On July 6, 2012, President Obama signed into law the “Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act”, which includes the “Hazardous Materials Transportation Safety Improvement Act of 2012” (the “Act”). The Act includes provisions for hazardous materials transportation safety and authorizes appr…
Read More »On June 4, 2012 the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published a notice of public meeting in preparation for the 41st Session of the Sub-Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (UNSCOE TDG) to be held in Geneva, Switzerland on June 25 through July 4, 2…
Read More »On June 19, 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 fo…
Read More »On June 4, 2012, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published a notice of public meeting advising interested parties that a public meeting will be conducted in preparation for the 41st session of the United Nations Sub-Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangero…
Read More »On May 30, 2012, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published its decision to withdraw the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) issued on April 5, 2010 and deny Petitions P-1498, P-15231, and P-1536. The ANPRM issued by PHMSA on April 5, 2010 solicited co…
Read More »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, …
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