[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 184 (Friday, September 20, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 49523]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-24182]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Research and Special Programs Administration
[Notice Number 96-17]


Draft Advisory Material for the IAEA Regulations for the Safe 
Transport of Radioactive Material

AGENCY: Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of document availability and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The final draft of the 1996 edition of the Advisory and 
Explanatory Material for the International Atomic Energy Agency's 
(IAEA) Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material, 
Safety Series No. 7, is currently available for review and comment. 
RSPA will be providing comments on the draft document to the IAEA, and 
will consider input from the public and industry. This draft document 
supplements the 1996 edition of the IAEA Regulations for the Safe 
Transport of Radioactive Material, Safety Series No. 6, and includes 
the explanatory and advisory material which was previously found in two 
separate documents: Explanatory Material in Safety Series No. 7., and 
Advisory Material in Safety Series No. 37.

DATES: Comments must be received by October 21, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Copies can be obtained from, and comments should be 
submitted to, the Dockets Unit (DHM-30), Room 8421, Research and 
Special Programs Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 
Seventh St. SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001; (202) 366-5046; Monday-
Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Richard W. Boyle, Chief, Radioactive Materials Branch, Office of 
Hazardous Materials Technology, Research and Special Programs 
Administration, Department of Transportation, Washington, DC 20590-
0001; (202) 366-4545.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 23, 1996, RSPA's Dockets Unit 
will return to Room 8421 of the Nassif Building, 400 Seventh St., SW., 
Washington, DC, 20590-0001, telephone (202) 366-5046. The draft Safety 
Series No. 7 will be available on and after that date. The public may 
view this document between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday-
Friday.

    Issued in Washington, DC on September 17, 1996 under the 
authority delegated in 49 CFR part 106.
Robert A. McGuire,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety.
[FR Doc. 96-24182 Filed 9-19-96; 8:45 am]
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