Update on Relevant U.S. Regulations

UCR Announces Upcoming Enforcement Subcommittee Meeting
On Feb. 28, the Unified Carrier Registration (UCR) Plan announced an upcoming meeting of the UCR Enforcement Subcommittee. The meeting will be held virtually on March 5, and advanced registration is required

FMCSA Announces Enforcement Discretion Related to ‘Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations; Correction’ Final Rule
On Feb. 24, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) published a notification of enforcement discretion announcing that FMCSA will not take enforcement action against regulated entities for failing to comply with the final rule and correction titled “Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations; Correction” until March 20.

PHMSA Publishes Updates on Special Permits
On Feb. 24, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published updates on special permit applications:

• List of Applications for Special Permits – Comments are due by March 26.
• List of Applications for Modification of Special Permits – Comments are due by March 11.
• Notice of Actions on Special Permit Applications – Comments are due by March 26.

FMCSA Reopens Comment Period for Transparency in Property Broker Transactions NPRM
On Feb. 18, FMCSA reopened the comment period for the Transparency in Property Broker Transactions notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). Comments are due by March 20.

PHMSA Releases Interpretation Related to Compressed Gas Cylinders
On Feb. 12, PHMSA released a clarification to the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) in response to a question on requalification requirements for compressed gas cylinders which included specific examples of compressed gas cylinders. PHMSA shared that 49 Code of Federal Regulations § 180.205(d) includes the criteria for scenarios where a cylinder must be tested and inspected.

PHMSA Releases Interpretation Related to Requirements for Real-time Electronic Train Consist Information
On Jan. 2, PHMSA released a clarification to the HMRs in response to multiple questions regarding the requirements for real-time electronic train consist information adopted in the HM-263 final rule. PHMSA shared responses to each of the questions in the interpretation.

Update on Exemptions

CVSA Active Exemption Tracker
CVSA maintains a list of active exemptions issued by FMCSA. The exemption tracker can be found at www.cvsa.org under the “Inspections” tab at the top of the page.