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[FR Doc No: 94-16299]


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[Federal Register: July 6, 1994]


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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 report on the results of the ninth session 
of the United Nation's Sub-Committee of Experts on the Transport of 
Dangerous Goods and to report on progress in harmonizing hazardous 
material transportation regulations with Mexico.

DATES: July 20, 1994 at 9:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES: Room 6200-6204, Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20590.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Frits Wybenga, International Standards 
Coordinator, Office of Hazardous Materials Transportation, Department 
of Transportation, Washington, DC 20590; (202) 366-0656.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The primary purpose of this meeting will be 
to (1) review the progress made by the ninth session of the Sub-
Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods in completing 
its work program for the 1993-1994 biennium and (2) to begin 
preparation for the Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous 
Goods eighteenth session to be held November 28 through December 7, 
1994 in Geneva, Switzerland. Topics to be covered include matters 
related to explosives including packaging requirements for explosives, 
amendments to the tests and criteria for classifying dangerous goods, 
criteria for liquid and solid oxidizing substances, amendments to 
portable tank requirements, matters related to compressed gases, 
listing and classification issues, requirements for individual 
substances, packaging requirements for dangerous goods, requirements 
for limited quantities of dangerous goods, segregation requirements, 
matters related to infectious substances, criteria for environmentally 
hazardous substances, international activities related to harmonization 
of chemical classification and labeling requirements and other proposed 
amendments to the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of 
Dangerous Goods. The opportunity of this meeting will also be used to 
report on the activities related to the harmonization of hazardous 
materials regulations in North America, with particular emphasis on 
progress in harmonizing regulations with Mexico.
    The public is invited to attend without prior notification.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on June 30, 1994.
Alan I. Roberts,
Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety.
[FR Doc. 94-16299 Filed 7-5-94; 8:45 am]
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