PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION ISSUES RULE: HAZARDOUS MATERIALS: REDUCING BURDENS BY ALLOWING CONTINUED USE OF DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SPECIAL PERMIT PACKAGINGS

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has issued a rule called: Hazardous Materials: Reducing Burdens by Allowing Continued Use of Department of Transportation Special Permit Packagings.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on Aug. 4 by Paul J. Roberti, Administrator, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.

Summary: This final rule removes undue regulatory burdens by allowing for the continued use of packagings authorized under a manufacturing special permit for the useful life of the package. Manufacturing special permits typically authorize the manufacture, mark, sale, and use of the packaging authorized by the special permit.

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