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threat of a release of oil and other
hazardous materials. The applicants are
requesting relief from this regulation
with the following conditions:
• On-duty period would not exceed
4.5 additional hours for initial response;
• Any driver who exceeds the 14hour period would in no case exceed a
total of 8 hours drive time;
• Drivers would not exceed 70 hours
on duty in 8 days;
• Drivers would be required to take
10 hours off duty, subsequent to the
duty day; and
• All activities would be subject to
the electronic logging device (ELD) rule.
According to the applicants, there
would be a significant challenge in
responding to environmental
emergencies if the exemption was not
granted. The initial response hours are
the most critical in an environmental
emergency and the ability to quickly
respond is vital. They believe that a
tightly managed exemption actually
provides a risk averse situation by
discouraging potentially unmanaged
risk taking. If the exemption is not
granted, there could be a disruption of
nation/regional commerce activities,
including power restoration activities
and protection of interstate commerce
and infrastructure. Granting the
exemption would mitigate public
transportation disruptions, much as tow
trucks do when moving wrecked or
disabled vehicles under 49 CFR
390.23(a)(ii)(3).
IV. Method To Ensure an Equivalent or
Greater Level of Safety
The applicants believe that the
proposed relief, and the parameters in
which their drivers operate, would
continue to provide the highest level of
safety and compliance, while prudently
responding to incidents that threaten
public safety and the environment.
Safety is always the primary objective
and guiding principle of all of the
applicant’s business activities as
demonstrated by the following:
• All applicants have specific policies
on ‘‘fatigue and journey management.’’
• Health and safety is paramount for
all operations dealing with
environmental emergencies and would
remain the case when utilizing the
exemption.
• Drivers who utilize this exemption
may come back into compliance and
restart the computation of maximum
driving time only after 10 hours off duty
which starts at the end of their extended
hours period.
• The exemption would not exempt
drivers/carriers from the requirements
relating to the CDL, drug/alcohol
testing, hazardous materials, size and
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weight, or State/Federal registration and
tax requirements.
• The applicants understand the
concepts of risk management and
mitigation.
• The applicants maintain a
multitude of safety, security, annual
medical surveillance, and training
plans, as well as comprehensive drug
and alcohol programs compliant with
multiple DOT departments.
• Robust preventative maintenance
programs specific to the equipment are
in place with each of the requesting
applicants.
The applicants believe an equivalent
level of safety will be achieved if their
drivers/companies are exempt from the
requirements as described in this notice.
The requested exemption is for 5 years.
A copy of the application for exemption
is available for review in the docket for
this notice.
Issued on: August 2, 2018.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2018–17062 Filed 8–8–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
National Hazardous Materials Route
Registry
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), Department
of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice; revisions to the listing of
designated and restricted routes for
hazardous materials.
AGENCY:
This notice provides revisions
to the National Hazardous Materials
Route Registry (NHMRR) reported to the
FMCSA as of March 31, 2018. The
NHMRR is a listing, as reported by
States and Tribal governments, of all
designated and restricted roads and
preferred highway routes for
transportation of highway route
controlled quantities (HRCQ) of Class 7
radioactive materials (RAM) (HRCQ/
RAM) and non-radioactive hazardous
materials (NRHMs).
DATES: Applicable date: August 9, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Vincent Babich (202) 366–4871, or
vincent.babich@dot.gov, Hazardous
Materials Division, Office of
Enforcement and Compliance, Federal
Motor Carrier Safety Administration,
1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, Washington,
DC 20590. Office hours are from 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m., ET., Monday through Friday,
except for Federal holidays.
SUMMARY:
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Legal Basis and Background
Under 49 United States Code (U.S.C.)
5112, sections (a)(2) and (b), States and
Tribal governments are permitted to
designate and limit highway routes over
which hazardous materials (HM) may be
transported, provided the State or Tribal
government complies with standards
prescribed by the Secretary of
Transportation (the Secretary) and
meets publication requirements in
section 5112(c). To establish standards
under section (b), the Secretary must
consult with the States, and, under
section (c), coordinate with the States to
‘‘update and publish periodically’’ a list
of currently effective HM highway
routing designations and restrictions.
The requirements that States and Tribal
governments must follow to establish,
maintain, or enforce routing
designations for the transport of
placardable quantities of NRHMs are set
forth in title 49 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) part 397, subpart C.
Subpart D of part 397 sets forth the
requirements for designating preferred
routes for HRCQ/RAM shipments as an
alternative, or in addition, to Interstate
System highways. For HRCQ/RAM
shipments, section 397.101(b)(1) defines
a preferred route as an Interstate
Highway for which no alternative route
is designated by the State, a route
specifically designated by the State, or
both. (See section 397.65 for the
definition of ‘‘NRHM’’ and ‘‘routing
designations.’’)
Under a delegation from the
Secretary,1 FMCSA has authority to
implement 49 U.S.C. 5112.
