National Hazardous Materials Route Registry |
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Cathy F. Gautreaux
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
9 August 2018
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 154 (Thursday, August 9, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39500-39504]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-17060]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
National Hazardous Materials Route Registry
AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), Department
of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice; revisions to the listing of designated and restricted
routes for hazardous materials.
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SUMMARY: This notice provides revisions to the National Hazardous
Materials Route Registry (NHMRR) reported to the FMCSA as of March 31,
2018. The NHMRR is a listing, as reported by States and Tribal
governments, of all designated and restricted roads and preferred
highway routes for transportation of highway route controlled
quantities (HRCQ) of Class 7 radioactive materials (RAM) (HRCQ/RAM) and
non-radioactive hazardous materials (NRHMs).
DATES: Applicable date: August 9, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Vincent Babich (202) 366-4871, or
vincent.babich@dot.gov, Hazardous Materials Division, Office of
Enforcement and Compliance, Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20590. Office
hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., ET., Monday through Friday, except for
Federal holidays.
Legal Basis and Background
Under 49 United States Code (U.S.C.) 5112, sections (a)(2) and (b),
States and Tribal governments are permitted to designate and limit
highway routes over which hazardous materials (HM) may be transported,
provided the State or Tribal government complies with standards
prescribed by the Secretary of Transportation (the Secretary) and meets
publication requirements in section 5112(c). To establish standards
under section (b), the Secretary must consult with the States, and,
under section (c), coordinate with the States to ``update and publish
periodically'' a list of currently effective HM highway routing
designations and restrictions. The requirements that States and Tribal
governments must follow to establish, maintain, or enforce routing
designations for the transport of placardable quantities of NRHMs are
set forth in title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part
397, subpart C. Subpart D of part 397 sets forth the requirements for
designating preferred routes for HRCQ/RAM shipments as an alternative,
or in addition, to Interstate System highways. For HRCQ/RAM shipments,
section 397.101(b)(1) defines a preferred route as an Interstate
Highway for which no alternative route is designated by the State, a
route specifically designated by the State, or both. (See section
397.65 for the definition of ``NRHM'' and ``routing designations.'')
Under a delegation from the Secretary,\1\ FMCSA has authority to
implement 49 U.S.C. 5112.
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\1\ 49 CFR 1.87(d)(2).
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Currently, 49 CFR 397.73 establishes public information and
reporting requirements for NRHM. States or Tribal governments are
required to furnish information regarding any new or changed routes to
FMCSA within 60 days after establishment. Under 49 CFR 397.103, a State
routing designation for HRCQ/RAM routes (preferred routes) as an
alternative, or in addition, to an Interstate System highway, is
effective when the authorized routing agency provides FMCSA with
written notification, FMCSA acknowledges receipt in writing, and the
route is published in FMCSA's National Hazardous Material Route
Registry. The Office of Management and Budget has approved these
collections of information under control number 2126-0014,
Transportation of Hazardous Materials, Highway Routing.
In this notice, FMCSA is merely performing the ministerial function
of updating and publishing the NHMRR
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based on input from its State and Tribal partners under 49 U.S.C.
5112(c)(1). Accordingly, this notice serves only to provide the most
recent revisions to the NHMRR; it does not establish any new public
information and reporting requirements.
Updates to the NHMRR
FMCSA published the full NHMRR in a Federal Register Notice on
April 29, 2015 (80 FR 23859). Since publication of the 2015 notice,
FMCSA published one update to the NHMRR in a Federal Register Notice on
August 8, 2016 (81 FR 52518).
This notice provides revisions to the NHMRR, reported to the FMCSA
from August 8, 2016 through March 31, 2018. The revisions to the NHMRR
listings in this notice supersede and replace corresponding NHMRR
listings published in the April 29, 2015 notice and corresponding
revisions to the NHMRR listings published in the August 8, 2016 notice.
Continue to refer to the April 29, 2015 notice for additional
background on the NHMRR and the August 8, 2016 notice for the
procedures for State and Tribal government routing agencies to update
their Route Registry listings and contact information.
The full current NHMRR for each state is posted on the FMCSA's
internet website at: https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/regulations/hazardous-materials/national-hazardous-materials-route-registry.
Revisions to the NHMRR in This Notice
In accordance with the requirements of 49 CFR 397.73 and 397.103,
the NHMRR is being revised as follows:
The FMCSA Division field office contact information for each state
is no longer listed in the NHMRR. This information is available on the
internet at the FMCSA's website at: https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/mission/field-offices. In addition, the contact information for each State and
Tribal Government routing agency is no longer listed in the NHMRR. This
information is also available on the internet at the FMCSA's website
at: https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/regulations/hazardous-materials/national-hazardous-materials-route-registry-state. The removal of this
information from the NHMRR eliminates the presentation of redundant
information and will streamline the future maintenance and update of
the NHMRR.
