# Regulus search export - Query: `63 FR 46844` - Source type: All - Part: All - Source: All - Status: All - Jurisdiction: All - Collection: All - Incident class: All - Sort: relevance - Date from: Any - Date to: Any - As of: Current corpus - Results: 1 - Exported: 2026-08-23T23:25:21.469Z ## 1. Hazardous Materials: Revision to Standards for Infectious Substances and Genetically Modified Micro-organisms **Citation:** 63 FR 46844 **Type / status:** rulemaking / proposed **Agency:** Research and Special Programs Administration **Effective / published:** Not stated / 1998-09-02 RSPA is considering revising the requirements for infectious substances, including regulated medical waste (RMW) to: adopt defining criteria, hazard communication and packaging requirements for Division 6.2 materials consistent with international standards; revise broad exceptions for diagnostic specimens and biological products; provide additional packagings for RMW; and make other changes to improve and clarify regulatory requirements and exceptions. These proposals are intended to ensure an acceptable level of safety in the transport of infectious substances, facilitate international transportation and make it easier to understand and comply with the regulations. In order to enhance the opportunity to provide comments to RSPA concerning this notice, the public is invited to provide written or E- mail comments during the comment period and to participate in an electronic public meeting on the Internet on September 14, 15 and 16, 1998. ### Provenance - Official: Yes - Source: - Source ID: `federal-register` - SHA-256: `a8c8f95bc6bf2364baba0956587d4bfee51c0684fb55c794b4188c2f614f6af9` - Retrieved: 2026-08-20T06:04:51.294Z - Document slug: `federal-register-98-23665` - Related records: 34