/1998    
Final Rule  10/29/1998  63 FR 57929   
Effective Date  01/01/1999    
Final Rule  03/05/1999  64 FR 10742   
Response to Petitions & Miscellaneous Amendments  08/16/1999  64 FR 44426   
Federal Register Corrections  08/16/1999  64 FR 44576   
Additional Information: Docket No. HM-215C. comments submitted to RIN 2137-AC47, Docket No. HM-217 were considered in this docket. ANALYSIS: Regulatory Evaluation, 04/15/98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, Organizations 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Agency Contact:
Joan McIntyre
Transportation Regulations Specialist
Department of Transportation
Research and Special Programs Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE,
Washington, DC 20590
Phone:202-366-8553
Email: joan.mcintyre@dot.gov