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Transportation of Hazardous Materials
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CFR Title 49 Transportation

Annually revised and released by the DOT in October.

DOT (Department of Transportation) Regulations

Title Volume Chapter Browse Parts Regulatory Entity Title 49 Transportation 1 Subtitle A-Office of the Secretary of Transportation 1-99 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION 2 Subtitle B-Other Regulations Relating to Transportation I 100-177 PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 3 178-199 4 II 200-299 FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 5 III 300-399 FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 6 IV 400-499 COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY V 500-571 NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 7 572-599 VI 600-699 FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION VII 700-799 NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION (AMTRAK) VIII 800-999 NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD 8 X 1000-1199 SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 9 1200-1399 XI 1400-1499 RESEARCH AND INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION [RESERVED] XII 1500-1699 TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

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Key Transportation Federal Register Notices

Hazardous Materials: Formal Interpretation of Regulations (click to download)
Federal Register Date: June 4, 1998 , Volume 63, Number 107, Pages: 30411-30412
Action: Formal interpretation of regulations.
Agency: Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA), DOT. , 49 CFR Parts 107, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 175, 177
Description: This document publishes a formal interpretation of the Hazardous Materials
Regulations (HMR) concerning the responsibilities of a carrier when accepting
hazardous materials for transportation in commerce. This interpretation is being
published in order to facilitate better public understanding and awareness of the HMR.
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 4, 1998

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Contacts at the DOT Contacts at RSPA Other departments: Office of the Secretary of Transportation (OST) Maritime Administration (MARAD) Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Surface Transportation Board (STB) Federal Transit Administration (FTA)