REPORT OF THE ALLIANCE FOR UNIFORM HAZMAT TRANSPORTATION PROCEDURES
This report contains the recommended uniform state hazardous materials transportation program developed by the Alliance for Uniform HazMat Transportation Procedures and submitted to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation in accordance with Section 22 of the Hazardous Materials Transportation Uniform Safety Act of 1990, which mandates that states wishing to register and permit motor carriers that transport hazardous materials must do so using uniform procedures and forms. The specific uniformity requirements will be established by the Secretary of Transportation through the federal rulemaking process. The contents of this report are as follows: (1) Executive Summary; (2) Introduction - Section 22 of the Hazardous Materials Uniform Safety Act of 1990, Creation of the Section 22 Working Group, Summary of Alliance Activities, and State Hazardous Materials Regulation; (3) The Alliance's Deliberations - Alliance Objective and Overview of Major Issues; (4) Proposed Uniform Program; (5) Proposed Uniform Application and Instructions; (6) Proposed Federal Regulation; (7) Pilot Program; (8) Other Alliance Recommendations; Appendix A - Alliance Members and Staff; Appendix B - Principles of Operation; Appendix C - Participants; Appendix D - Alliance Staff Briefing Papers; and Appendix E - Alliance Meetings/Dates/Sites.
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Supplemental Notes:
- This report was prepared by the Alliance for Uniform HazMat Transportation Procedures, a working group with membership as follows: National Governors' Association (chair & 4 members); National Conference of State Legislatures (vice-chair & 4 members); National Association of Counties (2 members); National Association of Towns and Townships (2 members); National League of Cities (2 members); U.S. Conference of Mayors (2 members); Association of American Motor Vehicle Administrators (2 members); and At-large (10 members). The Alliance and this report were funded by the Office of Motor Carriers, FHWA, USDOT.
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Corporate Authors:
Federal Highway Administration
Office of Motor Carriers, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590 - Publication Date: 1993-11-17
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: Appendices;
- Pagination: 119 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Forms (Documents); Hazardous materials; Motor carriers; Procedures; Standardization; States; Transportation
- Old TRIS Terms: Hazardous materials transp uniform safety act 1990; Hazardous materials transportation
- Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; Transportation (General); I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00724939
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS, USDOT
- Created Date: Aug 23 1996 12:00AM