07-5079. Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; Actions on Special Permit Applications  

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    AGENCY:

    Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), DOT.

    ACTION:

    Notice of actions on special permit applications.

    SUMMARY:

    In accordance with the procedures governing the application for, and the processing of, special permits from the Department of Transportation's Hazardous Material Regulations (49 CFR part 107, subpart B), notice is hereby given of the actions on special permits applications in (June to September 2007). The mode of transportation involved are identified 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. Application numbers prefixed by the letters EE represent applications for Emergency Special Permits. It should be noted that some of the sections cited were those in effect at the time certain special permits were issued.

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    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 10, 2007.

    Delmer F. Billings,

    Director, Office of Hazardous Materials Special Permits and Approvals.

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    S.P. No.S.P. No.ApplicantRegulation(s)Nature of special permit thereof
    MODIFICATION SPECIAL PERMIT GRANTED
    11666-MAlcoa, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA49 CFR 173.240(b)To modify the special permit to authorize the transportation of graphite products, as a Class 9 material, in non-UN standard bulk packaging strapped to wooden pallets on flat railcars.
    12643-MRSPA-9066Northrop Grumman, Space Technology, Redondo Beach, CA49 CFR 173.302 and 175.3To modify the special permit to authorize an increase in design volume for the pulse tube cooler up to 980 cc water capacity when shipped inside a strong, foam-filled shipping container.
    12306-MRSPA-5956Griffin Pipe Products Co., Lynchburg, VA49 CFR part 172, subparts C, FTo modify the special permit to authorize additional Class 3 hazardous materials.
    14287-MPHMSA-23247Troxler Electronic Laboratories, Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC49 CFR 173.431To modify the special permit to authorize cargo vessel as an additional mode of transportation.
    13179-MRSPA-14876Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Norwell, MA49 CFR 173.21; 173.308To modify the special permit to authorize the use of an alternative shipping description and hazard class for the Division 2.1 materials being transported to a disposal facility.
    13598-MRSPA-18706Jadoo, Folsom, CA49 CFR 173.301(a)(1), (d) and (f)To modify the special permit to authorize passenger carrying aircraft as an additional mode of transportation.
    7945-MPacific Scientific, Duarte, CA49 CFR 173.304(a)(1); 175.3To modify the special permit to authorize additional 2.2 hazardous materials in non-DOT specification cylinders.
    13556-MRSPA-17727Stericycle Lake Forest, IL49 CFR 172.301(a)(1); 172.301(c)To modify the special permit to authorize transportation in commerce of a Division 6.2 material in packagings marked with an outdated proper shipping name.
    12046-MRSPA-3614University of Colorado at Denver Health Sciences Center, Aurora, CO49 CFR 171 to 178To modify the special permit to authorize additional academic/health institutions which are affiliated with UCDHSC and located within a forty mile radius of the Aurora Campus.
    14250-MPHMSA-25473Daniels Sharpsmart, Inc., Dandenong, Australia49 CFR 172.301(a)(1); 172.301(c)To reissue the special permit originally issued on an emergency basis for the transportation in commerce of a Division 6.2 material in packagings marked with an unauthorized proper shipping name.
    12030-MRSPA-3389East Penn Manufacturing Company, Inc., Lyon Station, P A49 CFR 173.159(h)To modify the special permit to authorize cargo vessel and cargo air as approved modes of transportation.
    12084-MRSPA-3941Honeywell International, Inc., Morristown, NJ49 CFR 180.209To modify the special permit to authorize the transportation in commerce of additional Division 2.2 gases in DOT 4B, 4BA and 4BW cylinders.
    12207-MRSPA-5047EMD Chemicals, Inc., Cincinnati, OH49 CFR 171.1(a)(1); 172.200(a); 172.302(c)To modify the special permit to increase the size of the containers from 250 gallons to 331 gallons and to increase the quantity allowed on a pallet from 24 to 35.
    12283-MRSPA-5767Interstate Battery of Alaska, Anchorage, AK49 CFR 173 .159(c)(1); 173.159(c)To modify the special permit to authorize medium density polyethylene boxes as authorized packaging.
    14333-MPHMSA-24382The Columbiana Boiler Co., Columbiana, OH49 CFR 179.300-13(b)To modify the special permit to authorize the transportation in commerce of additional Division 6.1, Class 8 and other hazardous materials authorized in DOT Specification 4BW cylinder in DOT Specification 110A500W tank car tanks.
    14355-MPHMSA-25012Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ49 CFR 173.31(b)(3); 173.31(b)(4)To reissue the special permit originally issued on an emergency basis for the transportation in commerce of nine DOT Specification 112 tank cars without head and thermal protection for use in transporting certain Division 2.2 material by extending the date for retrofitting beyond July 1, 2006.
    11379-MTR W Occupant Safety Systems, Washington, MI49 CFR 173.301(h), 173.302To modify the special permit for consistency with other air bag special permits.
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    11494-MARC Automotive, Inc. (Former Grantee: Atlantic Research Corp. Automotive Products Group), Knoxville, TN49 CFR 173.301(h); 173.302; 173.306(d)(3)To modify the special permit for consistency with other air bag special permits.
    11506-MAutoliv ASP, Inc., Ogden, UT49 CFR 173.301(h); 173.302To modify the special permit for consistency with other air bag special permits.
    11650-MAutoliv ASP, Inc., Ogden, UT49 CFR 173.301; 173.302; 178.65-9To modify the special permit for consistency with other air bag special permits.
    11777-MRSPA-15902Autoliv ASP, Inc., Ogden, UT49 CFR 173.301(h); 173.302To modify the special permit for consistency with other air bag special permits.
    11993-MRSPA-3100Key Safety Systems, Inc. (formerly BREED Tech.) Lakeland, FL49 CFR 173.301(a)(1); 173.302aTo modify the special permit for consistency with other air bag special permits.
    12122-MRSPA-4313ARC Automotive, Inc., Knoxville, TN49 CFR 173.301(h); 173.302; 173.306(d)(3)To modify the special permit for consistency with other air bag special permits.
    12844-MRSPA-10753Delphi Corporation, Vandalia, OH49 CFR 173.301(a)(1); 173.302a(a)(1); 175.3To modify the special permit for consistency with other air bag special permits.
    13270-MRSPA-16489Takata Corporation Minato-Ku Tokyo, 106-851049 CFR 173.301(a); 173.302(a); 175.3To modify the special permit for consistency with other air bag special permits.
    14152-MPHMSA-20467Saes Pure Gas, Inc., San Luis Obispo, CA49 CFR 173.187To modify the special permit to authorize a change in the minimum and maximum pressures authorized in a non-DOT specification packaging for transporting certain quantities of metal catalyst, classed as Division 4.2.
    10019-MStructural Composites Industries, Pomona, CA49 CFR 173.302(a)(1); 175.3To modify the special permit to change the retest period from 3 to 5 years for non-DOT specification fiber reinforced plastic full composite cylinders used for the transportation of Division 2.2 materials.
    6610-MDegussa Initiators, LLC, Elyria, OH49 CFR 173.225(e)To modify the special permit to authorize the transportation in commerce of an additional Division 5.2 Type F material.
    10143-MEurocom, Inc., Irving, TX49 CFR 173.306(a); 178.33aTo modify the exemption to authorize the transportation of additional Division 2.2 materials in a non-refillable non-DOT specification inside metal container.
    6530-MAir Products & Chemicals, Inc., Allentown, PA49 CFR 173.302(c)To modify the special permit to authorize an increase in the maximum age of certain DOT Specification 3A, 3AA, 3AX or 3AAX steel cylinders and authorize cargo vessel as a mode of transportation.
    11380-MBaker Atlas (a division of Baker Hughes, Inc.), Houston, TX49 CFR 173.34(d); 178.37-5; 178.37-13; 178.37-15To modify the special permit to authorize a new non-DOT specification tank assembly design.
    14232-MPHMSA-22248Luxfer Gas Cylinders—Composite Cylinder Division, Riverside, CA49 CFR 173.302a(a), 173.304a(a), and 180.205To modify the special permit to authorize an increase in service life to 30 years for certain carbon composite cylinders for transporting certain Division 2.1 and 2.2 gases.
    10590-MITW/Sexton, Decatur, AL49 CFR 173.304(d)(3)(ii); 178.33To modify the special permit to authorize the transportation in commerce of certain Division 2.1 gases in non-DOT specification cylinder with a smaller diameter and wall thickness than currently authorized.
    12124-MRSPA-4309TOTAL Petrochemicals USA Inc., Pasadena, TX49 CFR 173.242; 178.245-1(c); 178.245-1(d)(4)To modify the special permit to authorize a new non-DOT specification portable tank comparable to a specification DOT 51 portable tank equipped with vertical outlet and no internal shutoff valve for use in transporting Division 4.2 and 4.3 hazardous materials.
