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agencies responsible for the safety of hazardous materials transportation. The industry, news
media, and the general public are also entitled to use data from the system. The major components
of the HMIS concern (DOT, n.d.):

● Incidents involving the interstate transportation of hazardous materials by various trans-
portation modes
● Exemptions issued to hazardous materials regulations
● Interpretations of the regulations issued by the RSPA, as requested by concerned parties
● Approvals of specialized container manufacturers, reconditioners, and testers
● Compliance activities including inspections performed by HMS and completed enforce-
ment proceedings
● Registrations filed by certain carriers, shippers, and other providers of hazardous materials

REFERENCES

Blackman, W.C., Jr., Basic Hazardous Waste Management, 3rd ed., Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton, FL, 2001.
Code of Federal Regulations, Volume 49, Department of Transportation, U.S. Government Printing Office,
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Indiana Department of Environmental Management, State of Indiana Hazardous Waste Manifest Guidance
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SUGGESTED READING

Blackman, W.C., Jr., Environmental Impacts of Policies Toward the Rail and Motor-Freight Industries in the
United States, Doctoral dissertation, Graduate School of Public Affairs, University of Colorado,
Boulder, CO, 1985.
Eckmyre, A.A., Release reporting and emergency notification, in Hazardous Materials Management Desk
Reference, McGraw-Hill, New York, NY, 2000.
Fox, M.A., Glossary for the Worldwide Transportation of Dangerous Goods and Hazardous Materials, CRC
Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2000.
ICF, Inc., Assessing the Costs Associated with Truck Transportation of Hazardous Wastes, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Office of Solid Waste, Washington, DC, 1984.
Munter, F., Bell, S.W., Hillingsworth, R., Gordon, J.W., and Lovinski, C.N., Hazardous wastes, in Accident
Prevention Manual for Business and Industry — Environmental Management, Krieger, G.R., Ed.,
National Safety Council, Itaska, IL, 1995.