Yesterday the OMB’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) announced that it had received an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking from the DOT’s Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration (PHMSA) on “Hazardous Materials: Modernizing Regulations to Facilitate Transportation of Spacecraft and Space Related Hazardous Materials”.
According to the Spring 2025 Unified Agenda entry for this rulemaking:
“In this rulemaking,
PHMSA would amend the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) to modernize and
streamline the HMR, where necessary, to facilitate the transportation of
hazardous materials involved in U.S. space operations. PHMSA will aim to
identify problems and friction with the current regulatory scheme and
potentially reduce burdens on both PHMSA and the regulated community while
advancing U.S. interests in the space industry. PHMSA would coordinate closely
with its interagency partners (Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and
Space Administration, etc.) and its modal partners (Federal Aviation
Administration, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Railroad
Administration, and U.S. Coast Guard) to ensure a comprehensive approach that
allows for the seamless movement of goods across multiple modes of transport
while allowing for the specific needs of each mode to be safely addressed.”
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