Currently, 49 CFR 397.73 establishes
public information and reporting
requirements for NRHM. States or Tribal
governments are required to furnish
information regarding any new or
changed routes to FMCSA within 60
days after establishment. Under 49 CFR
397.103, a State routing designation for
HRCQ/RAM routes (preferred routes) as
an alternative, or in addition, to an
Interstate System highway, is effective
when the authorized routing agency
provides FMCSA with written
notification, FMCSA acknowledges
receipt in writing, and the route is
published in FMCSA’s National
Hazardous Material Route Registry. The
Office of Management and Budget has
approved these collections of
information under control number
2126–0014, Transportation of
Hazardous Materials, Highway Routing.
In this notice, FMCSA is merely
performing the ministerial function of
updating and publishing the NHMRR
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based on input from its State and Tribal
partners under 49 U.S.C. 5112(c)(1).
Accordingly, this notice serves only to
provide the most recent revisions to the
NHMRR; it does not establish any new
public information and reporting
requirements.
Updates to the NHMRR
FMCSA published the full NHMRR in
a Federal Register Notice on April 29,
2015 (80 FR 23859). Since publication
of the 2015 notice, FMCSA published
one update to the NHMRR in a Federal
Register Notice on August 8, 2016 (81
FR 52518).
This notice provides revisions to the
NHMRR, reported to the FMCSA from
August 8, 2016 through March 31, 2018.
The revisions to the NHMRR listings in
this notice supersede and replace
corresponding NHMRR listings
published in the April 29, 2015 notice
and corresponding revisions to the
NHMRR listings published in the
August 8, 2016 notice. Continue to refer
to the April 29, 2015 notice for
additional background on the NHMRR
and the August 8, 2016 notice for the
procedures for State and Tribal
government routing agencies to update
their Route Registry listings and contact
information.
The full current NHMRR for each
state is posted on the FMCSA’s internet
website at: https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/
regulations/hazardous-materials/
national-hazardous-materials-routeregistry.
Revisions to the NHMRR in This Notice
In accordance with the requirements
of 49 CFR 397.73 and 397.103, the
NHMRR is being revised as follows:
The FMCSA Division field office
contact information for each state is no
longer listed in the NHMRR. This
information is available on the internet
at the FMCSA’s website at: https://
www.fmcsa.dot.gov/mission/fieldoffices. In addition, the contact
information for each State and Tribal
Government routing agency is no longer
listed in the NHMRR. This information
is also available on the internet at the
FMCSA’s website at: https://
www.fmcsa.dot.gov/regulations/
hazardous-materials/nationalhazardous-materials-route-registrystate. The removal of this information
from the NHMRR eliminates the
presentation of redundant information
and will streamline the future
maintenance and update of the NHMRR.
Table 2—California—Designated HRCQ/
RAM routes
Route Order Designator ‘‘A’’ is
revised. The FMCSA Quality Assurance
(QA) Comment is removed.
Route Order Designator ‘‘B1’’ is
revised. The FMCSA QA Comment is
removed.
Route Order Designator ‘‘B3’’ is
revised to correct an editorial error.
Route Order Designator ‘‘B5’’ is
revised.
Route Order Designator ‘‘B5B’’ is
added and assigned a ‘‘P’’ designation.
Route Order Designator ‘‘B5B–1.0’’ is
added and assigned a ‘‘P’’ designation.
Route Order Designator ‘‘B5B–2.0’’ is
added and assigned a ‘‘P’’ designation.
Table 3.—California—Designated
NRHM routes
Route Order Designator ‘‘A1’’ is
revised.
Route Order Designator ‘‘A2’’
(Designation ‘‘B’’) is revised.
Route Order Designator ‘‘A2A’’ is
revised.
Route Order Designator ‘‘A4B–1.0’’ is
revised.
Route Order Designator ‘‘A4B–2.0’’ is
added and assigned a ‘‘B’’ designation.
Route Order Designator ‘‘A4B–3.0’’ is
added and assigned a ‘‘B’’ designation.
Route Order Designator ‘‘A4B–4.0’’ is
added and assigned a ‘‘B’’ designation.
Route Order Designator ‘‘A11P–2.0–I’’
is revised.
Route Order Designator ‘‘A11P–2.0–
M’’ is revised.
Route Order Designator ‘‘A12P–2.0–
J1’’ is revised to correct an editorial
error.
Route Order Designator ‘‘A12P–2.0–
M1’’ is removed.
Route Order Designator ‘‘A12P–2.0–
M2’’ is removed.
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Route Order Designator ‘‘A13P–2.0–
M1’’ is removed.
Route Order Designator ‘‘A13P–2.0–
M2’’ is removed.
Route Order Designator ‘‘A14P–2.0–
M1’’ is removed.
Route Order Designator ‘‘B’’ is
removed.
Route Order Designator ‘‘C1’’ is
removed.
Route Order Designator ‘‘C2’’ is
removed.
Route Order Designator ‘‘C3’’ is
removed.
Route Order Designator ‘‘D’’ is
removed.
Table 4.—Pennsylvania—Restricted HM
Routes
Route Order Designators ‘‘E’’, ‘‘F’’,
‘‘G’’, and ‘‘P’’ are revised to provide the
current internet address for the
Pennsylvania Turnpike website.
