96-3116. Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; Notice of Applications for Exemptions  

  • [Federal Register Volume 61, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 13, 1996)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 5597-5599]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 96-3116]
    
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
    Research and Special Programs Administration
    
    
    Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; Notice of Applications for 
    Exemptions
    
    AGENCY: Research and Special Programs Administration, DOT.
    
    ACTION: List of Applicants for Exemptions.
    
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    SUMMARY: In accordance with the procedures governing the application 
    for, and the processing of, exemptions from the Department of 
    Transportation's Hazardous Materials Regulations (49 CFR Part 107, 
    Subpart B), notice is hereby given that the Office of Hazardous 
    Materials Safety has received the applications described herein. Each 
    mode of transportation for which a particular exemption is requested is 
    indicated by a number in the ``Nature of 
    
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    Application'' portion of the table below as follows: 1--Motor vehicle, 
    2--Rail freight, 3--Cargo vessel, 4--Cargo aircraft only, 5--Passenger-
    carrying aircraft.
    
    DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 14, 1996.
    
    ADDRESS COMMENTS TO: Dockets Unit, Research and Special Programs 
    Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, DC 
    20590.
        Comments should refer to the application number and be submitted in 
    triplicate. If confirmation of receipt of comments is desired, include 
    a self-addressed stamped postcard showing the exemption application 
    number.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
    Copies of the applications are available for inspection in the Dockets 
    Unit, Room 8426, Nassif Building, 400 7th Street SW., Washington, DC.
    
