[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 215 (Tuesday, November 7, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 56185]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-27556]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Research and Special Programs Administration
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 exchange views on proposals submitted to
the eleventh session of the United Nations' Sub-Committee of Experts on
the Transport of Dangerous Goods and to report on the progress of the
International Civil Aviation Organization's (ICAO) Dangerous Panel
(DGP) fifteenth meeting which was held in Montreal, Canada on October
17-26, 1995.
DATES: November 29, 1995 at 9:30 a.m.
ADDRESSES: Room 9230, 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: This meeting will be held in preparation for
the eleventh session of the Sub-Committee of Experts on the Transport
of Dangerous Goods to be held December 4 to 15, 1995 in Geneva,
Switzerland. During this public meeting U.S. positions on proposals
submitted to the eleventh session of the Sub-Committee will be
discussed. 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 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.
A second purpose for the meeting will be to review the results of
the fifteenth session (October 17-26, 1995, in Montreal, Canada) of the
ICAO Dangerous Goods Panel. Agreed amendments to the ICAO Technical
Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air will be
discussed.
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
filling out an on-line request form on the HMIX or 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 Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20005; telephone number (202)
289-4550.
Issued in Washington, DC, on November 2, 1995.
Robert A. McGuire,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety.
[FR Doc. 95-27556 Filed 11-6-95; 8:45 am]
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