Table 5.—Virginia—Restricted HM
routes
Route Order Designators ‘‘D’’, ‘‘E’’,
‘‘F’’, ‘‘G’’, and ‘‘H’’. The referenced
internet addresses are updated.
Table 6.—Wyoming—Restricted HM
Routes
Route Order Designator ‘‘A’’ is revised
to remove obsolete references to the
CFR.
Route Order Key
Each listing in the NHMRR includes
codes to identify each route designation
and each route restriction reported by
the State Designation codes identify the
routes along which a driver may or must
transport specified HM. Among the
designation codes is one for ‘‘preferred
routes,’’ which is defined in
§ 397.101(b)(1) 2 and applies to
transporting ‘‘a highway route
controlled quantity of Class 7
(radioactive) materials.’’ Restriction
codes identify the routes along which a
driver may not transport specified HM
shipments. Table 1 presents information
on each restriction and designation
code.
TABLE 1—RESTRICTION/DESIGNATION KEY
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Restrictions
Designations
0—ALL Hazardous Materials ...................................................................
1—Class 1—Explosives ...........................................................................
2—Class 2—Gas ......................................................................................
3—Class 3—Flammable ...........................................................................
4—Class 4—Flammable Solid/Combustible.
5—Class 5—Organic.
6—Class 6—Poison.
7—Class 7—Radioactive.
2 49 CFR 397.101(b)(1) defines ‘‘preferred route’’
as, ‘‘an Interstate System highway for which an
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A—ALL NRHM Hazardous Materials.
B—Class 1—Explosives.
I—Poisonous Inhalation Hazard (PIH).
P—*Preferred Route* Class 7—Radioactive.
alternative route is not designated by a State routing
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agency; a State-designated route selected by a State
routing agency pursuant to § 397.103; or both.’’
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TABLE 1—RESTRICTION/DESIGNATION KEY—Continued
Restrictions
Designations
8—Class 8—Corrosives.
9—Class 9—Dangerous (Other).
i—Poisonous Inhalation Hazard (PIH).
Revisions to the National Hazardous
Materials Route Registry (March 31,
2018)
TABLE 2—CALIFORNIA—DESIGNATED HRCQ/RAM ROUTES
Route
order
Designation date
10/19/94 ............
A
10/19/94 ............
B1
10/19/94 ............
B3
10/19/94 and 04/
01/17.
B5
04/01/17 ............
B5B
04/01/17 ............
B5B–1.0
04/01/17 ............
B5B–2.0
Designation(s)
(A,B,I,P)
City
County
SR 905 from Mexican Border to
Interstate 805.
Interstate 805 from Interstate 5
[north of the City of San
Diego] to State Route 905.
Interstate 5 from Interstate 405
[MP 93—Irvine] to State 78
[MP 51—Carlsbad].
Interstate 605 from Interstate
210 [Duarte] to Interstate 105
[Norwalk].
Interstate 105 from Interstate
605 to Interstate 110.
Interstate 110 from Interstate
105 to State Route 47.
Interstate 710 from Interstate
105 to Seaside Freeway.
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San Diego .......
P
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P
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Los Angeles ....
P
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.........................
P
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.........................
P
.........................
.........................
FMCSA
QA comment
P
.........................
FMCSA
QA comment
Designation(s)
(A,B,I,P)
Route description
P
TABLE 3—CALIFORNIA—DESIGNATED NRHM ROUTES
Route
order
Designation date
A1
10/28/92 and 12/
07/17.
A2
10/28/92 and 12/
07/17.
A2A
10/28/92 and 12/
07/17.
12/07/17 ............
A4B–1.0
12/07/17 ............
A4B–3.0
12/07/17 ............
A4B–4.0
10/28/92 and 07/
27/17.
A11P–2.0–I
07/27/17 ............
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12/07/17 ............
A11P–2.0–M
10/28/92 ............
A12P–2.0–J1
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Route description
City
County
State Route 905 from Mexican
Border to Interstate 5.
Interstate 805 from Interstate 5
[Torrey Pines] to State Route
905.
Interstate 5 from Interstate 805
[MP 31—Torrey Pines] to
State Route 905.
State Route 125 from State
Route 54 to State Route 52.
State Route 67 from Interstate
8 to State Route 52.
State Route 52 from State
Route 67 to Interstate 805.
State Route 54 from Interstate
805 to State Route 125.
Interstate 280 from Cesar Chavez St. [San Francisco] to
Interstate 680/US 101 [San
Jose].
Cesar Chavez St. from US 101
to Pier 80.
Interstate 580 from Interstate
238 [Ashland] to Interstate
680 [Dublin].
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B,I
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San Diego .......
B
San Diego .......
San Diego .......
B
La Mesa ..........
San Diego .......
B
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B
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B
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B
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B
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B
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B
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TABLE 4—PENNSYLVANIA—RESTRICTED HM ROUTES
Designation date
Route
order
01/01/40 .....................
