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Louisiana Requirements for Hazardous Materials Incident Notification

Notice of administrative determination of preemption by RSPA's Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety.

Federal hazardous material transportation law: (1) Does not preempt Louisiana's immediate telephone notification requirement in La. R.S. 32:1510A, and (2) preempts Louisiana's written incident reporting requirements in La. R.S. 32:1510B & C.

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