Input Solicited for Transport of Dangerous Goods

Transport of Dangerous Goods.pdf

On July 26, 2017 (82 FR 34745) the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) requested comments on issues being considered during the 51st and 52nd sessions of the United Nations Sub-Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (UNSCOE TDG).  Comments must be received by November 17, 2017. The 51st session of the UNSCOE TDG was held in Geneva, Switzerland from July 3 to 7, 2017. The 52nd session will be held November 27 to December 6, 2017, also in Geneva. These are the first and second of four meetings scheduled for the 2017-2018 biennium.  Topics on the agenda for the UNSCOE TDG meeting include:  (1) Explosives and related matters; (2) Listing, classification, and packing; (3) Electric storage systems; (4) Transport of gases; (5) Miscellaneous proposals for amendments to the Model Regulations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods; (6) Global harmonization of the Transport of Dangerous Goods Regulations with the Model Regulations; (7) Cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency; (8) Guiding principles for the Model Regulations; and (9) Issues relating to the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS).