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PENDING/NEW
REGULATION
 On
May 5, 2008, the US Department of Transportation published
PHMSA-2008-0010
(HM-208G); Hazardous Materials Transportation; Registration and
Fee Assessment Program; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM);
73 FR 24519. This rule proposes to amend the statutorily-mandated
registration and fee assessment program for persons who transport,
or offer for transportation, certain categories and quantities
of hazardous materials. For those registrants not qualifying as
a small business or not-for-profit organization, we are proposing
to increase the fee from $975 (plus a $25 administrative fee)
to $2,475 (plus a $25 administrative fee) for registration year
2009-2010 and following years. The proposed fee increase is necessary
to fund the national Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness
(HMEP) grants program at approximately $28,000,000 in accordance
with the Administration's Fiscal Year 2008 budget.
The
document can be found via: http://hazmat.dot.gov/regs/notices/nprm/73fr-24519.pdf
On
January 31, 2008, IATA published an Addendum
to the 49th edition Dangerous Goods Regulations. This addendum
deletes the new provisions added to 2.3 and Table 2.3.A with respect
to Meals Ready-to-Eat (MRE). In
addition to the deletion of MRE, the addendum provides amendments
to a number of operator variations and also a number of minor
corrections.
The
document can be found via: http://www.iata.org/NR/rdonlyres/73661DE8-92F8-4962-990A-83F2E0CA96EF/0/49rev01ENJan08.pdf
On
May 5, 2008, the US Department of Transportation published
PHMSA-2008-0010
(HM-208G); Hazardous Materials Transportation; Registration and
Fee Assessment Program; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM);
73 FR 24519. This rule proposes to amend the statutorily-mandated
registration and fee assessment program for persons who transport,
or offer for transportation, certain categories and quantities
of hazardous materials. For those registrants not qualifying as
a small business or not-for-profit organization, we are proposing
to increase the fee from $975 (plus a $25 administrative fee)
to $2,475 (plus a $25 administrative fee) for registration year
2009-2010 and following years. The proposed fee increase is necessary
to fund the national Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness
(HMEP) grants program at approximately $28,000,000 in accordance
with the Administration's Fiscal Year 2008 budget.
The
document can be found via: http://hazmat.dot.gov/regs/notices/nprm/73fr-24519.pdf
On
January 7, 2008, the US Department of Transportation published
PHMSA-2006-28711
(HM-145N): Hazardous Materials: Revisions to the List of Hazardous
Substances and Reportable Quantities; Final rule; Effective Date
3/31/2008; 73 FR 1089. PHMSA amends the Hazardous Materials
Regulations (HMR) by revising the list of hazardous substances
and reportable quantities (RQs) and by correcting editorial errors
to the list of hazardous substances and RQs. Superfund (i.e.,
CERCLA) requires PHMSA to list and regulate all hazardous substances
designated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This
final rule enables shippers and carriers to identify the affected
hazardous substances, comply with all applicable regulatory requirements,
and make the required notifications if the release of a hazardous
substance occurs.
The
document can be found via: http://hazmat.dot.gov/regs/rules/final/73fr/docs/73fr-1089.pdf
FedEx
has published a How
to Pack brochure (2.36 Mb PDF), which has guidelines on shipping
blood; urine; and Biological Substance, Category B when using
their service. Infectious substances affecting humans (UN 2814)
and infectious substances affecting animals (UN 2900) are considered
dangerous goods. NOTE: Regulated infectious substances must not
be shipped in the FedEx® Clinical Pak. IATA regulations apply.
Noninfectious blood and urine must meet FedEx standards. In addition,
Biological Substance, Category B, must meet the packing and marking
standards in IATA Packing Instruction 650.
The
information can be found via: http://images.fedex.com/us/services/pdf/How_To_Pack.pdf
IATA
has published a revised Guidance
Document for Infectious Substances. The Guidance Document
was developed by the ICAO DGR. The original ICAO document reflects
references to the ICAO Technical Instructions these have been
amended to reflect the references applicable to the 49th Edition
(2008) of the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR). This guidance
document is only valid until 31 December 2008.
The
document can be found via: http://www.iata.org/NR/rdonlyres/A2E111DC-6C78-4B7B-87E3-B94C5620C15E/0/Guidance_Doc62DGR_49.pdf
Download
the excerpt of DG Regulation on the Classification
- Infectious Substances.
Download
the Packing
Instruction 650 in English, applicable to UN 3373 on passenger
and cargo aircraft and CAO.
The
the United Nations has published the Fifteenth revision edition
of the UN
Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods. Model Regulations.
