# 2026-15814: Farmers dodge hazmat training thanks to inflation boost

2026-15814, Hazardous Materials: Reduce Training Burdens for America's Farmers, 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/2026-15814
- As of: 2026-08-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-15814
- Title: Hazardous Materials: Reduce Training Burdens for America's Farmers
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: Transportation Department; Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 49329
- Published: 2026-08-04
- Effective: 2026-09-03
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: 2137-AG12
- Last updated: 2026-08-11

## In one line

Farmers dodge hazmat training thanks to inflation boost

## Summary

This final rule makes an inflationary adjustment to the monetary threshold for farmers to be eligible for an exception from security plan and in-depth security training requirements.

## Effects PRIA read

- Farmer exemption from security plans: benefit, medium. If you are a farmer with less than $825,000 in 2025 dollars in annual gross receipts from the sale of agricultural commodities or products, transportation activities you conduct by highway or rail that are in direct support of your farming operations and within a 150‑mile radius are not subject to…
- Threshold indexed to 2025 dollars: benefit, medium. The monetary threshold for the farmer exception is stated as $825,000 in 2025 dollars and will be indexed to 2025 dollars so the threshold will automatically account for future inflationary changes. This preserves eligibility for the exception over time instead of letting inflation erode the relief.

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## Sources
- [2026-15814 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/04/2026-15814/hazardous-materials-reduce-training-burdens-for-americas-farmers)
- [2026-15814 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-04/pdf/2026-15814.pdf)

## Related
- [Previous: 2026-15813, Hazardous Materials: Reducing Recordkeeping Requirements for Domestic Carriers](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15813)
- [Next: 2026-15815, Hazardous Materials: Removing Burdensome Rail Reporting Requirements](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15815)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15814 (as of 2026-08-11).