[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 152 (Monday, August 8, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52518-52521]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-18729]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration


National Hazardous Materials Route Registry Revisions and 
Procedures

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), Department 
of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice

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SUMMARY: This notice provides the most current revisions to the 
National Hazardous Materials Route Registry (NHMRR) and procedures to 
facilitate the update of the NHMRR by State and Tribal government 
routing agencies. The NHMRR is a listing, as reported by States and 
Tribal governments, of all designated and restricted road 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: Effective date: August 8, 2016.

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., E.T., 
Monday through Friday, except for Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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 HRCQ/RAM and NRHM may be 
transported, provided that 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 
publish periodically a list of currently effective HRCQ/RAM and NRHM 
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 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 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 part 397, subpart C, (Routing of NRHM) and 
subpart D (Routing of Class 7 RAM) address the routing requirements and 
procedures that State and tribal government are required to follow. 
Section 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 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. This notice serves only to provide the most current updates to 
the NHMRR, and to communicate to States and Tribal government routing 
agencies procedures to facilitate timely reporting and efficient update 
of the NHMRR as required by 49 U.S.C. 5112 and 49 CFR part 397; it does 
not establish any new public information and reporting requirements.

Procedural Changes

    Section 33013 of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century 
Act of 2012 (MAP-21) [Pub. L. 112-141, July 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 405, 
839] amended 49 U.S.C. 5112(c), which addresses the form, manner, and 
timetable for State and Tribal Governments to issue and update routing 
information for

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commercial motor vehicles transporting hazardous material in commerce 
for which DOT regulations require placarding of the vehicle .In October 
2014, FMCSA published a Technical Amendments Rule that included 
amendments to 49 CFR 397.69 to address section 33013 of the statute [79 
FR 59450; October 2, 2014]. Among the amendments was a State reporting 
requirement to include the name of the agency responsible for the 
highway route designations, and another to clarify that any State- or 
Tribal-government-designated route is effective only after publication 
in the NHMRR. This notice further addresses the form and manner for 
updating this information by establishing a procedure for updating the 
NHMRR in accordance with the statute and regulations.

Updates to the NHMRR

    The most up-to-date version of the NHMRR, was published in the 
Federal Register on April 29, 2015 (80 FR 23860) and can be accessed on 
the internet at: http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/regulations/hazardous-materials/national-hazardous-materials-route-registry. Further, this 
Web page provides a link to http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/regulations/hazardous-materials/national-hazardous-materials-route-registry-state 
which provides the Route Registry listing of each individual State and 
Tribal government as well as information on the official routing 
agency. This information, available for use by the routing agencies as 
well as the general public, is presented, in three formats; a 
spreadsheet, a PDF file, and as available, an interactive map. In 
addition, FMCSA has established an internet mailbox at 
[email protected] to facilitate communication with routing agencies.
    While the route designation reporting requirements of 49 CFR 397.73 
and 397.103 do not provide a specific procedure to follow whenever 
there is change in routing designations, the FMCSA is providing the 
following procedure to facilitate State and Tribal government routing 
agencies in updating their Route Registry listing:
    1. From http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/regulations/hazardous-materials/national-hazardous-materials-route-registry-state, open the appropriate 
Route Registry spreadsheet for your jurisdiction.
    2. Modify the spreadsheet as necessary following the instructions 
on the Web page and the spreadsheet.
    3. Revisions made to the spreadsheet cannot be saved directly to 
the Web page. The revised spreadsheet must be saved to a different 
location.
    4. Forward the revised spreadsheet file as an attachment to an 
email to [email protected]; Or forward a printout of the revised 
spreadsheet via certified mail (return receipt requested) to FMCSA, 
Office of Enforcement and Compliance (MC-EC), 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., 
Washington, DC 20590-0001. Attention: National Hazardous Materials 
Route Registry.
    5. FMCSA will acknowledge via email the receipt of all changes 
received via the ``HM Routing'' internet mailbox.
    6. FMCSA will publish the revisions as a Notice in the Federal 
Register and incorporate the revisions, as applicable, into the 
appropriate State or Tribal Government Route Register spreadsheet, PDF 
file, and map posted on the National Hazardous Materials Route Registry 
Web page.

Revisions to the National Hazardous Materials Route Registry

    Since FMCSA published the NHMRR in a Notice on April 29, 2015 (80 
FR 23860), the State of California has notified the FMCSA of the 
following revisions to their Route Registry:

Table 16.--California--Restricted HM routes
    Route Order designator ``I'' is revised.
Table 1.--California--Designated HRCQ/RAM routes
    Route Order designator ``A'' is revised.
    Route Order designator ``B1'' is revised.
    Route Order designator``B2'' is revised.
    Route Order designator ``F1'' is revised.
    Route Order designator ``B6A-2.0-A is added and assigned a ``P'' 
designation.
    Route Order designator ``H'' is added and assigned a ``P'' 
designation.

