Notified About:
Federal: Final rule concerning the amendment to the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR)
Date Notified: 28 Jul 2022
Jurisdiction: United States of America
Highlights
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has published a Final Rule amending the Hazardous Materials Regulations to:
- authorize the highway or rail transportation of a hazardous material pursuant to a temporary certificate
- outline requirements for lithium batteries in equipment and the storage of such batteries
- remove the metal wall thickness requirements for certain metal intermediate bulk containers
- authorise the transport of stabilized fish meal or fish scrap on aircrafts
- expand authorized packaging for polymeric beads and plastic moulding compounds to include combination packaging
- extend the periodic inspection for cylinders that are filled with hazardous materials to 10 years
- add technical names to the shipping description when transporting hazardous materials that contain marine pollutants and
- add stability testing requirements for nitrocellulose.
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