It’s time for “March Madness” in the world of college basketball, but the world of DG and HSE regulations just keeps chugging along doing its safe best to protect the logistics chain. Here’s the latest news:
PHMSA
The agency will host a public Research, Development, & Technology Forum (Forum) from March 31–April 2, 2026, in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. The Forum will provide an opportunity for PHMSA-funded research projects to present the results of recently completed or ongoing projects. OHMS will discuss upcoming hazardous materials transportation research project plans and obtain stakeholder input on the direction of OHMS’s current and future research projects. Potential topics include:
• Efficient Safety Standards
• Risk Reduction for Emergency Response
• Safe Energy Storage Technologies
• Innovative Packaging
During the Forum, OHMS will host subject matter experts to discuss a variety of topics affecting the hazardous materials transportation industry. Additionally, OHMS will solicit input and feedback related to potential research topics that may be considered for future work and gather and review research need statements from industry, academia, and other stakeholders.
Find more information and how to participate at the link:ented, so if your site handles hazardous waste, it’s a good idea to look this proposal over. See it here:
The agency also released another tranche of Letters of Interpretation or LOI. Such letters represent PHMSA feedback to stakeholders that sought guidance as to the agency’s interpretations of specific regulatory language. While they do not bear the same force of law as a regulation does, they nevertheless present important information about how PHMSA itself views the legal structures they enforce. Find the most recent such LOI’s here:
Letters of Interpretation | PHMSA
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