# 2026-15973: DOT greenlights (or nixes) hazmat rule-breakers.

2026-15973, Hazardous Materials: Notice of Actions on Special Permits, is a Federal Register notice from Transportation Department, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration published 2026-08-06, effective Comments must be received on or before September 8, 2026. (as of 2026-08-13).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15973
- As of: 2026-08-13
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-15973
- Title: Hazardous Materials: Notice of Actions on Special Permits
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Transportation Department; Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 50919
- Published: 2026-08-06
- Effective: Comments must be received on or before September 8, 2026.
- Comments close: 2026-09-08
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-08-13

## In one line

DOT greenlights (or nixes) hazmat rule-breakers.

## Summary

In accordance with the procedures governing the application for, and the processing of, special permits from the Department of Transportation's Hazardous Material Regulations, notice is hereby given that the Office of Hazardous Materials Safety has granted or denied the application described herein.

## Effects PRIA read

No economic effects identified for this document.

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## Sources
- [2026-15973 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/06/2026-15973/hazardous-materials-notice-of-actions-on-special-permits)
- [2026-15973 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-06/pdf/2026-15973.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15973 (as of 2026-08-13).