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Proposed rule

Hazardous Materials: Modernizing Regulations To Facilitate Transportation of Hazardous Materials Integral to Spacecraft Components and Payloads

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register Jan. 29, 2026. Document 2026-01758. Updated Nov. 15, 2026.

What it does

PHMSA is publishing this ANPRM to solicit feedback on streamlining and modernizing the Agency's regulations as they relate to the transportation of hazardous materials integral to spacecraft payloads or components.

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What it would change

12 parts of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

49 CFR 106, 49 CFR 107, 49 CFR 171, 49 CFR 172, 49 CFR 173, 49 CFR 174, 49 CFR 175, 49 CFR 176, 49 CFR 177, 49 CFR 178, 49 CFR 179, 49 CFR 180

Before this

No earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 2137-AF69 since Jan. 1, 2025.

What happens next and when

Comments must be received by April 29, 2026. However, PHMSA will consider late-filed comments to the extent possible.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-01758
ActionAdvance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM).
AgenciesTransportation Department; Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
PublishedJan. 29, 2026
Comments closeApril 29, 2026
Regulation identifier (RIN)2137-AF69
DocketPHMSA-2024-0065

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register