    11917-MRSPA-2741ITW Sexton, Decatur, AL49 CFR 173.304(a)To modify the special permit to authorize a decrease in height of the non-DOT specification, non-refillable steel cylinders for the transportation of Division 2.1 materials.
    11383-MNASA, Washington, DC49 CFR 173.40(a) & (c); 173.158(b), (g), (h); 173.192(a); 173.336To modify the special permit to authorize additional trade names for UN1975.
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    13173-MRSPA-14003Dynetek Industries LTD, Calgary, AB49 CFR 173.302(a); 175.3To modify the special permit to authorize the manufacture, mark, sale and use of DOT-CFFC specification fully wrapped carbon fiber reinforced aluminum lined cylinders mounted in protective enclosures for use in transporting Division 2.1 and 2.2 hazardous materials.
    7235-MLuxfer Gas Cylinders, Riverside, CA49 CFR 173.302(a)(1); 175.3To modify the special permit to authorize the transportation in commerce of an additional Division 2.2 gas in DOT-specification cylinders.
    12574-MRSPA-8318Luxfer Gas Cylinders, Riverside, CA49 CFR 172.302(c)(2), (3), (4), (5); Subpart F of Part 180To modify paragraph 7.b.(2) of the special permit to authorize requalification of a certain type of composite cylinder that is manufactured with permanent composite bands without removal of these bands. These specification cylinders are used for life saving equipment such as aircraft slides which are required to have such bands.
    11859-MRSPA-2310Carleton Technologies Inc., New York, NY49 CFR 178.65To modify the special permit to authorize the transportation of an additional Division 2.2 gas in a non-DOT specification pressure vessel.
    14400-MPHMSA-25820Ultra Electronics Precision Air Systems, Alexandria, VA49 CFR 172.301, 172.400, 173.306, 175.26To modify the special permit to correct what the company states was an editorial error and change the cylinder design operational life from 20 to 30 years.
    12087-MRSPA-3943LND, Inc., Oceanside, NY49 CFR 172.101, Co. 9; 173.306; 175.3To modify the special permit to authorize a piece of equipment as a strong outer packaging.
    14392-MDepartment of Defense, Ft. Eustis, VA49 CFR 172.101 Column (10B); 176.65, 176.83(a)(b)(g), 176.84(c)(2); 176.136; and 176.144(a)To reissue the special permit originally issued on an emergency basis for the transportation in commerce of explosives by vessel in an alternative stowage configuration.
    8915-MMatheson Tri Gas, East Rutherford, NJ49 CFR 173.302a(a)(3); 173.301(d); 173.302a(a)(5)To modify the special permit to authorize the transportation in commerce of additional Division 2.1 materials in DOT Specification 3A, 3AA, 3AX, 3AAX and 3T cylinders.
    10656-MConf. of Radiation Control Program Directors, Inc., Frankfort, KY49 CFR 172.203(d); Part 172, Subparts C, D, E, F, GTo modify the special permit to authorize additional modifying symbols to be added to the postal designation for the state of origin of the shipment.
    14466-MPHMSA 27095Northern Air Cargo, Anchorage, AK49 CFR 172.101 Column (9B)To reissue the special permit originally issued on an emergency basis for the transportation in commerce of certain Class 1 explosive materials which are forbidden for transportation by air, to be transported by cargo aircraft within the State of Alaska when other means of transportation are impracticable or not available.
    12274-MRSPA 5707Snow Peak, Inc, Clackamas, OR49 CFR 172.301, 173.302a(b)(2), (b)(3) and (b)(4); 180.205(c) and (g) and 180.209(a)To modify the special permit to authorize larger non-DOT specification nonrefillable inside containers.
    12571-MRSPA-8315Air Products & Chemicals, Inc., Allentown, PA49 CFR 173.304(a)(2); 180.209To modify the special permit to authorize markings on the sides of the trailers rather than on each individual tube.
    10885-MU.S. Department of Energy, Washington, DC49 CFR 172.101 Col. 9(b); 172.204(c)(3); 173.27(b)(2); 173.27(f) Table 2; 175.30(a)(1); 173.27(b)(3)To modify the special permit to authorize the transportation in commerce of additional hazardous materials and to provide relief from segregation by highway.
    13167-MITT Industries Space Systems, LLC, Rochester, NY49 CFR 173.301(f); 173.304To modify the special permit to authorize an additional non-DOT specification packaging.
    11993-MRSPA-3100Key Safety Systems, Inc. (formerly BREED Tech.), Lakeland, FL49 CFR 173.301(a)(1); 173.302aTo modify the special permit to authorize a new design pressure vessel.
    8627-MNalco Energy Services, L.P., Naperville, IL49 CFR 173.201; 173.202; 173.203To modify the special permit to authorize the transportation of Division 6.1, PG III materials in non-DOT specification portable tanks manifolded together within a frame and securely mounted on a truck chassis.
    14415-MPHMSA-27694Prometheus International, Inc., Commerce, CA49 CFR 173.21, 173.24, 173.27, 173.308, 175.5, 175.10, 175.30, 175.33To reissue the special permit originally issued on an emergency basis for the transportation in commerce of gas and liquid fueled Prometheus lighters in special travel containers in checked luggage in commercial passenger aircraft.
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    7835-MAir Products & Chemicals, Inc., Allentown, PA49 CFR 177.848(d)To modify the special permit to authorize the use of an E track system as an approved method for securing cylinders transporting various hazardous materials.
    14382-MPHMSA-25482BOC Gases, Murray Hill, NJ49 CFR 173.163, 180.209To modify the special permit to specifically define the filling capacity of certain DOT Specification 3BN nickle cylinders containing either tungsten hexafluoride and hydrogen fluoride.
    14155-MPHMSA-20606American Promotional Events, Inc., Florence, AL49 CFR 173.60; 178.516(b)(1)To modify the special permit to authorize the transportation in commerce of certain fireworks in DOT specification single wall fiberboard boxes.
    12122-MRSPA-4313ARC Automotive, Inc., Knoxville, TN49 CFR 173.301(h); 173.302; 173.306(d)(3)To modify the special permit to allow machine welding as certified per CGA phamphlet C-3 requirements, and to grant relief from the marking requirements of CFR 178.65(i)(2)(viii) due to the limited size for the cylinders.
    7946-MImaging & Sensing Technology, Horseheads, NY49 CFR 173.306(6)(4); 175.3; 173.302To modify the special permit to authorize the transportation in commerce of additional Division 2.2 materials in non-DOT specification steel or aluminum pressure vessels contained in a radiation detector.
    12005-MRSPA-3233Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, Inc, Canoga Park, CA49 CFR 173.302To modify the special permit to authorize the transportation in commerce of a specially designed unit equipped with an unvented cylinder charged with xenon gas, Division 2.2, as part of a space station project.
    10631-MDept of the Army—Surface Deployment and Distr. Command, Fort Eustis, VA49 CFR 173.243; 173.244To modify the special permit to authorize an additional shipping description and to update various paragraphs to coincide with the Hazardous Materials Regulations as currently written.
    11156-MDyno Nobel, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT49 CFR 173.62; 173.212(b)To modify the special permit to authorize cargo vessel as an authorized mode of transport.
    13548-MRSPA-17545Wiley Rein LLP, Washington, DC49 CFR 172.301(c), 173.159To modify the special permit to authorize the transportation in commerce of dry lead acid batteries without marking each package with the special permit number.
    14396-MPHMSA-25783Matheson Tri-Gas, Parsippany, NJ49 CFR 173.192(a)To reissue the special permit originally issued on an emergency basis for the transportation in commerce of certain Division 2.3 gases in certain DOT specification and non-DOT specification cylinders not normally authorized for cargo vessel transportation, for export only.
    10442-MPratt & Whitney Rocketdyne (PWR) (Former Grantee: United Technologies Corporation), San Jose, CA49 CFR 172.101; 173.65; 173.95; 173.154To modify the special permit to authorize the transportation in commerce of certain Division 1.1D and 1.3C waste materials in UN11G fiberboard boxes and UN11D plywood crates.
    14393-MPHMSA-25797Hamilton Sundstrand Windsor Locks, CT49 CFR 173.306(e)(iii), (iv), (v) and (vi); 173.307(a)(4)(iv)To modify the special permit to authorize an increase in the maximum size of the cylinders integrated in the cooling unit.
    11215-MOrbital Sciences Corporation, Mojave, CA49 CFR Part 172, Subparts C, D; 172.101, Special Provision 109To modify the special permit to authorize the transportation in commerce of additional Division 1.4B, 1.4C explosives and Division 2.2 gases and to establish alternative landing sites.
    14488-MSanofi Pasteur, Swiftwater, PA49 CFR 173.24(b)(1)To reissue the special permit originally issued on an emergency basis for the transportation in commerce of an influenza vaccine in a custom stainless steel batch reactor at a constant pressure of 1-5 psig by use of a cylinder feeding air into the reactor.
    12399-MRSPA-6769BOC Gases, Murray Hill, NJ49 CFR 173.34(e)(1); 173.34(e)(3); 173.34(e)(4); 173.34(e)(8); 173.34(e)(14); 173.34(e)(15)(vi)To modify the special permit to authorize removal of a test procedure for cylinders no longer in use by the applicant.
    14476-MPHMSA-27282BP Products North America, Inc. (formerly BP Amoco Oil), Texas City, TX49 CFR 173.202, 173.203, 173.312, and 173.213To reissue the special permit originally issued on an emergency basis for the transportation in commerce of certain hazardous materials in non-DOT specification heat exchanger pressure vessels and heat exchanger tube bundles.
