a hazardous materials employer ensure their hazardous materials employee training records are available upon request to an authorized official of the Department of Transportation or the Department of Homeland Security. 883 Pipeline and Hazardous This rulemaking addresses 5 02/28/2013 03/07/2013 HM-219; SB - Y, 08/2011 Hazardous Materials: petitions that requested IC - Y, SLT - N; Materials Miscellaneous changes to the Hazardous The amendments Safety Amendments; Materials Regulations in the rule are Administration Petitions for (HMR) for purposes of marginally cost Rulemaking clarifying the HMR or beneficial but are (RRR) enhancing safety, while difficult to offering some net economic quantity. These benefits. These petitions changes reduce require an equivalent or packaging and increased level of safety as is transportation currently required by the costs, reduce the HMR. Among the petitions paperwork included in this rulemaking burden, ensure are: P-1479 - pertaining to consistency manufacturer and third-party between domestic laboratory package and international markings; P-1554 - IBC regulations, and material thickness standards; result in net P-1555 - drop test benefits without requirements for small compromising quantities of certain safety. PHMSA hazardous materials plans to issue a transported by air and vessel; rulemaking and P-1556 - incorporating a similar to this one special permit that allows the every two years to
a hazardous materials employer ensure their hazardous materials employee training records are available upon request to an authorized official of the Department of Transportation or the Department of Homeland Security. 883 Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Hazardous Materials: Miscellaneous Amendments; Petitions for Rulemaking (RRR) This rulemaking addresses petitions that requested changes to the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) for purposes of clarifying the HMR or enhancing safety, while offering some net economic benefits. These petitions require an equivalent or increased level of safety as is currently required by the HMR. Among the petitions included in this rulemaking are: P-1479 - pertaining to manufacturer and third-party laboratory package markings; P-1554 - IBC material thickness standards; P-1555 - drop test requirements for small quantities of certain hazardous materials transported by air and vessel; and P-1556 - incorporating a special permit that allows the 5 02/28/2013 03/07/2013 HM-219; SB - Y, IC - Y, SLT - N; The amendments in the rule are marginally cost beneficial but are difficult to quantity. These changes reduce packaging and transportation costs, reduce the paperwork burden, ensure consistency between domestic and international regulations, and result in net benefits without compromising safety. PHMSA plans to issue a rulemaking similar to this one every two years to 08/2011