PHMSA Final Rulemakings Update August 2026Last Updated OnSeptember 22, 2026 Published August 4, 2026 DateSubject / Rulemaking TitleDocument Type49 CFR Part(s)08/04/2026Hazardous Materials: Reducing Burdens on Domestic Companies Using Battery-Powered Equipment in TradesFinal Rule17308/04/2026Hazardous Materials: Adoption of Department of Transportation Special Permit 21478Final Rule172, 17308/04/2026Hazardous Materials: Adoption of Department of Transportation Special Permit 14175Final Rule18008/04/2026Hazardous Materials: Adoption of Department of Transportation Special Permit 21379Final Rule171, 17308/04/2026Hazardous Materials: Adoption of Department of Transportation Special Permit 21287Final Rule171, 17308/04/2026Hazardous Materials: Adoption of Department of Transportation Special Permits 12412 and 11646 Into the Hazardous Materials RegulationsFinal Rule17708/04/2026Hazardous Materials: Removing Burdensome Rail Reporting RequirementsFinal Rule171, 17408/04/2026Hazardous Materials: Reduce Training Burdens for America’s FarmersFinal Rule17208/04/2026Hazardous Materials: Reducing Recordkeeping Requirements for Domestic CarriersFinal Rule10708/04/2026Hazardous Materials: Modernizing Payments To and From America’s Bank AccountFinal Rule10708/04/2026Hazardous Materials: Improving Efficiencies for Special Permits and Approvals RenewalsFinal Rule10708/04/2026Hazardous Materials: Reducing Burdens by Allowing Continued Use of Department of Transportation Special Permit PackagingsFinal Rule17308/04/2026Hazardous Materials: Remove Redundant List of U.S. EPA CERCLA Hazardous SubstancesFinal Rule171, 172, 17308/04/2026Hazardous Materials: Reducing Undue Paperwork Burdens to Domestic CarriersFinal Rule17208/04/2026Hazardous Materials: Reducing Costs to Domestic Shippers and Carriers of Limited QuantitiesFinal Rule172, 17308/04/2026Hazardous Materials: Reducing Burdens on Domestic Aerosol ShippersFinal Rule171 Source: PHMSA Federal Register Documents, published August 4, 2026.