[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 213 (Wednesday, November 4, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 59505]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-29485]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Research and Special Programs Administration

49 CFR Parts 171, 177, 178, 180

[Docket No. RSPA-97-2718 (HM-225A)]
RIN 2137-AD07


Hazardous Materials: Safety Standards for Preventing and 
Mitigating Unintentional Releases During the Unloading of Cargo Tank 
Motor Vehicles in Liquefied Compressed Gas Service

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

ACTION: Notice of Negotiated Rulemaking Committee Meetings.

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SUMMARY: On August 20, 1998, RSPA published in the Federal Register a 
document announcing dates and locations for its negotiated rulemaking 
advisory committee meetings. However, in the document, RSPA did not 
announce the locations for the December 1-2 meeting and the January 6-7 
meeting. The purpose of this document is to announce the location of 
these meetings. This document is in accordance with the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act. The purpose of these meetings is to negotiate 
recommendations for alternative safety standards for preventing and 
mitigating unintentional releases of hazardous materials during the 
unloading of cargo tank motor vehicles in liquefied compressed gas 
service. The public is invited to attend; an opportunity for members of 
the public to make oral presentations will be provided if time permits.

DATES: Meetings of the advisory committee will be from 8:30 a.m. to 
4:00 p.m. on December 1-2, 1998, and January 6-7, 1999.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will take place at the Department of 
Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. The December 
1-2 meeting is in Room 3200 and the January 6-7 meeting is in Room 
2230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Karim or Susan Gorsky, (202) 
366-8553, Office of Hazardous Materials Standards, Research and Special 
Programs Administration, Department of Transportation. Facilitator: 
Philip J. Harter, The Mediation Consortium, (202) 887-1033.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Negotiated Rulemaking Committee has been 
established to develop recommendations for alternative safety standards 
for preventing and mitigating unintentional releases of hazardous 
materials during the unloading of cargo tank motor vehicles in 
liquefied compressed gas service. Meeting summaries and other relevant 
materials will be placed in the public docket and can be accessed 
through (http://dms.dot.gov). Persons wishing to submit written 
comments should identify the docket number and submit one copy to the 
Dockets Management System, U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 
Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20001. The Dockets Management 
System (DMS) is on the Plaza level of the Nassif Building at the U.S. 
Department of Transportation at the above address. Persons wishing to 
receive confirmation of receipt of their written comments should 
include a self-addressed, stamped postcard.
    Comments may also be submitted by e-mail to the following address: 
``[email protected]''. Public dockets may be reviewed at the DMS 
facility between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 29, 1998, under authority 
delegated in 49 CFR Part 1.
Edward T. Mazzullo,
Director, Office of Hazardous Materials Standards, Research and Special 
Programs Administration.
[FR Doc. 98-29485 Filed 11-3-98; 8:45 am]
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