E
01/01/40 .....................
F
01/01/40 .....................
G
01/01/65 .....................
P
Restriction(s)
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Route description
City
County
Interstate 70/76 [Allegheny Tunnel—Somerset County] from Exit 110 to Exit 146.
[Effective July 16, 2000: All Table 1 materials and Explosives are still prohibited.
Table 2 materials (except explosives)
permitted for non-bulk packages (those
placards that do not require four-digit
codes)].
For additional information, visit the Pennsylvania
Turnpike
website:
https://
www.paturnpike.com/commercial/
placarded_loads.aspx.
Interstate 76 [Tuscarora Tunnel—Franklin/
Huntingdon Counties] from Exit 180 to
Exit 189.
[Effective July 16, 2000: All Table 1 materials and Explosives are still prohibited.
Table 2 materials (except explosives)
permitted for non-bulk packages (those
placards that do not require four-digit
codes)].
For additional information, visit the Pennsylvania
Turnpike
website:
https://
www.paturnpike.com/commercial/
placarded_loads.aspx.
Interstate 76 [Blue Mountain Tunnel and
Kittatinny Tunnel—Franklin County] from
Exit 189 to Exit 201.
[Effective July 16, 2000: All Table 1 materials and Explosives are still prohibited.
Table 2 materials (except explosives)
permitted for non-bulk packages (those
placards that do not require four-digit
codes)].
For additional information, visit the Pennsylvania
Turnpike
website:
https://
www.paturnpike.com/commercial/
placarded_loads.aspx.
Interstate 476 [Northeast Extension of PA
Turnpike at Lehigh Tunnel] from Exit 56
to Exit 74.
[Effective July 16, 2000: All Table 1 materials and Explosives are still prohibited.
Table 2 materials (except explosives)
permitted for non-bulk packages (those
placards that do not require four-digit
codes)].
For additional information, visit the Pennsylvania
Turnpike
website:
https://
www.paturnpike.com/commercial/
placarded_loads.aspx.
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Somerset ...................
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,i
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Franklin and Huntingdon.
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,i
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Franklin .....................
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,i
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Carbon and Lehigh ...
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,i
TABLE 5—VIRGINIA—RESTRICTED HM ROUTES
Designation date
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11/15/95 .....................
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Route description
Elizabeth River Tunnel [Downtown]—Interstate 264 [Phone: (757) 494–2424] ...........
Materials in hazard classes 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.3, 4.3, 6.1, 7 (i.e., Highway Route Controlled Quantities-HRCQ), and toxic inhalation hazard are not allowed passage
through this tunnel.
Materials in hazard classes 2.1, 3, 5.1, 5.2, and 8, are allowed access to this tunnel
only in ‘‘non-bulk’’.
Hazmat shipper MUST abide by rules and regulations outlined in VDOT’s ‘‘Rules
and Regulations Governing the Transportation of Hazardous Materials through
Bridge-Tunnel Facilities.’’ For additional information, see https://www.virginiadot.org/
info/resources/vdothazmat.pdf.
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TABLE 5—VIRGINIA—RESTRICTED HM ROUTES—Continued
Designation date
Route
order
11/15/95 .....................
E
11/15/95 .....................
F
11/15/95 .....................
G
11/12/96 .....................
Restriction(s)
(0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,i)
Route description
Elizabeth River Tunnel [Midtown]—US 58 [Phone: (757) 683–8123] ...........................
Materials in hazard classes 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.3, 4.3, 6.1, 7 (Highway Route Controlled
Quantities (HRCQ)), and toxic inhalation hazard are not allowed passage through
this tunnel.
Materials in hazard classes 2.1, 3, 5.1, 5.2, and 8, are allowed access to this tunnel
only in ‘‘non-bulk’’.
Hazmat shipper MUST abide by rules and regulations outlined in VA DOT’s ‘‘Rules
and Regulations Governing the Transportation of Hazardous Materials through
Bridge-Tunnel Facilities.’’ For additional information, see https://www.virginiadot.org/
info/resources/vdothazmat.pdf.
Monitor-Merrimac Memorial [Bridge/Tunnel]—Interstate 664 [Phone: (757) 247–2123]
Materials in hazard classes 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.3, 4.3, 6.1,7 (i.e., Highway Route Controlled Quantities-HRCQ), and toxic inhalation hazard are not allowed passage
through this tunnel.
Materials in hazard classes 2.1, 3, 5.1, 5.2, and 8, are allowed access to this tunnel
only in non-bulk’’.
Hazmat shipper MUST abide by rules and regulations outlined in VDOT’s ‘‘Rules
and Regulations Governing the Transportation of Hazardous Materials through
Bridge-Tunnel Facilities.’’ For additional information, see https://www.virginiadot.org/
info/resources/vdothazmat.pdf.
Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel [Interstate 64] [Phone: (757) 727–4832] ....................
Materials in hazard classes 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.3, 4.3, 6.1, 7 (i.e., Highway Route Controlled Quantities-HRCQ), and toxic inhalation hazard are not allowed passage
through this tunnel.
