49 CFR Part 171 - GENERAL INFORMATION, REGULATIONS, AND DEFINITIONS | Title 49 - Transportation | Code of Federal Regulations

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SUBPART A — Applicability, General Requirements, and North American Shipments (§§ 171.1 - 171.14)
SUBPART B — Incident Reporting, Notification, BOE Approvals and Authorization (§§ 171.15 - 171.21)
SUBPART C — Authorization and Requirements for the Use of International Transport Standards and Regulations (§§ 171.22 - 171.26)

Authority:

49 U.S.C. 5101-5128, 44701; 49 CFR 1.45 and 1.53; Pub. L. 101-410section 4 (28 U.S.C. 2461 note); Pub. L. 104-134section 31001.

Editorial Note:

Nomenclature changes to part 171 appear at 70 FR 56090, Sept. 23, 2005.

Title 49 published on 2012-10-01

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2013-04-17; vol. 78 # 74 - Wednesday, April 17, 2013

78 FR 22798 - Hazardous Materials: Revision of Maximum and Minimum Civil Penalties

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type	regulations.gov
FR Doc.	2013-08981
RIN	2137-AE96
Docket No.	PHMSA-2012-0257 (HM-258)

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Final rule.

Effective Date: April 17, 2013.

49 CFR Parts 107 and 171

Summary

PHMSA is revising the references in its regulations to the maximum and minimum civil penalties for a knowing violation of the Federal hazardous material transportation law or a regulation, order, special permit, or approval issued under that law. As amended in the “Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act” (MAP-21), effective October 1, 2012, the maximum civil penalty for a knowing violation is now $75,000, except that the maximum civil penalty is $175,000 for a violation that results in death, serious illness, or severe injury to any person or substantial destruction of property. In addition, there is no longer a minimum civil penalty amount, except that the minimum civil penalty amount of $450 applies to a violation relating to training.

2013-03-11; vol. 78 # 47 - Monday, March 11, 2013

78 FR 15303 - Hazardous Materials; Miscellaneous Amendments (RRR)

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Additional Documents

type	regulations.gov
FR Doc.	2013-04198
RIN	2137-AE78
Docket No.	PHMSA-2011-0138 (HM-218G)

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Final rule.

Effective Date: This rule is effective May 10, 2013. Voluntary Compliance Date: Voluntary compliance with all amendments is authorized March 11, 2013.

49 CFR Parts 105, 171, 172, 173, 177, 178, and 180

Summary

PHMSA is amending the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) to make miscellaneous amendments to update and clarify certain regulatory requirements. These amendments promote safer transportation practices, eliminate unnecessary regulatory requirements, address a petition for rulemaking, incorporate a special permit into the HMR, facilitate international commerce, and simplify the regulations. These amendments also update various entries in the Hazardous Materials Table (HMT) and corresponding special provisions, clarify the lab pack requirements for temperature-controlled materials, and require hazmat employers to make hazmat employee training records available upon request to an authorized official of the Department of Transportation (DOT) or an entity explicitly granted authority to enforce the HMR.

2013-01-07; vol. 78 # 4 - Monday, January 7, 2013

78 FR 1101 - Hazardous Materials: Harmonization With the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods: Model Regulations, International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code, and the International Civil Aviation Organization Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air

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Additional Documents

type	regulations.gov
FR Doc.	2012-31242
RIN	2137-AE83
Docket No.	PHMSA-2009-0126 (HM-215K)

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Final rule.

Effective: January 1, 2013.

49 CFR Parts 171, 172, 173, 175, 176 and 178

Summary

This document responds to administrative appeals generated as a result of certain amendments adopted in an international harmonization final rule published on January 19, 2011. The January 19, 2011 final rule amended the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) by revising, removing or adding proper shipping names, the hazard class of a material, packing group assignments, special provisions, packaging authorizations, packaging sections, air transport quantity limitations, and vessel stowage requirements. The amendments were necessary to align the HMR with recent revisions to international standards for the transport of hazardous materials by all modes. In this final rule, PHMSA amends the HMR as a result of administrative appeals submitted in response to various amendments adopted in the January 19, 2011 final rule. This document also addresses recent actions taken by the International Civil Aviation Organization's (ICAO) Dangerous Goods Panel (DGP) regarding certain lithium ion battery-powered mobility aids (e.g., wheelchairs, travel scooters) offered by passengers for air transport and passenger notification of hazardous materials restrictions by operators. Further, this final rule adopts amendments to the HMR as a result of two administrative appeals submitted by an appellant in response to a final rule published February 2, 2010, that revised shipper responsibilities related to packaging design variation, manufacturer notification, and recordkeeping requirements for certain packaging types.

78 FR 988 - Hazardous Materials: Harmonization with International Standards (RRR)

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Additional Documents

type	regulations.gov
FR Doc.	2012-31243
RIN	2137-AE87
Docket No.	s. PHMSA-2012-0027 (HM-215L)

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Final rule.

