95-14563. International Standards on the Transport of Dangerous Goods; Public Meeting

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 114 (Wednesday, June 14, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31346-31347]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-14563]



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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 tenth session of the United Nation's Sub-Committee of Experts on 
the Transport of Dangerous Goods.

DATES: July 6, 1995 at 9:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES: Room 6200, 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; [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting will be held in preparation for 
the tenth session of the Sub-Committee of Experts on the Transport of 
Dangerous Goods to be held July 10 to 21, 1995 in Geneva, Switzerland. 
During this public meeting U.S. positions on proposals submitted to the 
tenth session of the Sub-Committee will be discussed. Topics to be 
covered include matters related to explosives including the United 
Nations (UN) External Fire (Bonfire) Test, restructuring the UN 
Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods into a model rule, 
criteria for environmentally hazardous substances, review of intermodal 
portable 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 international harmonization of classification 
criteria.
    The public is invited to attend without prior notification.

Documents

    Copies of documents submitted to the tenth 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 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 

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from the Hazardous Materials Advisory Council, Suite 250, 1110 Vermont 
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20005; telephone number [phone].

    Issued in Washington, DC, on June 9, 1995.
Alan I. Roberts,
Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety.
[FR Doc. 95-14563 Filed 6-13-95; 8:45 am]
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