Hazmat Approvals
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has the primary responsibility for the issuance of DOT Special Permits and Approvals to the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR). A Special Permit or Approval is a document which authorizes a person to perform a function that is not currently authorized under the authority of the HMR. Also, in many instances, the Regulations require approvals and/or registrations prior to transportation in commerce. Approvals Data Search tool allows a user to search for Approvals.
Complete Metadata
| @type | dcat:Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | public |
| accrualPeriodicity | R/P1D |
| agencyDataSeriesURL | https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/approvals-and-permits/hazmat/approvals-search |
| agencyProgramURL | http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat/regs/sp-a/approvals |
| analysisUnit | Approval |
| bureauCode |
[
"021:50"
]
|
| categoryDesignation | Research |
| collectionInstrument | Transportation |
| contactPoint |
{
"fn": "Donald Burger",
"@type": "vcard:Contact",
"hasEmail": "mailto:donald.burger@dot.gov"
}
|
| dataQuality |
true
|
| description | The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has the primary responsibility for the issuance of DOT Special Permits and Approvals to the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR). A Special Permit or Approval is a document which authorizes a person to perform a function that is not currently authorized under the authority of the HMR. Also, in many instances, the Regulations require approvals and/or registrations prior to transportation in commerce. Approvals Data Search tool allows a user to search for Approvals. |
| distribution |
[
{
"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"title": "Data Mining Tool",
"mediaType": "text/html",
"downloadURL": "https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/approvals-and-permits/hazmat/approvals-search"
}
]
|
| identifier | DOT-30 |
| issued | 2012-01-18 |
| keyword |
[
"approvals",
"competent authority",
"cylinders",
"explosives",
"fireworks",
"lithium batteries",
"packaging labs",
"phmsa",
"special permits"
]
|
| landingPage | https://data.transportation.gov/d/gsii-b55p |
| language |
[
"en-US"
]
|
| license | http://www.usa.gov/publicdomain/label/1.0/ |
| modified | 2025-07-30 |
| phone | 202-493-0550 |
| programCode |
[
"021:000"
]
|
| publisher |
{
"name": "Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration",
"@type": "org:Organization"
}
|
| references |
[
"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/approvals-and-permits/hazmat/approvals-search"
]
|
| spatial | Address |
| temporal | R/1980-01-01/P1D |
| theme |
[
"Transportation"
]
|
| title | Hazmat Approvals |