Effective Date: January 1, 2013. Voluntary compliance date: PHMSA is authorizing voluntary compliance beginning January 1, 2013. Delayed compliance date: Unless otherwise specified, compliance with the amendments adopted in this final rule is required beginning January 1, 2014. Incorporation by reference date: The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in this rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of January 1, 2013.

49 CFR Parts 171, 172, 173, 175, 176, 177, and 178

Summary

PHMSA is amending the Hazardous Materials Regulations to maintain alignment with international standards by incorporating various amendments, including changes to proper shipping names, hazard classes, packing groups, special provisions, packaging authorizations, air transport quantity limitations, and vessel stowage requirements. These revisions are necessary to harmonize the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) with recent changes made to the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code, the International Civil Aviation Organization's Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air (ICAO Technical Instructions), and the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods—Model Regulations (UN Model Regulations) and address a petition for rulemaking.

2012-10-05; vol. 77 # 194 - Friday, October 5, 2012

77 FR 60935 - Hazardous Materials: Minor Editorial Corrections and Clarifications (RRR)

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Additional Documents

type	regulations.gov
FR Doc.	2012-24263
RIN	2137-AE90
Docket No.	PHMSA-2012-0080 (HM-244E)

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Final rule.

Effective: October 5, 2012. Incorporation by reference date: The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in this rule was approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of September 11, 2006.

49 CFR Parts 107, 171, 172, 173, 175, 178, and 179

Summary

This final rule corrects editorial errors, makes minor regulatory changes and, in response to requests for clarification, improves the clarity of certain provisions in the Hazardous Materials Regulations. The intended effect of this rule is to enhance the accuracy and reduce misunderstandings of the regulations. The amendments contained in this rule are non-substantive changes and do not impose new requirements.

This is a list of United States Code sections, Statutes at Large, Public Laws, and Presidential Documents, which provide rulemaking authority for this CFR Part.

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United States Code

USC : Title 28 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE

§ 2461 note - Mode of recovery

USC : Title 49 - TRANSPORTATION

§ 5101 - Purpose

§ 5102 - Definitions

§ 5103 - General regulatory authority

§ 5103a - Limitation on issuance of hazmat licenses

§ 5104 - Representation and tampering

§ 5105 - Transporting certain highly radioactive material

§ 5106 - Handling criteria

§ 5107 - Hazmat employee training requirements and grants

§ 5108 - Registration

§ 5109 - Motor carrier safety permits

§ 5110 - Shipping papers and disclosure

§ 5111 - Repealed.

§ 5112 - Highway routing of hazardous material

§ 5113 - Unsatisfactory safety rating

§ 5114 - Air transportation of ionizing radiation material

§ 5115 - Training curriculum for the public sector

§ 5116 - Planning and training grants, monitoring, and review

§ 5117 - Special permits and exclusions

§ 5118 - Repealed.

§ 5119 - Uniform forms and procedures

§ 5120 - International uniformity of standards and requirements

§ 5121 - Administrative

§ 5122 - Enforcement

§ 5123 - Civil penalty

§ 5124 - Criminal penalty

§ 5125 - Preemption

§ 5126 - Relationship to other laws

§ 5127 - Judicial review

§ 5128 - Authorization of appropriations

§ 44701 - General requirements

Public Laws

104-134

Title 49 published on 2012-10-01

The following are ALL rules, proposed rules, and notices (chronologically) published in the Federal Register relating to 49 CFR 171 after this date.

2013-04-17; vol. 78 # 74 - Wednesday, April 17, 2013

78 FR 22798 - Hazardous Materials: Revision of Maximum and Minimum Civil Penalties

GPO FDSys XML | Text

Additional Documents

type	regulations.gov
FR Doc.	2013-08981
RIN	2137-AE96
Docket No.	PHMSA-2012-0257 (HM-258)

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Final rule.

Effective Date: April 17, 2013.

49 CFR Parts 107 and 171

Summary

PHMSA is revising the references in its regulations to the maximum and minimum civil penalties for a knowing violation of the Federal hazardous material transportation law or a regulation, order, special permit, or approval issued under that law. As amended in the “Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act” (MAP-21), effective October 1, 2012, the maximum civil penalty for a knowing violation is now $75,000, except that the maximum civil penalty is $175,000 for a violation that results in death, serious illness, or severe injury to any person or substantial destruction of property. In addition, there is no longer a minimum civil penalty amount, except that the minimum civil penalty amount of $450 applies to a violation relating to training.

2013-03-11; vol. 78 # 47 - Monday, March 11, 2013

78 FR 15303 - Hazardous Materials; Miscellaneous Amendments (RRR)

GPO FDSys XML | Text

Additional Documents

type	regulations.gov
FR Doc.	2013-04198
RIN	2137-AE78
Docket No.	PHMSA-2011-0138 (HM-218G)

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Final rule.

