[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 118 (Tuesday, June 18, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 30934]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-15414]
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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 July 18, 1996.
ADDRESSES: 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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Regulation(s)
Application No. Applicant affected Nature of exemption thereof
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11699-N............. GEO Specialty 49 CFR 174.67....... To authorize the installation of a 1''
Chemicals, Bastrop, plugcock valve on the air inlet line located
LA. on the dome of rail cars that are not
equipped with dome vents or safety relief
valves that are used for transporting
aluminum sulfate, solution, Division 2.3.
(mode 2)
11700-N............. Cryodyne 49 CFR 173.301(i)(j) To authorize the transportation in commerce
Technologies, Inc., of non-flammable, non-toxic compressed
Madison, CT. gases, Division 2.2, in foreign made
cylinders from the port area to a compressed
gas company where the materials are
repackaged into DOT authorized compressed
gas cylinders for shipment to domestic users
of the material. (mode 1)
11701-N............. Dept. of Defense, 49 CFR 173.34(e)(13) To provide for a 3-year hydrostatic pressure
Falls Church, VA. (i) & (iii). test and to extend the life of non-DOT
specification cylinders used in the missile
program to 30 years. (modes 1, 2, 4)
11702-N............. Eka Nobel Inc., 49 CFR 172.101SP To authorize the use of a continuous vent and
Columbus, MS. B81, 178.345-10. pressure relief device on DOT 412 stainless
steel cargo tanks for use in transporting
Division 5.1. material. (mode 2)
11703-N............. Walter Kidde, Mebone, 49 CFR 171.2(c), To authorize the manufacture, marking and
NC. 173.301(h), 178.65. sale of non-DOT specification cylinders
comparable to DOT Specification 39 for
shipment of certain gases. (mode 1)
11708-N............. Elf Atochem North 49 CFR 172.101, SP To authorize the transportation in commerce
America, Inc., T18&T26. of methane sulfonic acid, Class 8, in IM101
Philadelphia, PA. tanks. (mode 1)
11711-N............. N.C. Department of 49 CFR 171, 172, To authorize the transportation in commerce
Agriculture, 173, 177. of pesticide wastes as essentially non-
Raleigh, NC. regulated for residence involved in a
pesticide collection program. (mode 1)
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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 June 13, 1996.
J. Suzanne Hedgepeth,
Director, Office of Hazardous Materials, Exemptions and Approvals.
[FR Doc. 96-15414 Filed 6-17-96; 8:45 am]
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