Table 2--California--Designated HRCQ/RAM routes
Route Order Designator ``A'' is revised. The FMCSA Quality
Assurance (QA) Comment is removed.
Route Order Designator ``B1'' is revised. The FMCSA QA Comment is
removed.
Route Order Designator ``B3'' is revised to correct an editorial
error.
Route Order Designator ``B5'' is revised.
Route Order Designator ``B5B'' is added and assigned a ``P''
designation.
Route Order Designator ``B5B-1.0'' is added and assigned a ``P''
designation.
Route Order Designator ``B5B-2.0'' is added and assigned a ``P''
designation.
Table 3.--California--Designated NRHM routes
Route Order Designator ``A1'' is revised.
Route Order Designator ``A2'' (Designation ``B'') is revised.
Route Order Designator ``A2A'' is revised.
Route Order Designator ``A4B-1.0'' is revised.
Route Order Designator ``A4B-2.0'' is added and assigned a ``B''
designation.
Route Order Designator ``A4B-3.0'' is added and assigned a ``B''
designation.
Route Order Designator ``A4B-4.0'' is added and assigned a ``B''
designation.
Route Order Designator ``A11P-2.0-I'' is revised.
Route Order Designator ``A11P-2.0-M'' is revised.
Route Order Designator ``A12P-2.0-J1'' is revised to correct an
editorial error.
Route Order Designator ``A12P-2.0-M1'' is removed.
Route Order Designator ``A12P-2.0-M2'' is removed.
Route Order Designator ``A13P-2.0-M1'' is removed.
Route Order Designator ``A13P-2.0-M2'' is removed.
Route Order Designator ``A14P-2.0-M1'' is removed.
Route Order Designator ``B'' is removed.
Route Order Designator ``C1'' is removed.
Route Order Designator ``C2'' is removed.
Route Order Designator ``C3'' is removed.
Route Order Designator ``D'' is removed.
Table 4.--Pennsylvania--Restricted HM Routes
Route Order Designators ``E'', ``F'', ``G'', and ``P'' are revised
to provide the current internet address for the Pennsylvania Turnpike
website.
Table 5.--Virginia--Restricted HM routes
Route Order Designators ``D'', ``E'', ``F'', ``G'', and ``H''. The
referenced internet addresses are updated.
Table 6.--Wyoming--Restricted HM Routes
Route Order Designator ``A'' is revised to remove obsolete
references to the CFR.
Route Order Key
Each listing in the NHMRR includes codes to identify each route
designation and each route restriction reported by the State
Designation codes identify the routes along which a driver may or must
transport specified HM. Among the designation codes is one for
``preferred routes,'' which is defined in Sec. 397.101(b)(1) \2\ and
applies to transporting ``a highway route controlled quantity of Class
7 (radioactive) materials.'' Restriction codes identify the routes
along which a driver may not transport specified HM shipments. Table 1
presents information on each restriction and designation code.
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\2\ 49 CFR 397.101(b)(1) defines ``preferred route'' as, ``an
Interstate System highway for which an alternative route is not
designated by a State routing agency; a State-designated route
selected by a State routing agency pursuant to Sec. 397.103; or
both.''
Table 1--Restriction/Designation Key
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Restrictions Designations
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0--ALL Hazardous Materials............. A--ALL NRHM Hazardous
Materials.
1--Class 1--Explosives................. B--Class 1--Explosives.
2--Class 2--Gas........................ I--Poisonous Inhalation Hazard
(PIH).
3--Class 3--Flammable.................. P--*Preferred Route* Class 7--
Radioactive.
4--Class 4--Flammable Solid/Combustible
5--Class 5--Organic....................
6--Class 6--Poison.....................
7--Class 7--Radioactive................
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8--Class 8--Corrosives.................
9--Class 9--Dangerous (Other)..........
i--Poisonous Inhalation Hazard (PIH)...
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Revisions to the National Hazardous Materials Route Registry (March 31,
2018)
Table 2--California--Designated HRCQ/RAM Routes
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Designation(s)
Designation date Route order Route description City County (A,B,I,P) FMCSA QA comment
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10/19/94..................... A SR 905 from Mexican ................ ............... P
Border to Interstate
805.
10/19/94..................... B1 Interstate 805 from ................ San Diego...... P
Interstate 5 [north
of the City of San
Diego] to State
Route 905.