Materials in hazard classes 2.1, 3, 5.1, 5.2, and 8, are allowed access to this tunnel
only in ‘‘non-bulk’’.
Hazmat shipper MUST abide by rules and regulations outlined in VDOT’s ‘‘Rules
and Regulations Governing the Transportation of Hazardous Materials through
Bridge-Tunnel Facilities.’’ For additional information, see https://www.virginiadot.org/
info/resources/vdothazmat.pdf.
Chesapeake Bay Bridge—Tunnel [Phone: (757) 331–2960] ........................................
The jurisdiction for this bridge and tunnel falls under the Chesapeake Bay Bridge
and Tunnel District, which maintains its own regulations on hazardous materials.].
Classes 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.3, 4.3, and 6.1 (Inhalation Hazard only) are not allowed passage in any quantity.
Classes 2.1, 2.2, 3, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2, 6.1, 7, 8, and 9 are prohibited in limited circumstances.
For additional information on route restrictions, see https://www.cbbt.com/hazmat.html
H
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,i
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,i
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,i
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,i
TABLE 6—WYOMING—RESTRICTED HM ROUTES
Route
order
Route description
City
County
04/12/94 .....................
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A ............
City of Cheyenne ................................................................
[City Ordinance: Hazardous materials and radioactive
materials may not be transported by motor vehicle
within the City of Cheyenne except for the purpose of
making pickups and/or deliveries within the City, unless
such routing is consistent with 49 CFR Part 397 or 49
CFR Part 177.
Motor vehicles carrying hazardous and/or radioactive materials which are making local pickups and/or deliveries
must be operated over the safest and most direct route
to and from the origination and destination point. Such
routes shall not pass through residential areas unless
there is no practical alternative.].
Cheyenne
Laramie ..
End of Revisions to the National
Hazardous Materials Route Registry
Issued on: August 2, 2018.
Cathy F. Gautreaux,
Deputy Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
National Hazardous Materials Route Registry
AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), Department
of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice; revisions to the listing of designated and restricted
routes for hazardous materials.
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SUMMARY: This notice provides revisions to the National Hazardous
Materials Route Registry (NHMRR) reported to the FMCSA as of March 31,
2018. The NHMRR is a listing, as reported by States and Tribal
governments, of all designated and restricted roads and preferred
highway routes for transportation of highway route controlled
quantities (HRCQ) of Class 7 radioactive materials (RAM) (HRCQ/RAM) and
non-radioactive hazardous materials (NRHMs).
DATES: Applicable date: August 9, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Vincent Babich (202) 366-4871, or
[email protected], Hazardous Materials Division, Office of
Enforcement and Compliance, Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20590. Office
hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., ET., Monday through Friday, except for
Federal holidays.
Legal Basis and Background
Under 49 United States Code (U.S.C.) 5112, sections (a)(2) and (b),
States and Tribal governments are permitted to designate and limit
highway routes over which hazardous materials (HM) may be transported,
provided the State or Tribal government complies with standards
prescribed by the Secretary of Transportation (the Secretary) and meets
publication requirements in section 5112(c). To establish standards
under section (b), the Secretary must consult with the States, and,
under section (c), coordinate with the States to ``update and publish
periodically'' a list of currently effective HM highway routing
designations and restrictions. The requirements that States and Tribal
governments must follow to establish, maintain, or enforce routing
designations for the transport of placardable quantities of NRHMs are
set forth in title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part
397, subpart C. Subpart D of part 397 sets forth the requirements for
designating preferred routes for HRCQ/RAM shipments as an alternative,
or in addition, to Interstate System highways. For HRCQ/RAM shipments,
section 397.101(b)(1) defines a preferred route as an Interstate
Highway for which no alternative route is designated by the State, a
route specifically designated by the State, or both. (See section
397.65 for the definition of ``NRHM'' and ``routing designations.'')
Under a delegation from the Secretary,\1\ FMCSA has authority to
implement 49 U.S.C. 5112.
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\1\ 49 CFR 1.87(d)(2).
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Currently, 49 CFR 397.73 establishes public information and
reporting requirements for NRHM. States or Tribal governments are
required to furnish information regarding any new or changed routes to
FMCSA within 60 days after establishment. Under 49 CFR 397.103, a State
routing designation for HRCQ/RAM routes (preferred routes) as an
alternative, or in addition, to an Interstate System highway, is
effective when the authorized routing agency provides FMCSA with
written notification, FMCSA acknowledges receipt in writing, and the
route is published in FMCSA's National Hazardous Material Route
Registry. The Office of Management and Budget has approved these
collections of information under control number 2126-0014,
Transportation of Hazardous Materials, Highway Routing.
In this notice, FMCSA is merely performing the ministerial function
of updating and publishing the NHMRR
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based on input from its State and Tribal partners under 49 U.S.C.
5112(c)(1). Accordingly, this notice serves only to provide the most
recent revisions to the NHMRR; it does not establish any new public
information and reporting requirements.
