04/15/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/15/2026 06:43
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), DOT.
List of applications for modification of special permits.
In accordance with the procedures governing the application for, and the processing of, special permits from the Department of Transportation's Hazardous Material Regulations, notice is hereby given that the Office of Hazardous Materials Safety has received the application described herein.
Comments must be received on or before April 30, 2026.
Record Center, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, DC 20590.
Comments should refer to the application number and be submitted in triplicate. If confirmation of receipt of comment(s) is desired, include a self-addressed stamped postcard showing the special permit number.
Donald Burger, Director, Office of Hazardous Materials Safety Special Permits Program, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, East Building, PHH-6, 1200 New Jersey Avenue Southeast, Washington, DC 20590-0001, (202) 366-4535.
Each mode of transportation for which a particular special permit is requested is indicated by a number in the "Nature of Application" portion of the table below as follows: (1) Motor vehicle, (2) Rail freight, (3) Cargo vessel, (4) Cargo aircraft only, (5) Passenger-carrying aircraft.
Copies of the applications are available for inspection in the Records Center, East Building, PHH-6, 1200 New Jersey Avenue Southeast, Washington DC or at http://regulations.gov.
This notice of receipt of applications for special permit is published in accordance with part 107 of the Federal hazardous materials transportation law (49 U.S.C. 5117(b); 49 CFR 1.53(b)).
| Application No. | Applicant | Regulation(s) affected | Nature of the special permits thereof |
| 16413-M | Amazon.com, Inc | 172.300(a), 172.301(c), 172.315, 173.25(a), 173.150(b), 173.151(b), 173.152(b), 173.153(b), 173.154(b), 173.155(b), 173.159a(c)(2), 173.185(c)(1)(iii), 173.185(c)(1)(iv), 173.185(c)(3), 173.306(a), 173.309(d) | To modify the special permit to authorize additional hazardous materials which can be transported as limited quantities. (modes 1, 2). |
| 21074-M | Zhejiang Meenyu Can Industry Co., Ltd | 173.304(a), 173.304(d) | To modify the special permit to authorize an additional inside metal container. |
| 21890-M | Blue Origin, LLC | 173.301(f)(1), 173.302(a)(1), 173.302(b) | To modify the special permit to authorize non-DOT specification cylinders |
| 22087-M | Zipline International Inc. | 173.159, 173.159a, 173.167, 173.185(c), 173.1, 173.24, 173.24a, 173.27 | To modify the special permit to remove the non-commercial end-user limitation to enable business-to-business deliveries. |