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    14418-MPHMSA-26182Department of Defense, Ft. Eustis, VA49 CFR 172.301; 172.400; 172.504(a)To reissue the special permit originally issued on an emergency basis for the transportation in commerce of a water reactive material in special packging as Unitized Group Ration-Express (UGR-E) without being subject to Subchapter C of the Hazardous Materials Regulations.
    5022-MAlliant TechSystems Inc., Plymouth, MN49 CFR 174.101(L); 174.104(d); 174.112(a); 177.834(l)(1)To modify the special permit to authorize the transportation in commerce of an additional Division 1.2 explosive.
    14478-MPHMSA-28182Pilkington North America, Inc., Northwood, OH49 CFR 178.603To reissue the special permit originally issued on an emergency basis to authorize the alternative testing of custom manufactured containers that will be used to transport flammable solids, organic, n.o.s. (ferrocene).
    10043-MTexas Instruments, Inc., Dallas, TX49 CFR 173.12To modify the special permit to authorize residual amounts of various hazardous materials, Class 3 liquids, Class 8 materials, Division 6.1 materials, Division 5.1 materials, and ORM-A or ORM-B, in inside packaging having a maximum capacity of five gallons overpacked in outside non-DOT polyethylene bins of 30 cubic-foot capacity.
    11031-MPHMSA-2007-28184Amfuel, Magnolia, AZ49 CFR 173.241
    13199-MPHMSA-14558Carrier Corporation, Houston, TX49 CFR 173.302(c); 173.306(e)(1)To modify the special permit to authorize a manufactured rigid internal structure in place of permanently affixing to a trailer.
    14313-MPHMSA-23868Airgas, Inc., Radnor, PA49 CFR 173.302a(b)(2), (3), (4) and (5), 180.205, 180.209, 172.203(a), 172.301(c)To authorize the use of ultrasonic inspection as an alternative retest method for certain DOT specification cylinders and certain cylinders manufactured under a DOT special permit.
    11924-MRSPA-2744Packgen, Inc. (Former Grantee: Wrangler Corporation), Auburn, ME49 CFR 173.12(b)(2)(i)To modify the special permit to authorize an additional design type for composite intermediate bulk containers (IBCs) and a change to the additional IBC drop test requirements.
    8554-MAustin Powder Company, Cleveland, OH49 CFR 173.62; 173.240; 173.242; 173.93; 173.114a; 173.154; 176.83; 176.415; 177.848(d)To modify the special permit to authorize the transportation in commerce of certain 1.5D explosives in the same vehicle with 5.1 oxidizers.
    11947-MRSPA-2901Patts Fabrication, Inc., Midland, TX49 CFR 173.202; 173.203; 173.241; 173.242To modify the special permit to authorize the transportation of additional Class 3 and 8 material in non-DOT specification containers.
    12412-MRSPA-6827Cincinnati Pool Management, Inc., West Chester, OH49 CFR 177.834(h); 172.203(a); 172.302(c)To modify the special permit to allow for filling of an IBC without removing it from the motor vehicle on which it is transported while on private property.
    7657-MWelker Engineering Company, Sugar Land, TX49 CFR 173.302(a)(1); 173.304(a)(1); 173.304(b)(1); 175.3; 173.201; 173.202; 173.203To modify the special permit to authorize the transportation in commerce of additional Division 2.1 gases and to authorize a change in the material of construction.
    11054-MWelker Engineering Company, Sugar Land, TX49 CFR 178.36 Subpart CTo modify the special permit to authorize a change in the material of construction.
    12531-MRSPA-7865Worthington Cylinder Corporation, Columbus, OH49 CFR 173.302(a); 173.304(a); 173.304(d); 178.61(b); 178.61(f); 178.61(g); 178.61(i); 178.61(k)To modify the special permit to authorize additional packing groups for already authorized hazardous materials.
    11592-MAmtrol Inc., West Warwick, RI49 CFR 173.306(g)To modify the special permit to authorize the transportation in commerce of additional Division 2.2 gases.
    8723-MDyno Nobel, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT49 CFR 172.101; 173.62; 173.242; 176.83; 177.848To modify the special permit to authorize the transportation in commerce of an additional Division 5.1 hazardous material.
    8723-MAustin Powder Company, Cleveland, OH49 CFR 172.101; 173.62; 173.242; 176.83; 177.848To modify the special permit to authorize the transportation in commerce of an additional Division 5.1 hazardous material.
    13169-MRSPA 13894Conocophillips Alaska, Inc., Anchorage, AK49 CFR 172.101(9B)To modify the special permit to allow the transportation in commerce of certain Class 9 materials in UN 31A intermediate bulk containers which exceed quantity limitations when shipped by air.
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    14551-MPHMSA-2007-28928Aerojet, Redmond, WA49 CFR 173.56To reissue the special permit originally issued on an emergency basis for the transportation in commerce of certain explosives as Dangerous Good in Apparatus, UN3363 instead of the EX classification of Cartridge, power device, UN0323.
    14518-MAlliant Techsystems, Inc. (ATK) Plymouth, MN49 CFR 173.62To reissue the special permit originally issued on an emergency basis for the transportation in commerce of Primers, cap type, UN0044 in non-DOT specification packaging when transported by private carrier for a distance of 10 miles or less.
    14533-MSkydance Helicopters of Northern Nevada, Inc., Minden, NV49 CFR 172.101 Column (9B)To reissue the special permit originally issued on an emergency basis for the transportation in commerce of certain forbidden explosives by helicopter in remote areas of Utah, Oklahoma, Colorado and Wyoming to seismic drilling sites.
    14530-MSandia National Laboratories Livermore, CA49 CFR 173.242To reissue the special permit originally issued on an emergency basis for the transportation in commerce of a PG III flammable liquid in alternative packaging (a Neutron Scatter Camera) by motor vehicle and cargo vessel.
    14419-MVoltaix, North Branch, NJ49 CFR 173.181(a)To reissue the special permit originally issued on an emergency basis for the transportation in commerce of a Division 4.2 material in cylinders that are not authorized for that material.
    13280-MRSPA-16152Ovonic Hydrogen Systems, L.L.C., Rochester Hills, MI49 CFR 173.301(a)(1), (d) and (f)To modify the special permit to authorize different pressure relief devices per CGA standards.
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    14382-NPHMSA-25482BOC Gases, Murray Hill, NJ49 CFF 173.163, 180.209To authorize the transportation in commerce of certain DOT Specification 3BN nickle cylinders containing either tungsten hexafluoride and hydrogen fluoride that are used interchangably without requalifying the cylinder. (modes 1, 2, 3)
    14383-NPHMSA-25483Dairy and Power Cooperative, Genoa, WI49 CFR 173.416To authorize the one-time, one-way transportation in commerce of a Class 7 used reactor pressure vessel in alternative packaging by motor vehicle and rail. (modes 1, 2)
    14384-NPHMSA-25485Matheson Tri-Gas, Parsippany, NJ49 CFR 173.301(f)(1)To authorize the transportation in commerce of Propylene in DOT 3AA or 3AL specification cylinders utilizing an unbacked pressure relief device. (modes 1, 2, 3, 4)
    14387-NPHMSA-25632Gayston Corporation, Springboro, OH49 CFR 173.302a, 173.304a, 180.209To authorize the manufacture, marking sale and use of non-DOT specification fully wrapped carbon fiber reinforced aluminum lined cylinders for shipment of certain Division 2.2 gases. (modes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
    14388-NPHMSA-25633ATK Thiokol, Inc., Brigham City, UT49 CFR 173.62To authorize the transportation in commerce of certain desensitized explosives in a non-DOT specification 40 cubic yard metal roll-off box by motor vehicle. (mode 1)
    14393-NPHMSA-25797Hamilton Sundstrand, Windsor Locks, CT49 CFR 173.306(e)(iii), (iv), (v) and (vi); 173.307(a)(4)(iv)To authorize the transportation in commerce of new supplemental cooling unit refrigeration machines with alternative safety devices as a component part of an aircraft. (modes 1, 2, 3, 4)
    14394-NPHMSA-25799Boeing Company Kennedy Space, Center, FL49 CFR 173.302aTo authorize the transportation in commerce of Nitrogen Tank Assemblies by motor vehicle between the Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station not subject to the packaging requirements of the Hazardous Materials Regulations. (mode 1)
    14395-NPHMSA-25782Britz Fertilizers, Inc., Fresno, CA49 CFR 172, 173, 177To authorize the transportation in commerce of a liquid soil fumigant classed as Division 6.1, PG II, in a non-DOT specification bulk packaging mounted on a farm tractor or wagon, not subject to certain requirements of Parts 172 and 177 of the Hazardous Materials Regulations. (mode 1)
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    14398-NPHMSA-25935Lyondell Chemical Company, Houston, TX49 CFR 172.203(a); 179.13; 173.31(c)(1)To authorize the transportation in commerce of Titanium tetrachloride in DOT-105J600W tank cars with a maximum gross weight on rail that exceeds the maximum limit of 263,000 pounds. (mode 2)
    14399-NPHMSA-25821Gas Cylinder Technologies Inc., Tecumseh, Ontario49 CFR 173.302aTo authorize the manufacture, marking, sale and use of non-DOT specification cylinders similar to DOT 39 for the transportation of non-flammable, non-liquefied gases. (modes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
