Proposed Rule 1 Jul 2025 compliance, regulation, transportation, administrative practice and procedure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, penalties, hazardous materials, hazardous materials transportation, packaging and containers, cost savings, electronic records

📄Streamlining Recordkeeping for Hazardous Materials Carriers

This NPRM proposes to revise the hazardous materials program procedures to allow motor and vessel carriers the option to carry their PHMSA certificate of registration in electronic form.

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Proposed Rule 1 Jul 2025 compliance, transportation, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, incorporation by reference, education, hazardous waste, logistics, labeling, hazardous materials, hazardous materials transportation, packaging and containers, electronic records

📦Proposed Rule to Revise Hazardous Materials Regulations for Carriers

This NPRM proposes to revise the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) to provide domestic carriers the option to maintain electronic copies of emergency response information rather than requiring a hard copy printed on paper.

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Proposed Rule 1 Jul 2025 compliance, administrative practice and procedure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, penalties, transportation industry, certification, railroad safety, railroad employees, electronic records, railroad regulation, locomotive engineering

🚂Proposed Revisions to Locomotive Engineer Certification Requirements

This proposed rule would update FRA's locomotive engineer certification requirements by reducing the information that is required on an engineer's certificate and allowing certificates to be electronic. FRA is also proposing changes to the certification revocation process and the Administrative Hearing Officer (AHO) process. Lastly, FRA is proposing other administrative updates including revising definitions and correcting errors in the regulatory text.

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