[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 138 (Friday, July 18, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 38606]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-18988]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Research and Special Programs Administration
[Notice No. 97-7]


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 thirteenth 
session of the United Nation's Sub-Committee of Experts on the 
Transport of Dangerous Goods (UNSCOE) and to discuss the work program 
for U.S. participation in future meetings of the UN Sub-Committee of 
Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods during the 1997-1998 
biennium.

DATES: July 23, 1997 at 9:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES: Room 6200, Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street SW., 
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 (1) review the outcome of the thirteenth session of the UNSCOE held 
from July 7-17, 1997 in Geneva Switzerland and to begin preparation for 
U.S. participation in the fourteenth session of the SCOE. Topics to be 
covered during the public meeting include matters related to 
reformatting 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, requirements for inhalation toxicity 
materials, and international harmonization of classification criteria 
and labeling.
    The public is invited to attend without prior notification.

Documents

    Copies of documents submitted to the thirteenth session of the 
UNSCOE meeting may be obtained from RSPA. Copies of UNSCOE proposals 
are available by linking to the UN Transport web site at http://
www.itu.int/itudoc/un/editrans/dgdb/dgscomm.html. This site can be 
accessed through the RSPA Homepage at http://www.volpe.dot.gov/ohm. 
Documents and a summary of U.S. positions may also be ordered by 
contacting RSPA's Dockets Unit (202-366-5046).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on July 14, 1997.
Robert A. McGuire,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety.
[FR Doc. 97-18988 Filed 7-17-97; 8:45 am]
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