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\"\"PHMSA Issues Notice of Enforcement to Assist International Harmonization<\/h2>\n

If you deal with hazardous materials, a problem tends to arrive every two years, when the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods<\/a> (UN Recommendations) updates to a new biennium. This leads to corresponding changes to international regulations such as the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code<\/em><\/a> (IMDG) and the Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air<\/em><\/a> from the International Civil Aviation Organization.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, the U.S. \u201cHazardous Materials Regulations<\/a>\u201d in Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations<\/em> (49 CFR) is not always updated right away to match. Right now, the Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is working on harmonization, but it will take time. And this is a problem for many involved in hazmat transport. There are new shipping descriptions, new standards and new requirements that have become mandatory if you\u2019re shipping by commercial air carrier or international marine. How do we handle shipments when these new provisions aren\u2019t yet authorized under the \u201cHazardous Materials Regulations\u201d?<\/p>\n

Notice of Enforcement Policy to the Rescue<\/h4>\n

Changing the regulations is a time-consuming process, and it gets even slower after a new federal administration comes on board. So how can PHMSA help American importers and exporters who have to deal with the lack of agreement in the regulations?<\/p>\n

Luckily, there\u2019s already a way to deal with these harmonization issues, and it\u2019s called a \u201cNotice of Enforcement Policy Regarding International Standards<\/a>.\u201d These notices clarify PHMSA’s approach to enforcing regulations, providing clarity on how they will address potential violations and ensuring consistent application of the law. \u00a0On December 9, 2024, PHMSA issued such a notice to cover harmonization with the latest versions of international regulations.<\/p>\n

Basically, the current notice will authorize inspectors to allow shippers and carriers in the U.S. to use the provisions of the 23rd revision<\/a> of the UN Recommendations<\/em> and the regulations based off it. The Notice states that use of the 2025\u20132026 Technical Instructions<\/em> and Amendment 42-24 of the IMDG Code<\/em> will be permitted for hazardous materials shipments as long as the shipments were transported at least part of their journey by those regulations. This covers imports and exports, as well as shipments offered and transported within the U.S. under the current IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations<\/em> for commercial air shipment, since that standard complies mostly with the ICAO Technical Instructions<\/em>.<\/p>\n

What about ground transport? The notice also states that for transport by rail and highway to, from, or within the United States, PHMSA \u201cwill not take enforcement action against any offeror or carrier who offers or accepts hazardous materials identified and described on a shipping paper and\/or packages marked and\/or labeled in accordance with these standards.\u201d This is provided that the written emergency response information and 24-hour telephone number required by 49 CFR Part 172, Subpart G<\/a>, accompany the shipment. (This information is not required under the Technical Instructions<\/em> or the IMDG Code<\/em>, so PHMSA is reminding U.S. shippers to provide it.)<\/p>\n

Since it\u2019s hard to predict when the next harmonization update will be made to 49 CFR, the Notice states that it \u201cwill remain in effect until withdrawn or otherwise modified.\u201d This allows shippers to make plans, for example, to ship sodium-ion batteries<\/a> as listed in the Technical Instructions<\/em> or the IMDG Code<\/em> without worrying that the Notice may expire before a fix has been created for the Hazardous Materials Regulations<\/em> themselves.<\/p>\n

One area of concern left is shipping such products to Canada by ground, since although the Notice means you would not be subject to enforcement for using the new UN systems, it doesn\u2019t quite equal making them an accepted method under 49 CFR itself. Therefore, reciprocity with Canadian regulations would be affected, since they are based on the assumption that incoming goods would be compliant with American regulations as written.<\/p>\n

Canada does have an actual encoded permission to use the current ICAO or IMDG regulations in the \u201cTransportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations\u201d (TDGR) section 2.2(4),<\/a> which states;<\/p>\n

\u201c(4)<\/strong>\u00a0A consignor may use the appropriate classification in the ICAO Technical Instructions, the IMDG Code or the UN Recommendations to transport dangerous goods within Canada by a road vehicle, a railway vehicle or a vessel on a domestic voyage if these Regulations or the document from which the classification is taken does not forbid their transport.\u201d<\/p>\n

While this does not specifically mention transborder shipment, it does authorize the usage of the new descriptions within Canada.<\/p>\n

Conclusion<\/h4>\n

It would be to the advantage of American shippers and carriers for 49 CFR to be updated in a timely manner each time the UN comes out with revised Recommendations, but as we\u2019ve seen frequently, this doesn\u2019t always happen, and making the changes can take significant time. In the Notice itself, PHMSA says they are \u201cstudying\u201d the changes to see if they should be adopted as part of the domestic 49 CFR. While this is likely to be done eventually, such studies can take a long time, and the Notice of Enforcement Policy recognizes this by not having a fixed expiry date.<\/p>\n

Like the sound of poorly tuned instruments in an orchestra, lack of harmonization in regulations can be painful. If you have questions about harmonization issues and how to cope with them, contact ICC Compliance Center 1-888-442-9628 (U.S.) or 1-888-977-4834 (Canada) for advice.<\/p>\n

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49 CFR, \u201cHazardous Materials Regulations,\u201d https:\/\/www.ecfr.gov\/current\/title-49\/subtitle-B\/chapter-I\/subchapter-C<\/a><\/p>\n

PHMSA, \u201cNotice of Enforcement Policy Regarding International Standards,\u201d December 9, 2024, https:\/\/www.phmsa.dot.gov\/sites\/phmsa.dot.gov\/files\/2024-12\/Notice%20of%20Enforcement%20Policy%20Regarding%20International%20Standards%202024.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Transport Canada, \u201cTransportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations,\u201d https:\/\/laws-lois.justice.gc.ca\/eng\/regulations\/sor-2001-286\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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