[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 33 (Friday, February 19, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8441-8442]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-4103]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Research and Special Programs Administration
Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; Notice of Application for
Modification of Exemption
AGENCY: Research and Special Programs Administration, DOT.
ACTION: List of Applications for Modifications of 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
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the applications described herein. This notice is abbreviated to
expedite docketing and public notice. Because the sections affected,
modes of transportation, and the nature of application have been shown
in earlier Federal Register publications, they are not repeated here.
Requests for modifications of exemptions (e.g. to provide for
additional hazardous materials, packaging design changes, additional
mode of transportation, etc.) are described in footnotes to the
application number. Application numbers with the suffix ``M'' denote a
modification request. These applications have been separated from the
new applications for exemptions to facilitate processing.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 8, 1999.
ADDRESS COMMENTS TO: Records Center, 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 number.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the applications are
available for inspection in the Records Center, Nassif Building, 400
7th Street, SW., Washington, DC.
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Modification
Application No. Docket No. Applicant of exemption
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6611-M................. ...................... Gardner Cryogenics, Lehigh Valley, PA (See 6611
Footnote 1).
6765-M................. ...................... Gardner Cryogenics, Lehigh Valley, PA (See 6765
Footnote 2).
11447-M................ ...................... SAES Pure Gas, Inc., San Luis Obispo, CA (See 11447
Footnote 3).
11856-M................ RSPA-1997-2530........ Olin Corp/Motorola Corp, (See Footnote 4)...... 11856
12211-M................ Non-available......... BJ Coiltech division of BJ Services Company 12211
USA, Lafayette, LA (See Footnote 5).
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(1) To modify the exemption to provide for design changes of a non-DOT specification vacuum insulated portable
tank manufactured in accordance with ASME Code criteria resulting in an increase of the Maximum Allowable
Working Pressure for the transportation of a nonflammable cryogenic liquid.
(2) To modify the exemption to provide for design changes of the non-DOT specification portable tanks
manufactured in accordance with the ASME Code criteria resulting in an increase of the Maximum Allowable
Working Pressures for the transportation of a Division 2.1 and a Division 2.2 material.
(3) To modify the exemption to allow for a design change of the stainless steel pressure vessel; an increase of
catalyst material not to exceed 8,000 pounds; increase of nickel content within the catalyst not to exceed
5,200 pounds.
(4) To modify the exemption to increase the satellite fuel tank capacity from 33 gallons to 35 gallons and to
authorize rail freight as an additional mode of transportation for certain Division 2.3 and Class 8 materials.
(5) To reissue the exemption originally issued on an emergency basis to authorize the transportation in commerce
of liquid nitrogen, cryogenic liquid by cargo vessel in non-DOT specification insulated portable tanks
manufactured before 2/1/99, used in support of the offshore oil and gas exploration and production in the Gulf
of Mexico.
This notice of receipt of applications for modification of
exemptions is published in accordance with Part 107 of the Hazardous
Materials Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. 1806; 49 CFR 1.53(e)).
Issued in Washington, DC, on February 12, 1999.
J. Suzanne Hedgepeth,
Director, Office of Hazardous Materials Exemptions and Approvals.
[FR Doc. 99-4103 Filed 2-18-99; 8:45 am]
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