[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR105.25]

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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
   CHAPTER I--PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, 
                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 105_HAZARDOUS MATERIALS PROGRAM DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROCEDURES--
Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart B_General Procedures
 
Sec.  105.25  Reviewing public documents.

    PHMSA is required by statute to make certain documents and 
information available to the public. You can review and copy publicly 
available documents and information at the locations described in this 
section.
    (a) DOT Docket Management System. Unless a particular document says 
otherwise, the following documents are available for public review and 
copying at the Department of Transportation's Docket Management System, 
West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 
Washington, DC 20590-0001, or for review and downloading through the 
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
    (1) Rulemaking documents in proceedings started after February 1, 
1997, including notices of proposed rulemaking, advance notices of 
proposed rulemaking, public comments, related Federal Register notices, 
final rules, appeals, and PHMSA's decisions in response to appeals.

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    (2) Applications for special permits numbered DOT-E or DOT-SP 11832 
and above. Also available are supporting data, memoranda of any informal 
meetings with applicants, related Federal Register notices, public 
comments, and decisions granting or denying applications for special 
permits.
    (3) Applications for preemption determinations and waiver of 
preemption determinations received by PHMSA after February 1, 1997. Also 
available are public comments, Federal Register notices, and PHMSA's 
rulings, determinations, decisions on reconsideration, and orders issued 
in response to those applications.
    (b) Office of Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 
Administration's Office of Hazardous Materials Safety. (1) You may 
obtain documents (e.g., proposed and final rules, notices, letters of 
clarification, safety notices, DOT forms and other documents) by 
contacting the Hazardous Materials Information Center at 1-800-467-4922 
or through the Internet at http://www.phmsa.dot.gov.
    (2) Upon your written request, we will make the following documents 
and information available to you:
    (i) Appeals under 49 CFR part 107 and PHMSA's decisions issued in 
response to those appeals.
    (ii) Records of compliance order proceedings and PHMSA compliance 
orders.
    (iii) Applications for approvals, including supporting data, 
memoranda of any informal meetings with applicants, and decisions 
granting or denying approvals applications.
    (iv) Applications for special permits numbered below DOT-E or DOT-SP 
11832 and related background information are available for public review 
and copying at the Office of Hazardous Materials Safety, Office of 
Hazardous Materials Special Permits and Approvals, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, PHH-30, East Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 
Washington, DC 20590-0001.
    (v) Other information about PHMSA's hazardous materials program 
required by statute to be made available to the public for review and 
copying and any other information PHMSA decides should be available to 
the public.
    (3) Your written request to review documents should include the 
following:
    (i) A detailed description of the documents you wish to review.
    (ii) Your name, address, and telephone number.
    (4) Send your written request to: Associate Administrator for 
Hazardous Materials Safety, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 
Administration, Attn: PHH-1, U.S. Department of Transportation, East 
Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.

[70 FR 56088, Sept. 23, 2005, as amended at 70 FR 73159, Dec. 9, 2005; 
72 FR 55682, Oct. 1, 2007]