Updates to the NHMRR
FMCSA published the full NHMRR in a Federal Register Notice on
April 29, 2015 (80 FR 23859). Since publication of the 2015 notice,
FMCSA published one update to the NHMRR in a Federal Register Notice on
August 8, 2016 (81 FR 52518).
This notice provides revisions to the NHMRR, reported to the FMCSA
from August 8, 2016 through March 31, 2018. The revisions to the NHMRR
listings in this notice supersede and replace corresponding NHMRR
listings published in the April 29, 2015 notice and corresponding
revisions to the NHMRR listings published in the August 8, 2016 notice.
Continue to refer to the April 29, 2015 notice for additional
background on the NHMRR and the August 8, 2016 notice for the
procedures for State and Tribal government routing agencies to update
their Route Registry listings and contact information.
The full current NHMRR for each state is posted on the FMCSA's
internet website at: https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/regulations/hazardous-materials/national-hazardous-materials-route-registry.
Revisions to the NHMRR in This Notice
In accordance with the requirements of 49 CFR 397.73 and 397.103,
the NHMRR is being revised as follows:
The FMCSA Division field office contact information for each state
is no longer listed in the NHMRR. This information is available on the
internet at the FMCSA's website at: https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/mission/field-offices. In addition, the contact information for each State and
Tribal Government routing agency is no longer listed in the NHMRR. This
information is also available on the internet at the FMCSA's website
at: https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/regulations/hazardous-materials/national-hazardous-materials-route-registry-state. The removal of this
information from the NHMRR eliminates the presentation of redundant
information and will streamline the future maintenance and update of
the NHMRR.
Table 2--California--Designated HRCQ/RAM routes
Route Order Designator ``A'' is revised. The FMCSA Quality
Assurance (QA) Comment is removed.
Route Order Designator ``B1'' is revised. The FMCSA QA Comment is
removed.
Route Order Designator ``B3'' is revised to correct an editorial
error.
Route Order Designator ``B5'' is revised.
Route Order Designator ``B5B'' is added and assigned a ``P''
designation.
Route Order Designator ``B5B-1.0'' is added and assigned a ``P''
designation.
Route Order Designator ``B5B-2.0'' is added and assigned a ``P''
designation.
Table 3.--California--Designated NRHM routes
Route Order Designator ``A1'' is revised.
Route Order Designator ``A2'' (Designation ``B'') is revised.
Route Order Designator ``A2A'' is revised.
Route Order Designator ``A4B-1.0'' is revised.
Route Order Designator ``A4B-2.0'' is added and assigned a ``B''
designation.
Route Order Designator ``A4B-3.0'' is added and assigned a ``B''
designation.
Route Order Designator ``A4B-4.0'' is added and assigned a ``B''
designation.
Route Order Designator ``A11P-2.0-I'' is revised.
Route Order Designator ``A11P-2.0-M'' is revised.
Route Order Designator ``A12P-2.0-J1'' is revised to correct an
editorial error.
Route Order Designator ``A12P-2.0-M1'' is removed.
Route Order Designator ``A12P-2.0-M2'' is removed.
Route Order Designator ``A13P-2.0-M1'' is removed.
Route Order Designator ``A13P-2.0-M2'' is removed.
Route Order Designator ``A14P-2.0-M1'' is removed.
Route Order Designator ``B'' is removed.
Route Order Designator ``C1'' is removed.
Route Order Designator ``C2'' is removed.
Route Order Designator ``C3'' is removed.
Route Order Designator ``D'' is removed.
Table 4.--Pennsylvania--Restricted HM Routes
Route Order Designators ``E'', ``F'', ``G'', and ``P'' are revised
to provide the current internet address for the Pennsylvania Turnpike
website.
Table 5.--Virginia--Restricted HM routes
Route Order Designators ``D'', ``E'', ``F'', ``G'', and ``H''. The
referenced internet addresses are updated.
Table 6.--Wyoming--Restricted HM Routes
Route Order Designator ``A'' is revised to remove obsolete
references to the CFR.
Route Order Key
Each listing in the NHMRR includes codes to identify each route
designation and each route restriction reported by the State
Designation codes identify the routes along which a driver may or must
transport specified HM. Among the designation codes is one for
``preferred routes,'' which is defined in Sec. 397.101(b)(1) \2\ and
applies to transporting ``a highway route controlled quantity of Class
7 (radioactive) materials.'' Restriction codes identify the routes
along which a driver may not transport specified HM shipments. Table 1
presents information on each restriction and designation code.
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\2\ 49 CFR 397.101(b)(1) defines ``preferred route'' as, ``an
Interstate System highway for which an alternative route is not
designated by a State routing agency; a State-designated route
selected by a State routing agency pursuant to Sec. 397.103; or
both.''
Table 1--Restriction/Designation Key
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Restrictions Designations
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0--ALL Hazardous Materials............. A--ALL NRHM Hazardous
Materials.
1--Class 1--Explosives................. B--Class 1--Explosives.
2--Class 2--Gas........................ I--Poisonous Inhalation Hazard
(PIH).
3--Class 3--Flammable.................. P--*Preferred Route* Class 7--
Radioactive.