This publication is now available on-line.
The
document can be found via: http://www.unece.org/trans/danger/publi/unrec/rev15/15files_e.html
On
October 1, 2007, the US Department of Transportation published
PHMSA-2007-29245
(HM-244): Hazardous Materials Regulations: Minor Editorial Corrections
and Clarifications; Final rule; Effective Date 10/1/2007; 72 FR
55678. This final rule corrects editorial errors, makes minor
regulatory changes and, in response to requests for clarification,
improves the clarity of certain provisions in the Hazardous Materials
Regulations (HMR). The intended effect of this rule is to enhance
the accuracy and reduce misunderstandings of the regulations.
The amendments contained in this rule are non-substantive changes
that do not impose new requirements
The
document can be found via: http://hazmat.dot.gov/regs/rules/final/72fr/docs/72fr-55678.pdf
On
September 28, 2007, the US Department of Transportation
published a correction
to its HM-215F rulemaking which reformats requirements for
the authorization to use international transport standards and
regulations. The two corrections made are based on a DGAC appeal
of the HM-215F final rule. Significantly, PHMSA corrected its
regulation so that hazmat packages in import shipments are not
subject to certain requirements not previously applicable, including
requirements for the ability to withstand DOT vibration test requirements,
certain package preparation requirements and DOT requirements
for reconditioned packagings. Import shipments would continue
to be subject to similar requirements contained in the IMDG Code
or the ICAO Technical Instructions. The correction preserves international
mutual acceptance of UN performance packagings. The effective
date of the HM-215F requirements is October 1, 2007.
The
document can be found via: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-19259.pdf
In
September 2007 IATA published Significant
Changes and Amendments to the 49th Edition (2008) IATA Dangerous
Goods Regulations The 49th edition of the IATA Dangerous Goods
Regulations, which takes effect on January 1, 2008, has been published.
This edition will consolidate changes introduced by ICAO through
an addendum to the 2007-2008 edition of the Technical Instructions,
as well as changes agreed by the IATA Dangerous Goods Board.
The
document can be found via: http://www.iata.org/NR/rdonlyres/3BE5697E-DB50-48C7-A7E0-6E8E6E26D703/0/SignificantChanges49Ed.pdf
On
July 15, 2007, the US Postal Service published a revised
Domestic Mail Manual.
Section 601.10.17 addresses the topic of shipping Hazardous Materials,
including infectious and other biological substances.
The
document can be found via: http://pe.usps.gov/
On
May 14, 2007 the US Postal Service published revisions
to the International
Mail Manual. Section 'International Mail Services', sub-section
130 Mailability, subchapter 135: Mailable Dangerous Goods addresses
the topic of shipping Hazardous Materials, including infectious
and other biological substances.
The
document can be found via: http://pe.usps.gov/
Transport
Canada has published Amendment 7 to the Transport of Dangerous
Goods Regulations following a number of comments from the regulated
community. The proposed amendment can be found at www.tc.gc.ca.
http://www.tc.gc.ca/tdg/clear/modifications/amendment7.doc
The
Australia's National Transport Commission (NTC) has published
a consolidated list of changes to the Australian Dangerous Goods
(ADG) Code due to come into effect with the 7th edition, which
has now been updated to come into line with the 14th revised edition
of the UN model regulations. NTC has also published a set of dangerous
goods labels. These and other related files and documents are
available in the dangerous goods section of NTC's website found
here.
http://www.ntc.gov.au/ViewPage.aspx?page=A02211302400470625
On
June 2, 2006 the US Department of Transportation published
PHMSA-2004-16895
(HM-226A); Hazardous Materials: Infectious Substances; Harmonization
With the United Nations Recommendations; Final rule; Effective
Date 10/1/2006; 71 FR 32243. PHMSA is revising the transportation
requirements for infectious substances, including regulated medical
waste, to adopt new classification criteria, new exceptions, and
packaging and hazard communication requirements consistent with
revised international standards and to clarify existing requirements
to promote compliance. These revisions will ensure an acceptable
level of safety for the transportation of infectious substances
and facilitate domestic and international transportation.
http://hazmat.dot.gov/regs/rules/final/71fr/docs/71fr-32243.pdf
On
April 15, 2002 the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) published
CAP
675: Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air. The CAA is the UK’s
independent aviation regulator, with all civil aviation regulatory
functions (economic regulation, airspace policy, safety regulation
and consumer protection) integrated within a single specialist
body.
The
document can be found via: http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/33/CAP675.pdf
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