    In accordance with the requirements of 49 CFR 397.73 and 397.103, 
the Route Registry listings for the State of California, as published 
in Tables 16 and 17 are being revised. The following revised tables 
reflect the most current Route Registry listings for the State of 
California and supersede and replace the corresponding tables of the 
April 29, 2015 notice. The changes to the listings contained in the 
following tables are also reflected in the information posted on the 
internet at http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/regulations/hazardous-materials/national-hazardous-materials-route-registry. No other States submitted 
changes.

                                                        Table 2--California--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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10/28/92..............  A                 No person shall drive or                                                   1
                                           permit the driving of
                                           any vehicle transporting
                                           commodities listed in
                                           Section 13 CCR 1150 upon
                                           any highway not
                                           designated by this
                                           article. For pickup and
                                           delivery not over
                                           designated routes, the
                                           route selected must be
                                           the shortest-distance
                                           route from the pickup
                                           location to the nearest
                                           designated route entry
                                           location, and the
                                           shortest-distance route
                                           to the delivery location
                                           from the nearest
                                           designated route exit
                                           location.
01/01/95..............  B                 State 75 [Coronado Toll    San Diego.............  San Diego.............  1,2,3,4
                                           Bridge] from Mile Post
                                           20.28 to Mile Post
                                           R22.26 Junction 5 [San
                                           Diego County].
                                          No flammables/corrosives
                                           or explosives on
                                           Coronado Bay Bridge
                                           (otherwise route is
                                           terminal access).
06/29/00..............  C                 Sepulveda Blvd. [tunnel]   Los Angeles...........  Los Angeles...........  1,2,3,4,5,6,8
                                           from Interstate 105/
                                           Imperial Highway to W.
                                           Century Blvd.
                                           [Restriction for Tank
                                           Vehicles].
10/28/92..............  D                 State 118 from State 232                                                   1
                                           [Oxnard] to Los Angeles
                                           [western county line].
01/01/95..............  E                 State 154 from State 246                           Santa Barbara.........  0
                                           [MP 8.11--Santa Ynez] to
                                           US 101 [near Los Olivos].
                                          No hazardous materials or
                                           waste except pickup and
                                           delivery (otherwise,
                                           from R8.11 to R9.97 is
                                           Terminal Access and from
                                           R9.97 to 32.29 is
                                           California Legal).

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1968..................  F                 Monterey Traffic           Monterey..............  Monterey..............  0
                                           Underpass from
                                           Washington St. to
                                           Lighthouse Ave.
                                           [Alternate route:
                                           Pacific St. to Del Monte
                                           Ave.].
03/26/13..............  G                 State 1 Tom Lantos Tunnel  Pacifica..............  San Mateo.............  1, 2, 3
                                           (Devil's Slide Tunnel).
                                          No explosives (Class 1),
                                           flammable gases
                                           (Division 2.1), or
                                           flammable and
                                           combustible liquids
                                           (Class 3).
01/01/95..............  H                 State 84 from State 238/                           Alameda...............  0
                                           Mission Blvd. [MP 10.83--
                                           Fremont] to Interstate
                                           680 [Sunol].
                                          Trucks restricted from
                                           transporting hazardous
                                           materials and waste due
                                           to adjacent drinking
                                           water source (otherwise,
                                           route is Advisory 32).
02/25/95..............  I                 US 101/Golden Gate Bridge                          San Francisco.........  1
                                          [Bridge escort required.
                                           No vehicles transporting
                                           explosives are permitted
                                           on the bridge between
                                           6:30-9:30 and 16:00-
                                           19:00 on weekdays].
01/01/95..............  J                 Interstate 80--SF-Oakland  San Francisco.........                          1, 2, 3, 4
                                           Bay Bridge from Mile
                                           Post 4.92 [San
                                           Francisco] to Mile Post
                                           2.20 [Alameda County].
                                          No flammable tank
                                           vehicles or explosives
                                           on SF-Oakland Bay Bridge
                                           (otherwise, route is
                                           National Network).
01/01/95..............  K                 State 260 from Atlantic                            Alameda...............  0
                                           Ave. [MP R0.62--Alameda]
                                           to Interstate 880 [MP
                                           R1.92--Oakland]
                                           [Eastbound Webster St.
                                           Tube & Westbound Posey
                                           Tube].
                                          Trucks restricted from
                                           transporting hazardous
                                           materials and waste
                                           through Webster and
                                           Posey Tubes (otherwise,
                                           route is California
                                           Legal).
01/01/95..............  L                 State 24 [Caldecott                                                        1, 2, 3
                                           Tunnel] from Mile Post
                                           R5.89 [Alameda County]
                                           to Mile Post R0.35
                                           [Contra Costa County].
                                          [Transportation of an
                                           explosive substance,
                                           flammable liquid,
                                           liquefied petroleum gas,
                                           or poisonous gas in a
                                           tank truck, trailer, or
                                           semi-trailer is allowed
                                           through the tunnel only
                                           between the hours of
                                           3:00 AM and 5:00 AM.]
                                           Otherwise route is
                                           National Network.
10/28/92..............  M                 Tennessee St. from Mare    Vallejo...............  Solano................  1
                                           Island Way to Columbus
                                           Way.
01/01/95..............  N                 State 20 from State 29                             Lake..................  0
                                           [MP 8.32--Upper Lake] to
                                           State 53 [MP 31.62--
                                           Clearlake Oaks].
                                          [No vehicles transporting
                                           hazardous materials or
                                           waste due to adjacent
                                           waters (otherwise, route
                                           is terminal access).].
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                                                     Table 3--California--Designated HRCQ/RAM Routes
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  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                       This route will be
                                       Border to Interstate                                                                      considered by the
                                       805.                                                                                      California Highway
                                                                                                                                 Patrol for updates in a
                                                                                                                                 future rulemaking.
10/19/94............  B1              Interstate 805 from                           San Diego.........  P                       This route will be
                                       Interstate 5 [north of                                                                    considered by the
                                       the City of San Diego]                                                                    California Highway
                                       to State Route 905.                                                                       Patrol for updates in a
                                                                                                                                 future rulemaking.
10/19/94............  B2              Interstate 5 from State                                           P
                                       78 [MP 51--Carlsbad] to
                                       Interstate 8.
10/19/94............  B2A             Interstate 15 from State  San Diego.........  San Diego.........  P
                                       163 to Interstate 8.
10/19/94............  B2B             Interstate 8 from                                                 P
                                       Arizona to Interstate 5
                                       [San Diego].
10/19/94............  B3              Interstate 5 from                                                 P
                                       Interstate 405 [MP 93--
                                       Irvine] to State 78 [MP
                                       78--Carlsbad].
10/19/94............  B3A             Interstate 15 from State                                          P
                                       60 [Mira Loma] to State
                                       163 [San Diego].
10/19/94............  B4              Interstate 5 from                                                 P
                                       Interstate 605 [MP 123--
                                       Santa Fe Springs] to
                                       Interstate 405 [MP 93--
                                       Irvine].

