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PHMSA Final Rulemakings Update August 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 Rule173
08/04/2026Hazardous Materials: Adoption of Department of Transportation Special Permit 21478Final Rule172, 173
08/04/2026Hazardous Materials: Adoption of Department of Transportation Special Permit 14175Final Rule180
08/04/2026Hazardous Materials: Adoption of Department of Transportation Special Permit 21379Final Rule171, 173
08/04/2026Hazardous Materials: Adoption of Department of Transportation Special Permit 21287Final Rule171, 173
08/04/2026Hazardous Materials: Adoption of Department of Transportation Special Permits 12412 and 11646 Into the Hazardous Materials RegulationsFinal Rule177
08/04/2026Hazardous Materials: Removing Burdensome Rail Reporting RequirementsFinal Rule171, 174
08/04/2026Hazardous Materials: Reduce Training Burdens for America’s FarmersFinal Rule172
08/04/2026Hazardous Materials: Reducing Recordkeeping Requirements for Domestic CarriersFinal Rule107
08/04/2026Hazardous Materials: Modernizing Payments To and From America’s Bank AccountFinal Rule107
08/04/2026Hazardous Materials: Improving Efficiencies for Special Permits and Approvals RenewalsFinal Rule107
08/04/2026Hazardous Materials: Reducing Burdens by Allowing Continued Use of Department of Transportation Special Permit PackagingsFinal Rule173
08/04/2026Hazardous Materials: Remove Redundant List of U.S. EPA CERCLA Hazardous SubstancesFinal Rule171, 172, 173
08/04/2026Hazardous Materials: Reducing Undue Paperwork Burdens to Domestic CarriersFinal Rule172
08/04/2026Hazardous Materials: Reducing Costs to Domestic Shippers and Carriers of Limited QuantitiesFinal Rule172, 173
08/04/2026Hazardous Materials: Reducing Burdens on Domestic Aerosol ShippersFinal Rule171

Source: PHMSA Federal Register Documents, published August 4, 2026.