On April 29, 2020 (85 FR 23884), the Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration (PHMSA) published a notice in the federal register announcing PHMSA’s Office of Hazardous Materials Safety will host three public meetings during 2020 in advance of certain international meetings. The first meeting will be held in preparation of the 57th session of the United Nations Sub-Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (UNSCOE TDG), held June 29 to July 8, 2020, in Geneva, Switzerland. The second meeting will be held in preparation of the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) Dangerous Goods Panel (DGP) Working Group 20 (WG/20) meeting held September 21–25, 2020, in Montreal, Canada. The third meeting will be held in preparation of the 58th session of the UNSCOE TDG held November 30 to December 8, 2020, in Geneva, Switzerland. For each of these meetings, PHMSA will solicit public input on U.S. government positions regarding proposals submitted by member countries in advance of each meeting. Each public meeting will take place approximately two weeks preceding the international meeting. Specific information for each meeting will be posted when available on the PHMSA website at https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/internationalprogram/international-programoverview under “Upcoming Events.”

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PHMSA 04-29-2020 notice of public HazMat meetings before international