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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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