Effective Date: This rule is effective May 10, 2013. Voluntary Compliance Date: Voluntary compliance with all amendments is authorized March 11, 2013.

49 CFR Parts 105, 171, 172, 173, 177, 178, and 180

Summary

PHMSA is amending the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) to make miscellaneous amendments to update and clarify certain regulatory requirements. These amendments promote safer transportation practices, eliminate unnecessary regulatory requirements, address a petition for rulemaking, incorporate a special permit into the HMR, facilitate international commerce, and simplify the regulations. These amendments also update various entries in the Hazardous Materials Table (HMT) and corresponding special provisions, clarify the lab pack requirements for temperature-controlled materials, and require hazmat employers to make hazmat employee training records available upon request to an authorized official of the Department of Transportation (DOT) or an entity explicitly granted authority to enforce the HMR.

2013-01-07; vol. 78 # 4 - Monday, January 7, 2013

78 FR 1101 - Hazardous Materials: Harmonization With the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods: Model Regulations, International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code, and the International Civil Aviation Organization Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air

GPO FDSys XML | Text

Additional Documents

type	regulations.gov
FR Doc.	2012-31242
RIN	2137-AE83
Docket No.	PHMSA-2009-0126 (HM-215K)

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Final rule.

Effective: January 1, 2013.

49 CFR Parts 171, 172, 173, 175, 176 and 178

Summary

This document responds to administrative appeals generated as a result of certain amendments adopted in an international harmonization final rule published on January 19, 2011. The January 19, 2011 final rule amended the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) by revising, removing or adding proper shipping names, the hazard class of a material, packing group assignments, special provisions, packaging authorizations, packaging sections, air transport quantity limitations, and vessel stowage requirements. The amendments were necessary to align the HMR with recent revisions to international standards for the transport of hazardous materials by all modes. In this final rule, PHMSA amends the HMR as a result of administrative appeals submitted in response to various amendments adopted in the January 19, 2011 final rule. This document also addresses recent actions taken by the International Civil Aviation Organization's (ICAO) Dangerous Goods Panel (DGP) regarding certain lithium ion battery-powered mobility aids (e.g., wheelchairs, travel scooters) offered by passengers for air transport and passenger notification of hazardous materials restrictions by operators. Further, this final rule adopts amendments to the HMR as a result of two administrative appeals submitted by an appellant in response to a final rule published February 2, 2010, that revised shipper responsibilities related to packaging design variation, manufacturer notification, and recordkeeping requirements for certain packaging types.

78 FR 988 - Hazardous Materials: Harmonization with International Standards (RRR)

GPO FDSys XML | Text

Additional Documents

type	regulations.gov
FR Doc.	2012-31243
RIN	2137-AE87
Docket No.	s. PHMSA-2012-0027 (HM-215L)

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Final rule.

Effective Date: January 1, 2013. Voluntary compliance date: PHMSA is authorizing voluntary compliance beginning January 1, 2013. Delayed compliance date: Unless otherwise specified, compliance with the amendments adopted in this final rule is required beginning January 1, 2014. Incorporation by reference date: The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in this rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of January 1, 2013.

49 CFR Parts 171, 172, 173, 175, 176, 177, and 178

Summary

PHMSA is amending the Hazardous Materials Regulations to maintain alignment with international standards by incorporating various amendments, including changes to proper shipping names, hazard classes, packing groups, special provisions, packaging authorizations, air transport quantity limitations, and vessel stowage requirements. These revisions are necessary to harmonize the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) with recent changes made to the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code, the International Civil Aviation Organization's Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air (ICAO Technical Instructions), and the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods—Model Regulations (UN Model Regulations) and address a petition for rulemaking.

2012-10-05; vol. 77 # 194 - Friday, October 5, 2012

77 FR 60935 - Hazardous Materials: Minor Editorial Corrections and Clarifications (RRR)

GPO FDSys XML | Text

Additional Documents

type	regulations.gov
FR Doc.	2012-24263
RIN	2137-AE90
Docket No.	PHMSA-2012-0080 (HM-244E)

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Final rule.

Effective: October 5, 2012. Incorporation by reference date: The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in this rule was approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of September 11, 2006.

49 CFR Parts 107, 171, 172, 173, 175, 178, and 179

Summary

This final rule corrects editorial errors, makes minor regulatory changes and, in response to requests for clarification, improves the clarity of certain provisions in the Hazardous Materials Regulations. The intended effect of this rule is to enhance the accuracy and reduce misunderstandings of the regulations. The amendments contained in this rule are non-substantive changes and do not impose new requirements.

49 CFR Part 171 - GENERAL INFORMATION, REGULATIONS, AND DEFINITIONS

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