# 2026-15813: Hazmat carriers: Ditch paper, flash your phone

2026-15813, Hazardous Materials: Reducing Recordkeeping Requirements for Domestic Carriers, is a Federal Register rule from Transportation Department, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration published 2026-08-04, effective 2026-09-03; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15813
- As of: 2026-08-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-15813
- Title: Hazardous Materials: Reducing Recordkeeping Requirements for Domestic Carriers
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: Transportation Department; Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 49298
- Published: 2026-08-04
- Effective: 2026-09-03
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: 2137-AG11
- Last updated: 2026-08-11

## In one line

Hazmat carriers: Ditch paper, flash your phone

## Summary

This final rule amends the hazardous materials program procedures to allow motor and vessel carriers to carry PHMSA registration documents in electronic form.

## Effects PRIA read

- Carry Hazmat Registration Electronically: benefit, low. If you are a motor or vessel carrier, you may carry your PHMSA Certificate of Registration or a document showing your registration number in electronic form or on paper starting September 3, 2026. The regulation change amends 49 CFR 107.620 and allows the document labeled the "U.S. DOT Hazmat Reg.…
- Three-Year Record Retention Rule: cost, low. If you are subject to this rule, you must keep at your principal place of business a copy of the PHMSA registration statement and the Certificate of Registration for three years from the date the Certificate is issued. These records may be kept in electronic or paper form.
- Must Provide Documents to Inspectors: cost, low. If you transport hazardous materials, you must make your Certificate of Registration and related records available to authorized enforcement or inspection personnel upon request, whether those documents are electronic or on paper. This availability requirement is effective September 3, 2026.
- Applies to Trucks and Tractors, Not Trailers: benefit, low. For motor carriers, the rule requires carrying the current Certificate of Registration or a document showing the registration number on each truck and truck tractor (but not on trailers or semi-trailers) used to transport hazardous materials; the document may be electronic or paper.

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## Sources
- [2026-15813 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/04/2026-15813/hazardous-materials-reducing-recordkeeping-requirements-for-domestic-carriers)
- [2026-15813 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-04/pdf/2026-15813.pdf)

## Related
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- [Next: 2026-15814, Hazardous Materials: Reduce Training Burdens for America's Farmers](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15814)
- [All Federal Register documents](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15813 (as of 2026-08-11).