                                                     New Exemptions                                                 
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       Application No.             Applicant            Regulation(s) affected       Nature of exemption thereof    
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    11596-N                Matheson Gas Products,     49 CFR 173.314...........  To authorize the transportation in 
                            Secaucus, NJ.                                         commerce of hydrogen sulfide      
                                                                                  german contained in IMO/IMDG      
                                                                                  approved containers. (Modes 1, 3).
    11600-N                Strombecker Corporation,   49 CFR 172.101...........  To authorize the transportation in 
                            Chicago, IL.                                          commerce of toy caps as ORM-D     
                                                                                  consumer commodity instead of     
                                                                                  Division 1.4S. (Modes 1, 2, 3, 4).
    11609-N                Rubbermaid Commercial      49 CFR 171.8, 172.101      To authorize the manufacture, mark 
                            Products Inc.,             Col. 8(c), 172.197,        and sale of specially designed    
                            Winchester, VA.            178.803, 178.810-178.819.  trucks for use in transporting    
                                                                                  regulated medical waste. (Mode 1).
    11613-N                Monsanto Co., St. Louis,   49 CFR 174.67(i).........  To authorize rail cars to remain   
                            MO.                                                   connected during entire unloading 
                                                                                  process without the physical      
                                                                                  presence of an unloader. (Mode 2).
    11615-N                Allied-Signal Aerospace    49 CFR 178.65, 178.65-11,  To authorize an alternative testing
                            Co., Kansas City, MO.      178.65-12.                 method for DOT-Specification 39   
                                                                                  (non-reusable/non-refillable      
                                                                                  cylinders) used as part of        
                                                                                  specially designed equipment for  
                                                                                  use in transporting various       
                                                                                  hazardous materials (Mode 1).     
    11619-N                Univ. of New Hampshire,    49 CFR 173.304, 178.36...  To authorize the transportation in 
                            Durham, NH.                                           commerce of the Solar Energetic   
                                                                                  Particle Ionic Charge Analyzer    
                                                                                  (SEPICA) which contains isobutane,
                                                                                  a Division 2.1 material, in non-  
                                                                                  DOT specification containers.     
                                                                                  (Mode 1).                         
    11620-N                Advanced Monobloc Corp.,   49 CFR 173.306(3)(ii)....  To authorize the manufacture, mark 
                            Hermitage, PA.                                        and sale of non-DOT specification 
                                                                                  cylinders which are comparable to 
                                                                                  a DOT Specification 39 cylinder   
                                                                                  for the transportation of         
                                                                                  refrigerant gas 134A, Division 2.2
                                                                                  (Modes 1, 2, 3, 4).               
    11621-N                Aerojet Industrial         49 CFR 172.101(i),         To authorize the manufacture, mark 
                            Products, North Las        173.301(h), 173.302(a),    and sale of non-DOT Specification 
                            Vegas, NV.                 173.34(e).                 cylinders as permanently mounted  
                                                                                  equipment for use in transporting 
                                                                                  non-liquefied compressed gases    
                                                                                  Division 2.2 (Mode 1).            
    11622-N                Monsanto Co., St. Louis,   49 CFR 173.35(b).........  To authorize the transportation in 
                            MO.                                                   commerce of reused flexible       
                                                                                  intermediate bulk containers used 
                                                                                  to ship up to 1200 lbs. per       
                                                                                  container of Class 9 granular     
                                                                                  solids. (Mode 1).                 
    11624-N                Laidlaw Environmental      49 CFR 173.173(b)(2).....  To authorize the transportation in 
                            Services, Inc.,                                       commerce of household hazardous   
                            Columbia, SC.                                         waste identified as paint or paint
                                                                                  related material, Class 3         
                                                                                  material, in quantities greater   
                                                                                  than those presently authorized.  
                                                                                  (Mode 1).                         
    11625-N                Exxon Chemical Co.,        49 CFR 173.34(e)(10).....  To authorize an alternative testing
                            Baytown, TX.                                          schedule for DOT Specification    
                                                                                  4BW240 cylinders from 5 to 8 years
                                                                                  when used in corrosive service.   
                                                                                  (Mode 1).                         
    11626-N                DeVibiss Health Care,      49 CFR 178.57-8(b).......  To authorize the transportation of 
                            Inc., Ft. Pierce, FL.                                 non-DOT specification vacuum      
                                                                                  insulated cylinders similar to 4L 
                                                                                  for use in transporting oxygen for
                                                                                  ambulatory patients. (Modes 1, 2, 
                                                                                  3, 4, 5).                         
    11627-N                Propack Inc., Essington    49 CFR 173.227(a)........  To authorize the transportation in 
                            PA.                                                   commerce of toxic liquid,         
                                                                                  corrosive inorganic, n.o.s. PIH,  
                                                                                  Zone B material for shipment in   
                                                                                  composite packaging. (Mode 1).    
    11631-N                Health Care Incinerators,  49 CFR 106, 107, 171-180,  To authorize the transportation of 
                            Fargo, ND.                 171.8, 172.101 Col.        specially designed containers for 
                                                       8(c), 173.197.             use in transporting medical waste 
                                                                                  in bulk. (Mode 1).                
    
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    11634-N                Avon Products, Inc., New   49 CFR 173.24a(a)(3).....  To authorize the transportation in 
                            York, NY.                                             commerce of materials classed as  
                                                                                  ORM-D consumer commodities without
                                                                                  inner packagings being packed,    
                                                                                  secured and cushioned to control  
                                                                                  their movement within the outer   
                                                                                  packaging. (Modes 1, 2).          
    11635-N                SEAS Pure Gas Inc., San    49 CFR 173.212...........  To authorize the transportation in 
                            Luis Obispo, CA.                                      commerce of a specially designed  
                                                                                  argon gas purifier containing a   
                                                                                  flammable solid, inorganic, n.o.s.
                                                                                  Division 4.1. (Modes 1, 3, 4).    
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        This notice of receipt of applications for new exemptions is 
    published in accordance with Part 107 of the Hazardous Materials 
    Transportations Act (49 U.S.C. 1806; 49 CFR 1.53(e)).
    
        Issued in Washington, DC, on February 7, 1995.
    J. Suzanne Hedgepeth,
    Director, Office Hazardous Materials, Exemptions and Approvals.
    [FR Doc. 96-3116 Filed 2-12-96; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
02/13/1996
Department:
Research and Special Programs Administration
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
List of Applicants for Exemptions.
Document Number:
96-3116
Dates:
Comments must be received on or before March 14, 1996.
Pages:
5597-5599 (3 pages)
PDF File:
96-3116.pdf