[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 227 (Monday, November 27, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 58435]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-28814]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

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 eleventh 
session of the United Nation's Sub-Committee on Exports on the 
Transport of Dangerous Goods (UNSCOE).

DATES: December 20, 1995 at 9:30 a.m.

ADDRESS: Room 6200, 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 review the progress made by the eleventh session of the UNSCOE held 
from December 4, to 15, 1995 and to prepare for the next meeting of the 
UNSCOE to be held in July 1996. 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 portable 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.
    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 
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 Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20005; telephone number (202) 
289-4550.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on November 20, 1995.
Alan I. Roberts,
Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety.
[FR Doc. 95-28814 Filed 11-24-95; 8:45 am]
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