DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

49 CFR Parts 172, 173, 174, 179, and 180

[Docket No. PHMSA–2018–0025 (HM–264)]

RIN 2137–AF40

Hazardous Materials: Liquefied Natural Gas by Rail Administration (PHMSA), Department of Transportation

ACTION: Notification of conforming amendments.

SUMMARY: PHMSA, in coordination with the Federal Railroad Administration, is amending the Hazardous Materials Regulations in response to the recent decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in Sierra Club, et al. v. DOT, et al., No. 20–1317 (Jan. 17, 2025).

DATES: These amendments are effective as of June 23, 2025.

READ MORE: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-06-23/pdf/2025-11436.pdf