National Hazardous Materials Route Registry Revisions and Procedures |
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T.F. Scott Darling, III
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
8 August 2016
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 152 (Monday, August 8, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52518-52521]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-18729]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
National Hazardous Materials Route Registry Revisions and
Procedures
AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), Department
of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice
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SUMMARY: This notice provides the most current revisions to the
National Hazardous Materials Route Registry (NHMRR) and procedures to
facilitate the update of the NHMRR by State and Tribal government
routing agencies. The NHMRR is a listing, as reported by States and
Tribal governments, of all designated and restricted road 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: Effective date: August 8, 2016.
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., E.T.,
Monday through Friday, except for Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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 HRCQ/RAM and NRHM may be
transported, provided that 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
publish periodically a list of currently effective HRCQ/RAM and NRHM
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 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 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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Currently, 49 CFR part 397, subpart C, (Routing of NRHM) and
subpart D (Routing of Class 7 RAM) address the routing requirements and
procedures that State and tribal government are required to follow.
Section 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 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. This notice serves only to provide the most current updates to
the NHMRR, and to communicate to States and Tribal government routing
agencies procedures to facilitate timely reporting and efficient update
of the NHMRR as required by 49 U.S.C. 5112 and 49 CFR part 397; it does
not establish any new public information and reporting requirements.
Procedural Changes
Section 33013 of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century
Act of 2012 (MAP-21) [Pub. L. 112-141, July 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 405,
839] amended 49 U.S.C. 5112(c), which addresses the form, manner, and
timetable for State and Tribal Governments to issue and update routing
information for
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commercial motor vehicles transporting hazardous material in commerce
for which DOT regulations require placarding of the vehicle .In October
2014, FMCSA published a Technical Amendments Rule that included
amendments to 49 CFR 397.69 to address section 33013 of the statute [79
FR 59450; October 2, 2014]. Among the amendments was a State reporting
requirement to include the name of the agency responsible for the
highway route designations, and another to clarify that any State- or
Tribal-government-designated route is effective only after publication
in the NHMRR. This notice further addresses the form and manner for
updating this information by establishing a procedure for updating the
NHMRR in accordance with the statute and regulations.
Updates to the NHMRR
The most up-to-date version of the NHMRR, was published in the
Federal Register on April 29, 2015 (80 FR 23860) and can be accessed on
the internet at: http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/regulations/hazardous-materials/national-hazardous-materials-route-registry. Further, this
Web page provides a link to http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/regulations/hazardous-materials/national-hazardous-materials-route-registry-state
which provides the Route Registry listing of each individual State and
Tribal government as well as information on the official routing
agency. This information, available for use by the routing agencies as
well as the general public, is presented, in three formats; a
spreadsheet, a PDF file, and as available, an interactive map. In
addition, FMCSA has established an internet mailbox at
hmrouting@dot.gov to facilitate communication with routing agencies.
While the route designation reporting requirements of 49 CFR 397.73
and 397.103 do not provide a specific procedure to follow whenever
there is change in routing designations, the FMCSA is providing the
following procedure to facilitate State and Tribal government routing
agencies in updating their Route Registry listing:
1. From http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/regulations/hazardous-materials/national-hazardous-materials-route-registry-state, open the appropriate
Route Registry spreadsheet for your jurisdiction.
2. Modify the spreadsheet as necessary following the instructions
on the Web page and the spreadsheet.
3. Revisions made to the spreadsheet cannot be saved directly to
the Web page. The revised spreadsheet must be saved to a different
location.
4. Forward the revised spreadsheet file as an attachment to an
email to hmrouting@dot.gov; Or forward a printout of the revised
spreadsheet via certified mail (return receipt requested) to FMCSA,
Office of Enforcement and Compliance (MC-EC), 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE.,
Washington, DC 20590-0001. Attention: National Hazardous Materials
Route Registry.
5. FMCSA will acknowledge via email the receipt of all changes
received via the ``HM Routing'' internet mailbox.
6. FMCSA will publish the revisions as a Notice in the Federal
Register and incorporate the revisions, as applicable, into the
appropriate State or Tribal Government Route Register spreadsheet, PDF
file, and map posted on the National Hazardous Materials Route Registry
Web page.
