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Final ruleTook effect Sept. 3, 2026

Hazardous Materials: Reducing Burdens by Allowing Continued Use of Department of Transportation Special Permit Packagings

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register Aug. 4, 2026. Document 2026-15810. Updated Nov. 7, 2026.

What it does

This final rule removes undue regulatory burdens by allowing for the continued use of packagings authorized under a manufacturing special permit for the useful life of the package. Manufacturing special permits typically authorize the manufacture, mark, sale, and use of the packaging authorized by the special permit.

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

What changed in the regulation

1 part of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

49 CFR 173

Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).

Compared with

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has published 67 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 42 in all of 2025.

Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.

Before this

1 earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 2137-AG08 since Jan. 1, 2025.

What happens next and when

This final rule is effective September 3, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-15810
ActionFinal rule.
AgenciesTransportation Department; Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
PublishedAug. 4, 2026
Effective dateSept. 3, 2026
Regulation identifier (RIN)2137-AG08
DocketPHMSA-2025-0094

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