# 2025-10091: PHMSA Invites Ideas on Cutting Red Tape Around Dangerous Cargo

2025-10091, Hazardous Materials: Mandatory Regulatory Reviews To Unleash American Energy and Improve Government Efficiency, is a Federal Register proposed rule from Transportation Department, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration published 2025-06-04, effective Comments on this ANPRM must be received by August 4, 2025.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-27).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-10091
- As of: 2026-10-27
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-10091
- Title: Hazardous Materials: Mandatory Regulatory Reviews To Unleash American Energy and Improve Government Efficiency
- Type: Proposed Rule
- Agencies: Transportation Department; Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- Citation: 90 FR 23656
- Published: 2025-06-04
- Effective: Comments on this ANPRM must be received by August 4, 2025.
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: 2137-AF74
- Last updated: 2026-10-27

## In one line

PHMSA Invites Ideas on Cutting Red Tape Around Dangerous Cargo

## Summary

PHMSA wants your thoughts on updating rules about hazardous materials to help boost American energy and make government work better. This could change how energy companies handle dangerous goods, cutting red tape and saving time and money. You’ve got until August 4, 2025, to share your ideas and help shape smarter, simpler rules.

## Abstract

PHMSA is publishing this advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) to solicit stakeholder feedback on whether to repeal or amend any requirements in the Hazardous Materials Rulemaking Procedures and Program Procedures, or the Hazardous Materials Regulations to eliminate undue burdens on the identification, development, and use of domestic energy resources and to improve government efficiency.

## Effects PRIA read

- PHMSA may cut HMR burdens on energy: benefit, medium. PHMSA is asking whether to repeal or amend requirements in the Hazardous Materials Regulations (49 CFR parts 171–180) and related procedures to eliminate undue burdens on the identification, development, and use of domestic energy resources. This could affect companies that handle energy commoditie…
- Convert common special permits into rules: benefit, medium. PHMSA is considering identifying widely used hazardous materials special permits with established safety records and converting their provisions into broader regulatory provisions in the HMR so more entities could use them without applying for a special permit. If adopted, businesses that now rely…
- PHMSA fees and reporting may be reviewed: mixed, medium. The ANPRM highlights existing PHMSA requirements including incident reporting (49 CFR part 171, subpart B) and a registration and fee requirement (49 CFR part 107, subpart G), and requests feedback on whether those reporting, registration, and fee requirements impose undue burdens. Businesses that…
- Possible mandatory periodic rule reviews: benefit, low. PHMSA is asking whether the HMR should include an explicit requirement for PHMSA to conduct periodic retrospective regulatory reviews (the ANPRM specifically asks about 5- or 3-year cycles) to identify undue burdens and improve government efficiency. The agency is seeking stakeholder input on appro…

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## Sources
- [2025-10091 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/06/04/2025-10091/hazardous-materials-mandatory-regulatory-reviews-to-unleash-american-energy-and-improve-government)
- [2025-10091 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-06-04/pdf/2025-10091.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-10091 (as of 2026-10-27).