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Regulatory Update - February 28, 2025

February 28, 2025

Update on Relevant U.S. Regulations

UCR Announces Upcoming Enforcement Subcommittee Meeting
On Feb. 28, the Unified Carrier Registration (UCR) Plan announced (PDF) (opens in a new tab) an upcoming meeting of the UCR Enforcement Subcommittee. The meeting will be held virtually on March 5, and advanced registration (opens in a new tab) is required

FMCSA Announces Enforcement Discretion Related to 'Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations; Correction' Final Rule
On Feb. 24, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) published (PDF) (opens in a new tab) a notification of enforcement discretion announcing that FMCSA will not take enforcement action against regulated entities for failing to comply with the final rule and correction (PDF) (opens in a new tab) titled “Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations; Correction” until March 20.

PHMSA Publishes Updates on Special Permits
On Feb. 24, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published updates on special permit applications:

FMCSA Reopens Comment Period for Transparency in Property Broker Transactions NPRM
On Feb. 18, FMCSA reopened (PDF) (opens in a new tab) the comment period for the Transparency in Property Broker Transactions notice of proposed rulemaking (PDF) (opens in a new tab) (NPRM). Comments are due by March 20.

PHMSA Releases Interpretation Related to Compressed Gas Cylinders
On Feb. 12, PHMSA released (PDF) a clarification to the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) in response to a question on requalification requirements for compressed gas cylinders which included specific examples of compressed gas cylinders. PHMSA shared that 49 Code of Federal Regulations § 180.205(d) includes the criteria for scenarios where a cylinder must be tested and inspected.

PHMSA Releases Interpretation Related to Requirements for Real-time Electronic Train Consist Information
On Jan. 2, PHMSA released (PDF) a clarification to the HMRs in response to multiple questions regarding the requirements for real-time electronic train consist information adopted in the HM-263 final rule. PHMSA shared responses to each of the questions in the interpretation.

Update on Exemptions

CVSA Active Exemption Tracker
CVSA maintains a list of active exemptions (opens in a new tab) issued by FMCSA. The exemption tracker can be found at www.cvsa.org under the “Inspections” tab at the top of the page.