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10/19/94............  B4A             Interstate 15 from                                                P
                                       Nevada border to State
                                       60 [Mira Loma].
10/19/94............  B5              Interstate 605 from                           Los Angeles.......  P
                                       Interstate 210 [Duarte]
                                       to Interstate 5 [Santa
                                       Fe Springs].
10/19/94............  B5A-1.0         Interstate 40 from                                                P
                                       Arizona to Interstate
                                       15 [Barstow].
10/19/94............  B6A-1.0         Interstate 10 from                                                P
                                       Arizona to Interstate
                                       605 [Baldwin Park].
10/19/94............  B6A-2.0         Interstate 210 from                           Los Angeles.......  P
                                       Interstate 5 [Sylmar]
                                       to State 57 [Glendora].
04/01/14............  B6A-2.0A        State Route 57 from                                               P
                                       Interstate 210 to
                                       Interstate 10.
10/19/94............  B7A-2.0         Interstate 5 from Oregon                                          P
                                       [MP 796] to Interstate
                                       210 [MP 160--Sylmar].
10/19/94............  C1              Interstate 280 from                                               P
                                       Interstate 680 [in San
                                       Jose] to Interstate 380
                                       [in San Francisco].
10/19/94............  C2              Interstate 680 from                                               P
                                       Interstate 80 [Cordelia
                                       Junction, Fairfield] to
                                       Interstate 280 [San
                                       Jose].
10/19/94............  D1              Interstate 880 from                           Alameda...........  P
                                       Interstate 980
                                       [Oakland] to Interstate
                                       238 [San Leandro].
10/19/94............  D2A             Interstate 980 from       Oakland...........  Alameda...........  P
                                       Interstate 580 to
                                       Interstate 880.
10/19/94............  E               Interstate 238 from                           Alameda...........  P
                                       Interstate 580
                                       [Ashland] to Interstate
                                       880 [San Leandro].
10/19/94............  F1              Interstate 580 from                                               P
                                       Interstate 5 to
                                       Interstate 238.
10/19/94............  F2A             Interstate 205 from                                               P
                                       Interstate 5 [Lanthrop]
                                       to Interstate 580
                                       [Alameda County]''.
10/19/94............  G               Interstate 80 from                                                P
                                       Nevada to Interstate
                                       580 [north of Oakland].
04/01/14............  H               Interstate 505 from                                               P
                                       Interstate 5 to
                                       Interstate 80.
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    Issued on: July 23, 2016.
T.F. Scott Darling, III,
Administrator.
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