95-20310. Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; Notice of Applications for Exemptions  

  • [Federal Register Volume 60, Number 158 (Wednesday, August 16, 1995)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 42642-42643]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 95-20310]
    
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
    
    Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; Notice of Applications for 
    Exemptions
    
    AGENCY: Research and Special Programs Administration, DOT.
    
    ACTION: List of Applications for Exemptions.
    
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    SUMMARY: In accordance with the procedures governing the application 
    for, and the processing of, exemptions for 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 follow: 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 September 15, 1995.
    
    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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    11442-N      Union Tank Car Co., East     49 CFR 173.31.............  To authorize an alternative retesting     
                  Chicago, IN.                                             schedule for DOT 111A100W-6 tank cars.   
                                                                           (Mode 2.)                                
    11443-N      Hercules Inc., Wilmington,   49 CFR 173.225(e).........  To authorize the transportation of        
                  DE.                                                      Division 5.2 organic perodixes           
                                                                           intermediate bulk containers equipped    
                                                                           with the same pressure releases system as
                                                                           DOT-57 portable tanks. (Mode 1.)         
    11513-N      Thiokol Corp., Brigham       49 CFR 172.101............  To authorize the transportation           
                  City, UT.                                                cyclotetramethyle tetranitramine (HMX)   
                                                                           dry, Division 1.1D containing less than  
                                                                           10 percent water transported in non-DOT  
                                                                           specification 25 lb. plastic bags        
                                                                           overpacked in 21-C or UN approved        
                                                                           container. (Mode 1.)                     
    11518-N      Petroleum Marketers Assoc.   49 CFR 180.405(b), (c),     To authorize an alternative testing and   
                  of America, Arlington, VA.   (g), (h), (j),              inspection procedure of small cargo tanks
                                               180.407(c), (d)(1), (e),    of 3,500 gallons or less carrying        
                                               (g), (h), (i).              petroleum products. (Mode 1.)            
    11519-N      B&R Specialities Inc., Hyde  49 CFR 172.101, Column      To authorize the transportation of        
                  Park, NY.                    8.c, 173.197.               regulated medical waste in polyethylene  
                                                                           carts mounted on bases with roller       
                                                                           coasters transported in specifically     
                                                                           designed trucks. (Mode 1.)               
    11520-N      Albemarle Corp., Baton       49 CFR 173.249(b).........  To authorize the one-time shipment of a   
                  Rouge, LA.                                               partial load of bromine, Class 8, PIH    
                                                                           (approximately 754 gallons) in a 1788    
                                                                           gallon capacity nickel-clad DOT          
                                                                           Specification MC-312 cargo tank. (Mode   
                                                                           1.)                                      
    115121-N     City of Cincinnati,          49 CFR 174.67(i) and (j)..  To authorize a tank car to stand with     
                  Cincinnati, OH.                                          unloading connections attached after     
                                                                           unloading without the physical presence  
                                                                           of an unloader. (Mode 2.)                
    
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    11522-N      The American Waterways       49 CFR 176.905(k).........  To authorize battery cables in (self-     
                  Operators, Seattle, WA.                                  propelled) vehicles to remain connected  
                                                                           and stowed in closed freight containers  
                                                                           and transported on unmanned open-deck    
                                                                           steel barges. (Mode 3.)                  
    11523-N      Bio-Lab, Inc. Conyers, GA..  49 CFR 172.407............  To authorize the transportation of        
                                                                           palletized non-DOT specification high    
                                                                           density polyethylene bottles of 5 pound  
                                                                           capacity, containing calcium             
                                                                           hypochlorite, hydrated, Division 5.1     
                                                                           (Mode 1.)                                
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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 August 10, 1995.
    J. Suzanne Hedgepeth,
    Chief, Exemption Programs, Office of Hazardous Materials Exemptions and 
    Approvals.
    [FR Doc. 95-20310 Filed 8-15-95; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
08/16/1995
Department:
Transportation Department
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
List of Applications for Exemptions.
Document Number:
95-20310
Dates:
Comments must be received on or before September 15, 1995.
Pages:
42642-42643 (2 pages)
PDF File:
95-20310.pdf