G/TBT/N/USA/1916  
13 September 2022  
(22-6760) 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) [1947]  
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 [X], 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):  Class 7 
radioactive materials; Quality (ICS code(s): 03.120); Transport (ICS code(s): 03.220); 
Environmental protection (ICS code(s): 13.020); Radiation protection (ICS code(s): 
13.280); Protection against dangerous goods (ICS code(s): 13.300); Test conditions and 
procedures in general (ICS code(s):  19.020)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Hazardous 
Materials: Compatibility With the Regulations of the International Atomic Energy Agency; 
(26 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Notice of proposed rulemak ing - PHMSA, in coordination with 
the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, proposes to amend the Hazardous Materials 
Regulations to maintain alignment with international regulations and standards governing 
the transportation of Class 7 radioactive materials. Spe cifically, PHMSA proposes to adopt 
changes contained in the International Atomic Energy Agency standards. Additionally, 
PHMSA proposes regulatory amendments identified through internal regulatory review 
processes to update, clarify, correct, or streamline certain regulatory requirements 
applicable to the transportation of Class 7 (radioactive) materials.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of the environment; Quality requirements; Harmonization  
8. Relevant documents:   
87 Federal Register (FR) 55743, 12 December 2022; Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR) Parts 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, and 177:  
https:/ /www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-09-12/html/2022 -18605.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-09-12/pdf/2022 -18605.pdf  G/TBT/N/USA/1916  
 
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  This notice of proposed rulemaking is i dentified by Docket Number PHMSA -2018-0081. 
The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/PHMSA -2018-0081/document  and provides access 
to primary and supporting documents as well as comments received. Documents are also 
accessible from Regulations.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 12 December 2022. Comments received by the USA TBT 
Enquiry Point from WTO Members and their  stakeholders will be shared with the regulator 
and will also be submitted to the Docket  on Regulations.gov if received within the 
comment period.  
A proposed rule and guidance; req uest for comment, also published 12 September 2022 
by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), is called out in and is relevant to this 
PHMSA notice of proposed rulemaking:  
87 Federal Register (FR) 55708; Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Par t 71, 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-09-12/html/2022 -18520.htm  
https://w ww.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-09-12/pdf/2022 -18520.pdf  
The NRC action is identified by Docket Number NRC -2016-0179. The Docket Folder is 
available on Regulations.gov at https:// www.regulations.gov/docket/NRC -2016-
0179/document  and provides access to primary and supporting documents as well as 
comments received.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  12 December 2022  
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/2022/TBT/USA/22_6099_00_e.pdf