🚛Proposed Rule on Hazardous Materials Regulations by DOT
This NPRM proposes adopting the provisions of Department of Transportation (DOT) Special Permit (SP) 12412 and DOT-SP 11646 into the hazardous materials regulations. These revisions would provide greater regulatory flexibility and eliminate the need for special permit renewal requests, reducing paperwork burdens and facilitating commerce while maintaining an equivalent level of safety.
Learn More🔋Proposed Rule to Ease Transportation of Lithium Batteries for Businesses
This NPRM proposes to amend the Materials of Trade (MOTs) exceptions to allow for the transportation of increased quantities of lithium batteries. The current MOT exceptions unnecessarily limit the number and size of lithium batteries that can be safely transported by domestic construction, landscaping, mowing, tree service, food service, and entertainment companies in support of performing a trade.
Learn More🧊Proposed Rule on Hazardous Materials and Refrigerants Transportation
This NPRM proposes to adopt a special permit into the hazardous materials regulations to streamline the transportation of small refrigerating machines that contain limited quantities of certain flammable gases, including common household appliances such as refrigerators, window-mounted air-conditioning units, and dehumidifiers.
Learn More🚆Regulatory Updates on Signal System Modifications by FRA
This rule makes administrative updates to FRA's instructions governing applications for approval of a discontinuance or material modification of a signal system regulations, including updating addresses in those regulations.
Learn More🚆Administrative Updates to Federal Railroad Safety Regulations
This rule makes administrative updates to FRA's safety integration plans regulations, including updating addresses in those regulations.
Learn More🚂Proposed Rule to Remove Burdensome Rail Reporting Requirements
PHMSA proposes to remove or replace various rail transportation requirements that are either obsolete, overly burdensome, or conflict with other requirements in the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR).
Learn More⚒️Regulatory Proposal for Conveyor Belt Approval in Underground Mines
MSHA is proposing to revise 30 CFR part 75 by removing outdated requirements for the approval process for conveyor belts used in underground coal mines. These revisions would streamline the current requirements for underground coal operators while maintaining the same level of protections for miners who work with such equipment.
Learn More🏗️MSHA Proposes Changes to Ventilation Plan Approval Criteria
MSHA proposes to revise requirements for the contents in mine ventilation plans to eliminate the authority given to the District Manager to require additional provisions. The current standard may violate statutory authority; the Appointments Clause, by vesting significant regulatory authority in District Managers; and the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), by skipping notice and comment.
Learn More💻Proposed Rule for Electronic Payments in Hazardous Materials Registration
PHMSA proposes to modernize the payment system for hazardous materials registration to require electronic submissions via the Department of Transportation (DOT) e-Commerce internet site and eliminate the option to pay using a paper check. This revision is intended to increase government efficiency by eliminating the burdens associated with processing paper checks from the regulatory community.
Learn More📋Technical Amendment to OMB Approvals Under Paperwork Reduction Act
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this technical amendment updates the table that lists the control numbers issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the PRA for information collection activities contained in certain EPA regulations that are promulgated in title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). This technical amendment adds or amends the OMB Control Numbers for existing approved collection activities and removes the OMB Control Numbers that have expired and/or have been discontinued.
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