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National Hazardous Materials Route Registry Publication: Federal Register Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Sue Lawless Date: 16 July 2024 Subject: American Government  , Safety, Trucking
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 136 (Tuesday, July 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57987-57988]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-15614]
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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 FMCSA from April 1, 2023,
through March 31, 2024. 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: Applicable date: July 16, 2024.
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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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 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 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 NHMRR. 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 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 has published six 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), June 3, 2020 (84 FR 34284), June 17,
2021 (86 FR 32306), and May 11, 2022 (87 FR 28859).
This notice provides revisions to the NHMRR, reported to FMCSA from
April 1, 2023 through March 31, 2024. 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, June 3, 2020, June 17, 2021, and May 11,
2022 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 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--Washington--Restricted NRHM Routes
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A new Route Order Designator ``D'' added and assigned an ``0''
restriction.
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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
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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 2
presents information on the revisions to the route registry.
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...................
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,
2023)
Table 2--Washington--Restricted NRHM Routes
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Restriction
Designation date Route order route City County FMCSA (0-9 and
description i) QA comment
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9/21/2023........................ Add South 188th St. Seattle............ King............... 0
between 28th Ave.
S and 16th Ave. S.
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End of Revisions to the National Hazardous Materials Route Registry
Sue Lawless,
Acting Deputy Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2024-15614 Filed 7-15-24; 8:45 am]
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