[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 204 (Monday, October 24, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-26272]
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[Federal Register: October 24, 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 exchange views on proposals submitted to
the eighteenth session of the United Nations' Committee of Experts on
the Transport of Dangerous Goods (November 28 through December 7,
1994).
DATES: November 17, 1994 at 9:30 a.m.
ADDRESSES: Room 4436-4440, Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20590.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Frits Wybenga, International Standards Coordinator, Office of Hazardous
Materials Safety, Department of Transportation, Washington, DC 20590;
(202) 366-0656.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting will be held in preparation for
the eighteenth session of the Committee of Experts on the Transport of
Dangerous Goods to be held November 28 through December 7, 1994, in
Geneva. The Committee is responsible for the United Nations
Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (UN
Recommendations) which forms the basis for international modal
regulations on the transport of dangerous goods. During this meeting,
the U.S. position on proposals submitted to the eighteenth session of
the Committee will be discussed. Topics to be covered include:
packaging requirements for explosives, revision of the manual for tests
and criteria, classification criteria for environmentally hazardous
substances, requirements for infectious substances, requirements for
multimodal tanks, requirements for salvage packagings, classification
of specific dangerous goods and proposed amendments to the Ninth
Revised Edition of the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport
of Dangerous Goods.
The public is invited to attend without prior notification.
Documents
Copies of documents submitted to the eighteenth session of the UN
Committee meeting may be obtained from RSPA. A listing of these
documents is available on the Hazardous Materials Information Exchange
(HMIX), RSPA's computer bulletin board. Documents may be ordered by
filling out an on-line request form on the HMIX or by contacting RSPA's
Dockets Unit (202-366-4453). For more information on the use of the
HMIX system, contact the HMIX information center; 1-800-PLANFOR (752-
6367); in Illinois, 1-800-367-9592; Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to
5:00 p.m. Central time.
After the meeting, a summary of the public meeting will also be
available from Hazardous Materials Advisory Council, Suite 301, 1101
Vermont Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20005; telephone number (202) 289-
4550.
Issued in Washington, DC, on October 18, 1994.
Alan I. Roberts,
Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety.
[FR Doc. 94-26272 Filed 10-21-94; 8:45 am]
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