[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 227 (Monday, November 27, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 58435]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-28814]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
International Standards on the Transport of Dangerous Goods;
Public Meeting
AGENCY: Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA), Department
of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice is to advise interested persons that RSPA will
conduct a public meeting to report on the results of the eleventh
session of the United Nation's Sub-Committee on Exports on the
Transport of Dangerous Goods (UNSCOE).
DATES: December 20, 1995 at 9:30 a.m.
ADDRESS: Room 6200, Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20590.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Frits Wybenga, International Standards
Coordinator, Office of Hazardous Materials Safety, Department of
Transportation, Washington, DC 20590; (202) 366-0656.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The primary purpose of this meeting will be
to review the progress made by the eleventh session of the UNSCOE held
from December 4, to 15, 1995 and to prepare for the next meeting of the
UNSCOE to be held in July 1996. Topics to be covered include matters
related to restructuring the UN Recommendations on the Transport of
Dangerous Goods into a model rule, criteria for environmentally
hazardous substances, review of intermodal portable tank requirements,
review of the requirements applicable to small quantities of hazardous
materials in transport (limited quantities), classification of
individual substances, requirements for bulk and non-bulk packagings
used to transport hazardous materials, infectious substances and
international harmonization of classification criteria.
The public is invited to attend without prior notification.
Documents
Copies of documents submitted to the eleventh session of the UN
Sub-Committee meeting may be obtained from RSPA. A listing of these
documents is available on the Hazardous Materials Information Exchange
(HMIX), RSPA's computer bulletin board. Documents may be ordered by
contacting RSPA's Dockets Unit (202-366-5046). For more information on
the use of the HMIX system, contact the HMIX information center, 1-800-
PLANFOR (752-6367); in Illinois, 1-800-367-9592; Monday through Friday,
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Central time. The HMIX may also be accessed via
the Internet at hmix.dis.anl.gov.
After the meeting, a summary of the public meeting will also be
available from the Hazardous Materials Advisory Council, Suite 301,
1101 Vermont Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20005; telephone number (202)
289-4550.
Issued in Washington, DC, on November 20, 1995.
Alan I. Roberts,
Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety.
[FR Doc. 95-28814 Filed 11-24-95; 8:45 am]
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