    14400-NPHMSA-25820Ultra Electronics, Alexandria, VA49 CFR 172.301, 172.400, 173.306, 175.26To authorize the transportation in commerce of Air, compressed in a non-DOT specification high pressure compressor system. (modes 1, 2, 3, 4)
    14405-NPHMSA-26003True Drilling LLC, Casper, WY49 CFR 173.5aTo authorize the transportation in commerce of certain Class 3 hazardous materials in a truck-mounted meter prover without draining to 10% capacity. (mode 1)
    14407-NPHMSA-25999ITW Sexton, Decatur, AL49 CFR 173.304aTo authorize the manufacture, marking, sale and use of a non-DOT specification cylinder to be used for the transportation in commerce of certain Division 2.2 materials. (modes 1, 2, 3, 4)
    14410-NVoltaix, LLC, North Branch, NJ49 CFR 180.209(a)To authorize the transportation in commerce of DOT Specification 4BW cylinders that are in dedicated use for trimethylchlorosilane, dimethyldichlorosilane and trimethylsilane service and have been visually inspected instead of hydrostatically tested for periodic requalification. (modes 1, 2)
    14411-NPHMSA-26097OPW Fueling Components, Cincinnati, OH49 CFR 173.150To authorize the transportation in commerce of gasoline nozzles (fueling components) containing the residue of gasoline. (modes 1, 2)
    14422-NPHMSA-26307Patterson Logistics, Boone, IA49 CFR 172.101 Hazardous Materials Table, column 8ATo authorize the transportation in commerce of 4 ounces or less of ethyl chloride as a consumer commodity. (modes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
    14424-NPHMSA-26308Chart Industries, Inc., Ball Ground, GA49 CFR 172.203(a); 177.834(h)To authorize filling and discharging of a DOT Specification 4L cylinder with carbon dioxide, refrigerated liquid without removal from the vehicle. (mode 1)
    14427-NPHMSA-26246The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH49 CFR 173.306(a) and 173.306(a)(3)(v)To authorize the transportation in commerce of Division 2.2 aerosols in non-DOT specification plastic containers not subject to the hot water bath test. (modes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
    14429-NPHMSA-26345Schering-Plough, Union, NJ49 CFR 173.306(a)(3)(v)To authorize the manufacture, marking, sale and use of a bag-on-valve spray packaging similar to an aerosol container without requiring the hot water bath test. (modes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
    14437-NPHMSA-26551The Columbiana Boiler Co., Columbiana, OH49 CFR 179.300To authorize the manufacture, marking, sale and use of non-DOT specification multi-unit tank car tanks similar to DOT 106A for transportation of hazardous materials. (mode 2)
    14440-NPHMSA-26545Aiolos Laboratories AB, Karlstad, Sweden49 CFR 173.306(a)(3)(v)To authorize the transportation in commerce of Division 2.1 hazardous materials in certain non-refillable aerosol containers which are not subject to the hot water bath test. (modes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
    14441-NPHMSA-27490B.J. Alan Company, Youngstown, OH49 CFR 173.60To authorize the transportation in commerce of certain fireworks in non-DOT specification packagings when returned to the distributor. (mode 1)
    14443-NPHMSA-26540Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., Boulder, CO49 CFR 173.301(a)(1) and (a)(3)To authorize the transportation in commerce of helium by motor vehicle in a non-DOT specification packaging. (mode 1)
    14445-NPHMSA-26547Crown Packaging Technology, Alsip, IL49 CFR 173.304(e) and 173.306(a)To authorize the manufacture, marking, sale and use of a non-DOT specification inside metal container conforming in part with DOT-Specification 2Q for use in transporting R-134a (1,1,2 tetrafluoroethane). (modes 1, 2, 3, 4)
    14447-NCalifornia Tank Lines, Inc., Stockton, CA49 CFR 177.834To authorize cargo tanks to remain connected while standing without the physical presence of an unloader when using a specially designed hose. (mode 1)
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    14452-NPHMSA-26874Martek Biosciences Corporation, Winchester, KY49 CFR 173.241To authorize the transportation in commerce of certain Division 4.2 hazardous materials in non-DOT specification bulk containers. (mode 1)
    14453-NPHMSA-26875FIBA Technologies, Inc., Westboro, MA49 CFR 180.209To authorize the ultrasonic testing of DOT-3A, DOT-3AA 3AX, 3AAX and 3T specification cylinders for use in transporting Division 2.1, 2.2 or 2.3 material. (modes 1, 2, 3)
    14454-NPHMSA-26876Bozel (Europe) France49 CFR Subparts D, E and F of Part 172; 173.24(c) and Subparts E and F of Part 173.To authorize the transportation in commerce of a specially designed device consisting of metal tubing containing certain hazardous materials to be transported as essentially unregulated. (modes 1, 2, 3)
    14455-NPHMSA-26877EnergySolutions, LLC, Columbia, SC49 CFR 173.403 and 173.427(b)(1)To authorize the transportation in commerce of Class 7 surface contaminated objects in non-DOT specification packaging. (modes 1, 2, 3)
    14458-NPHMSA-26873Hawaii Superferry, Honolulu, HI49 CFR 172.101 Column (10A)To authorize the transportation in commerce of limited quantities of Class 3, Class 9 and Division 2.1 hazardous materials being stowed on and below deck on passenger ferry vessels transporting motor vehicles, such as recreational vehicles, with attached cylinders of liquefied petroleum gas. (mode 6)
    14460-NPHMSA-26872Real Sensors, Inc., Hayward, CA49 CFR Part 172, subparts B, C, D, E and FTo authorize the transportation in commerce of permeation devices with a maximum volume of 6cc containing anhydrous ammonia. (modes 1, 2, 3, 4)
    14462-NPHMSA-270943M Company, St. Paul, MN49 CFR 171.2(k)To authorize the transportation in commerce of a liquefied gas that does not meet any Class 2 definition as a Division 2.2 compressed gas. (modes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
    14467-NPHMSA-27190Brenner Tank, LLC, Fond Du Lac, WI49 CFR 178.345-2To authorize the manufacture, marking, sale and use of DOT 400 series cargo tanks using alternative materials of construction, specifically duplex stainless steels. (mode 1)
    14469-NPHMSA-27148Space Systems/Loral, Palo Alto, CA49 CFR 172.101 column (9B)To authorize the transportation in commerce of anhydrous ammonia by cargo aircraft exceeding the quantities authorized in Column (9B). (mode 4)
    14471-NUniversity of Colorado Hospital, Denver, CO49 CFR 173.12To authorize the one-way transportation in commerce of various hazardous materials in lab packs to facilitate relocation of laboratory facilities. (mode 1)
    14472-NUniversity of Colorado Hospital, Denver, CO49 CFR 173.196; 178.609To authorize the one-way transportation in commerce of infectious substances other than Risk Group 4 in specially designed packaging (freezers). (mode 1)
    14474-NOSI Environmental Inc., Eveleth, MN49 CFR 173.243To authorize the transportation in commerce of petroleum crude oil in non-DOT specification cargo tanks, in a spill mitigation effort. (mode 1)
    14475-NPHMSA-27253Chemtura Corporation, Middlebury, CT49 CFR 173.24a(a)(1)To authorize the transportation in commerce of certain packagings containing Consumer commodity, ORM-D with closures that are not oriented in the upward direction. (modes 1, 2)
    14479-NPHMSA-27692Medical Waste Institute, Washington, DC49 CFR 172.301(a); 172.301(c); 172.312(a)(2)To authorize the use of containers marked with an alternative shipping name for UN3291. (mode 1)
    14480-NPHMSA-28525REC Advanced Silicon Materials LLC, Silver Bow, MT49 CFR 173.301(1)(iii)(2)To authorize the transportation in commerce of certain DOT specification cylinders and cylinders manufactured to a foreign specification without pressure relief devices. (modes 1, 3)
    14482-NPHMSA-27691Classic Helicopters, Woods Cross, UT49 CFR 172.204(c)(3); 173.27(b)(2)(3); 175.30(a)(1)To authorize the transportation of certain Division 1.2 explosives by cargo aircraft (helicopter). (mode 4)
    14484-NPHMSA-27696E Ink Corporation, Cambridge, MA49 CFR 173.202(a), 173.202(c), 173.28(b)(2)To authorize the manufacture, marking, sale and use of reusable stainless steel vessels for the transportation in commerce of certain Class 3 hazardous materials. (mode 1)
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    14485-NPHMSA-27689Constellation Technology Corporation49 CFR Part 172 Subpart E and F; Part 174 except 174.24, Part 176 except 176.24 and Part 177 except 177.817; Sections 173.302a, 173.306(b)(4) and 175.3To authorize the manufacture, marking, sale and use of non-DOT specification cylinders for the transportation in commerce of certain Division 2.1 and 2.2 gases. (modes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
    14487-NPHMSA-27829Osmose Inc., Millington, TN49 CFR 173.212To authorize the one-way transportation in commerce of Arsenic trioxide, Division 6.1, PG II in non-DOT specification drums. (mode 1)
    14492-NPHMSA-27836Tankbouw Rootselaar B. V., The Netherlands49 CFR 178.276(a)(1) and (a)(2)To authorize the manufacture, mark, sale and use of non-DOT specification portable tanks conforming with the 2004 edition (+2005 Addenda) of Section VIII, Division 1 of the ASME Code for the transportation in commerce of certain Division 2.1 and 2.2 hazardous materials. (modes 1, 2, 3)