Revisions to the National Hazardous Materials Route Registry
Since FMCSA published the NHMRR in a Notice on April 29, 2015 (80
FR 23860), the State of California has notified the FMCSA of the
following revisions to their Route Registry:
Table 16.--California--Restricted HM routes
Route Order designator ``I'' is revised.
Table 1.--California--Designated HRCQ/RAM routes
Route Order designator ``A'' is revised.
Route Order designator ``B1'' is revised.
Route Order designator``B2'' is revised.
Route Order designator ``F1'' is revised.
Route Order designator ``B6A-2.0-A is added and assigned a ``P''
designation.
Route Order designator ``H'' is added and assigned a ``P''
designation.
In accordance with the requirements of 49 CFR 397.73 and 397.103,
the Route Registry listings for the State of California, as published
in Tables 16 and 17 are being revised. The following revised tables
reflect the most current Route Registry listings for the State of
California and supersede and replace the corresponding tables of the
April 29, 2015 notice. The changes to the listings contained in the
following tables are also reflected in the information posted on the
internet at http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/regulations/hazardous-materials/national-hazardous-materials-route-registry. No other States submitted
changes.
Table 2--California--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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10/28/92.............. A No person shall drive or 1
permit the driving of
any vehicle transporting
commodities listed in
Section 13 CCR 1150 upon
any highway not
designated by this
article. For pickup and
delivery not over
designated routes, the
route selected must be
the shortest-distance
route from the pickup
location to the nearest
designated route entry
location, and the
shortest-distance route
to the delivery location
from the nearest
designated route exit
location.
01/01/95.............. B State 75 [Coronado Toll San Diego............. San Diego............. 1,2,3,4
Bridge] from Mile Post
20.28 to Mile Post
R22.26 Junction 5 [San
Diego County].
No flammables/corrosives
or explosives on
Coronado Bay Bridge
(otherwise route is
terminal access).
06/29/00.............. C Sepulveda Blvd. [tunnel] Los Angeles........... Los Angeles........... 1,2,3,4,5,6,8
from Interstate 105/
Imperial Highway to W.
Century Blvd.
[Restriction for Tank
Vehicles].
10/28/92.............. D State 118 from State 232 1
[Oxnard] to Los Angeles
[western county line].
01/01/95.............. E State 154 from State 246 Santa Barbara......... 0
[MP 8.11--Santa Ynez] to
US 101 [near Los Olivos].
No hazardous materials or
waste except pickup and
delivery (otherwise,
from R8.11 to R9.97 is
Terminal Access and from
R9.97 to 32.29 is
California Legal).
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1968.................. F Monterey Traffic Monterey.............. Monterey.............. 0
Underpass from
Washington St. to
Lighthouse Ave.
[Alternate route:
Pacific St. to Del Monte
Ave.].
03/26/13.............. G State 1 Tom Lantos Tunnel Pacifica.............. San Mateo............. 1, 2, 3
(Devil's Slide Tunnel).
No explosives (Class 1),
flammable gases
(Division 2.1), or
flammable and
combustible liquids
(Class 3).
01/01/95.............. H State 84 from State 238/ Alameda............... 0
Mission Blvd. [MP 10.83--
Fremont] to Interstate
680 [Sunol].
Trucks restricted from
transporting hazardous
materials and waste due
to adjacent drinking
water source (otherwise,
route is Advisory 32).
02/25/95.............. I US 101/Golden Gate Bridge San Francisco......... 1
[Bridge escort required.
No vehicles transporting
explosives are permitted
on the bridge between
6:30-9:30 and 16:00-
19:00 on weekdays].
01/01/95.............. J Interstate 80--SF-Oakland San Francisco......... 1, 2, 3, 4
Bay Bridge from Mile
Post 4.92 [San
Francisco] to Mile Post
2.20 [Alameda County].
No flammable tank
vehicles or explosives
on SF-Oakland Bay Bridge
(otherwise, route is
National Network).
01/01/95.............. K State 260 from Atlantic Alameda............... 0
Ave. [MP R0.62--Alameda]
to Interstate 880 [MP
R1.92--Oakland]
[Eastbound Webster St.
