PHMSA Electronic Retention of Part 194 Response Plans

Current understanding

To be populated as evidence accumulates.

2026-08-04 — Hazardous Materials: Reducing Undue Paperwork Burdens to Domestic Carriers: cross-connection with hazmat-electronic-emergency-response-information: Both actions substitute electronic retention for paper hard copies of PHMSA-required emergency/response documentation. (novelty: 2)
2026-08-04 — Hazardous Materials: Reducing Recordkeeping Requirements for Domestic Carriers: cross-connection with phmsa-hazardous-materials-electronic-registration: Both are PHMSA rulemakings authorizing electronic recordkeeping/document carriage in place of paper, part of a broader shift to electronic compliance documentation. (novelty: 2)