4--Class 4--Flammable Solid/Combustible
5--Class 5--Organic....................
6--Class 6--Poison.....................
7--Class 7--Radioactive................
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8--Class 8--Corrosives.................
9--Class 9--Dangerous (Other)..........
i--Poisonous Inhalation Hazard (PIH)...
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Revisions to the National Hazardous Materials Route Registry (March 31,
2018)
Table 2--California--Designated HRCQ/RAM Routes
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Designation(s)
Designation date Route order Route description City County (A,B,I,P) FMCSA QA comment
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10/19/94..................... A SR 905 from Mexican ................ ............... P
Border to Interstate
805.
10/19/94..................... B1 Interstate 805 from ................ San Diego...... P
Interstate 5 [north
of the City of San
Diego] to State
Route 905.
10/19/94..................... B3 Interstate 5 from ................ ............... P
Interstate 405 [MP
93--Irvine] to State
78 [MP 51--Carlsbad].
10/19/94 and 04/01/17........ B5 Interstate 605 from ................ Los Angeles.... P
Interstate 210
[Duarte] to
Interstate 105
[Norwalk].
04/01/17..................... B5B Interstate 105 from ................ ............... P
Interstate 605 to
Interstate 110.
04/01/17..................... B5B-1.0 Interstate 110 from ................ ............... P
Interstate 105 to
State Route 47.
04/01/17..................... B5B-2.0 Interstate 710 from ................ ............... P
Interstate 105 to
Seaside Freeway.
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Table 3--California--Designated NRHM Routes
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Designation(s)
Designation date Route order Route description City County (A,B,I,P) FMCSA QA comment
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12/07/17..................... A1 State Route 905 from ................ ............... B,I
Mexican Border to
Interstate 5.
10/28/92 and 12/07/17........ A2 Interstate 805 from ................ San Diego...... B
Interstate 5 [Torrey
Pines] to State
Route 905.
10/28/92 and 12/07/17........ A2A Interstate 5 from San Diego....... San Diego...... B
Interstate 805 [MP
31--Torrey Pines] to
State Route 905.
10/28/92 and 12/07/17........ A4B-1.0 State Route 125 from La Mesa......... San Diego...... B
State Route 54 to
State Route 52.
12/07/17..................... A4B-2.0 State Route 67 from ................ ............... B
Interstate 8 to
State Route 52.
12/07/17..................... A4B-3.0 State Route 52 from ................ ............... B
State Route 67 to
Interstate 805.
12/07/17..................... A4B-4.0 State Route 54 from ................ ............... B
Interstate 805 to
State Route 125.
10/28/92 and 07/27/17........ A11P-2.0-I Interstate 280 from ................ ............... B
Cesar Chavez St.
[San Francisco] to
Interstate 680/US
101 [San Jose].
07/27/17..................... A11P-2.0-M Cesar Chavez St. from ................ ............... B
US 101 to Pier 80.
10/28/92..................... A12P-2.0-J1 Interstate 580 from ................ ............... B
Interstate 238
[Ashland] to
Interstate 680
[Dublin].
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Table 4--Pennsylvania--Restricted HM Routes
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Restriction(s)
Designation date Route order Route description City County (0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,i)
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01/01/40......................... E Interstate 70/76 .................... Somerset........... 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,i
[Allegheny Tunnel--
Somerset County] from
Exit 110 to Exit 146.
[Effective July 16, 2000:
All Table 1 materials
and Explosives are still
prohibited. Table 2
materials (except
explosives) permitted
for non-bulk packages
(those placards that do
not require four-digit
codes)].
For additional
information, visit the
Pennsylvania Turnpike
website: https://www.paturnpike.com/commercial/placarded_loads.aspx.
01/01/40......................... F Interstate 76 [Tuscarora .................... Franklin and 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,i
Tunnel--Franklin/ Huntingdon.
Huntingdon Counties]
from Exit 180 to Exit
189.
[Effective July 16, 2000:
All Table 1 materials
and Explosives are still
prohibited. Table 2
materials (except
explosives) permitted
for non-bulk packages
(those placards that do
not require four-digit
codes)].
For additional
information, visit the
Pennsylvania Turnpike
website: https://www.paturnpike.com/commercial/placarded_loads.aspx.
01/01/40......................... G Interstate 76 [Blue .................... Franklin........... 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,i
Mountain Tunnel and
Kittatinny Tunnel--
Franklin County] from
Exit 189 to Exit 201.
[Effective July 16, 2000:
All Table 1 materials
and Explosives are still
prohibited. Table 2
materials (except
explosives) permitted
for non-bulk packages
(those placards that do
not require four-digit
codes)].
For additional
information, visit the
Pennsylvania Turnpike
website: https://www.paturnpike.com/commercial/placarded_loads.aspx.
01/01/65......................... P Interstate 476 [Northeast .................... Carbon and Lehigh.. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,i
Extension of PA Turnpike
at Lehigh Tunnel] from
Exit 56 to Exit 74.
