Transportation of Explosives From Canada to the United States Via Commercial Motor Vehicle and Railroad Carrier

Status: In force. The effective date has passed and nothing here records a change to that.

From the published effective date. Nothing here records a court changing it.

• Document number: 03-3005
• Type: Final Rule
• Published: February 6, 2003
• Effective: February 3, 2003
• Comments close: March 10, 2003
• Agency: Transportation Department; Transportation Security Administration

Official abstract

This interim final rule addresses security issues regarding transportation of explosives by commercial motor vehicles and railroads. It establishes temporary requirements that all motor carriers, motor private carriers, and railroad carriers not using United States citizens or lawful permanent resident aliens as drivers or railroad crews to transport explosives to the United States must meet during the period while DOT develops the standards that will apply on a more permanent basis.

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