[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 183 (Wednesday, September 22, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51365-51366]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-24703]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Research and Special Programs Administration
Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; Notice of Applications for
Modification of Exemption
AGENCY: Research and Special Programs Administration, DOT.
ACTION: List of Applications for Modification 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 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 (15 days after
publication).
ADDRESS COMMENTS TO: Records Center, Research and Special Programs,
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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 or at http://dms.dot.gov.
This notice of receipt of applications for modification of
exemptions is published in accordance with Part 107 of the Federal
hazardous materials transportation law (49 U.S.C. 5117(b); 49 CFR
1.53(b)).
Issued in Washington, DC, on September 16, 1999.
J. Suzanne Hedgepeth,
Director, Office of Hazardous Materials Exemptions and Approvals.
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Modification
Application No. Docket No. Applicant of exemption
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8556-M................................. ....................... Gardner Cryogenics, Lehigh 8556
Valley, PA \1\.
10798-M................................ ....................... Matheson Tri-Gas, Parsippany, 10798
NJ \2\.
10928-M................................ ....................... MathesonTri-Gas, Parsippany, 10928
NJ \3\.
11432-M................................ ....................... Baker Atlas, Houston, TX \4\.. 11432
11506-M................................ ....................... OEA, Inc., Denver, CO \5\..... 11506
11880-M................................ RSPA-1997-2463 International Catalyst 11880
Corporation, Lloydminister,
Alberta, CA \6\.
11914-M................................ RSPA-1997-2738 Dae Ryuk Can Co., Ltd., Seoul, 11914
KR \7\.
12245-M................................ RSPA-1999-5489 BetzDearborn, Inc., Trevose, 12245
PA \8\.
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\1\ To modify the exemption to provide for design changes of the non-DOT specification portable tank
manufactured in accordance with ASME Code criteria; add a new 4830 gallon liquid helium tank design.
\2\ To modify the exemption to allow for the transportation of an additional Division 2.3 material in tank cars.
\3\ To modify the exemption to allow for the transportation of an additional Division 2.3 material in tank cars.
\4\ To modify the exemption to allow for an alternate lining and relief from certain marking/shipping paper
entry requirements for the transportation of Division 1.4 igniters mix-packed with Division 1.4 detonators
transported with Class 1 explosives.
\5\ To modify the exemption to include passenger-carrying aircraft as an authorized mode of transportation.
\6\ To modify the exemption to allow for a valve design change in the unloading system of the non-specification
steel covered hopper railcars for the transportation of Division 4.2 materials.
\7\ To modify the exemption to allow for a design change for an additional non-DOT specification container with
a maximum capacity not to exceed 15 cubic inches for the transportation of a Division 2.3 material.
\8\ To reissue the exemption originally issued on an emergency basis for the unloading of hazardous materials
from IBCs without removal from a motor vehicle.
[FR Doc. 99-24703 Filed 9-21-99; 8:45 am]
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