    14493-NPHMSA-27835Thermacore, Inc., Lancaster, PA49 CFR 173.306(e)To authorize the transportation in commerce of non-DOT specification containers (heat pipes) containing anhydrous ammonia for use in specialty cooling applications. (modes 1, 2, 3, 4)
    14494-NPHMSA-27834Airgas, Inc., Cheyenne, WY49 CFR 172.202, 172.301(a) and 172.301(c)To authorize the transportation in commerce of cylinders that are marked with obsolete proper shipping descriptions to allow for their return. (modes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
    14495-NPHMSA-27839GE Healthcare, Arlington Heights, IL49 CFR 173.302(a), 175.3To authorize the transportation in commerce of a Division 2.2 gas in a non-DOT specification cylinder. (modes 1, 4)
    14496-NPHMSA-27831Oilphase Division, Schlumberger Eval. & Production (UK) Ltd., Dyce, Aberdeen, UK49 CFR 173.201(c), 173.202(c), 173.203(c), 173.301(f), 173.302(a), 173.304(a), 173.304(d), 175.3To authorize the manufacture, marking, sale and use of non-DOT specification cylinders similar to a DOT 3A for the transportation of Division 2.1 and 2.3 gases. (modes 1, 2, 3, 4)
    14502-NPHMSA-27937Ropak Southeast, LaGrange, GA49 CFR 178.3(a)(1), 178.502(a)(1)To authorize the transportation in commerce of approximately 3900 UN 1H1 drums that were incorrectly marked as jerricans (3H1). (modes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
    14503-NPHMSA-27938Gay Lea Foods Co-operative Limited, Guelph49 CFR 173.306(b)(1)To authorize the transportation in commerce of an aerosol foodstuff in a nonrefillable metal container similar to a DOT Specification 2P. (modes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
    14506-NPHMSA-28187Jacobs Engineering, Anchorage, AK49 CFR 173.4(a)(1)(i)To authorize the transportation in commerce of a Class 3 material in a non-DOT Specification packaging. (modes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
    14509-NPHMSA-28225Pacific Consolidated Industries, LLC, Riverside, CA49 CFR 173.302(a)(1), 173.304a(a)(1),175.3To authorize the manufacturing, marking, sale and use of brass-lined filament wound cylinders for use in transporting certain Division 2.1 and 2.2 gases. (modes 1, 2, 3, 5)
    14510-NPHMSA-28186Clean Earth Systems, Inc., Tampa, FL49 CFR 173.12(b), 173.12(b)(2)(i)To authorize the transportation in commerce by motor vehicle of certain hazardous materials in UN4G fiberboard boxes lined with polyethylene. (mode 1)
    14513-NPHMSA-28183Hazmat Services, Inc., Anaheim, CA49 CFR 173.12(b)(2)(ii), 172.101(b)(1),173.12(b)(1)To authorize the transportation in commerce of chemically-compatible hazardous materials with different hazard classes in lab packs. (mode 1)
    14517-NPHMSA-28269The Children's Hospital, Denver, CO49 CFR 173.196; 178.609To authorize the one-way transportation in commerce of infectious substances other than Category A in specially designed packaging (freezers). (mode 1)
    14519-NPHMSA-28467Commodore Advanced Sciences, Inc., Richland, WA49 CFR 173.244To authorize the one-time, one-way transportation in commerce of solidified sodium metal (UN1428) in alternative packaging from Mobile, Alabama to Oakridge, Tennessee. (modes 1, 2)
    14522-NPHMSA-28464Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., Torrance, CA49 CFR Part 172 and Part 173To authorize the transportation in commerce of certain Class 8 and 9 hazardous materials across a public road within Toyota's facility to be transported as non-regulated. (mode 1)
    14523-NPHMSA-28469Pacific Bio-Material Management, Inc., Fresno, CA49 CFR 173.196(b); 173.196(e)(2)(ii)To authorize the transportation in commerce of certain infectious substances in specially designed packaging (freezers). (mode 1)
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    14524-NPHMSA-28470Oxia U.S. Ltd., Las Vegas, NV49 CFR 173.306(a)(1)To authorize the transportation in commerce of a DOT Specification 3AL cylinder containing 90% oxygen and 10% nitrogen as consumer commodity when the capacity does not exceed 5.2 ounces transported by motor vehicle. (mode 1)
    14525-NPHMSA-28465Alcoa Inc., Pittsburgh, PA49 CFR Parts 171-180 except shipping papers and ID number markingTo authorize the transportation in commerce of certain used diatomaceus earth filter material not subject to the Hazardous Materials Regulations, except for shipping papers and certain marking requirements when transported by motor vehicle. (mode 1)
    14527-NPHMSA-29269FedEx Express, Memphis, TN49 CFR 175.33To authorize the air transportation of certain hazardous materials without identifying the packaging type on the Notification to Pilot in Command. (modes 4, 5)
    14528-NPHMSA-28270Halpern Import Company, Inc., Atlanta, GA49 CFR 173.304; 173.306To authorize the transportation in commerce of butane in approximately 20,016 non-DOT specification, non-refillable inner receptacles containing butane in non-UN standard outer packagings.
    14532-NPHMSA-28696Degussa Corporation, Parsippany, NJ49 CFR 173.31(d)(i)(vi); 172.302(c)To authorize the transportation in commerce of certain Division 5.1 hazardous materials in tank cars that have not had their rupture disk removed for inspection. (mode 2)
    14545-NPHMSA-28830UCLA Film and Television Archive, Hollywood, CA49 CFR 173.183To authorize the one-way transportation in commerce of cellulose nitrate motion picture film from two locations in Hollywood, CA to climate-controlled film vaults in Santa Clarita, CA in alternative packaging. (mode 1)
    14548-NPHMSA-28912International Air Transport Association, Montreal49 CFR 175.10(15)To authorize the transportation in commerce of wheelchairs or other battery-powered mobility aids equipped with a non-spillable battery when carried as checked baggage, provided the battery meets certain provisions in 49 CFR, the battery terminals are protected from short circuits, and the battery is securely attached to the wheelchair or mobility aid. (mode 5)
    14555-NNorton Sound Economic Development Corporation, Nome, AK49 CFR 173.159(c)(1)To authorize the one-way transportation in commerce of a forklift battery pack by air in an area of Alaska where no other means of transportation is practicable. (mode 5)
    14564-NPHMSA-29144Bealine Service Co., Inc., Pasadena, TX49 CFR 173.33(a)(3)To authorize the one-time, one-way transportation in commerce of an MC 412 DOT-specification cargo tank that was filled with a Class 9 hazardous material when it was past due for inspection. (mode 1)
    EMERGENCY SPECIAL PERMIT GRANTED
    EE 14242-MPHMSA-25164EPA Region 6 (Louisiana), Dallas, TX49 CFR 171-180To reissue the exemption originally issued on an emergency basis to support the recovery and relief efforts to, from and within the Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita disaster areas of Louisiana under conditions that may not meet the Hazardous Materials Regulations. (modes 1, 2, 3, 4)
    EE 14167-MPHMSA-20669FRA49 CFR 173.26, 173.314(c), 179.13 and 179.100-12(c)To modify the special permit for consistency with other similar special permits. (mode 2)
    EE 14391-MW.E.L., Inc., Concord, VA49 CFR 173.28(a), 173.35(a) and 173.35(b)To modify the special permit to reflect the new abatement location. (mode 1)
    EE 12920-MRSPA-11638Epichem, Inc.49 CFR 173.181(c)To modify the special permit to authorize a 68.3mm center opening in the top head of the containers authorized in the special permit. (modes 1, 3)
    EE 13169-MRSPA 13894Conocophillips Alaska, Inc., Anchorage, AK49 CFR 172.101(9B)To reissue the exemption originally issued on an emergency basis for the transportation of certain Class 9 materials in UN 31A intermediate bulk containers which exceed quantity limitations when shipped by air. (mode 4)
    EE 12995-MPHMSA-12220Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI49 CFR 173.306(a)(3)(v)To modify the exemption to authorize the use of the DOT 2Q specification container with an increased container pressure not to exceed 180 psig at 55 degrees C. (modes 1, 2, 3, 4)
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    EE 14412-MPHMSA-26098BP Exploration Alaska, Anchorage, AK49 CFR 173.201To modify the special permit to authorize cargo vessel as an authorized mode of transportation. (mode 1)
    EE 14418-MPHMSA-26182Department of Defense, Ft. Eustis, VA49 VFR 172.301; 172.400; 172.504(a)(modes 1, 4, 5)
    EE 14418-MPHMSA-26182Department of Defense, Ft. Eustis, VA49 CFR 172.301; 172.400; 172.504(a)To correct typos in paragraph 2 and 7.b(2) (modes 1, 4, 5)
    EE 10427-MAstrotech Space Operations, Inc., Titusville, FL49 CFR 173.61(a); 173.301(f); 173.302a; 173.336; 177.848(d)To modify the exemption to authorize a quantity increase from 700 pounds to 1200 pounds of a Division 2.2 material transported on the same motor vehicle with various hazardous materials. (mode 1)
    EE 14414-MSea Launch, Long Beach, CA49 CFR Part 172 Subparts C, D, E and F; 173.62; Part 173 Subparts E, F and GTo modify the special permit to authorize any charter flight that conforms and is certified to FAA Part 129 and to expand the site of Long Beach to include metro LA airports. (modes 1, 3, 4)
    EE 12668-MPHMSA-9385Tri-Wall, A Weyerhaeuser Business, Exeter, CA49 CFR 173.12(b)(2)(i)To modify the special permit to authorize cargo vessel as an approved mode of transportation. (modes 1, 3)
    EE 14463-MPHMSA-26976Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd., Los Angeles, CA49 CFR 172.101 Column (9B), 172.204(c)(3), 173.27; 175.30(a)(1), 175.320To modify the special permit to correct the maximum net weight of explosives. (mode 4)
