PHMSA Final Rule on Misc. HazMat Packaging Amendments
This final rule responds to one petition for reconsideration and four appeals and also corrects several errors that occurred in a February 2010 Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) final rule amending the Hazardous Materials Regulations to revise several packaging related definitions; add provisions to allow more flexibility when preparing and transmitting closure instructions, including conditions under which closure instructions may be transmitted electronically; add a requirement for shippers to retain packaging closure instructions; incorporate new language that allows for a practicable means of stenciling the UN symbol on packagings; and clarify a requirement to document the methodology used when determining whether a change in packaging configuration requires retesting as a new design or may be considered a variation of a previously tested design. The February 2 final rule also incorporated requirements for the construction, maintenance, and use of Large Packagings. This final rule became effective October 1, 2010.
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-24336.htm