FMCSA Updates Reference for Transuranics and HRCQ

FMCSA Updates Reference for Transuranics and HRCQ.pdf

On February 24, 2020 (84 FR 10307) the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) amended its Hazardous Materials Safety Permit regulations to incorporate by reference the April 1, 2019, edition of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance's (CVSA) “North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria and Level VI Inspection Procedures and Out-of-Service Criteria for Commercial Highway Vehicles Transporting Transuranics and Highway Route Controlled Quantities (HRCQ) of Radioactive Materials as defined in 49 CFR part 173.403.”  The Out-of-Service Criteria provide uniform enforcement tolerances for roadside inspections to enforcement personnel nationwide, including FMCSA's State partners.  This final rule is effective March 25, 2020. The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in the regulations is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of March 25, 2020.  Petitions for Reconsideration of this final rule must be submitted to the FMCSA Administrator no later than March 25, 2020.