Agencies | Governor
| Action Summary | Virginia’s Regulations Governing the Transportation of Hazardous Materials under 9VAC20-110, incorporate by reference certain federal regulations from Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). This amendment will bring these regulations up to date with the latest update to Title 49 of the CFR as published on October 1, 2022. Section 2.2-4006.A.4 (c) of the Administrative Process Act allows the Board to adopt this regulatory amendment as a final exempt action as the changes are necessary to conform to changes in federal regulations. Each year the U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) makes several changes to the federal rules (see Attachments A and B) regarding the transportation of hazardous materials in Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Since Virginia’s regulations incorporate the federal regulations, with certain exceptions, it is only necessary to change one item to bring Virginia’s regulations up-to-date with the federal changes. The item that must be amended is 9VAC20-110-110, which specifies the date of the federal regulations that are incorporated into Virginia’s regulations. For the ease of use by the regulated community, this date is always October 1; however, the text is amended to change the year, thus incorporating the federal changes from October 1 of the previous year through September 30 of the new year (in this case, from October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2022). |
| Chapters Affected | Only affects this chapter. |
| Executive Branch Review | This Action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act, but falls within the Exective Branch and will be reviewed by the Governor's Office. |
| RIS Project | Yes [7334] |
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Is Federal action a driving factor in this regulatory change? If so, please provide a specific reference to the law, regulation
or court case.
Annual update to Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations
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| New Periodic Review | This action will not be used to conduct a new periodic review. |
| Stage ID | Stage Type | Status |
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| 9862 | Final | Stage complete. This regulation became effective on 01/18/2023. |
| Name / Title: | William K. Norris |
| Address: |
1111 East Main Street, Suite 1400 P.O. Box 1105 Richmond, VA 23218 |
| Email Address: | william.norris@deq.virginia.gov |
| Phone: | (804)350-2743 FAX: (804)698-4178 TDD: ()- |