Like other portions of the Department of Transportation, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking seeking input on whether to repeal or amend any requirements in the Hazardous Materials Rulemaking Procedures and Program Procedures, or the Hazardous Materials Regulations to eliminate undue burdens on the identification, development, and use of domestic energy resources and to improve government efficiency.

In addition, PHMSA is seeking stakeholder feedback regarding opportunities to identify widely used hazardous material special permits with established safety records for conversion into deregulatory provisions with broader applicability.

Also, PHMSA requests feedback on whether to amend the HMR to require the agency to conduct periodic, mandatory regulatory reviews.