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DOT/PHMSA RIN: 2137-AD18 Publication ID: Fall 2006 
Title: Hazardous Materials: Revision of Requirements for Carriage by Aircraft 
Abstract: The final rule revised PHMSA regulations governing Carriage by Aircraft (part 175) to update, simplify, and clarify the requirements and to further align them with the international requirements (ICAO). The final rule also excepts cargo aircraft from certain quantity limitations; provides new separation distances for shipping radioactive materials by cargo aircraft; and converts certain exemptions into the regulations. 
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 175   
Legal Authority: 48 USC 5101 to 5127   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
ANPRM  02/26/2002  67 FR 8769   
ANPRM Comment Period End  05/31/2002    
ANPRM Extension of Comment Period  05/13/2002  67 FR 32002   
ANPRM Extension Comment Period End  09/30/2002    
NPRM  11/10/2004  69 FR 65283   
NPRM Comment Period End  01/21/2005  70 FR 3179   
NPRM Comment Period Extended  01/21/2005  70 FR 3179   
NPRM Comment Period End  03/18/2005  70 FR 3179   
Final Rule  03/22/2006  71 FR 14586   
Additional Information: Docket No. HM-228; RSPA-02-11654.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, Organizations  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Information URL: dms.dot.gov   Public Comment URL: dms.dot.gov  
Agency Contact:
Deborah Boothe
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: Deborah.Boothe@dot.gov