On May 29, 2012, the Pipeline and Hazardous Safety Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM). In the ANPRM, PHMSA is considering amendments to revise and clarify the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) applicable to cylinder manufacture, …
Read More »On May 24, 2012, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in response to petitions by the regulated community (e.g. shippers, carriers, manufacturers, and industry representatives) in order to reduce regulatory burdens while…
Read More »PHMSA Publishes NPRM to Amend the HMR for Harmonization with International Standards On May 25, 2012, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to amend the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR). The NPRM proposes chan…
Read More »On May 21, 2012, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) amending the regulations for repair stations by revising the system of ratings, the repair station certification requirements, and the regulations on repair stations providing maintenance for ai…
Read More »On May 17, 2012, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published a Notice of Delay in Processing Special Permit Applications. In accordance with the requirements of 49 U.S.C. 5117(c), PHMSA published a list of special permit applications that have been in process for…
Read More »On May 9, 2012, the Department of Transportation (DOT) published a Notice regarding the submission of tarmac delay contingency plans to DOT for approval. On February 14, 2012, President Obama signed the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (the ‘‘Act’’) into law. Among other things, the Act req…
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