10/19/94..................... B3 Interstate 5 from ................ ............... P
Interstate 405 [MP
93--Irvine] to State
78 [MP 51--Carlsbad].
10/19/94 and 04/01/17........ B5 Interstate 605 from ................ Los Angeles.... P
Interstate 210
[Duarte] to
Interstate 105
[Norwalk].
04/01/17..................... B5B Interstate 105 from ................ ............... P
Interstate 605 to
Interstate 110.
04/01/17..................... B5B-1.0 Interstate 110 from ................ ............... P
Interstate 105 to
State Route 47.
04/01/17..................... B5B-2.0 Interstate 710 from ................ ............... P
Interstate 105 to
Seaside Freeway.
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Table 3--California--Designated NRHM Routes
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Designation(s)
Designation date Route order Route description City County (A,B,I,P) FMCSA QA comment
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12/07/17..................... A1 State Route 905 from ................ ............... B,I
Mexican Border to
Interstate 5.
10/28/92 and 12/07/17........ A2 Interstate 805 from ................ San Diego...... B
Interstate 5 [Torrey
Pines] to State
Route 905.
10/28/92 and 12/07/17........ A2A Interstate 5 from San Diego....... San Diego...... B
Interstate 805 [MP
31--Torrey Pines] to
State Route 905.
10/28/92 and 12/07/17........ A4B-1.0 State Route 125 from La Mesa......... San Diego...... B
State Route 54 to
State Route 52.
12/07/17..................... A4B-2.0 State Route 67 from ................ ............... B
Interstate 8 to
State Route 52.
12/07/17..................... A4B-3.0 State Route 52 from ................ ............... B
State Route 67 to
Interstate 805.
12/07/17..................... A4B-4.0 State Route 54 from ................ ............... B
Interstate 805 to
State Route 125.
10/28/92 and 07/27/17........ A11P-2.0-I Interstate 280 from ................ ............... B
Cesar Chavez St.
[San Francisco] to
Interstate 680/US
101 [San Jose].
07/27/17..................... A11P-2.0-M Cesar Chavez St. from ................ ............... B
US 101 to Pier 80.
10/28/92..................... A12P-2.0-J1 Interstate 580 from ................ ............... B
Interstate 238
[Ashland] to
Interstate 680
[Dublin].
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Table 4--Pennsylvania--Restricted HM Routes
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Restriction(s)
Designation date Route order Route description City County (0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,i)
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01/01/40......................... E Interstate 70/76 .................... Somerset........... 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,i
[Allegheny Tunnel--
Somerset County] from
Exit 110 to Exit 146.
[Effective July 16, 2000:
All Table 1 materials
and Explosives are still
prohibited. Table 2
materials (except
explosives) permitted
for non-bulk packages
(those placards that do
not require four-digit
codes)].
For additional
information, visit the
Pennsylvania Turnpike
website: https://www.paturnpike.com/commercial/placarded_loads.aspx.
01/01/40......................... F Interstate 76 [Tuscarora .................... Franklin and 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,i
Tunnel--Franklin/ Huntingdon.
Huntingdon Counties]
from Exit 180 to Exit
189.
[Effective July 16, 2000:
All Table 1 materials
and Explosives are still
prohibited. Table 2
materials (except
explosives) permitted
for non-bulk packages
(those placards that do
not require four-digit
codes)].
For additional
information, visit the
Pennsylvania Turnpike
website: https://www.paturnpike.com/commercial/placarded_loads.aspx.
01/01/40......................... G Interstate 76 [Blue .................... Franklin........... 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,i
Mountain Tunnel and
Kittatinny Tunnel--
Franklin County] from
Exit 189 to Exit 201.
[Effective July 16, 2000:
All Table 1 materials
and Explosives are still
prohibited. Table 2
materials (except
explosives) permitted
for non-bulk packages
(those placards that do
not require four-digit
codes)].
For additional
information, visit the
Pennsylvania Turnpike
website: https://www.paturnpike.com/commercial/placarded_loads.aspx.
01/01/65......................... P Interstate 476 [Northeast .................... Carbon and Lehigh.. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,i
Extension of PA Turnpike
at Lehigh Tunnel] from
Exit 56 to Exit 74.
[Effective July 16, 2000:
All Table 1 materials
and Explosives are still
prohibited. Table 2
materials (except
explosives) permitted
for non-bulk packages
(those placards that do
not require four-digit
codes)].
For additional
information, visit the
Pennsylvania Turnpike
website: https://www.paturnpike.com/commercial/placarded_loads.aspx.
