[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: 49CFR106.15]

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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
   CHAPTER I--PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, 
                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 106_RULEMAKING PROCEDURES--Table of Contents
 
                  Subpart A_PHMSA Rulemaking Documents
 
Sec.  106.15  Advance notice of proposed rulemaking.

    An advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) tells the public 
that PHMSA is considering an area for rulemaking and requests written 
comments on the appropriate scope of the rulemaking or on specific 
topics. An

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advance notice of proposed rulemaking may or may not include the text of 
potential changes to a regulation.