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10 January 2020  
(20-0299) Page: 1/1 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, dated 9 January 2020, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States of America .  
 
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TITLE: Hazardous Materials: Liquefied Natural Gas by Rail; Extension of Comment Period  
AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), Department of 
Transportation (DOT)  
ACTION: Proposed rule; Extension of comment period  
SUMMARY: On 24 October 2019, PHMSA published a notice of proposed rule making (NPRM), entitled 
"Hazardous Materials: Liquefied Natural Gas by Rail (HM -264)" proposing changes to the Hazardous 
Materials Regulations to allow for the bulk transport of Methane, refrigerated liquid, commonly 
known as liquefied natural gas (LNG), i n rail tank cars. In response to a request for an extension of 
the comment period from the Offices of the Attorneys General of New York and Maryland, PHMSA is 
extending the comment period for the HM -264 NPRM for an additional 21 days. Comments to the 
HM-264 NPRM will now be due 13 January 2020.  
The docket folder on Regulations.gov provides access to primary and supporting documents for this 
rulemaking as well as the comments received: https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=PHMSA -
2018-0025  
DATES: Comments should be received on or before 13 January 2020. To the extent possible, PHMSA 
will consider late -filed comme nts. 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2019-12-23/html/2019 -27656.htm  
https://ww w.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2019-12-23/pdf/2019 -27656.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/USA/20_0338_00_e.pdf  
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