Action
Confirmation of effective date of direct final rule.
Summary
This document confirms the October 1, 1997 effective date of the direct final rule in this rulemaking docket, published on June 2, 1997. That rule amends the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) to allow the transportation of certain liquid hazardous materials in non- specification open-head fiber drums until September 30, 1999, if the fiber drums have been filled before, and are not emptied and refilled after, the expiration of the current authority for the use of these packagings.