Comment from Eugene A. Guilford, Jr. (Executive Director at the Institute of Hazardous Materials Management)
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Summary: The Institute of Hazardous Materials Management (IHMM), a nonprofit organization, supports the Agencies' effort to provide updated antitrust guidance on collaborations. They specifically advocate for a narrowly tailored safe harbor for nonprofit information sharing that serves mission-related objectives like public safety and compliance while excluding competitively sensitive information.
The Institute of Hazardous Materials Management [IHMM] is pleased to submit comments concerning the docket cited above regarding the public inquiry launched on February 23, 2026.
Founded in 1984, the Institute of Hazardous Materials Management (IHMM) is a not-for-profit 501 [c][6] organization headquartered in Rockville, Maryland, operating in all 50 states and 85 countries. IHMM has been protecting the environment and the public’s health, safety, and security through the creation of credentials recognizing professionals who have demonstrated a high level of knowledge, expertise, and excellence in the management of hazardous materials, dangerous goods transportation, environmental protection, health, and workplace safety.