G/TBT/N/USA/2014  
6 July 2023  
(23-4588) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), Department of 
Transportation (DOT) [2045]  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to h andle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Please submit comments to: USA WTO TBT Enquiry Point, Email: usatbtep@nist.gov  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Hazardous 
materials; Transport in general (ICS code(s): 03.220.01); Accident and disaster control 
(ICS code(s): 13.200); Protection against dangerous goods (ICS code(s): 13.300); 
Products of the chemical industry (ICS code(s): 71.100)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Hazardous 
Materials: Modernizing Regulations To Improve Safety and Efficiency; (32 page(s), in 
English)  
6. Description of content:  Advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) - PHMSA is 
publishing this ANPRM to solicit stakeholder feedback on initiativ es PHMSA is considering 
that may modernize the Hazardous Materials Regulations and improve efficiencies while 
maintaining or improving a current high level of safety. To fully engage with stakeholders, 
this ANPRM solicits comments and input on questions re lated to 46 distinct topics under 
consideration. Any comments, data, and information received will be used to evaluate 
and potentially draft proposed amendments.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protect ion of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
88 Federal Register (FR) 43016, Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 171 to 
180 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-07-05/html/2023 -13903.htm  
https://www.govin fo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-07-05/pdf/2023 -13903.pdf  
This advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) is identified by Docket Number 
PHMSA -2019-0031. The Docket Folder is available from Regulations.gov at G/TBT/N/USA/2014  
 
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  https://www.regulations.gov/docket/PHMSA -2019-0031/document  and provides access 
to primary and supporting documents as well as comments received. Documents are also 
accessible from Regul ations.gov  by searching the Docket Number. WTO Members and 
their stakeholders are asked to submit comments to the USA TBT Enquiry Point  by or 
before 4pm Eastern Time  on 3 October 2023. Comments received by the USA TBT Enquiry 
Point from WTO Members and their s takeholders will be shared with the regulator and will 
also be submitted to the Docket  on Regulations.gov if received within the comment 
period. PHMSA will consider late -filed comm ents to the extent possible.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  3 October 2023  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/USA/23_10821_00_e.pdf