[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 250 (Friday, December 27, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68331-68333]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-32887]


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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 January 27, 1997.

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: 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 number                        Applicant                                Regulation(s) affected               Nature of exemption thereof   
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11789-N                 Mallard Creek Polymers, Inc., Charlotte, NC......  49 CFR 174.67(i)&(j)......................  To authorize rail cars to remain 
                                                                                                                        attached to connectors during   
                                                                                                                        the entire unloading process    
                                                                                                                        without the physical presence of
                                                                                                                        an unloader. (mode 2)           
11790-N                 U.S. Enrichment Corp., Bethesda, MD..............  49 CFR 172.302(c).........................  To authorize the transportation  
                                                                                                                        of uranium hexafluoride in non- 
                                                                                                                        DOT 5A specifications cylinders 
                                                                                                                        without required markings. (mode
                                                                                                                        1)                              
11791-N                 The Coleman Co., Inc., Wichita, KS...............  49 CFR 178.33(a)..........................  To authorize the manufacture,    
                                                                                                                        mark and sale of non-DOT-       
                                                                                                                        Specification 2Q, inner non-    
                                                                                                                        refillable metal receptacles    
                                                                                                                        with alternative testing        
                                                                                                                        criteria and wall thickness.    
                                                                                                                        (modes 1, 2, 3, 4)              
11793-N                 Bilstein Corp. of America, San Diego, CA.........  49 CFR 172.200-204, 172.300,                To authorize the manufacture,    
                                                                            173.306(f)(2)(iii), 173.306(f)(3)(i),       mark and sale of gas-charged    
                                                                            174.24, 177.817.                            shock absorbers, cartridges, and
                                                                                                                        struts containing compressed    
                                                                                                                        gas, for transportation in      
                                                                                                                        commerce as accumulators shipped
                                                                                                                        without required labels,        
                                                                                                                        markings, shipping papers and   
                                                                                                                        testing requirements. (modes 1, 
                                                                                                                        2, 3, 4, 5)                     
11794-N                 Countrymark Cooperative, Mt. Vernon, IN..........  49 CFR 174.67(i)&(j)......................  To authorize rail cars to remain 
                                                                                                                        connected during unloading of   
                                                                                                                        certain hazardous materials     
                                                                                                                        without the physical presence of
                                                                                                                        an unloader. (mode 2)           
11795-N                 Wellman Inc., Florence, SC.......................  49 CFR 174.67(i)&(j)......................  To authorize rail cars to remain 
                                                                                                                        connected during unloading of   
                                                                                                                        Class 9 material without the    
                                                                                                                        physical presence of an         
                                                                                                                        unloader. (mode 2)              
11796-N                 Morton International Inc., Ogden, UT.............  49 CFR 173.301(h), 173.302, 173.306(d)(3).  To authorize the transportation  
                                                                                                                        in commerce of a non-DOT        
                                                                                                                        specification cylinder which    
                                                                                                                        exceeds the quantity limitation 
                                                                                                                        exception for compressed gases  
                                                                                                                        at a volume of 7.50 in. to be   
                                                                                                                        used as a component of a hybrid 
                                                                                                                        air bag system. (modes 1, 2, 3, 
                                                                                                                        4, 5)                           
11797-N                 Cryodyne Technologies, Radnor, PA................  49 CFR 173.201, 173.202, 173.203..........  To authorize the transportation  
                                                                                                                        in commerce of non-DOT          
                                                                                                                        specification cylinders         
                                                                                                                        constructed of stainless steel  
                                                                                                                        for use in transporting Class 3 
                                                                                                                        material. (modes 1, 2, 3, 4)    
11798-N                 Air Products & Chemicals Inc., Allentown, PA.....  49 CFR 173.34(e)(15), 173.34(e)(15)(ii)...  To authorize the transportation  
                                                                                                                        in commerce of DOT specification
                                                                                                                        3A or 3AA cylinders for use in  
                                                                                                                        transporting various gases      
