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## 1. Hazardous Materials: Infectious Substances; Harmonization With the United Nations Recommendations

**Citation:** 71 FR 32244  
**Type / status:** rulemaking / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective / published:** 2006-10-01 / 2006-06-02

PHMSA is revising the transportation requirements for infectious substances, including regulated medical waste, to adopt new classification criteria, new exceptions, and packaging and hazard communication requirements consistent with revised international standards and to clarify existing requirements to promote compliance. These revisions will ensure an acceptable level of safety for the transportation of infectious substances and facilitate domestic and international transportation.

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- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2006/06/02/06-4992/hazardous-materials-infectious-substances-harmonization-with-the-united-nations-recommendations>
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- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T06:04:51.294Z
- Document slug: `federal-register-06-4992`
- Related records: 33