[Effective July 16, 2000:
All Table 1 materials
and Explosives are still
prohibited. Table 2
materials (except
explosives) permitted
for non-bulk packages
(those placards that do
not require four-digit
codes)].
For additional
information, visit the
Pennsylvania Turnpike
website: https://www.paturnpike.com/commercial/placarded_loads.aspx.
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Table 5--Virginia--Restricted HM routes
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Restriction(s)
Designation date Route order Route description (0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,i)
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11/15/95..................... D Elizabeth River Tunnel [Downtown]-- 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,i
Interstate 264 [Phone: (757) 494-2424].
Materials in hazard classes 1.1, 1.2,
1.3, 2.3, 4.3, 6.1, 7 (i.e., Highway
Route Controlled Quantities-HRCQ), and
toxic inhalation hazard are not allowed
passage through this tunnel.
Materials in hazard classes 2.1, 3, 5.1,
5.2, and 8, are allowed access to this
tunnel only in ``non-bulk''.
Hazmat shipper MUST abide by rules and
regulations outlined in VDOT's ``Rules
and Regulations Governing the
Transportation of Hazardous Materials
through Bridge-Tunnel Facilities.'' For
additional information, see https://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/vdothazmat.pdf.
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11/15/95..................... E Elizabeth River Tunnel [Midtown]--US 58 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,i
[Phone: (757) 683-8123].
Materials in hazard classes 1.1, 1.2,
1.3, 2.3, 4.3, 6.1, 7 (Highway Route
Controlled Quantities (HRCQ)), and
toxic inhalation hazard are not allowed
passage through this tunnel.
Materials in hazard classes 2.1, 3, 5.1,
5.2, and 8, are allowed access to this
tunnel only in ``non-bulk''.
Hazmat shipper MUST abide by rules and
regulations outlined in VA DOT's
``Rules and Regulations Governing the
Transportation of Hazardous Materials
through Bridge-Tunnel Facilities.'' For
additional information, see https://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/vdothazmat.pdf.
11/15/95..................... F Monitor-Merrimac Memorial [Bridge/ 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,i
Tunnel]--Interstate 664 [Phone: (757)
247-2123].
Materials in hazard classes 1.1, 1.2,
1.3, 2.3, 4.3, 6.1,7 (i.e., Highway
Route Controlled Quantities-HRCQ), and
toxic inhalation hazard are not allowed
passage through this tunnel.
Materials in hazard classes 2.1, 3, 5.1,
5.2, and 8, are allowed access to this
tunnel only in non-bulk''.
Hazmat shipper MUST abide by rules and
regulations outlined in VDOT's ``Rules
and Regulations Governing the
Transportation of Hazardous Materials
through Bridge-Tunnel Facilities.'' For
additional information, see https://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/vdothazmat.pdf.
11/15/95..................... G Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel [Interstate 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,i
64] [Phone: (757) 727-4832].
Materials in hazard classes 1.1, 1.2,
1.3, 2.3, 4.3, 6.1, 7 (i.e., Highway
Route Controlled Quantities-HRCQ), and
toxic inhalation hazard are not allowed
passage through this tunnel.
Materials in hazard classes 2.1, 3, 5.1,
5.2, and 8, are allowed access to this
tunnel only in ``non-bulk''.
Hazmat shipper MUST abide by rules and
regulations outlined in VDOT's ``Rules
and Regulations Governing the
Transportation of Hazardous Materials
through Bridge-Tunnel Facilities.'' For
additional information, see https://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/vdothazmat.pdf.
11/12/96..................... H Chesapeake Bay Bridge--Tunnel [Phone: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,i
(757) 331-2960].
The jurisdiction for this bridge and
tunnel falls under the Chesapeake Bay
Bridge and Tunnel District, which
maintains its own regulations on
hazardous materials.].
Classes 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.3, 4.3, and 6.1
(Inhalation Hazard only) are not
allowed passage in any quantity.
Classes 2.1, 2.2, 3, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2,
6.1, 7, 8, and 9 are prohibited in
limited circumstances.
For additional information on route
restrictions, see https://www.cbbt.com/hazmat.html.
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Table 6--Wyoming--Restricted HM Routes
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Restriction(s)
Designation date Route order Route description City County (0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,i)
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04/12/94......................... A................ City of Cheyenne.............. Cheyenne........ Laramie......... 0
[City Ordinance: Hazardous
materials and radioactive
materials may not be
transported by motor vehicle
within the City of Cheyenne
except for the purpose of
making pickups and/or
deliveries within the City,
unless such routing is
consistent with 49 CFR Part
397 or 49 CFR Part 177.
Motor vehicles carrying
hazardous and/or radioactive
materials which are making
local pickups and/or
deliveries must be operated
over the safest and most
direct route to and from the
origination and destination
point. Such routes shall not
pass through residential
areas unless there is no
practical alternative.].
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End of Revisions to the National Hazardous Materials Route Registry
Issued on: August 2, 2018.
Cathy F. Gautreaux,
Deputy Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2018-17060 Filed 8-8-18; 8:45 am]
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