Title 49 published on 2015-10-01 .
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2015-11-23; vol. 80 # 225 - Monday, November 23, 2015 80 FR 72914 - Hazardous Materials: Editorial Corrections and Clarifications (RRR)
GPO FDSys: XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Final rule. This regulation is effective December 23, 2015. 49 CFR Parts 171, 172, 173, 175, 176, 177, 178 and 180 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.
2015-11-18; vol. 80 # 222 - Wednesday, November 18, 2015 80 FR 71952 - Hazardous Materials: Enhanced Tank Car Standards and Operational Controls for High-Hazard Flammable Trains
GPO FDSys: XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Response to appeals. November 18, 2015. 49 CFR Parts 171, 172, 173, 174, and 179 Summary On May 8, 2015, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, in coordination with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), published a final rule entitled “Hazardous Materials: Enhanced Tank Car Standards and Operational Controls for High-Hazard Flammable Trains,” which adopted requirements designed to reduce the consequences and, in some instances, reduce the probability of accidents involving trains transporting large quantities of Class 3 flammable liquids. The Hazardous Materials Regulations provide a person the opportunity to appeal a PHMSA action, including a final rule. PHMSA received six appeals regarding the final rule, one of which was withdrawn. This document responds to the five remaining appeals submitted by the Dangerous Goods Advisory Council (DGAC), American Chemistry Council (ACC), Association of American Railroads (AAR), American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM), and jointly the Umatilla, Yakama, Warm Springs, and Nez Perce tribes (Columbia River Treaty Tribes) and the Quinault Indian Nation (Northwest Treaty Tribes).
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United States Code U.S. Code: Title 49 - TRANSPORTATION
Title 49 published on 2015-10-01
The following are ALL rules, proposed rules, and notices (chronologically) published in the Federal Register relating to 49 CFR Part 173 after this date.
2015-11-23; vol. 80 # 225 - Monday, November 23, 2015 80 FR 72914 - Hazardous Materials: Editorial Corrections and Clarifications (RRR)
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Final rule. This regulation is effective December 23, 2015. 49 CFR Parts 171, 172, 173, 175, 176, 177, 178 and 180 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.
2015-11-18; vol. 80 # 222 - Wednesday, November 18, 2015 80 FR 71952 - Hazardous Materials: Enhanced Tank Car Standards and Operational Controls for High-Hazard Flammable Trains
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Response to appeals. November 18, 2015. 49 CFR Parts 171, 172, 173, 174, and 179 Summary On May 8, 2015, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, in coordination with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), published a final rule entitled “Hazardous Materials: Enhanced Tank Car Standards and Operational Controls for High-Hazard Flammable Trains,” which adopted requirements designed to reduce the consequences and, in some instances, reduce the probability of accidents involving trains transporting large quantities of Class 3 flammable liquids. The Hazardous Materials Regulations provide a person the opportunity to appeal a PHMSA action, including a final rule. PHMSA received six appeals regarding the final rule, one of which was withdrawn. This document responds to the five remaining appeals submitted by the Dangerous Goods Advisory Council (DGAC), American Chemistry Council (ACC), Association of American Railroads (AAR), American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM), and jointly the Umatilla, Yakama, Warm Springs, and Nez Perce tribes (Columbia River Treaty Tribes) and the Quinault Indian Nation (Northwest Treaty Tribes).
