[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 226 (Thursday, November 21, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59277-59278]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-29745]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

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 December 23, 1996.

ADDRESS COMMENTS TO: Docket 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.


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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Copies of the application are available for inspection in the Dockets 
Unit, Room 8426, Nassif Building, 400 7th Street, SW, Washington, DC.
    This notice of receipt of applications for new exemptions is 
published in accordance with Part 107 of the Hazardous Materials 
Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. 1806; 49 CFR 1.53(e)).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on November 15, 1996.
J. Suzanne Hedgepeth,
Director, Office of Hazardous Materials Exemptions and Approvals.

                                                 New Exemptions                                                 
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       Application No.                Applicant           Regulation(s) affected    Nature of exemption thereof 
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11777-N.....................  Morton International,      49 CFR 173.301(h),        To authorize the             
                               Automotive Safety          173.302, 173.306(d)(3).   transportation in commerce  
                               Products Ogden, UT.                                  of certain cartridges, power
                                                                                    devices classed as Division 
                                                                                    1.4S and airbag inflators or
                                                                                    airbag modules classed as   
                                                                                    Division 4.1 or Class 9     
                                                                                    exempt from the marking and 
                                                                                    labelling requirements.     
                                                                                    (modes 1, 4)                
11778-N.....................  National Aeronautics &     49 CFR 173.304(a)(2)....  To authorize the             
                               Space Administration                                 transportation in commerce  
                               (NASA), Washington, DC.                              of the Faint Object         
                                                                                    Spectrograph, which contains
                                                                                    compressed and liquidified  
                                                                                    gases in non-DOT            
                                                                                    specification containers.   
                                                                                    (modes 1, 4)                
11779-N.....................  Columbia Helicopters,      49 CFR 173.202,           To authorize the             
                               Inc., Portland, OR.        173.24(c).                transportation in commerce  
                                                                                    of gasoline, Class 3, in UL 
                                                                                    approved non-bulk           
                                                                                    polyethylene containers in  
                                                                                    support of log-cutting      
                                                                                    operation. (mode 1)         
11780-N.....................  Hewlett-Packard Co.,       49 CFR 173.304(a)(2),     To authorize the             
                               Washington, DC.            175.3.                    transportation in commerce  
                                                                                    of certain x-ray systems    
                                                                                    containing sulfur           
                                                                                    hexafluoride, Division 2.2. 
                                                                                    (modes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)       
11781-N.....................  USA Jet Airlines,          49 CFR 171.11, 172.101,   To authorize the             
                               Belleville, MI.            172.204(c)(3), 173.27,    transportation in commerce  
                                                          175.30(a)(1),             of Class 1 explosives that  
                                                          175.320(b).               are not permitted for       
                                                                                    shipment by air or in       
                                                                                    quantities greater than     
                                                                                    those prescribed. (mode 4)  
11782-N.....................  Aeronex, Inc., San Diego,  49 CFR 173.212..........  To authorize the             
                               CA.                                                  transportation in commerce  
                                                                                    of non-specification        
                                                                                    cylinders constructed of    
                                                                                    316L stainless steel for use
                                                                                    in transporting a Division  
                                                                                    4.2 material. (mode 1)      
11786-N.....................  Dow Corning Corp.          49 CFR 174.67(i) & (j)..  To authorize tank cars to    
                               Midland, MI.                                         remain connected during     
                                                                                    unloading of various        
                                                                                    hazardous materials without 
                                                                                    the physical presence of an 
                                                                                    unloader. (mode 2)          
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[FR Doc. 96-29745 Filed 11-20-96; 8:45 am]
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