PHMSA Hazardous Materials Special Permit Applications Notice

Regs.gov: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Published March 4th, 2026

Detected March 18th, 2026

Summary

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has published a notice listing new applications for special permits related to the transportation of hazardous materials. These permits allow for deviations from standard regulations under specific conditions. The notice also provides a comment deadline for interested parties.

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What changed

PHMSA has published a notice detailing several new applications for special permits under the Hazardous Material Regulations. These applications seek authorization for specific transportation scenarios, including the transport of Division 1.4S articles as limited quantities, wastewater containing explosive materials, prototype batteries, low production lithium metal cells, hydrogen in non-DOT specification cylinders, non-DOT specification pressure drums, and electronic record-keeping for rail transport of hazardous materials. The notice cites 49 U.S.C. 5117(b) and 49 CFR 1.53(b) as the legal basis for these permits.

Interested parties have until April 17, 2026, to submit comments on these applications. The applications themselves are available for inspection at the PHMSA Records Center. This notice serves as an informational publication regarding the receipt of these permit requests, and regulated entities should be aware of the types of deviations being sought and the potential for new or modified operational allowances within the hazardous materials transportation framework.

What to do next

Review the listed special permit applications for relevance to your operations.
Submit comments to PHMSA by April 17, 2026, if any application impacts your business or safety concerns.
Monitor PHMSA's decisions on these special permit applications.

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Content

ACTION:

List of applications for special permits.

SUMMARY:

In accordance with the procedures governing the application for, and the processing of, special permits from the Department
of Transportation's Hazardous Material Regulations, notice is hereby given that the Office of Hazardous Materials Safety has
received the application described herein.

DATES:

Comments must be received on or before April 17, 2026.

ADDRESSES:

Record Center, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, DC 20590.

Comments should refer to the application number and be submitted in triplicate. If confirmation of receipt of comments is
desired, include a self-addressed stamped postcard showing the special permit number.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Donald Burger, Director, Office of Hazardous Materials Safety Special Permits Program, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, East Building, PHH-6, 1200 New Jersey Avenue Southeast, Washington, DC
20590-0001, (202) 366-4535.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Each mode of transportation for which a particular special permit is requested is indicated by a number in the “Nature of
Application” portion of the table below as follows: (1) Motor vehicle, (2) Rail freight, (3) Cargo vessel, (4) Cargo aircraft
only, (5) Passenger-carrying aircraft.

Copies of the applications are available for inspection in the Records Center, East Building, PHH-6, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
Southeast, Washington, DC.

This notice of receipt of applications for special permit is published in accordance with part 107 of the Federal hazardous
materials transportation law (49 U.S.C. 5117(b); 49 CFR 1.53(b)).

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 4, 2026. Donald P. Burger, Director, Special Permits Program.
| Application
No. | Applicant | Regulation(s) affected | Nature of the special permits thereof |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 22196-N | 3rd Light, LLC | 172.200(a), 172.320(a), 172.400(a), 172.500(a), 173.60(a), 173.63(b) | To authorize the transportation in commerce of Division 1.4S articles as limited quantities. (modes 1, 2). |
| 22197-N | Veolia ES Technical Solutions, LLC | 173.21(b), 173.51(a), 173.54(a), 173.56(b) | To authorize the one-time, one-way transportation of wastewater containing explosive materials generated from the reclamation
of submerged waste munitions. (mode 1). |
| 22198-N | Magg Management & Consultancy Ltd | 173.185(e) | To authorize the transportation in commerce of prototype batteries in excess of 35kg from by cargo-only aircraft. (mode 4). |
| 22199-N | Li-S Energy Limited | 173.185(a)(1) | To authorize the transportation in commerce of low production lithium metal cells. (mode 4). |
| 22203-N | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc | 173.301(a)(1), 173.302(a)(1), 178.35 | To authorize the transportation in commerce of hydrogen in non-DOT specification cylinders that are secured in a modular frame
for transportation. (modes 1, 2). |
| 22206-N | Versum Materials US, LLC | 171.23(a)(3), 171.23(b)(10)(ii) | To authorize the transportation in commerce of non-DOT specification pressure drums containing anhydrous hydrogen chloride.
(modes 1, 3). |
| 22212-N | CSX Transportation, Inc | 174.26 | To authorize the use of electronic means to maintain and communicate on-board train consist and shipping paper information
in lieu of paper documentation when hazardous materials are transported by rail. (mode 2). |
| 22213-N | Atlantic Energy Partners ND LLC | 172.203(a), 172.302(c), 177.834(h) | To authorize the transportation in commerce of Class 3, 8 and 9 hazardous materials. (mode 1). |
| 22218-N | Lucid USA, Inc | 173.185(a)(1), 173.220(d) | To authorize the transportation in commerce of low production and prototype lithium-ion battery modules, battery packs, and
battery-powered vehicles containing low production and prototype lithium-ion batteries by cargo-only aircraft. (mode 4). |
| 22220-N | Zhejiang Weihua Can Making Co., Ltd | 173.304(a)(1), 173.304(d) | To authorize the manufacture, mark, sale and use of non-DOT specification packagings for the transportation of the materials
authorized by the special permit. (modes 1, 2, 3). |
| 22222-N | Harvest Medical Systems LLC | 172.101(a) | To authorize the transportation in commerce of UN3538, articles containing non-flammable, non-toxic gas, n.o.s., containing
refrigerated liquid helium (UN1963) aboard cargo-only aircraft. (mode 4). |
[FR Doc. 2026-05277 Filed 3-17-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-60-P