Hazardous Materials
Hazardous Materials Safety Permit (HMSP) Program: Amendment to Enforcement Policy, 80 Fed. Reg. 35253
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Hazardous Materials Safety Permit (HMSP) Program: Amendment to Enforcement Policy, 80 Fed. Reg. 35253 (June 19, 2015)
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Change to FMCSA Policy on Calculating and Publicizing the Driver, Vehicle, and Hazardous Materials Out-of-Service Rates and Crash Rates; Notice of Amendment of Policy, 77 Fed. Reg. 38215
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Change to FMCSA Policy on Calculating and Publicizing the Driver, Vehicle, and Hazardous Materials Out-of-Service Rates and Crash Rates; Notice of Amendment of Policy, 77 Fed. Reg. 38215 (June 27, 2012)
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FMCSA Policy on Considering the Preventability of Crashes in Administrative Review Requests of Hazardous Materials Safety Permit Denials Based Upon Crash Rates in the Top 30 Percent of the National Average Under 49 CFR 385.407; Notice of Enforcement Polic
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FMCSA Policy on Considering the Preventability of Crashes in Administrative Review Requests of Hazardous Materials Safety Permit Denials Based Upon Crash Rates in the Top 30 Percent of the National Average Under 49 CFR 385.407; Notice of...
FMCSA Policy on Calculating Crash Rates and Driver, Vehicle, and Hazardous Materials Out-of-Service Rates and the Top 30 Percent of the National Average Under 49 CFR 385.407; Notice of Enforcement Policy, 72 Fed. Reg. 62795
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FMCSA Policy on Calculating Crash Rates and Driver, Vehicle, and Hazardous Materials Out-of-Service Rates and the Top 30 Percent of the National Average Under 49 CFR 385.407; Notice of Enforcement Policy, 72 Fed. Reg. 62795 (Nov. 7...
Advisory: Guidance on the Application of 49 CFR Section 385.403; Who Must Hold a Safety Permit?
Advisory: Guidance on the Application of 49 CFR Section 385.403; Who Must Hold a Safety Permit?
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is issuing this advisory to motor carriers and shippers of hazardous materials requiring a Hazardous Materials Safety...
What recourse does a carrier have if their HMSP is denied, suspended, or revoked based on the ongoing SMS analysis or other condition in section 385.421?
FAQ 28: What recourse does a carrier have if their HMSP is denied, suspended, or revoked based on the ongoing SMS analysis or other condition in section 385.421?
Answer: The administrative review process in section 385.423 still applies. However, if the denial, suspension,...
How does the HMSP Program Improvement policy affect current HMSP holders who are submitting renewal applications?
FAQ: How does the HMSP Program Improvement policy affect current HMSP holders who are submitting renewal applications?
Answer: Once an HMSP becomes non-temporary, section 385.407 no longer applies to the carrier’s ability to renew its HMSP. Therefore, as long as an HMSP...
May HMSP carriers request a review of their crash data?
FAQ 26: May HMSP carriers request a review of their crash data?
Answer: Yes. FMCSA will continue the policy allowing carriers to request a determination of crash non-preventability and the removal of such crash or crashes from consideration of the carrier’s crash rate calculation...
How do motor carriers benefit from the HMSP Program Improvement policy change?
FAQ 24: How do motor carriers benefit from the HMSP Program Improvement policy change?
Answer: The driver, vehicle, and hazmat out of service (OOS) rates, as well as the crash rate calculations, will no longer apply to carriers who submit renewal HMSP applications. Carriers who would...