[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 161 (Thursday, August 20, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 44601-44602]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-22421]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Research and Special Programs Administration
49 CFR Parts 171, 177, 178, 180
[Docket No. RSPA-97-2718 (HM-225A)]
RIN 2137-AD07
Hazardous Materials: Safety Standards for Preventing and
Mitigating Unintentional Releases During the Unloading of Cargo Tank
Motor Vehicles in Liquefied Compressed Gas Service
AGENCY: Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of negotiated rulemaking committee meetings.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, RSPA
announces the dates for its advisory committee meetings to negotiate
recommendations for alternative safety standards for preventing and
mitigating unintentional releases of hazardous materials during the
unloading of cargo tank motor vehicles in liquefied compressed gas
service. The Committee will meet on the dates listed below. The public
is invited to attend; an opportunity for members of the public to make
oral presentations will be provided if time permits.
DATES: Meetings of the advisory committee will be from 8:30 a.m. to
4:00 p.m. The Committee is scheduled to meet on the following dates:
Wednesday and Thursday, September 9-10, 1998
Wednesday and Thursday, October 7-8, 1998
Wednesday and Thursday, November 4-5, 1998
Tuesday and Wednesday, December 1-2, 1998
Wednesday and Thursday, January 6-7, 1999
The September 9-10 meeting will be held in the Captains Room, Pier
7--Channel Inn, 650 Water Street, S.W., Washington, D.C., (202) 554-
2500. The October 7-8 and November 4-5 meetings will take place at the
Department of Transportation, Room 2230, 400 Seventh Street, S.W.,
Washington, D.C. Location of the December and January meetings will be
announced in a later notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Karim or Susan Gorsky, (202)
366-8553, Office of Hazardous Materials Standards, Research and Special
Programs Administration, Department of Transportation. Facilitator:
Philip J. Harter, The Mediation Consortium, (202) 887-1033.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Negotiated Rulemaking Committee has been
established to develop recommendations for alternative safety standards
for preventing and mitigating unintentional releases of hazardous
materials during the unloading of cargo tank motor vehicles (CTMVs) in
liquefied compressed gas service. Meeting summaries and other relevant
materials will be placed in the public docket and can be accessed
through (http://www.dms.dot.gov). Persons wishing to submit written
comments should identify the docket number and submit one copy to the
Dockets Management System, U.S. Department of Transportation, 400
Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20001. The Dockets Management
System is located on the Plaza level of the Nassif Building at the U.S.
Department of Transportation at the above address. Persons wishing to
receive confirmation of receipt of their written comments should
include a self-addressed, stamped postcard.
Comments may also be submitted by e-mail to the following address:
rules@rspa.dot.gov''. Public dockets may be reviewed there between
the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
Issued in Washington, DC on August 17, 1998, under authority
delegated in 49 CFR Part 1.
Alan I. Roberts,
Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety, Research and
Special Programs Administration.
[FR Doc. 98-22421 Filed 8-19-98; 8:45 am]
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