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[FR Doc No: 94-17677]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 

Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; 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 19, 1994.

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            Applicant          Regulation(s) affected          Nature of exemption thereof        
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11270-N           B.F. Goodrich Company,    49 CFR 174.67 (i) & (j)  To authorize chlorine filled tank cars to  
                   Henry, IL.                                         remain connected without the physical     
                                                                      presence of an unloader. (Mode 2.)        
11273-N           Cherry-Air, Inc.,         49 CFR 171.11, 172.101,  To authorize the transportation of certain 
                   Dallas, TX.               172.204(c)(3), 173.27,   Division 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 and 1.4 explosives 
                                             175.30(a)(1),            that are not permitted for shipment by    
                                             175.320(b).              air, or are in quantities greater than    
                                                                      those authorized. (Mode 4.)               
11274-N           U.S. Department of        49 CFR 173.306(c)......  To authorize the transportation of         
                   Defense, Falls Church,                             personally-owned fire extinguisher bottles
                   VA.                                                in private owned vehicles shipped under   
                                                                      military or civilian permanent change of  
                                                                      station orders aboard cargo vessel. (Mode 
                                                                      3.)                                       
11275-N           DHE Fabrication and       49 CFR 178.245.........  To authorize the transportation of non-DOT 
                   Machining, Vereeniging,                            specification portable tanks similar to   
                   RA.                                                DOT Specification 51, except they are     
                                                                      equipped with openings in various         
                                                                      locations on the same end for use in      
                                                                      transporting various hazardous materials  
                                                                      classed as Division 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3.     
                                                                      (Modes 1, 2, 3.)                          
11276-N           CP Clare Corporation,     49 CFR 171.2, 172.200,   To authorize the transportation of         
                   Wakefield, MA.            172.202, 172.204,        miniature switching devices consisting of 
                                             172.25, 172.300,         two subassemblies joined together in      
                                             172.400, 173.164.        sealed glass tubes with limited quantities
                                                                      of mercury, Class 8, to be shipped without
                                                                      required markings and labelling. (Mode 5.)
11278-N           Regional Hospital         49 CFR 171.8...........  To authorize the transportation of medical 
                   Services, Inc.,                                    waste, classed as Division 6.2, in plastic
                   Portsmouth, VA.                                    bags overpacked in polyethylene roll-off  
                                                                      type containers equipped with lid hinged  
                                                                      with steel bar. (Mode 1.)                 
11281-N           E.I. du Pont de Nemours   49 CFR 172.101/SP B-14,  To authorize the transportation of certain 
                   and Company,              B-32 and T-38.           Class 8 materials and Division 6.1, PIH   
                   Wilmington, DE.                                    material in uninsulated MC 312, 330, 331  
                                                                      and DOT 412 cargo tanks and DOT 51        
                                                                      portable tanks of stainless steel         
                                                                      construction. (Mode 1.)                   
11282-N           Idaho Power Company,      49 CFR 173.302.........  To authorize the transportation of air,    
                   Boise, ID.                                         compressed, Division 2.2 in non-DOT       
                                                                      specification cylinders comparable to 3AA 
                                                                      and 3AAX equipped with rupture disk       
                                                                      pressure relief devices. (Mode 1.)        
11283-N           Zesto Therm, Inc.,        49 CFR 171.2, 172.101,   To authorize the transportation of         
                   Cincinnati, OH.           173.1(b), 173.124(c),    flameless hearing devices containing small
                                             173.144.                 quantities of material classed as Division
                                                                      4.3 to be transported as consumer         
                                                                      commodity, ORM-D. (Modes 1, 2.)           
11284-N           Webb Chemical Service     49 CFR 174.67(i).......  To authorize rail cars containing certain  
                   Corp., Muskegon, MI.                               hazardous materials, Class 8 and 9 to     
                                                                      remain connected without the physical     
                                                                      presence of an unloader. (Mode 2.)        
11285-N           Akzo Chemicals, Inc.,     49 CFR 173.225.........  To authorize the transportation of organic 
                   Chicago, IL.                                       peroxides, classed as Division 5.2, to be 
                                                                      transported in non-DOT specification      
                                                                      intermediate bulk containers. (Mode 1.)   
11286-N           International Sensor      49 CFR 173.4...........  To authorize the transportation of non-DOT 
                   Technology, Irvine, CA.                            specification permeation devices          
                                                                      containing limited quanitites of various  
                                                                      hazardous materials classed as Division   
                                                                      1.2, 2.2, 2.3, 6.1 and Class 3 and 9.     
                                                                      (Modes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.)                    
11287-N           DADCO, Detroit, MI......  49 CFR 173.306(f)......  To provide for alternative testing criteria
                                                                      for gas spring devices containing small   
                                                                      quantities of compressed, nonflammable    
                                                                      nitrogen gas pressurized from 250 psi to  
                                                                      2175 psi at 70 degree F. (Modes 1, 2, 3,  
                                                                      4, 5.)                                    
11288-N           Intercontinental          49 CFR 173.306.........  To authorize an alternative testing method 
                   Packaging Corporation,                             for leak detection in specially designed  
                   Tuckahoe, NY.                                      aerosol containers charged with Division  
                                                                      2.2 materials. (Modes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.)     
11289-N           Western Industries,       49 CFR 178.65..........  To authorize an alternative testing method 
                   Inc., Milwaukee, WI.                               for leak detection of DOT-Specification 39
                                                                      non-reusable cylinders containing certain 
                                                                      compressed gases. (Modes 1, 2, 3, 4.)     
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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 July 15, 1994.
J. Suzanne Hedgepeth,
Chief, Exemption Programs, Office of Hazardous Materials Exemptions and 
Approvals.
[FR Doc. 94-17677 Filed 7-19-94; 8:45 am]
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