PHMSA Sets 2026 Public Meetings on Hazardous Materials Standards
Summary
PHMSA announces three public meetings in 2026 to gather stakeholder input ahead of international dangerous goods standards meetings. The first meeting prepares for the 68th UNSCOE TDG session (June 29–July 8, 2026, Geneva), the second for ICAO DGP Working Group 26 (October 2026, Montreal), and the third for the 69th UNSCOE TDG session (November 23–December 1, 2026, Geneva). These sessions will consider proposals for the 25th Revised Edition of the UN Model Regulations and ICAO Technical Instructions, which may take effect January 1, 2029.
“The purpose of PHMSA's public meetings held in advance of certain international meetings is to allow the public to give input on the current proposals being considered by the international standards setting bodies.”
Companies involved in the manufacture, transport, or logistics of hazardous materials should monitor these PHMSA meetings as the public input gathered will shape proposals for the 25th Revised Edition of the UN Model Regulations and ICAO Technical Instructions taking effect January 1, 2029. Early engagement with PHMSA's process can inform domestic regulatory positions before international standards are finalized.
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PHMSA issues a notice announcing three public meetings in 2026 to gather public input ahead of international standards-setting body meetings on dangerous goods transport. The meetings will occur approximately five weeks before each international session and will be held at DOT Headquarters in Washington, DC, with remote participation options. Affected parties in the hazardous materials transport industry should monitor PHMSA's website for specific dates, times, and registration details as they become available.
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Notice of 2026 public meetings.
SUMMARY:
This notice announces that the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) Office of Hazardous Materials
Safety (OHMS) will host three public meetings during 2026 in advance of certain international meetings. The first meeting
will be held in preparation for the 68th session of the United Nations Sub-Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous
Goods (UNSCOE TDG) scheduled for June 29 to July 8, 2026, in Geneva, Switzerland. The second meeting will be held in preparation
for the International Civil Aviation Organization's (ICAO) Dangerous Goods Panel (DGP) Working Group 26 (WG/26) tentatively
scheduled for October 2026 in Montreal, Canada. The third meeting will be held in preparation for the 69th session of the
UNSCOE TDG scheduled for November 23 to December 1, 2026, in Geneva, Switzerland. For each of these meetings, PHMSA will solicit
public input on current proposals.
Time and Location: Each public meeting will take place approximately five weeks preceding the international meeting either at Department of Transportation
Headquarters, West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001 with a remote participation option, or in
a fully remote capacity. Specific information for each meeting will be posted when available on the PHMSA website at www.phmsa.dot.gov/international-program/international-program-overview under “Upcoming Events.” This information will include the public meeting date, time, remote access login, conference dial-in
number, and details for advance registration.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steven Webb or Aaron Wiener, U.S. Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, by
phone at 202-366-8553.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The purpose of PHMSA's public meetings held in advance of certain international meetings is to allow the public to give input
on the current proposals being considered by the international standards setting bodies.
The 68th and 69th sessions of UNSCOE TDG will represent the third and fourth meetings scheduled for the 2025-2026 biennium.
UNSCOE TDG will consider proposals for the 25th Revised Edition of the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods: Model Regulations (Model Regulations), which may be implemented into relevant domestic, regional, and international regulations starting January
1, 2029. Copies of working documents, informal documents, the agenda, and the post-meeting final report may be obtained from
the United Nations Transport Division's website at www.unece.org/trans/danger/danger.html.
The ICAO DGP-WG/26 meeting will represent the first meeting of the 2026-2027 biennium. ICAO DGP will consider proposals for
the 2029-2030 edition of the Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air (Doc 9284). Copies of working papers, information papers, the agenda, and the post-meeting final report may be obtained from
the ICAO DGP website at https://www.icao.int/dangerous-goods/panel.
Signed in Washington, DC, on April 20, 2026. William Quade, Acting Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. [FR Doc. 2026-07847 Filed 4-21-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-60-P
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