November 25th, 2020
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
49 CFR Parts 107, 171, 172, 173, 178, 179, and 180
[Docket No. PHMSA–2017–0120 (HM–219C)]
RIN 2137–AF33
Hazardous Materials: Adoption of Miscellaneous Petitions To Reduce Regulatory Burdens
SUMMARY: The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is
amending the Hazardous Materials Regulations in response to 24 petitions for
rulemaking submitted by the regulated community between February 2015 and March 2018.
This final rule updates, clarifies, or provides relief from various regulatory requirements without adversely affecting safety. PHMSA also, as of the effective date of this final rule, withdraws its September 28, 2017 enforcement discretion regarding the phase-out of mobile refrigeration systems.
ACTION: Final rule.
DATES: Effective date: This rule is effective December 28, 2020. Incorporation by reference date: The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in this final rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of December 28, 2020. Delayed compliance date: Except as provided by the compliance timelines set forth in this final rule in connection with petitions for rulemaking P–1646, P–1691 and P–1692, compliance with the amendments adopted in this final rule is required beginning November 26, 2021.
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-11-25/pdf/2020-23712.pdf
https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2020-11-25/2020-23712