National Hazardous Materials Route Registry |
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Meera Joshi
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
17 June 2021
[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 115 (Thursday, June 17, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32306-32308]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-12805]
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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 from April 1,
2020 through March 31, 2021. 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 of Class 7 radioactive materials (HRCQ/RAM) and
non-radioactive hazardous materials (NRHM).
DATES: June 17, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Melissa Williams, Hazardous
Materials Division, Office of Enforcement and Compliance, FMCSA, 1200
New Jersey Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20590, (202) 366-4163,
melissa.williams@dot.gov. Office hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., ET.,
Monday through Friday, except for Federal holidays.
Legal Basis and Background
Paragraphs (a)(2) and (b) of section 5112 of title 49 United States
Code (U.S.C.) permit States and Tribal governments 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 paragraph (b), the Secretary must consult with the
States, and, under section 5112(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 NRHM are set forth in 49 CFR part 397, subpart C. Subpart
D of part 397 sets out the requirements for designating preferred
routes for highway route controlled quantities of HRCQ/RAM shipments as
an alternative, or in addition, to Interstate System highways. For
HRCQ/RAM shipments, Sec. 397.101 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
Sec. 397.65 for the definitions 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, Sec. 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 Sec. 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 NHMRR. The Office of Management and
Budget has approved these collections of information under control
number 2126-0014, Transportation of Hazardous Materials, Highway
Routing.
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In this notice, FMCSA is merely performing the ministerial function
of updating and publishing the NHMRR 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 four updates to the NHMRR in Federal Register notices
on August 8, 2016 (81 FR 52518), August 9, 2018 (83 FR 39500),
September 24, 2019 (84 FR 50098), and June 3, 2020 (85 FR 34284).
This notice provides revisions to the NHMRR, reported to FMCSA from
April 1, 2020 through March 31, 2021. 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, August
9, 2018, September 24, 2019, and June 3, 2020 notices. 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
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 Sec. Sec. 397.73 and
397.103, the NHMRR is being revised as follows:
Table 2--California--Designated NRHM Routes
Route Order Designator ``A3A-3.0'' with ``I'' designation is
removed.
Table 3--Iowa--Designated NRHM Routes
Route Order Designator ``A1'' is revised to rename I-680 to I-880.
Route Order Designator ``A2A'' is revised to rename I-680 to I-880.
Route Order Designator ``A2B'' is revised to rename I-680 to I-880.
Route Order Designator ``A3B'' is revised to rename I-680 to I-880.
Route Order Designator ``A3B-2.0'' is revised to rename I-680 to I-
880.
Route Order Designator ``A3B-3.0'' is revised to rename I-680 to I-
880.
Route Order Designator ``A4B-1.0'' is revised to rename I-680 to I-
880.
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 apply to the transportation of a highway route
controlled quantity of Class 7 (radioactive) material. 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.
Table 1--Restriction/Designation Key
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Restrictions Designations
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0--ALL Hazardous Materials................. A--ALL NRHM Hazardous
1--Class 1--Explosives..................... Materials.
2--Class 2--Gas............................ B--Class 1--Explosives.
3--Class 3--Flammable...................... I--Poisonous Inhalation
4--Class 4--Flammable Solid/Combustible.... Hazard (PIH).
5--Class 5--Organic........................ P--*Preferred Route* Class
7--Radioactive.
6--Class 6--Poison.........................
7--Class 7--Radioactive....................
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,
2021)
Table 2--California/Iowa--Designated NRHM Routes
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Designation(s) FMCSA QA
Designation date Route order Route description (A,B, I,P) comment
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04/16/92................. A3A-3.0................. Interstate 8 from Arizona
to Interstate 805 [San
Diego].
07/18/88................. A1...................... Interstate 880 from P
Nebraska to Interstate 80
[Use I-880 and I-80 in
lieu of I-29 in the
Council Bluffs area when
heading north/south per
49 CFR 397.103(b). Use I-
880 in lieu of I-80 in
the Council Bluffs area
when heading east/west
per IA-NE coordination].
07/18/88................. A2A..................... Interstate 29 from P
Missouri to Interstate 80
[I-80 and I-880 are used
in lieu of I-29 in the
Council Bluffs area when
heading North/South per
49 CFR 397.103(b)].
07/18/88................. A2B..................... Interstate 80 from P
Interstate 29 to Illinois
[Use I-280 or I-80 in the
Quad Cities. Use I-80 in
lieu of I-235 in the Des
Moines area. Use I-880 in
lieu of I-80 in the
Council Bluffs area per
IA-NE coordination when
heading east/west. Use I-
80 and I-880 in the
Council Bluffs area in
lieu of I-29 when heading
north/south].
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07/18/88................. A3A-1.0................. Interstate 880 from P
Interstate 80 to
Interstate 29 [Used in
lieu of I-29 in the
Council Bluffs area per
49 CFR 397.103(b)].
07/18/88................. A3B-2.0................. Interstate 35 from P
Minnesota to Missouri
[Stay on I-35/I-80 in
lieu of I-235 in the Des
Moines area per 49 CFR
397.103(b)].
07/18/88................. A3B-3.0................. Interstate 280 from P
Interstate 80 to Illinois
[Use I-280 or I-80 in the
Quad Cities area.].
07/18/88................. A4B-1.0................. Interstate 29 from P
Nebraska to Interstate
880 [I-80 and I-880 are
used in lieu of I-29 in
the Council Bluffs area
when heading North/South
per 49 CFR 397.103(b)].
End of Revisions to the
National Hazardous
Materials Route Registry.
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Meera Joshi,
Deputy Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2021-12805 Filed 6-16-21; 8:45 am]
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