06-9233. Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; Notice of Delays in Processing of Special Permit Applications

AGENCY:

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, DOT.

ACTION:

List of Application Delayed more than 180 days.

SUMMARY:

In accordance with the requirements of 49 U.S.C. 5117(c), PHMSA is publishing the following list of special permit applications that have been in process for 180 days or more. The reason(s) for delay and the expected completion date for action on each application is provided in association with each identified application.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ann Mazzullo, Office of Hazardous Materials Special Permits and Approvals, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001, [phone].

Key to “Reason for Delay”

1. Awaiting additional information from applicant.

2. Extensive public comment under review.

3. Application is technically complex and is of significant impact or precedent-setting and requires extensive analysis.

4. Staff review delayed by other priority issues or volume of special permit applications.

Meaning of Application Number Suffixes

N—New application.

M—Modification request.

X—Renewal.

PM—Party to application with modification request.

Issued in Washington, DC, on November 13, 2006.

Delmer F. Billings,

Director, Office of Hazardous Materials Safety Special Permits & Approvals.

Application No.	Applicant	Reason for delay	Estimated date of completion
New Special Permit Applications
14229-N	Senex Explosives, Inc., Cuddy, PA	4	11-30-2006
14237-N	Advanced Technology Materials, Inc., (ATMI), Danbury, CT	1	11-31-2006
14257-N	Origin Energy American Samoa, Inc., Pago Pago, AS	4	11-30-2006
14266-N	NCF Industries, Inc., Santa Maria, CA	3	11-30-2006
14316-N	VOTG North America, Inc., West Chester, PA	4	12-31-2006
14314-N	North American Automotive Hazmat Action Committee	4	11-30-2006
14330-N	Chemical & Metal Industries, Inc., Hudson, CO	4	12-31-2006
14337-N	NKCF Co., Ltd., Jisa-Dong, Kangseo-Gu Busan	4	11-30-2006
14343-N	Valero St. Charles, Norco, LA	4	12-31-2006
14318-N	Lockheed Martin Technical Operations, Vandenberg AFB, CA	4	12-31-2006
14277-N	Ascus Technologies, Ltd., Cleveland, OH	3,4	12-31-2006
Modification to Special Permits
12677-M	Austin Powder Illinois Company, Cleveland, OH	4	11-30-2006
12405-M	Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.	4	11-30-2006
3121-M	Department of Defense, Ft. Eustis, VA	4	10-31-2006
12277-M	Indian Sugar and General Engineering Corporation, Haryana	4	12-31-2006
5749-M	E.I. DuPont de Nemours, Wilmington, DE	4	12-31-2006
10481-M	M-1 Engineeering Limited, Bradford, West Yorkshire	4	12-31-2006