[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 51 (Thursday, March 16, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14322-14323]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-6479]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Research and Special Programs Administration
Office of Hazardous Materials Safety


Notice of 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 (30 days after 
publication).

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                                                                                                    
     No.                Applicant            Regulation(s) affected           Nature of exemption thereof       
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11409-N        Pure Solve, Inc., Irving,   49 CFR 173.28(b)(2).......  To authorize the transportation of       
                TX.                                                     combustible liquids, n.o.s. Class 3, in 
                                                                        DOT-1A2 drums that are exempted from    
                                                                        retesting criteria. (Mode 1).           
11411-N        National Propane Gas        49 CFR 173.315(j).........  To authorize the transportation in       
                Association, Arlington,                                 commerce of more than 5 percent of      
                VA.                                                     propane to be transported in non-DOT    
                                                                        specification consumer tanks. (Mode 1.) 
11413-N        Dow Chemical, NA, Midland,  49 CFR 173.314 Note 23....  To authorize the transportation in       
                MI.                                                     commerce of methyl chloride, Division   
                                                                        2.1, in DOT 105A500W tank cars built    
                                                                        after August 31, 1981 equipped with     
                                                                        modified excess flow check valves. (Mode
                                                                        2.)                                     
11414-N        FIBA Compressed Gas         49 CFR 173.304(a)(2)......  To authorize the transportation in       
                Equipment, Westboro, MA.                                commerce of perfluoromethylvinyl ether, 
                                                                        Division 2.1, in DOT-3AAX 1800 tubes or 
                                                                        higher in manifolded condition. (Modes  
                                                                        1, 3.)                                  
11415-N        Aldrich Chemical Co.,       49 CFR 172.101(c)(13),      To authorize the transportation of small 
                Inc., Milwaukee, WI.        173.224(b).                 quantities of 2,2-Azodi                 
                                                                        (isobutyronitrile) (AIBN) without       
                                                                        temperature control when described as,  
                                                                        and otherwise in conformance with the   
                                                                        requirements applicable to, a ``Self-   
                                                                        reactive solid type C'' in specially    
                                                                        designed packaging, (Modes 1, 2, 4, 5.) 
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11416-N        U.S. Enrichment Corp.,      49 CFR 172.302(c), 173.420  To authorize the transportation in       
                Bethesda, MD.                                           commerce of 1S and 2S sample containers 
                                                                        manufactured without ASME code stamp for
                                                                        use in transporting uranium             
                                                                        hexafluoride, Class 7. (Modes 1, 4, 5.) 
11417-N        Essex Cryogenics of         49 CFR 178.57-8C..........  To authorize the manufacture, mark and   
                Missouri, Inc., St.                                     sale of non-DOT specification cylinders 
                Louis, MO.                                              built to DOT-4L Specification except for
                                                                        the total heat transfer requirement as  
                                                                        part of a unit structurally mounted to  
                                                                        an ambulance previously reserved for    
                                                                        high pressure gaseous oxygen containers.
                                                                        (Mode 1.)                               
11421-N        EOG Environmental, Inc.,    49 CFR 177.848(d).........  To authorize the transportation in       
                Milwaukee, WI.                                          commerce of labpacks containing         
                                                                        spontaneously combustible materials,    
                                                                        Division 4.2, with lab packs containing 
                                                                        acids and corrosive liquids, Class 8.   
                                                                        (Mode 1.)                               
11422-N        EOG Environmental, Inc.,    49 CFR 177.848, 177.848(d)  To authorize the transportation in       
                Milwaukee, WI.                                          commerce of labpacks containing PIH,    
                                                                        Zone A, Division 6.1 with other hazard  
                                                                        classes in the same transport vehicle.  
                                                                        (Mode 1.)                               
11423-N        EOG Environmental, Inc.,    49 CFR 177.848(d).........  To authorize the transportation in       
                Milwaukee, WI.                                          commerce of Poisonous Gases, Zone A,    
                                                                        with material of other hazard classes in
                                                                        the same transport vehicle. (Mode 1.)   
11424-N        Midwest Corporate Air,      49 CFR 107, Subpart B,      To authorize the transportation of       
                Inc., Bellefontaine, OH.    172.101, 172.204(c)(3),     Division 1.1,1.2,1.3 and 1.4 explosives 
                                            173.27, 175.30(a)(1).       which are forbidden or exceed quantities
                                                                        authorized. (Mode 4.)                   
11425-N        Hoechst Celanese,           49 CFR 177.834(i)(3)......  To authorize diemthyl terephthalate,     
                Charlotte, NC.                                          Class 9, filled cargo tanks to be loaded
                                                                        or unloaded without the physical        
                                                                        presence of an unloader. (Mode 1.)      
11426-N        Laidlaw Environmental       49 CFR 177.848(d).........  To authorize the transport, loading and  
                Services Inc., LaPorte,                                 storage of Division 4.2 hazardous wastes
                TX.                                                     in non-bulk and bulk packages on the    
                                                                        same transport vehicle with Class 8     
                                                                        liquid hazardous materials. (Mode 1.)   
11427-N        Georgia Gulf Corp.,         49 CFR 179.201-1, 179.201-  To authorize the transportation of safety
                Plaquemine, LA.             7.                          vent rupture discs rated higher than 60 
                                                                        psig burst pressure on DOT 111A60W1 tank
                                                                        cars in sodium hydroxide solution       
                                                                        service. (Mode 2.)                      
11428-N        Albemarle Corp., Baton      49 CFR 172.101, Footnote    To authorize the transportation in       
                Rouge, LA.                  B14.                        commerce of methyl bromide, Division 3, 
                                                                        Poison, Gas, PIH Zone C in uninsulated  
                                                                        DOT Specification 51 ISO tanks. (Mode   
                                                                        2.)                                     
11430          Sachs Automotive of         ..........................  To authorize the manufacture, mark and   
                America, Troy, MI.                                      sale of shock absorbers containing      
                                                                        either compressed nitrogen gas or       
                                                                        compressed air, regardless of internal  
                                                                        pressure to be transported without      
                                                                        shipping papers and labels. (Modes 1, 2,
                                                                        3, 4, 5.)                               
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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 March 10, 1995.
J. Suzanne Hedgepeth,
Chief, Exemption Programs, Office of Hazardous Materials Exemptions and 
Approvals.
[FR Doc. 95-6479 Filed 3-15-95; 8:45 am]
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