[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 215 (Tuesday, November 7, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 56185]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-27556]



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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 eleventh session of the United Nations' Sub-Committee of Experts on 
the Transport of Dangerous Goods and to report on the progress of the 
International Civil Aviation Organization's (ICAO) Dangerous Panel 
(DGP) fifteenth meeting which was held in Montreal, Canada on October 
17-26, 1995.

DATES: November 29, 1995 at 9:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES: Room 9230, 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 eleventh session of the Sub-Committee of Experts on the Transport 
of Dangerous Goods to be held December 4 to 15, 1995 in Geneva, 
Switzerland. During this public meeting U.S. positions on proposals 
submitted to the eleventh session of the Sub-Committee will be 
discussed. Topics to be covered include matters related to 
restructuring the UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous 
Goods into a model rule, criteria for environmentally hazardous 
substances, review of intermodal tank requirements, review of the 
requirements applicable to small quantities of hazardous materials in 
transport (limited quantities), classification of individual 
substances, requirements for bulk and non-bulk packagings used to 
transport hazardous materials, infectious substances and international 
harmonization of classification criteria.
    A second purpose for the meeting will be to review the results of 
the fifteenth session (October 17-26, 1995, in Montreal, Canada) of the 
ICAO Dangerous Goods Panel. Agreed amendments to the ICAO Technical 
Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air will be 
discussed.
    The public is invited to attend without prior notification.

Documents

    Copies of documents submitted to the eleventh session of the UN 
Sub-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 (202-366-5046). 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. The HMIX may also be accessed via the Internet 
at hmix.dis.anl.gov.
    After the meeting, a summary of the public meeting will also be 
available from the Hazardous Materials Advisory Council, Suite 301, 
1101 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20005; telephone number (202) 
289-4550.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on November 2, 1995.
Robert A. McGuire,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety.
[FR Doc. 95-27556 Filed 11-6-95; 8:45 am]
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