[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 231 (Friday, December 2, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-29665]
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[Federal Register: December 2, 1994]
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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 report on the results of the eighteenth
session of the United Nation's Committee of Experts on the Transport of
Dangerous Goods and to report on progress in harmonizing hazardous
material transportation regulations with Mexico.
DATES: December 13, 1994 at 9:30 a.m.
ADDRESSES: Room 8334, 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 (1) review the results of the eighteenth session of the Committee of
Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods and (2) to begin
preparation for U.S. participation in meetings of the UN Committee of
Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods and its Sub-Committees
during the 1995-96 biennium. Topics to be covered include matters
related to explosives including packaging requirements, the tests and
criteria for classifying dangerous goods, portable tank requirements,
listing and classification issues, non-bulk and intermediate bulk
packaging requirements including provisions for salvage packagings,
limited quantity provisions, segregation requirements, infectious
substances requirements, criteria for environmentally hazardous
substances, international activities related to harmonization of
chemical classification and labeling and other amendments to the United
Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods. The
opportunity of this meeting will also be used to report on the
activities related to the harmonization of hazardous materials
regulations in North America, with particular emphasis on progress in
harmonizing regulations with Mexico.
The public is invited to attend without prior notification.
Documents
Copies of documents submitted to the eighteenth session of the UN
Committee meeting and the report of the eighteenth session 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 (202-366-4453). 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.
After the meeting, a summary of the public meeting will also be
available from the Hazardous Materials Advisory Council, Suite 301,
1101 Vermont Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20005; telephone number (202)
289-4550.
Issued in Washington, DC, on November 29, 1994.
Alan I. Roberts,
Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety.
[FR Doc. 94-29665 Filed 12-1-94; 8:45 am]
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