Tube & Westbound Posey
Tube].
Trucks restricted from
transporting hazardous
materials and waste
through Webster and
Posey Tubes (otherwise,
route is California
Legal).
01/01/95.............. L State 24 [Caldecott 1, 2, 3
Tunnel] from Mile Post
R5.89 [Alameda County]
to Mile Post R0.35
[Contra Costa County].
[Transportation of an
explosive substance,
flammable liquid,
liquefied petroleum gas,
or poisonous gas in a
tank truck, trailer, or
semi-trailer is allowed
through the tunnel only
between the hours of
3:00 AM and 5:00 AM.]
Otherwise route is
National Network.
10/28/92.............. M Tennessee St. from Mare Vallejo............... Solano................ 1
Island Way to Columbus
Way.
01/01/95.............. N State 20 from State 29 Lake.................. 0
[MP 8.32--Upper Lake] to
State 53 [MP 31.62--
Clearlake Oaks].
[No vehicles transporting
hazardous materials or
waste due to adjacent
waters (otherwise, route
is terminal access).].
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Table 3--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 This route will be
Border to Interstate considered by the
805. California Highway
Patrol for updates in a
future rulemaking.
10/19/94............ B1 Interstate 805 from San Diego......... P This route will be
Interstate 5 [north of considered by the
the City of San Diego] California Highway
to State Route 905. Patrol for updates in a
future rulemaking.
10/19/94............ B2 Interstate 5 from State P
78 [MP 51--Carlsbad] to
Interstate 8.
10/19/94............ B2A Interstate 15 from State San Diego......... San Diego......... P
163 to Interstate 8.
10/19/94............ B2B Interstate 8 from P
Arizona to Interstate 5
[San Diego].
10/19/94............ B3 Interstate 5 from P
Interstate 405 [MP 93--
Irvine] to State 78 [MP
78--Carlsbad].
10/19/94............ B3A Interstate 15 from State P
60 [Mira Loma] to State
163 [San Diego].
10/19/94............ B4 Interstate 5 from P
Interstate 605 [MP 123--
Santa Fe Springs] to
Interstate 405 [MP 93--
Irvine].
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10/19/94............ B4A Interstate 15 from P
Nevada border to State
60 [Mira Loma].
10/19/94............ B5 Interstate 605 from Los Angeles....... P
Interstate 210 [Duarte]
to Interstate 5 [Santa
Fe Springs].
10/19/94............ B5A-1.0 Interstate 40 from P
Arizona to Interstate
15 [Barstow].
10/19/94............ B6A-1.0 Interstate 10 from P
Arizona to Interstate
605 [Baldwin Park].
10/19/94............ B6A-2.0 Interstate 210 from Los Angeles....... P
Interstate 5 [Sylmar]
to State 57 [Glendora].
04/01/14............ B6A-2.0A State Route 57 from P
Interstate 210 to
Interstate 10.
10/19/94............ B7A-2.0 Interstate 5 from Oregon P
[MP 796] to Interstate
210 [MP 160--Sylmar].
10/19/94............ C1 Interstate 280 from P
Interstate 680 [in San
Jose] to Interstate 380
[in San Francisco].
10/19/94............ C2 Interstate 680 from P
Interstate 80 [Cordelia
Junction, Fairfield] to
Interstate 280 [San
Jose].
10/19/94............ D1 Interstate 880 from Alameda........... P
Interstate 980
[Oakland] to Interstate
238 [San Leandro].
10/19/94............ D2A Interstate 980 from Oakland........... Alameda........... P
Interstate 580 to
Interstate 880.
10/19/94............ E Interstate 238 from Alameda........... P
Interstate 580
[Ashland] to Interstate
880 [San Leandro].
10/19/94............ F1 Interstate 580 from P
Interstate 5 to
Interstate 238.
10/19/94............ F2A Interstate 205 from P
Interstate 5 [Lanthrop]
to Interstate 580
[Alameda County]''.
10/19/94............ G Interstate 80 from P
Nevada to Interstate
580 [north of Oakland].
04/01/14............ H Interstate 505 from P
Interstate 5 to
Interstate 80.
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Issued on: July 23, 2016.
T.F. Scott Darling, III,
Administrator.
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