[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 10 (Friday, January 15, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2701-2702]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-932]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Research and Special Programs Administration


Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; Notice of Delays in 
Processing of Exemption Applications

AGENCY: Research and Special Programs Administration, DOT.

ACTION: List of applications delayed more than 180 days.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the requirements of 49 U.S.C. 5117(c), RSPA 
is publishing the following list of exemption applications that have 
been in process for 180 days or more. The reason(s) for delay and the 
expected completion date for action on each application is provided in 
association with each identified application.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: J. Suzanne Hedgepeth, Director, Office 
of Hazardous Materials, Exemptions and Approvals, Research and Special 
Programs Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh 
Street, SW, Washington, DC 20590-0001, (202) 366-4535.

Key to ``Reasons for Delay''
    1. Awaiting additional information from applicant.
    2. Extensive public comment under review.
    3. Application is technically very complex and is of significant 
impact or precedent-setting and requires extensive analysis.
    4. Staff review delayed by other priority issues or volume of 
exemption applications.
Meaning of Application Number Suffixes
    N--New application.
    M--Modification request.
    PM--Party to application with modification request.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on January 8, 1999.
J. Suzanne Hedgepeth,
Director, Office of Hazardous Materials, Exemptions and Approvals.

                       New Exemption Applications
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                                                              Estimated
Application             Applicant              Reason for      date of
    No.                                           delay      completion
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11699-N....  GEO Specialty Chemicals,
              Bastrop, LA...................            4     02/26/1999
11761-N....  Vulcan Chemicals, Birmingham,
              AL............................            4     02/26/1999
11767-N....  Ausimont USA, Inc., Thorofare,
              NJ............................            4     02/26/1999
11815-N....  Union Pacific Railroad Co., et
              al., Omaha, NE................            4     02/26/1999
11817-N....  FIBA Technologies, Inc.,
              Westboro, MA..................         1, 4     02/26/1999
11862-N....  The BOC Group, Murray Hill, NJ.            4     02/26/1999
11883-N....  Brownie Tank Mfg., Co.,
              Minneapolis, MN...............            4     02/26/1999
11894-N....  Quicksilver Fiberglass
              Manufacturing, Ltd., Strome,
              Alberta, CN...................            4     02/26/1999
11927-N....  Alaska Marine Lines, Inc.,
              Seattle, WA...................            4     02/26/1999
11934-N....  UtiliCorp United, Inc., Omaha,
              NE............................            4     02/26/1999
11938-N....  Steel Shipping Container
              Institute, Washington, DC.....            4     02/26/1999
11947-N....  Patts Fabrication & Services,
              Odessa, TX....................            4     01/26/1999
11954-N....  Republic Environmental Systems
              (PA), Inc., Hatfield, PA......            4     02/26/1999
11983-N....  Degussa Corporation, Ridgefield
              Park, NJ......................            4     03/31/1999
12001-N....  Albemarle Corporation, Baton
              Rouge, LA.....................            4     03/31/1999
12003-N....  Degussa Corporation, Ridgefield
              Park, NJ......................            4     03/31/1999
12020-N....  Rhone-Poulenc, Inc., Shelton,
              CT............................            4     03/31/1999
12029-N....  NACO Technologies, Lombard, IL.            4     03/31/1999
12032-N....  Physical Acoustics Quality
              Services, Lawrenceville, NJ...            4     03/31/1999
12033-N....  PPG Industries, Inc.,
              Pittsburgh, PA................            4     03/31/1999
12051-N....  General American Transportation
              Corporation, Chicago, IL......            4     03/31/1999
12063-N....  The Hydrocarbon Flow
              Specialist, Inc., Morgan City,
              LA............................            4     03/31/1999
12064-N....  Occident Chemical Corp.,
              Webster, TX...................            4     03/31/1999
12071-N....  Pennwalt India Limited, Worli,
              Mumbai, IN....................            4     03/31/1999
12072-N....  Consani Engineering (PTY)
              Limited, Cape Province, RA....            4     03/31/1999
12073-N....  Patriotic Fireworks, North
              East, MD......................            4     03/31/1999
12097-N....  Qual-X, Inc., Powell, OH.......            4     01/29/1999
12098-N....  Carleton Technologies, Inc.,
              Orchard Park, NY..............            4     03/31/1999
12102-N....  AETS/CWM, Flanders, NJ.........            4     03/31/1999
12104-N....  Hoechst Celanese, Spartanburg,
              SC............................            4     03/31/1999
12105-N....  Becton Dickinson Microbiology
              Systems, Sparks, MD...........            4     03/31/1999
12106-N....  Air Liquide America
              Corporation, Houston, TX......            4     03/31/1999
12120-N....  The Sherwin-Williams Co.,
              Cleveland, OH.................            4     03/31/1999

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12126-N....  LaRoche Industries, Inc.,
              Atlanta, GA...................            4     03/31/1999
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                       Modifications to Exemptions
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                                                              Estimated
 Application No.           Applicant           Reason for      date of
                                                  delay      completion
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4354-M...........  PPG Industries, Inc.,
                    Pittsburgh, PA..........            1     03/31/1999
7887-M...........  Kosdon Enterprises,
                    Ventura, CA.............            4     03/31/1999
8915-M...........  Advanced Silicon
                    Materials, Inc., Moses
                    Lake, WA................            4     03/31/1999
9266-M...........  ERMEWA, Inc., Houston, TX            4     02/26/1999
9419-M...........  FIBA Technologies, Inc.,
                    Westboro, MA............            4     02/26/1999
9421-M...........  Taylor-Wharton Co.,
                    Harrisburg, PA..........            4     02/26/1999
9706-M...........  Taylor-Wharton Co.,
                    Harrisburg, PA..........            4     02/26/1999
9819-M...........  Halliburton Energy
                    Services, Inc., Duncan,
                    OK......................            4     03/31/1999
10047-M..........  Taylor-Wharton Co.,
                    Harrisburg, PA..........            4     03/31/1999
10458-M..........  Marsulex, Inc., Sudbury,
                    Ontario, CN.............            4     03/31/1999
10996-M..........  Kosdon Enterprises,
                    Ventura, CA.............            4     03/31/1999
11050-M..........  Koppers Industries, Inc.,
                    Pittsburgh, PA..........            4     03/31/1999
11270-M..........  The Specialty Chemicals
                    Div. of B.F. Goodrich
                    Co., Cleveland, OH......            4     03/31/1999
11483-M..........  Autoliv, Autoflator AB,
                    Vargarda, SW............            4     03/31/1999
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