[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 226 (Thursday, November 21, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59277-59278]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-29745]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; Notice of Applications for
Exemptions
AGENCY: Research and Special Programs Administration, DOT.
ACTION: List of applicants for exemptions.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the procedures governing the application
for, and the processing of, exemptions from the Department of
Transportation's Hazardous Materials Regulations (49 CFR Part 107,
Subpart B), notice is hereby given that the Office of Hazardous
Materials Safety has received the applications described herein. Each
mode of transportation for which a particular exemption 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.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 23, 1996.
ADDRESS COMMENTS TO: Docket Unit, Research and Special Programs
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 comments is desired, include
a self-addressed stamped postcard showing the exemption application
number.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Copies of the application are available for inspection in the Dockets
Unit, Room 8426, Nassif Building, 400 7th Street, SW, Washington, DC.
This notice of receipt of applications for new exemptions is
published in accordance with Part 107 of the Hazardous Materials
Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. 1806; 49 CFR 1.53(e)).
Issued in Washington, DC, on November 15, 1996.
J. Suzanne Hedgepeth,
Director, Office of Hazardous Materials Exemptions and Approvals.
New Exemptions
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Application No. Applicant Regulation(s) affected Nature of exemption thereof
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11777-N..................... Morton International, 49 CFR 173.301(h), To authorize the
Automotive Safety 173.302, 173.306(d)(3). transportation in commerce
Products Ogden, UT. of certain cartridges, power
devices classed as Division
1.4S and airbag inflators or
airbag modules classed as
Division 4.1 or Class 9
exempt from the marking and
labelling requirements.
(modes 1, 4)
11778-N..................... National Aeronautics & 49 CFR 173.304(a)(2).... To authorize the
Space Administration transportation in commerce
(NASA), Washington, DC. of the Faint Object
Spectrograph, which contains
compressed and liquidified
gases in non-DOT
specification containers.
(modes 1, 4)
11779-N..................... Columbia Helicopters, 49 CFR 173.202, To authorize the
Inc., Portland, OR. 173.24(c). transportation in commerce
of gasoline, Class 3, in UL
approved non-bulk
polyethylene containers in
support of log-cutting
operation. (mode 1)
11780-N..................... Hewlett-Packard Co., 49 CFR 173.304(a)(2), To authorize the
Washington, DC. 175.3. transportation in commerce
of certain x-ray systems
containing sulfur
hexafluoride, Division 2.2.
(modes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
11781-N..................... USA Jet Airlines, 49 CFR 171.11, 172.101, To authorize the
Belleville, MI. 172.204(c)(3), 173.27, transportation in commerce
175.30(a)(1), of Class 1 explosives that
175.320(b). are not permitted for
shipment by air or in
quantities greater than
those prescribed. (mode 4)
11782-N..................... Aeronex, Inc., San Diego, 49 CFR 173.212.......... To authorize the
CA. transportation in commerce
of non-specification
cylinders constructed of
316L stainless steel for use
in transporting a Division
4.2 material. (mode 1)
11786-N..................... Dow Corning Corp. 49 CFR 174.67(i) & (j).. To authorize tank cars to
Midland, MI. remain connected during
unloading of various
hazardous materials without
the physical presence of an
unloader. (mode 2)
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[FR Doc. 96-29745 Filed 11-20-96; 8:45 am]
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