    EE 12135-MRSPA-4418Daicel Safety Systems, Inc. Hyogo Prefecture, 671-168149 CFR 173.301(h); 173.302; 173.306(d)(3)To modify the special permit to authorize a new design of non-DOT specification cylinders (pressure vessels) for use as components of automobile vehicle safety systems to prevent severe economic loss. (modes 1, 2, 3, 4)
    EE 14399-MPHMSA-25821Gas Cylinder Technologies Inc., Tecumseh, Ontario49 CFR 173.302aTo modify the special permit to specifically authorize the transportation in commerce of oxygen, compressed by air. (modes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
    EE 14431-MPHMSA-26347Kraton Polymers, Belpre, OH49 CFR 173.227(c)To modify the special permit to authorize a drum rated to the PG II level for the transportation of ethylene dibromide. (modes 1, 2, 3)
    EE 11650-MAutoliv ASP, Inc., Ogden, UT49 CFR 173.301; 173.302; 178.65-9To modify the special permit for consistency with other air bag special permits. (modes 1, 2, 3, 4)
    EE 14466-MPHMSA 27095Alaska Pacific Powder Company, Anchorage, AK49 CFR 172.101 Column (9B)To modify the special permit by specifying the specific sections for which segregation applies. (mode 4)
    EE 10885-MU.S. Department of Energy, Washington, DC49 CFR 172.101 Col. 9(b); 172.204(c)(3); 173.27(b)(2); 173.27(f) Table 2; 175.30(a)(1); 172.27(b)(3)To modify the special permit to authorize the transportation in commerce of additional hazardous materials and to provide relief from segregation by highway. (mode 4)
    EE 14466-MPHMSA 27095Alaska Pacific Powder Company, Anchorage, AK49 CFR 172.101 Column (9B)To modify the special permit to allow the transportation in commerce of additional Class 1 explosive materials which are forbidden for transportation by air, to be transported by cargo aircraft within the State of Alaska when other means of transportation are impracticable or not available. (mode 4)
    EE 11536-MBoeing Company, The, Los Angeles, CA49 CFR 173.102 Spec. Prov, 101; 173.24(g); 173.62; 173.202; 173.304; 175.3To modify the special permit to authorize an additional Class 1 material and make minor editorial changes. (modes 1, 3, 4)
    EE 14580-MLifeSparc, Hollister, CA49 CFR 173.56(b)To modify the special permit by adding an additional proper shipping description and related packaging. (mode 1)
    EE 14380-NNorthern Air Cargo, Inc., Anchorage, AK49 CFR 172.101 Column (9B)To authorize the one-time one-way transportation in commerce of anhydrous ammonia in two DOT-4AA 480 specification cylinders aboard a cargo-only aircraft.
    EE 14381-NPHMSA-25456Ball Corporation, Elgin, IL49 CFR 178.33a-8To authorize the manufacture, mark, sale and use of an existing inventory of approximately 438,000 DOT-specification 2P inner metal containers that were inadvertently marked 2Q in addition to the 2P marking. (modes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
    EE 14389-NPHMSA-25607The Boeing Company, Huntington Beach, CA49 CFR 173.302To authorize the one-way transportation in commerce of the NEXTSat satellite containing a non-DOT specification pressure vessel and a lithium ion battery by motor vehicle.
    EE 14390-NKorean Air Lines Co., Ltd., Los Angeles, CA49 CFR 171.101172.101, 172.204(c)(3), 173.27; 175.30(A)(1), 175.320To authorize the transportation of certain Division 1.1D and 1.1J explosives which are forbidden for shipment by cargo-only aircraft. (mode 4)
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    EE 14391-NW.E.L., Inc., Concord, VA49 CFR 173.28(a), 173.35(a) and 173.35(b)To authorize the one-time, one-way transportation in commerce by motor vehicle of Sodium hydrosulfite in intermediate bulk containers that have been damaged by fire. (mode 1)
    EE 14396-NPHMSA-25783Matheson Tri-Gas, Parsippany, NJ49 CFR 173.192(a)To authorize the transportation in commerce of Arsine, Division 2.3, in certain DOT specification and non-DOT specification cylinders not normally authorized for cargo vessel transportation, for export only. (modes 1, 3)
    EE 14404-NPHMSA-26005Miller Transporters, Inc., Jackson, MS49 CFR 173.243To authorize the emergency transportation in commerce of a tank that at one time conformed to the MC-312 specifications, but due to sub-standard modifications made to the overturn protection and to the rear end protection to allow for the addition of piping and valves, it may no longer be in compliance with DOT specifications. (mode 1)
    EE 14412-NPHMSA-26098BP Exploration Alaska, Anchorage, AK49 CFR 173.201To authorize the emergency transportation in commerce of a pipeline pipe specimen containing a Class 3 hazardous material by motor vehicle. (mode 1)
    EE 14415-NPHMSA-27694Prometheus International, Inc., Commerce, CA49 CFR 173.21, 173.24, 173.27, 173.308, 175.5, 175.10, 175.30, 175.33Emergency exemption request to authorize the transportation of gas and liquid fueled Prometheus lighters in special travel containers in checked luggage in commercial passenger aircraft. (mode 5)
    EE 14416-NPHMSA-26181Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM49 CFR 173.301(f)To authorize the transportation in commerce of the Advance Flight Telescope (AFT) Payload containing ICC 3A and DOT 3AA specification cylinders containing nitrogen without pressure relief devices. (modes 1, 4, 5)
    EE 14418-NPHMSA-26182Department of Defense, Ft. Eustis, VA49 CFR 172.301; 172.400; 172.504(a)To authorize the transportation in commerce of a water reactive material in special packaging as Unitized Group Ration-Express (UGR-E) without being subject to Subchapter C of the Hazardous Materials Regulations. (modes 1, 4, 5)
    EE 14419-NVoltaix, LLC, Branchburg, NJ49 CFR 173.181(a)To authorize the transportation in commerce of pyrophoric liquid n.o.s. in cylinders that are not authorized for that material. (mode 1)
    EE 14421-NPHMSA-26247Lancaster Laboratories, Inc., Lancaster, PA49 CFR 173.4To authorize the transportation in commerce of Nitric acid other than red fuming with 20% or less nitric acid as small quantities under the provision of 49 CFR 173.4. (mode 4)
    EE 14431-NPHMSA-26347Kraton Polymers, Belpre, OH49 CFR 173.227(c)To authorize the transportation in commerce of ethylene dibromide in alternative packaging. (modes 1, 2, 3)
    EE 14435-NPHMSA-26500Tetra Technologies, Inc., The Woodlands, TX49 CFR 173.249(c)To authorize the one-time, one-way transportation of Bromine in a DOT Specification IM101 portable tank that is not filled between 88 and 92% of capacity. (mode 1)
    EE 14450-NNalco Energy Services LP, Naperville, IL49 CFR 177.834To authorize additional time for retrofitting IBCs to meet the valving requirements of DOT-SP 12412 which authorizes the unloading of IBCs without removal of the transport vehicle. (mode 1)
    EE 14451-NHalpern Import Company, Inc., Atlanta, GA49 CFR 173.306(a)To authorize the transportation in commerce of cans of lighter refills, reclassed as consumer commodities, in non-DOT specification packages. The containers exceed the 4 ounce capacity limitation. (mode 1)
    EE 14459-NThe Library of Congress, WPAFB, OH49 CFR 173.212(b) in that a non-DOT specification package is authorized; and 173.301(c) in that marking the special permit number on the package is waivedTo authorize the one-time transportation in commerce of certain nitrate cellulose film packaged in metal cans and shrink-wrapped on pallets. (mode 1)
    EE 14463-NPHMSA-26976Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd., Los Angeles, CA49 CFR 172.101 Column (9B), 172.204(c)(3), 173.27; 175.30(a)(1), 175.320To authorize the transportation of certain explosives which are forbidden for shipment by cargo-only aircraft. (mode 4)
    EE 14464-NPHMSA-26975Agmark Foods, Nashville, TN49 CFR 171.14(d)(4) and 173.32(c)(2)To authorize the transportation in commerce of Ethyl alcohol solution in certain ISO portable tanks that do not meet Portable Tank Code T-3. (mode 1)
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    EE 14466-NPHMSA-27095Northern Air Cargo, Inc., Anchorage, AK49 CFR 172.101 Column (9B)To authorize the transportation in commerce of certain Class 1 explosive materials which are forbidden for transportation by air, to be transported by cargo aircraft within the State of Alaska when other means of transportation are impracticable or not available. (mode 4)
    EE 14476-NPHMSA-27282BP Products North America, Inc. (formerly BP Amoco Oil), Texas City, TX49 CFR 173.202, 173.203, 173.312, and 173.213To authorize the transportation in commerce of certain hazardous materials in non-DOT specification heat exchanger pressure vessels and heat exchanger tube bundles. (mode 1)
    EE 14477-NPHMSA-27345Honeywell International, Inc., Morristown, NJ49 CFR 173.40(b); 173.301(f)To authorize the one-way transportation in commerce of approximately 29 DOT 3AA-2015 cylinders overfilled with a Division 2.3 Hazard Zone B hazardous material. (mode 1)
    EE 14478-NPHMSA-28182Pilkington North America, Inc., Northwood, OH49 CFR 178.603Request for special permit to authorize the alternative testing of custom manufactured containers that will be used to transport flammable solids, organic, n.o.s. (ferrocene). (mode 1)
    EE 14488-NSanofi Pasteur, Swiftwater, PA49 CFR 173.24(b)(1)To authorize the transportation in commerce of an influenza vaccine in a custom stainless steel batch reactor at a constant pressure of 1-5 psig by use of a cylinder feeding air into the reactor. (mode 1)
