WTO notification · TBT
United StatesAdopted, according to its latest notice
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Incorporation by Reference; North American Standard Out-of- Service Criteria; Hazardous Materials Safety Permits (2025)
The United States notified a revised version of this proposed TBT measure on 21 November 2025. The measure was first notified on 7 July 2021. The comment period closed on 19 December 2025.
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Transuranic waste and highway route controlled quantities of radioactive material; Environmental protection; Special wastes; Installations and equipment for waste disposal and treatment; Domestic safety; Ac
Notice of proposed rulemaking - Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) proposes amendments to its Hazardous Materials Safety Permits (HMSPs) regulations to incorporate by reference the updated Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) handbook containing inspection procedures and Out-of-Service Criteria (OOSC) for inspections of shipments of transuranic waste and highway route-controlled quantities (HRCQs) of radioactive material (RAM). The OOSC provide enforcement personnel nationwide, including FMCSA's State partners, with uniform enforcement tolerances for inspections. Currently, the regulations reference the 1 April 2024 edition of the handbook. Through this notice, FMCSA proposes to incorporate by reference the 1 April 2025 edition.
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RevisionG/TBT/N/USA/1744/Rev.3
Comment deadline: Closed on 19 December 2025
Incorporation by Reference; North American Standard Out-of- Service Criteria; Hazardous Materials Safety Permits (2025)
Notice of proposed rulemaking - Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) proposes amendments to its Hazardous Materials Safety Permits (HMSPs) regulations to incorporate by reference the updated Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) handbook containing inspection procedures and Out-of-Service Criteria (OOSC) for inspections of shipments of transuranic waste and highway route-controlled quantities (HRCQs) of radioactive material (RAM). The OOSC provide enforcement personnel nationwide, including FMCSA's State partners, with uniform enforcement tolerances for inspections. Currently, the regulations reference the 1 April 2024 edition of the handbook. Through this notice, FMCSA proposes to incorporate by reference the 1 April 2025 edition.
RevisionG/TBT/N/USA/1744/Rev.2
Comment deadline: Closed on 3 June 2024
Incorporation by Reference; North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria; Hazardous Materials Safety Permits
Notice of proposed rulemaking - FMCSA proposes amendments to its Hazardous Materials Safety Permits (HMSPs) regulations to incorporate by reference the updated Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) handbook containing inspection procedures and Out-of-Service Criteria (OOSC) for inspections of shipments of transuranic waste and highway route- controlled quantities (HRCQs) of radioactive material (RAM). The OOSC provide enforcement personnel nationwide, including FMCSA's State partners, with uniform enforcement tolerances for inspections. Currently, the regulations reference the 1 April 2023, edition of the handbook. Through this notice, FMCSA proposes to incorporate by reference the 1 April 2024, edition.
RevisionG/TBT/N/USA/1744/Rev.1
Comment deadline: Closed on 23 August 2023
Incorporation by Reference; North American Standard Out-of- Service Criteria; Hazardous Materials Safety Permits
Notice of proposed rulemaking - FMCSA proposes amendments to its Hazardous Materials Safety Permits (HMSPs) regulations to incorporate by reference the updated Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) handbook containing inspection procedures and Out-of-Service Criteria (OOSC) for inspections of shipments of transuranic waste and highway route-controlled quantities (HRCQs) of radioactive material (RAM). The OOSC provide enforcement personnel nationwide, including FMCSA's State partners, with uniform enforcement tolerances for inspections. Currently, the regulations reference the 1 April 2022, edition of the handbook. Through this notice, FMCSA proposes to incorporate by reference the 1 April 2023, edition.
AddendumG/TBT/N/USA/1744/Add.1
Incorporation by Reference; North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria; Hazardous Materials Safety Permits
TITLE: Incorporation by Reference; North American Standard Out-of- Service Criteria; Hazardous Materials Safety Permits AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), Department of Transportation (DOT) ACTION: Final rule SUMMARY: FMCSA amends its Hazardous Materials Safety Permits regulations to incorporate by reference the 1 April 2022, edition of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance's (CVSA) handbook (the handbook) containing inspection procedures and Out-of-Service Criteria (OOSC) for the inspection of commercial motor vehicles used in the transportation of transuranic waste and highway route-controlled quantities of radioactive material. The OOSC provide enforcement personnel nationwide, including FMCSA's State partners, with uniform enforcement tolerances for these inspections. Through this rule, FMCSA incorporates by reference the 1 April 2022, edition of the handbook. DATES: Effective 23 January 2023. The incorporation by reference of the material described in the rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of 23 January 2023. This final rule and the notice of proposed rulemaking notified as G/TBT/N/USA/1744 are identified by Docket Number FMCSA-2021-0063. The Docket Folder is available from Regulations.gov at and provides access to primary documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible from Regulations.gov by searching the Docket Number.
Regular notificationG/TBT/N/USA/1744
Comment deadline: Closed on 5 August 2021
Incorporation by Reference; North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria; Hazardous Materials Safety Permits
Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) - FMCSA proposes amendments to its Hazardous Materials Safety Permits regulations to incorporate by reference the updated Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) handbook containing inspection procedures and Out-of-Service Criteria (OOSC) for inspections of shipments of transuranic waste and highway route controlled quantities of radioactive material. The OOSC provide enforcement personnel nationwide, including FMCSA's State partners, with uniform enforcement tolerances for inspections. Currently, the regulations reference the 1 April 2019, edition of the handbook. Through this document, FMCSA proposes to incorporate by reference the 1 April 2021 edition.
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