[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 213 (Wednesday, November 4, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 59505]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-29485]
[[Page 59505]]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Research and Special Programs Administration
49 CFR Parts 171, 177, 178, 180
[Docket No. RSPA-97-2718 (HM-225A)]
RIN 2137-AD07
Hazardous Materials: Safety Standards for Preventing and
Mitigating Unintentional Releases During the Unloading of Cargo Tank
Motor Vehicles in Liquefied Compressed Gas Service
AGENCY: Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of Negotiated Rulemaking Committee Meetings.
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SUMMARY: On August 20, 1998, RSPA published in the Federal Register a
document announcing dates and locations for its negotiated rulemaking
advisory committee meetings. However, in the document, RSPA did not
announce the locations for the December 1-2 meeting and the January 6-7
meeting. The purpose of this document is to announce the location of
these meetings. This document is in accordance with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act. The purpose of these meetings is to negotiate
recommendations for alternative safety standards for preventing and
mitigating unintentional releases of hazardous materials during the
unloading of cargo tank motor vehicles in liquefied compressed gas
service. The public is invited to attend; an opportunity for members of
the public to make oral presentations will be provided if time permits.
DATES: Meetings of the advisory committee will be from 8:30 a.m. to
4:00 p.m. on December 1-2, 1998, and January 6-7, 1999.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will take place at the Department of
Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. The December
1-2 meeting is in Room 3200 and the January 6-7 meeting is in Room
2230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Karim or Susan Gorsky, (202)
366-8553, Office of Hazardous Materials Standards, Research and Special
Programs Administration, Department of Transportation. Facilitator:
Philip J. Harter, The Mediation Consortium, (202) 887-1033.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Negotiated Rulemaking Committee has been
established to develop recommendations for alternative safety standards
for preventing and mitigating unintentional releases of hazardous
materials during the unloading of cargo tank motor vehicles in
liquefied compressed gas service. Meeting summaries and other relevant
materials will be placed in the public docket and can be accessed
through (http://dms.dot.gov). Persons wishing to submit written
comments should identify the docket number and submit one copy to the
Dockets Management System, U.S. Department of Transportation, 400
Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20001. The Dockets Management
System (DMS) is on the Plaza level of the Nassif Building at the U.S.
Department of Transportation at the above address. Persons wishing to
receive confirmation of receipt of their written comments should
include a self-addressed, stamped postcard.
Comments may also be submitted by e-mail to the following address:
rules@rspa.dot.gov''. Public dockets may be reviewed at the DMS
facility between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
Issued in Washington, DC, on October 29, 1998, under authority
delegated in 49 CFR Part 1.
Edward T. Mazzullo,
Director, Office of Hazardous Materials Standards, Research and Special
Programs Administration.
[FR Doc. 98-29485 Filed 11-3-98; 8:45 am]
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