    EE 14489-NChugach Electric Association, Inc., Anchorage, AK49 CFR 172.101 Hazardous Materials Table Column (9B)To authorize the transportation in commerce of Caustic alkali liquids in certain bulk packaging of 400 gallon capacity or less by cargo aircraft within the State of Alaska. (mode 4)
    EE 14497-NPHMSA-27828B&H Systems, Inc., Elk Grove Village, IL49 CFR 173.183 and 172.302(c)This emergency special permit authorizes the one-time transportation in commerce of certain nitrate cellulose film packaged in non-DOT specification packaging. (mode 1)
    EE 14501-NHalliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX49 CFR Parts 171-180To authorize the emergency transportation in commerce of radioactive material in a section of pipe not subject to the Hazardous Materials Regulations except as provided herein. (modes 1, 3)
    EE 14516-NPHMSA-28468FedEx Express, Baton Rouge, LA49 CFR 175.75(d), 172.203(a), 172.301(c)To authorize a package of radioactive material that is labeled with the Cargo Aircraft Only label and also a subsidiary hazard label to be loaded in an accessible cargo location when transported by aircraft. (modes 4, 5)
    EE 14518-NAlliant Techsystems, Inc. (ATK), Plymouth, MN49 CFR 173.62To authorize the transportation in commerce of Primers, cap type, UN0044 in non-DOT specification packaging when transported by private carrier for a distance of 10 miles or less. (mode 1)
    EE 14526-NKidde Aerospace, Wilson, NC49 CFR 173.302aTo authorize the one-way transportation of a Division 2.2 compressed gas in a non-DOT specification cylinder similar to a DOT-39 for transportation by motor vehicle. (modes 1, 3)
    EE 14530-NSandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA49 CFR 173.242To authorize the transportation in commerce of a PG III flammable liquid in alternative packaging (a Neutron Scatter Camera) by motor vehicle and cargo vessel. (modes 1, 3)
    EE 14531-NAstar Air Cargo, Inc., Wilmington, OH49 CFR Parts 100-180To authorize the transportation in commerce of a breath tester in company owned aircraft as unregulated. (modes 4, 5)
    EE 14533-NSkydande Helicopters of Northern Nevada, Inc., Minden, NV49 CFR 172.101 Column (9B)To authorize the transportation of certain forbidden explosives by helicopter in remote areas of Utah, Oklahoma, Colorado and Wyoming to seismic drilling sites. (mode 4)
    EE 14540-NPHMSA-28731Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd., Los Angeles, CA49 CFR 172.101 Column (9B), 172.204(c)(3), 173.27; 175.30(a)(1), 175.320To authorize the air transportation in commerce of certain explosives which are forbidden for shipment by cargo-only aircraft. (mode 4)
    EE 14541-NNorthern Air Cargo, Inc., Anchorage, AK49 CFR 172.101 Column (9B), 172.301(c) and 172.203(a)To authorize the one-time one-way transportation in commerce of anhydrous ammonia in a DOT-4AA 480 specification cylinders aboard a cargo-only aircraft. (mode 4)
    EE 14551-NPHMSA-28928Aerojet, Redmond, WA49 CFR 173.56To authorize the transportation in commerce of certain explosives as Dangerous Good in Apparatus, UN3363 instead of the EX classification of Cartridge, power device, UN0323. (modes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
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    EE 14553-NPHMSA-28929Chemtrade Logistics, Inc., North York, ON49 CFR 178.3(a)To authorize the transportation in commerce of approximately 3,200 UN1A2 drums containing Sodium Hydrosulfite powder, UN1384 that are marked with the UN certification only on the head of the drum. (mode 1)
    EE 14557-NPacific Bio-Material Management, Inc., Fresno, CA49 CFR 173.196 and 178.609To authorize the one-time, one-way transportation in commerce of certain Category A infectious substances by motor vehicle in alternative packaging for a distance of less than 15 miles. (mode 1)
    EE 14562-NThe Lite Cylinder Company, Franklin, TN49 CFR 173.304a(a)(1)To authorize the manufacture, marking, sale and use of a non-DOT specification, liner-less, fully-wrapped fiberglass composite cylinder for the transportation in commerce of certain Division 2.1 and 2.2 materials.
    EE 14563-NPHMSA-29093The Procter & Gamble Distributing LLC, Cincinnati, OH49 CFR 171.8 and 173.306(a)(3)To authorize the one-time, one-way, transportation in commerce of certain non-DOT specification metal receptacles containing Division 2.1 material as Consumer commodity, ORM-D by motor vehicle for disposal only. (mode 1)
    EE 14568-NPHMSA-29130Department of Defense, Ft. Eustis, VA49 CFR 173.431To authorize the transportation in commerce of portable nuclear gauges containing certain radioactive materials exceeding the quantity that may be transported in a Type A packaging.
    EE 14579-NSummitt Environmental, Inc. (Summitt), Wake Village, TX49 CFR 173.304aTo authorize the transportation in commerce of non-DOT specification cylinders containing methylamine, anhydrous one-time, one-way by motor vehicle for disposal. (mode 1)
    EE 14580-NLifeSparc, Hollister, CA49 CFR 173.56(b)To authorize the transportation in commerce of certain explosive materials without an EX approval by motor vehicle. (mode 1)
    EE 14581-NSaint Louis University, St. Louis, MO49 CFR 173.196; 178.609To authorize the one-way transportation in commerce of infectious substances other than Risk Group 4 in specially designed packaging (freezers). (mode 1)
    EE 14583-NMatheson Tri-Gas, Parsippany, NJ49 CFR 173.3(d)To authorize the one-time, one-way transportation in commerce of a leaking DOT 3AA specification cylinder containing dichlorosilane overpacked in a salvage cylinder. (modes 1, 3)
    MODIFICATION SPECIAL PERMIT WITHDRAWN
    11650-MAutoliv ASP, Inc., Ogden, UT49 CFR 173.301; 173.302; 178.65-9To modify the special permit to allow a failure to occur at a gage pressure less than 2.0 times the test pressure as provided by 49 CFR 178.65(f)(2)(i) or the pressure required to demonstrate a 1.5 times Safety Factor per the USCAR specifications.
    10698-MWorthington Cylinders-Wisconsin, Chilton, WI49 CFR 173.304(a)(2); 178.50To modify the special permit to authorize charging of the cylinders with an additional Division 2.2 gas.
    14172-MPHMSA-20906Pacific Bio-Material Management, Inc., d/b/a/ Pacific Scientific Transport, Fresno, CA49 CFR 173.196 and 173.199To modify the special permit to authorize additional customers outside of the current radius specified in the permit, to allow more than two freezers on each dedicated transport vehicle and to authorize more than seven shipments per year.
    5022-MAlliant Techsystems, Inc., Elkton, MD49 CFR 174.101(L); 174.104(d); 174.112(a); 177.834(1)(1)To modify the special permit to authorize the transportation in commerce of additional Division 1.2 hazardous materials.
    NEW SPECIAL PERMIT WITHDRAWN
    14408-NPHMSA-25996TOTAL Petrochemicals USA Inc., Pasadena, TX49 CFR 173.242; 178.245-1(c); 178.245-1(d) (4)To authorize the transportation in commerce of a non-DOT specification portable tank comparable to a specification DOT 51 portable tank equipped with bottom outlet and no internal shutoff valve for use in transporting various hazardous materials classed in Division 4.2 and 4.3. (modes 1, 3)
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    14420-NPHMSA-26306Garden State Tobacco d/b/a H.J. Bailey Co., Neptune, NJ49 CFR 173.186(c)To authorize the transportation in commerce of strike anywhere matches in non-DOT specification packages not exceeding 50 pounds each by private motor carrier not subject to the Hazardous Materials Regulations, except for marking. (mode 1)
    14438-NPHMSA-26550Matheson Tri-Gas, Parsippany, NJ49 CFR 173.301(h) and 173.40To authorize the transportation in commerce of certain DOT 3A and 3AA cylinders containing Division 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3 hazardous materials that have developed a leak and been capped with a special sealing device. (modes 1, 2, 3)
    14468-NPHMSA-27188REC Advanced Silicon Materials LLC, Butte, MT49 CFR 173.301(f)To authorize the transportation in commerce of certain cylinders containing Silane, compressed with a capacity over 50 L with a single relief device rather than one at each end. (modes 1, 2, 3)
    14473-NPHMSA-27189Weatherford International, Fort Worth, TX49 CFR 173.302a and 173.304aTo authorize the manufacture, marking, sale and use of a non-DOT specification cylinder similar to a DOT Specification 3A cylinder for use in the oil well sampling industry. (modes 1, 2, 3, 4)
    14529-NPHMSA-28526EnviroClean Management Services, Inc., Dallas, TX49 CFR 172.301(c); 173.197(d)To authorize the transportation in commerce of regulated medical waste in containers that are not leak-proof per 173.197(d). (mode 1)
    EMERGENCY SPECIAL PERMIT WITHDRAWN
    EE 11109-MNorthland Services, Inc., Seattle, WA49 CFR 176.170(b)To modify the special permit to authorize transportation of Division 5.1 materials. (mode 3)
    EE 14446-NMatheson-Tri Gas, Parsippany, NJ49 CFR 173.301(1)To authorize the transportation in commerce of 196, new foreign-manufactured cylinders, not previously filled, but hydro-tested at the time of manufacture, to be permitted to be filled for the first time without an additional hydrostatic test, as required in 49 CFR 173.301(1). (modes 1, 3)
    EE 14521-NWorld Asia Logistics, Inc., Los Angeles, CA49 CFR 172.101 Column (9B)To authorize the transportation in commerce of Hydrogen bromide, anhydrous by cargo aircraft. (mode 4)

