[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 121 (Friday, June 21, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32024-32025]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-15865]



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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 report on the results of the twelfth 
session of the United Nations' (UN) Sub-Committee of Experts on the 
Transport of Dangerous Goods (UNSCOE) and to prepare for the nineteenth 
session of the United Nations' Committee of Experts on the Transport of 
Dangerous Goods (UNCOE).

DATE: July 18, 1996 at 9:30 a.m.

ADDRESS: Room 6200-6204, Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street, S.W., 
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 twelfth session of the UNSCOE held 
from July 1-12, 1996 and to prepare for the nineteenth session of the 
UNCOE to be held from December 2-11, 1996. Topics to be covered during 
the public meeting 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 (1-800-752-6367); 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.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on June 16, 1996.
Alan I. Roberts,
Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety.
[FR Doc. 96-15865 Filed 6-20-96; 8:45 am]
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