[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 185 (Tuesday, September 24, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50098-50099]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-20587]


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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 from April 1, 
2018 through March 31, 2019. 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 of Class 7 radioactive materials and non-
radioactive hazardous materials.

DATES: These revisions are effective September 24, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Vincent Babich at (202) 366-4871, 
or vincent.babich@dot.gov; or Ms. Melissa Williams at (202) 366-4163 or 
melissa.williams@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.

Legal Basis and Background

    Paragraphs (a)(2) and (b) of section 5112 of title 49 United States 
Code (U.S.C.) permit States and Tribal governments 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 paragraph (b), the Secretary must consult with the 
States, and, under section 5112(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 non-radioactive hazardous materials (NRHM) are set forth 
in 49 CFR part 397, subpart C. Subpart D of part 397 sets out the 
requirements for designating preferred routes for highway route 
controlled quantities of Class 7 radioactive materials (HRCQ/RAM) 
shipments as an alternative, or in addition, to Interstate System 
highways. For HRCQ/RAM shipments, Sec.  397.101 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 Sec.  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 NHMRR. 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 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 two updates to the NHMRR in Federal Register Notices on 
August 8, 2016 (81 FR 52518) and August 9, 2018 (83 FR 39500).
    This notice provides revisions to the NHMRR, reported to the FMCSA 
from April 1, 2018 through March 31, 2019. 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 and 
August 9, 2018 notices. 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:

Table 2.--California--Designated NRHM Routes

    Route Order Designator ``A6A-3.0-B3'' is revised to remove ``B'' 
designation.
    Route Order Designator ``A10Q-3.0'' is deleted.
    Route Order Designator ``A11P-1.0-A (``B'' designation)'' is 
revised to remove QA comment.
    Route Order Designator ``A11P-1.0-B'' is revised.
    Route Order Designator ``A11Q-3.0'' is deleted.
    Route Order Designator ``A12P-1.0-A1'' is deleted.
    Route Order Designator ``A12P-2.0-C1'' is revised.
    Route Order Designator ``A12Q-3.0'' is deleted.
    Route Order Designator ``A17Q-1.0-A'' is deleted.
    Route Order Designator ``A18Q-1.0-A'' is deleted.
    Route Order Designator ``A19Q-1.0-A'' is deleted.

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 apply to the transportation of a highway route 
controlled quantity of Class 7

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(radioactive) material. 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
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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................
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, 
2019)

                                                       Table 2--California--Designated NRHM Routes
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                                                                                                                Designation(s) (A,B,
   Designation date        Route order       Route description           City                  County                   I,P)            FMCSA QA comment
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10/28/92 and 04/16/92  A6A-3.0-B3           Lenwood Rd. from    .....................  San Bernardino.......  I......................  This route will
                                             State 58 to                                                                                be considered by
                                             Interstate 15.                                                                             the California
                                                                                                                                        Highway Patrol
                                                                                                                                        for removal in a
                                                                                                                                        future
                                                                                                                                        rulemaking.
10/28/92.............  A11P-1.0-A           State 58 from       .....................  .....................  B......................
                                             State 33
                                             [McKittrick] to
                                             Interstate 15
                                             [Barstow].
10/28/92.............  A11P-1.0-B           State 180 from      .....................  Fresno...............  B......................
                                             State 33
                                             [Mendota] to
                                             McCall Ave.
                                             [Fresno].
10/28/92.............  A12P-2.0-C1          State 41 from       .....................  .....................  B......................
                                             State 46
                                             [Cholame] to
                                             State 99.
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    End of Revisions to the National Hazardous Materials Route Registry

    Issued on: September 17, 2019.
Raymond P. Martinez,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2019-20587 Filed 9-23-19; 8:45 am]
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