    DENIED

    11911-MRequest by Transfer Flow, Inc Chico, CA December 27,2006. To modify the special permit to authorize quick connect hoses which would contain hazardous material when disconnected.
    10945-MRequest by Structural Composites Industries Pomona, CA October 05, 2006. To modify the special permit to authorize retest markings to be applied to the cylinder neck.
    12412-MRequest by ChemStation International Lima, OH March 16, 2007. To modify the special permit to allow the attendance requirements in 49 CFR 177.837(d) for Class 8 materials described as “Compounds, cleaning liquid.”
    12574-MRequest by Weldship Corporation Bethlehem, PA July 02, 2007. To modify the special permit to authorize the transportation in commerce of all hazardous materials currently authorized in DOT specification 107A seamless steel tank cars.
    12283-MRequest by Interstate Battery of Alaska Anchorage, AK June 08, 2007. To modify the special permit to authorize the round trip transportation in commerce of batteries within the State of Alaska.
    11911-MRequest by Transfer Flow, Inc Chico, CA July 17, 2007. To modify the special permit to allow an increase in the size of refueling tanks from 100 gallons to 300 gallons and to allow hoses to be attached to discharge outlets during transportation.
    12274-MRequest by Snow Peak, Inc Clackamas, OR July 19, 2007. To modify the special permit to authorize larger non-DOT specification nonrefillable inside containers.
    14447-MRequest by California Tank Lines, Inc. Stockton, CA July 19, 2007. To modify the special permit to authorize the unloading of DOT Specification MC 330 and 331 while the hose is still attached.
    14282-MRequest by Dyno Nobel, Inc. Salt Lake City, UT August 07, 2007. To modify the special permit to authorize the transportation in commerce of additional Division 3 and 5.1 materials.
    11579-MRequest by Senex Explosives, Inc. Cuddy, PA September 27, 2007. To modify the special permit to authorize the transportation of additional Class 3 materials and the use of several DOT specification and non-DOT specification bulk packagings.
    14397-NRequest by UltraCell Corporation Livermore, CA April 05, 2007. To authorize the transportation in commerce of up to 250 milliliters of a 70% methanol/water solution in non-DOT specification combination packaging not subject to the Hazardous Materials Regulations.
    14406-NRequest by Equa-Chlor Longview, WA November 08, 2006. To authorize the transportation in commerce of a DOT specification 105J600W tank car having a gross weight on rail of 286,000 pounds, for use in transportation of chlorine, Division 2.3, Poison-Inhalation Hazard/Zone B.
    14423-NRequest by Accutest Laboratories Dayton, NJ May 08, 2007. To authorize the transportation in commerce of Nitric acid other than red fuming with 50% or less nitric acid as small quantities under the provision of 49 CFR 173.4.
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    14430-NRequest by Prometheus International, Inc. Commerce, CA December 19, 2006. To authorize the transportation of a gas fuel tank for a lighter packaged in a special travel container in checked luggage on commercial passenger aircraft.
    14448-NRequest by UltraCell Corporation Livermore, CA April 10, 2007. To authorize passengers on aircraft to carry on fuel cells and spare cartridges as unregulated.
    14449-NRequest by Applied Companies Valencia, CA April 05, 2007. To authorize the manufacture, marking, sale and use of non-DOT specification cylinder similar to a DOT 4D for the transportation of nitrogen and carbon dioxide.
    14470-NRequest by Marsulex, Inc. Springfield, OR August 31, 2007. To authorize the transportation in commerce of certain hazardous materials by rail when the unloader does not secure access to the track as required by 49 CFR 174.67(a)(3).
    14481-NRequest by Transload of North America Middlesex, NJ August 02, 2007. To authorize the transportation in commerce of Class 9 solid hazardous waste in non-DOT Specification FIBCs.
    14499-NRequest by Optimus International AB, September 10, 2007. To authorize the manufacture, marking, sale and use of non-DOT specification, nonrefillable inside containers similar to DOT-2P for certain Division 2.1 flammable gases.
    14515-NRequest by STAKO, September 12, 2007. To authorize the manufacture, marking and sell of non-DOT specification fiber reinforced plastic cylinders built to DOT FRP-1 standard for use in transporting various flammable and non-flammable gases.
    14535-NRequest by Environmental Packaging Technologies Houston, TX October 05, 2007. To authorize the transportation in commerce of certain hazardous materials with a vapor pressure of 150 kPa at 55°C in intermediate bulk containers.
    14409-NRequest by Velsicol Chemical Corporation Rosemont, IL November 20, 2006. To authorize the transportation in commerce of a DOT-specification portable tank containing hexachlorocyclopentadiene, Division 6.1, Hazard Zone B by vessel which is not loaded to a filling density between 20% and 80% capacity.
    14433-NRequest by Cymer, LLC Decatur, TN November 22, 2006. To authorize the transportation in commerce of toxic by inhalation hazard liquids in combination packagings that have not had the required leakproof and hydrostatic testing.
    S.P No.S.P No.ApplicantRegulation(s)Nature of special permit thereof
    11579-MDyno Nobel, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT49 CFR 177.848(e)(2); 177.848(g)(3)To modify the special permit to authorize an additional packaging configuration for the transportation of Division 1.4, 1.5, & Combustible materials in DOT Specification and non-DOT specification bulk packagings.
    14401-NPHMSA-25936Ultra Electronics, Braintree, MA49 CFR 173.56To authorize the transportation of thermal batteries installed in equipment as not subject to the Hazardous Materials Regulations. (modes 1, 3, 4)
    14444-NPHMSA-26548The Boeing Company, St. Louis, MO49 CFR 173.60To authorize the transportation in commerce of a Division 1.3J explosive in non-DOT specification packaging by motor vehicle. (mode 1)
    14511-NPHMSA-28185JACAM Chemicals, L.L.C., Sterling, KS49 CFR 173.202, 173.203, 173.241 and 173.242To authorize the manufacture, mark and sale of non-specification 60-gallon portable metal tanks designed and constructed in accordance with DOT Specification 57, with certain exceptions, for use in transporting Class 3 (flammable) and Class 8 (corrosive) hazardous materials by highway. (mode 1)
    EE 14386-NEnvironmental Protection Agency, Edison, NJ49 CFR parts 100-185To authorize the transportation in commerce of hazardous materials used to support the recovery relief efforts within the flood disaster areas as not subject to the Hazardous Materials Regulations.
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    [FR Doc. 07-5079 Filed 10-15-07; 8:45 am]

    BILLING CODE 4909-60-M

Document Information

Published:
10/16/2007
Department:
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice of actions on special permit applications.
Document Number:
07-5079
Pages:
58713-58729 (17 pages)
PDF File:
07-5079.pdf