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

DATES: December 13, 1994 at 9:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES: Room 8334, 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: The primary purpose of this meeting will be 
to (1) review the results of the eighteenth session of the Committee of 
Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods and (2) to begin 
preparation for U.S. participation in meetings of the UN Committee of 
Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods and its Sub-Committees 
during the 1995-96 biennium. Topics to be covered include matters 
related to explosives including packaging requirements, the tests and 
criteria for classifying dangerous goods, portable tank requirements, 
listing and classification issues, non-bulk and intermediate bulk 
packaging requirements including provisions for salvage packagings, 
limited quantity provisions, segregation requirements, infectious 
substances requirements, criteria for environmentally hazardous 
substances, international activities related to harmonization of 
chemical classification and labeling and other 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.

Documents

    Copies of documents submitted to the eighteenth session of the UN 
Committee meeting and the report of the eighteenth session 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 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 the Hazardous Materials Advisory Council, Suite 301, 
1101 Vermont Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20005; telephone number (202) 
289-4550.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on November 29, 1994.
Alan I. Roberts,
Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety.
[FR Doc. 94-29665 Filed 12-1-94; 8:45 am]
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