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Table 5--Virginia--Restricted HM routes
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Restriction(s)
Designation date Route order Route description (0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,i)
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11/15/95..................... D Elizabeth River Tunnel [Downtown]-- 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,i
Interstate 264 [Phone: (757) 494-2424].
Materials in hazard classes 1.1, 1.2,
1.3, 2.3, 4.3, 6.1, 7 (i.e., Highway
Route Controlled Quantities-HRCQ), and
toxic inhalation hazard are not allowed
passage through this tunnel.
Materials in hazard classes 2.1, 3, 5.1,
5.2, and 8, are allowed access to this
tunnel only in ``non-bulk''.
Hazmat shipper MUST abide by rules and
regulations outlined in VDOT's ``Rules
and Regulations Governing the
Transportation of Hazardous Materials
through Bridge-Tunnel Facilities.'' For
additional information, see http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/vdothazmat.pdf.
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11/15/95..................... E Elizabeth River Tunnel [Midtown]--US 58 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,i
[Phone: (757) 683-8123].
Materials in hazard classes 1.1, 1.2,
1.3, 2.3, 4.3, 6.1, 7 (Highway Route
Controlled Quantities (HRCQ)), and
toxic inhalation hazard are not allowed
passage through this tunnel.
Materials in hazard classes 2.1, 3, 5.1,
5.2, and 8, are allowed access to this
tunnel only in ``non-bulk''.
Hazmat shipper MUST abide by rules and
regulations outlined in VA DOT's
``Rules and Regulations Governing the
Transportation of Hazardous Materials
through Bridge-Tunnel Facilities.'' For
additional information, see http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/vdothazmat.pdf.
11/15/95..................... F Monitor-Merrimac Memorial [Bridge/ 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,i
Tunnel]--Interstate 664 [Phone: (757)
247-2123].
Materials in hazard classes 1.1, 1.2,
1.3, 2.3, 4.3, 6.1,7 (i.e., Highway
Route Controlled Quantities-HRCQ), and
toxic inhalation hazard are not allowed
passage through this tunnel.
Materials in hazard classes 2.1, 3, 5.1,
5.2, and 8, are allowed access to this
tunnel only in non-bulk''.
Hazmat shipper MUST abide by rules and
regulations outlined in VDOT's ``Rules
and Regulations Governing the
Transportation of Hazardous Materials
through Bridge-Tunnel Facilities.'' For
additional information, see http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/vdothazmat.pdf.
11/15/95..................... G Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel [Interstate 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,i
64] [Phone: (757) 727-4832].
Materials in hazard classes 1.1, 1.2,
1.3, 2.3, 4.3, 6.1, 7 (i.e., Highway
Route Controlled Quantities-HRCQ), and
toxic inhalation hazard are not allowed
passage through this tunnel.
Materials in hazard classes 2.1, 3, 5.1,
5.2, and 8, are allowed access to this
tunnel only in ``non-bulk''.
Hazmat shipper MUST abide by rules and
regulations outlined in VDOT's ``Rules
and Regulations Governing the
Transportation of Hazardous Materials
through Bridge-Tunnel Facilities.'' For
additional information, see http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/vdothazmat.pdf.
11/12/96..................... H Chesapeake Bay Bridge--Tunnel [Phone: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,i
(757) 331-2960].
The jurisdiction for this bridge and
tunnel falls under the Chesapeake Bay
Bridge and Tunnel District, which
maintains its own regulations on
hazardous materials.].
Classes 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.3, 4.3, and 6.1
(Inhalation Hazard only) are not
allowed passage in any quantity.
Classes 2.1, 2.2, 3, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2,
6.1, 7, 8, and 9 are prohibited in
limited circumstances.
For additional information on route
restrictions, see http://www.cbbt.com/hazmat.html.
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Table 6--Wyoming--Restricted HM Routes
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Restriction(s)
Designation date Route order Route description City County (0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,i)
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04/12/94......................... A................ City of Cheyenne.............. Cheyenne........ Laramie......... 0
[City Ordinance: Hazardous
materials and radioactive
materials may not be
transported by motor vehicle
within the City of Cheyenne
except for the purpose of
making pickups and/or
deliveries within the City,
unless such routing is
consistent with 49 CFR Part
397 or 49 CFR Part 177.
Motor vehicles carrying
hazardous and/or radioactive
materials which are making
local pickups and/or
deliveries must be operated
over the safest and most
direct route to and from the
origination and destination
point. Such routes shall not
pass through residential
areas unless there is no
practical alternative.].
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End of Revisions to the National Hazardous Materials Route Registry
Issued on: August 2, 2018.
Cathy F. Gautreaux,
Deputy Administrator.
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