Public Comment by 9/5: Oppose Weakening Hazardous Materials Transportation and Permits Regulations.
Submit a Public Comment Directly at Regulations.gov
The proposed PHMSA-20013-0008-0607 would weaken the inspections and permits required for Hazardous Materials by Companies under the Federal Hazardous Materials Transportation Law. https://www.regulations.gov/document/PHMSA-2013-0008-0607
Weaker regulations on the transportation of hazardous materials could cause problems with hazardous materials getting into under-represented communities. Weaker regulations can make it so there could be more accidents with the transportation of these materials, causing harm to communities and the environment.
To oppose this rule:
Click on this Permits; Applications, Issuances, etc.: Hazardous Materials which takes you to a description of the change.
Click on the Comment the button.
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What and how much you write in your Comments is up to you. Short is sweet ("I oppose this rule change.") – But long can be cathartic. Note that the number of people who oppose the change are what counts in influencing Congress to resist, not the length or eloquence of their comments.
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Background
In addition to legislative, policy, financial, and law-enforcement attacks on our democracy, the MAGA Regime is engaged in a systematic campaign to gut or entirely eliminate environmental, health, anti-discrimination, safety, labor, and other hard-won regulations and policies. Each time they attack a rule, they must provide an online public-comment period that, "We the People," can use to express our opposition.
The MAGA Regime is driven by ideology and greed, so we have no expectation that our comments will sway them. But there are two reasons for us to say, "No, we oppose:"
Throughout history, "Silence Equals Assent." We do NOT consent, and we have to stand up and say so.
When a large number of voters register opposition to a regulatory change, we can use that to encourage our Members of Congress (MoC) to block the new rule by passing a Congressional Review Act resolution.
The proposed weakening of the hazardous material transportation safety regulations would make it so large corporations wouldn’t have to use extra caution in transporting hazardous materials, which would damage the environment if there were accidents during transportation [Click here] to go to a description of the change and the comment page.