[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 13, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5597-5599]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-3116]
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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
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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 March 14, 1996.
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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11596-N Matheson Gas Products, 49 CFR 173.314........... To authorize the transportation in
Secaucus, NJ. commerce of hydrogen sulfide
german contained in IMO/IMDG
approved containers. (Modes 1, 3).
11600-N Strombecker Corporation, 49 CFR 172.101........... To authorize the transportation in
Chicago, IL. commerce of toy caps as ORM-D
consumer commodity instead of
Division 1.4S. (Modes 1, 2, 3, 4).
11609-N Rubbermaid Commercial 49 CFR 171.8, 172.101 To authorize the manufacture, mark
Products Inc., Col. 8(c), 172.197, and sale of specially designed
Winchester, VA. 178.803, 178.810-178.819. trucks for use in transporting
regulated medical waste. (Mode 1).
11613-N Monsanto Co., St. Louis, 49 CFR 174.67(i)......... To authorize rail cars to remain
MO. connected during entire unloading
process without the physical
presence of an unloader. (Mode 2).
11615-N Allied-Signal Aerospace 49 CFR 178.65, 178.65-11, To authorize an alternative testing
Co., Kansas City, MO. 178.65-12. method for DOT-Specification 39
(non-reusable/non-refillable
cylinders) used as part of
specially designed equipment for
use in transporting various
hazardous materials (Mode 1).
11619-N Univ. of New Hampshire, 49 CFR 173.304, 178.36... To authorize the transportation in
Durham, NH. commerce of the Solar Energetic
Particle Ionic Charge Analyzer
(SEPICA) which contains isobutane,
a Division 2.1 material, in non-
DOT specification containers.
(Mode 1).
11620-N Advanced Monobloc Corp., 49 CFR 173.306(3)(ii).... To authorize the manufacture, mark
Hermitage, PA. and sale of non-DOT specification
cylinders which are comparable to
a DOT Specification 39 cylinder
for the transportation of
refrigerant gas 134A, Division 2.2
(Modes 1, 2, 3, 4).
11621-N Aerojet Industrial 49 CFR 172.101(i), To authorize the manufacture, mark
Products, North Las 173.301(h), 173.302(a), and sale of non-DOT Specification
Vegas, NV. 173.34(e). cylinders as permanently mounted
equipment for use in transporting
non-liquefied compressed gases
Division 2.2 (Mode 1).
11622-N Monsanto Co., St. Louis, 49 CFR 173.35(b)......... To authorize the transportation in
MO. commerce of reused flexible
intermediate bulk containers used
to ship up to 1200 lbs. per
container of Class 9 granular
solids. (Mode 1).
11624-N Laidlaw Environmental 49 CFR 173.173(b)(2)..... To authorize the transportation in
Services, Inc., commerce of household hazardous
Columbia, SC. waste identified as paint or paint
related material, Class 3
material, in quantities greater
than those presently authorized.
(Mode 1).
11625-N Exxon Chemical Co., 49 CFR 173.34(e)(10)..... To authorize an alternative testing
Baytown, TX. schedule for DOT Specification
4BW240 cylinders from 5 to 8 years
when used in corrosive service.
(Mode 1).
11626-N DeVibiss Health Care, 49 CFR 178.57-8(b)....... To authorize the transportation of
Inc., Ft. Pierce, FL. non-DOT specification vacuum
insulated cylinders similar to 4L
for use in transporting oxygen for
ambulatory patients. (Modes 1, 2,
3, 4, 5).
11627-N Propack Inc., Essington 49 CFR 173.227(a)........ To authorize the transportation in
PA. commerce of toxic liquid,
corrosive inorganic, n.o.s. PIH,
Zone B material for shipment in
composite packaging. (Mode 1).
11631-N Health Care Incinerators, 49 CFR 106, 107, 171-180, To authorize the transportation of
Fargo, ND. 171.8, 172.101 Col. specially designed containers for
8(c), 173.197. use in transporting medical waste
in bulk. (Mode 1).
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11634-N Avon Products, Inc., New 49 CFR 173.24a(a)(3)..... To authorize the transportation in
York, NY. commerce of materials classed as
ORM-D consumer commodities without
inner packagings being packed,
secured and cushioned to control
their movement within the outer
packaging. (Modes 1, 2).
11635-N SEAS Pure Gas Inc., San 49 CFR 173.212........... To authorize the transportation in
Luis Obispo, CA. commerce of a specially designed
argon gas purifier containing a
flammable solid, inorganic, n.o.s.
Division 4.1. (Modes 1, 3, 4).
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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 February 7, 1995.
J. Suzanne Hedgepeth,
Director, Office Hazardous Materials, Exemptions and Approvals.
[FR Doc. 96-3116 Filed 2-12-96; 8:45 am]
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