[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 139 (Tuesday, July 21, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39116-39117]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-19358]
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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 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 August 20, 1998.
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 application
number.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Copies of the applications (See Docket Number) are available for
inspection at the New Docket Management Facility, PL-401, at the U.S.
Department of Transportation, Nassif Building, 400 7th Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20590.
This notice of receipt of applications for new exemptions is
published in accordance with Part 107 of the Hazardous Materials
Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. 1806; 49 CFR 1.53(e)).
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Issued in Washington, DC, on July 14, 1998.
J. Suzanne Hedgepeth,
Director, Office of Hazardous Materials, Exemptions and Approvals.
New Exemptions
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Regulation(s) Nature of exemption
Application No. Docket No. Applicant affected thereof
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12096-N RSPA-98-3991 E.I. DuPont de 49 CFR 172.102 To authorize the one
Nemours & Co., (c)(3) SP B9 & time-transportation in
Inc., Wilmington, B74, 179.103-5 commerce of a DOT-
DE. (b)(1). Specification 120A500W
tank car, containing a
Division 6.1 material,
poisonous by
inhalation, that was
loaded out of test
date. (mode 2)
12097-N RSPA-98-3993 Qual-X Inc., 49 CFR 173.140, To authorize the one-
Powell, OH. 173.412. time transportation in
commerce of a specially
designed device
containing small
quantities of gas,
Division 2.2 contained
in Type A package used
as part of a leak
detector console. (mode
1)
12098-N RSPA-98-3994 Carleton 49 CFR 178.65...... To authorize the
Technologies, transportation in
Inc., Orchard commerce of certain
Park, NY. compressed gases,
Division 2.2, in non-
DOT specification
pressure vessels.
(modes 1, 2, 4)
12100-N RSPA-98-4004 Tokico (USA), Inc., 49 CFR 172.200-202, To authorize the
Berea, KY. 172.203-204, transportation in
172.300, 173.306 commerce of gas struts
(f)(1), 173.306 charged by a mixture of
(f)(2)(iii), nitrogen gas and
173.306 (f)(3). hydraulic oil as
essentially
unregulated. (modes 1,
2, 3, 4, 5)
12102-N RSPA-98-4005 AETS/CWM, Flanders, 49 CFR 173.56(i)... To authorize the
NJ. transportation of
certain Division 1.1D,
unstable waste
laboratory mixtures
that have been
densitized to remove
their explosive
characteristics, as
Division 4.1 flammable
solids. (mode 1)
12104-N RSPA-98-4039 Hoechst Celanese, 49 CFR 174.67(i)... To authorize rail cars
Spartanburg, SC. to remain connected
throughout the
unloading of Class 9
material without the
physical presence of an
unloader. (mode 2)
12105-N RSPA-98-4040 Becton Dickinson 49 CFR 172.504, To authorize the
Microbiology 174.81, 177.848. transportation in
Systems, Sparks, commerce of specially-
MD. designed combination
packaging for use in
transporting Division
4.3 and Class 8
material be exempt from
segregation and
placarding
requirements. (modes 1,
2)
12106-N RSPA-98-4041 Air Liquide America 49 CFR 173.24(g)... To authorize the venting
Corporation, of a DOT-specification
Houston, TX. 105A400W tank car used
for the transportation
of carbon dioxide,
Division 2.2. (mode 2)
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[FR Doc. 98-19358 Filed 7-20-98; 8:45 am]
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