98-3562. Hazardous Materials in Intrastate Commerce: Public Meetings Related to Implementation and Compliance

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 29 (Thursday, February 12, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 7192]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-3562]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Research and Special Programs Administration
[Notice No. 98-2]


Hazardous Materials in Intrastate Commerce: Public Meetings 
Related to Implementation and Compliance

AGENCY: Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a series of four public meetings to 
provide information and accept questions regarding regulations issued 
under Docket HM-200, ``Hazardous Materials in Intrastate 
Transportation,'' published in the Federal Register on January 8, 1997 
(62 FR 1208). The regulations require that most intrastate shippers and 
carriers comply with the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) and 
provide a number of exceptions to reduce regulatory burdens. The 
meetings are intended to assist in understanding and complying with the 
new requirements.

DATES: Public Meetings. Public meetings will be held as follows:
    (1) March 26, 1998 in Lincoln, Nebraska;
    (2) April 7, 1998 in Irving, Texas;
    (3) April 22, 1998, in Decatur, Georgia; and
    (4) May 5, 1998, in Seattle, Washington.

ADDRESSES: Meetings. See Supplementary Information for specific times, 
locations and agendas.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diane LaValle, Office of Hazardous 
Materials Standards, [phone], Research and Special Programs 
Administration, 400 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC 20590-0001. E-
mail address: [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    On January 8, 1997, RSPA published a final rule in the Federal 
Register (62 FR 1208) which amended the Hazardous Materials Regulations 
(HMR; 49 CFR parts 171-180) to expand the scope of the regulations to 
include most intrastate transportation of hazardous materials. RSPA 
also provided exceptions to the regulations to reduce the impact on 
persons newly subject to the HMR and others. Exceptions for 
agricultural operations are found in Sec. 173.5; exceptions for 
materials of trade (MOTS) are found in Sec. 173.6; and exceptions for 
non-specification packagings for flammable liquid petroleum products 
are found in Sec. 173.8. As part of an outreach program to assist the 
public in understanding and complying with these regulations, RSPA is 
holding four public meetings.

Conduct of Meetings

    Meetings will be informal, intended to produce dialogue between 
agency personnel and those persons affected by the expansion of the 
scope of the HMR.

Meeting Schedule and Agendas

    The public meetings will be held at the following locations:
    (1) March 26, 1998, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon in Lincoln, Nebraska, 
Best Western Airport Inn, I-80 and Airport Exit #399, [phone];
    (2) April 7, 1998, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon in Irving, Texas, Wilson 
World Hotel, 4600 West Airport Freeway, [phone];
    (3) April 22, 1998, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon in Decatur, Georgia, 
Holiday Inn Hotel & Conference Plaza, 130 Clairemont Avenue, (404) 371-
0204; and
    (4) May 5, 1998, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon in Seattle, Washington, 
Double Tree Hotel, 18470 Pacific Highway South, [phone].
    If there is interest, the meetings will resume after lunch.

    Issued in Washington, DC on February 6, 1998 under authority 
delegated in 49 CFR.
Alan I. Roberts,
Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety.
[FR Doc. 98-3562 Filed 2-11-98; 8:45 am]
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