WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has issued a proposed rule called: Hazardous Materials: Remove Redundant List of U.S. EPA CERCLA Hazardous Substances.

The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on July 1 by Benjamin D. Kochman, Acting Administrator.

Summary: This NPRM proposes to revise the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) to remove redundant pages contained in an Appendix that repeats references already listed in U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations.

For more information, contact Yul B. Baker Jr, Transportation Regulations Specialist, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, 202-366-8553, yul.baker@dot.gov.

The full text of the proposed rule can be...