                                                                                                                        classed in Division 2.1 (modes  
                                                                                                                        1, 2, 3, 4, 5)                  
11799-N                 Cryonix, Inc., Rockville, MD.....................  49 CFR 173.196............................  To authorize the transportation  
                                                                                                                        in commerce of alternative      
                                                                                                                        secondary packaging consisting  
                                                                                                                        of heat sealed, plastic sleeve, 
                                                                                                                        packed in small quantities with 
                                                                                                                        absorbent material to be        
                                                                                                                        transported inside commercial   
                                                                                                                        freezer, for use in transporting
                                                                                                                        Infectious substances, Division 
                                                                                                                        6.2 (mode 1)                    
11800-N                 General Fire Extinguisher Corp., Northbrook, IL..  49 CFR 173.309............................  To authorize the transportation  
                                                                                                                        in commerce of fire             
                                                                                                                        extinguishers, that exceed      
                                                                                                                        quantity limitation, for use in 
                                                                                                                        transporting liquefied          
                                                                                                                        compressed gas. (modes 1, 2, 3, 
                                                                                                                        4, 5)                           
1-11801-N               Wacker Silicones Corp., Adrian, MI...............  49 CFR 172.301, 172.400, 173.212(c),        To authorize the transportation  
                                                                            173.213.                                    in commerce of non-authorized   
                                                                                                                        packagings that are not properly
                                                                                                                        marked or labeled for use in    
                                                                                                                        transporting Toxic Solid,       
                                                                                                                        Inorganic, n.o.s., Division 6.1 
                                                                                                                        (mode 1)                        
11803-N                 Process Engineering, Plaistow, NH................  49 CFR 173.319, 179.400...................  To authorize the transportation  
                                                                                                                        in commerce of various classes  
                                                                                                                        of non-flammable cryogenic      
                                                                                                                        liquids in DOT-113A60W tank     
                                                                                                                        cars. (mode 2)                  
11804-N                 Advertising Unlimited, Inc., Red Wing, MN........  49 CFR 173.156, 173.184...................  To authorize an emergency        
                                                                                                                        exemption for the transportation
                                                                                                                        in commerce of a safety kit     
                                                                                                                        containing two highway fusees,  
                                                                                                                        one tire inflator, and one fire 
                                                                                                                        extinguisher as a consumer      
                                                                                                                        commodity, ORM-D. (modes 1, 2)  
11805-N                 Persons represented by the NPGA, Washington, DC..  49 CFR 178.337-11(a)(1)(I) & (a)(1)(v)....  To authorize the transportation  
                                                                                                                        in commerce of certain DOT      
                                                                                                                        Specification MC-330 and MC-331 
                                                                                                                        cargo tanks, containing Propane,
                                                                                                                        which do not meet the self-     
                                                                                                                        closing stop valve and excess   
                                                                                                                        flow valve requirements and to  
                                                                                                                        continue construction,          
                                                                                                                        certification, inspection and   
                                                                                                                        testing. (mode 1)               
11806-N                 Mississippi Tank Co., Hattiesburg, MS............  49 CFR 178.337-11(a)(1)((I) & (a)(1)(v)...  To authorize the transportation  
                                                                                                                        in commerce of certain DOT      
                                                                                                                        Specification MC-330 and MC-331 
                                                                                                                        cargo tanks, containing         
                                                                                                                        compressed gases, which do not  
                                                                                                                        meet the self-closing stop valve
                                                                                                                        and excess flow valve           
                                                                                                                        requirements and to continue    
                                                                                                                        construction, certification,    
                                                                                                                        inspection and testing. (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 December 20, 1996.
J. Suzanne Hedgepeth,
Director, Office of Hazardous Materials Exemptions and Approvals.
[FR Doc. 96-32887 Filed 12-26-96; 8:45 am]
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