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Significant Regulatory Guidance
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Notice of Extension of Enforcement Discretion for the Transport of Certain Sanitizing and Disinfecting Products
As the COVID-19 public health emergency continues, PHMSA is aware of the challenges that transportation companies are facing in providing personnel with necessary materials, such as hand sanitizers, that provide for protection of their health and safety and comply with government guidelines....
Notice of Extension of Relief for Cargo Tank Motor Vehicles and Portable Tanks in the State of Alaska
PHMSA understands that due to the COVID-19 public health emergency, travel restrictions throughout the State of Alaska have continued to place a burden on entities that usually perform periodic tests and inspections of cargo tank motor vehicles (CTMVs) and portable tanks. To assist in this...
Webinars
PHMSA offers Hazmat transportation training workshops and webinars throughout the year. These free training opportunities are for anyone who offers or transports hazardous materials in commerce, or has a desire to learn more about DOT's Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR).
PHMSA conducts...
Notice of Extension of Enforcement Discretion for Cylinders Exceeding Periodic Testing Dates
PHMSA understands that the COVID-19 public health emergency has made it difficult for gas cylinder exchanges to receive and distribute cylinders that can be filled in accordance with the requalification requirements included in the Federal Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR). To assist...
Notice of Extension of Enforcement Discretion for Hazardous Materials Training Requirements
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) understands that many offerors and carriers of hazardous materials continue to experience difficulty in either obtaining or providing recurrent training as required by the Hazardous Materials...
Notice of Extension of Temporary Policy for the Transportation of Certain Alcohol-Based Hand-Sanitizers
PHMSA gives notice that it will continue to not take enforcement action against any offeror or carrier who is unable to provide recurrent training consistent with HMR training requirements – until October 31, 2020. The March 25, 2020, enforcement discretion was in response to unprecedented...