Notice of Proposed Rulemaking If you thought time had run out on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) and Clean Water Act Methods Update Rule 22, you would technically be right. Originally set to expire February 2, …
10-to-1 Recently published on January 31, 2025, on the white house website, newly elected President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order aimed at building off his previous achieved success of 2-to-1 deregulations during his first term as president. President …
FINAL RULE Applicability took effect January 19, 2025, with and effective date of January 27, 2025, the United States Postal Service (USPS) published its final rule amending Publication 52, Hazardous, Restricted, and Perishable Mail by adding new section 131 to …
Comment Period Extended On October 28, 2024, the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to adopt several modal-specific amendments aimed at enhancing the safe transportation of hazardous materials …
Civil Penalties Increase Hot off the heels of the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Final Rule increasing penalty amounts, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has followed suit with their own final rule increasing civil penalty amounts for 2025 …
New Year, New Penalty Amounts The Department of Transportation (DOT) and it many agencies have increased the maximum civil penalty amounts for various hazardous materials shipping and transportation regulation violations for fiscal year 2025. To view the new penalty amounts …
Significant Changes and Amendments For 2025 With Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years just around the corner, it’s easy to get caught up in the holiday season and forget about upcoming changes to the regulations. That’s why we wanted to remind …
Positive Train Control System The Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is planning on adjusting several regulations which govern positive train control systems. On October 28, 2024, the FRA published its notice of proposed rulemaking in the federal …
Removal of Affirmative Defense Provisions From NESHAP In case you missed it, The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its final rule on October 22, 2024, which amends the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for the oil and …
Electronics Signature The Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published its notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register on October 15, 2024, which would allow, but not require DOT-regulated employers and their contractors …