[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 52 (Thursday, March 18, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13468-13469]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-6600]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Research and Special Programs Administration


Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; Notice of Applications for 
Modification of Exemption

AGENCY: Research and Special Programs Administration, DOT.

ACTION: List of applications for modifications of exemptions.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the procedures governing the applicaiton 
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. This 
notice is abbreviated to expedite docketing and public notice. Because 
the sections affected, modes of transportation, and the nature of 
application have been shown in earlier Federal Register publications, 
they are not repeated here. Requests for modifications of exemptions 
(e.g. to provide for additional hazardous materials, packaging design 
changes, additional mode of transportation, etc.) are described in 
footnotes to the application number. Application numbers with suffix 
``M'' denote a modification request. These applications have been 
separated from the new applications for exemptions to facilitate 
processing.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 2, 1999.

ADDRESS COMMENTS TO: Records Center, 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 number.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Copies of the applications are available for 
inspection in the Records Center, Nassif Building, 400 7th Street SW, 
Washington, DC.

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                                                                                                   Modification
        Application No.                       Docket No.                       Applicant           of exemption
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8723-M.........................  ....................................  Buckley Powder Company,              8723
                                                                        Englewood, CO (See
                                                                        Footnote 1).
10066-M........................  ....................................  Conax Florida                       10066
                                                                        Corporation, St.
                                                                        Petersburg, FL (See
                                                                        Footnote 2).
10429-M........................  ....................................  HCI USA Distribution                10429
                                                                        Companies Incorporated,
                                                                        Santa Ana, CA (See
                                                                        Footnote 3).
10480-M........................  ....................................  Gardner Cryogenics,                 10480
                                                                        Lehigh Valley, PA (See
                                                                        Footnote 4).
10921-M........................  ....................................  The Procter & Gamble                10921
                                                                        Company, Cincinnati, OH
                                                                        (See Footnote 5).
11379-M........................  ....................................  TRW Vehicle Safety                  11379
                                                                        Systems Inc.,
                                                                        Washington, MI (See
                                                                        Footnote 6).
11526-M........................  ....................................  BOC Gases, Murray Hill,             11526
                                                                        NJ (See Footnote 7).
12122-M........................  ....................................  Atlantic Research                   12122
                                                                        Corporation, Auto
                                                                        Products Group,
                                                                        Knoxville, TN (See
                                                                        Footnote 8).
12200-M........................  RSPA-1998-4953......................  Autoliv ASP, Inc., Ogden,           12200
                                                                        UT (See Footnote 9).
12212-M........................  RSPA-1999-5075......................  Daniel P. Dupuis, Windsor           12212
                                                                        Locks, CT (See Footnote
                                                                        10).
12214-M........................  RSPA-1999-5092......................  Energetic Solutions Inc.,           12214
                                                                        Englewood, CO (See
                                                                        Footnote 11).
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\1\ To modify the exemption to authorize the addition of two bulk pneumatic tankers for the transportation in
  commerce in bulk of certain 1.5 explosives and/or Division 5.1 oxidizers.
\2\ To modify the exemption to authorize the inflator assembly (P/N 1812-161-01) to be shipped as a separate
  item; use of a different description/classification for the inflator assembly.
\3\ To modify the exemption to provide for Class 9 as an additional class of material for the discharge of
  certain liquids from stainless steel UN31A Intermediate Bulk Containers and DOT Specification 57 portable
  tanks without removing the tanks from the vehicle on which it is transported.

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\4\ To modify the exemption to provide for design changes of the non-DOT specification portable tank
  manufactured in accordance with ASME Code criteria resulting in an increase of the Maximum Allowable Working
  Pressures; the addition of a 6700 gallon liquid helium tank.
\5\ To modify the exemption to authorize shipments of solutions containing ethyl alcohol in inner packagings not
  exceeding 50 ounces each and that the total contents of the package not exceed 300 fluid ounces.
\6\ To modify the exemption to eliminate the maximum service pressure requirement for the cylinders in this
  exemption for use as components of automobile vehicle safety systems. These pressure vessels may be charged
  with non-toxic, non-liquefied gases, or mixtures thereof.
\7\ To modify the exemption to allow, on exclusive use carrier, condemned cylinders to be transported back to
  their originating location for gas disposal and cylinder destruction.
\8\ To modify the exemption to authorize an alternative to the 100% radiographic inspection of longitudinal
  welds for the non-DOT specification cylinders for use as components of automotive vehicle safety systems.
\9\ To reissue the exemption originally issued as an emergency for the use of UN 1A2 steel drums that do not
  meet the minimum thickness requirements for drums with a maximum capacity of less than 20 liters for the
  transportation of certain Division 1.3C materials.
\10\ To reissue the exemption originally issued on an emergency basis to authorize the holder of this exemption
  to perform the function of a registered inspector for cargo tanks without meeting the requirements in 49 CFR
  171.8.
\11\ To reissue the exemption originally issued on an emergency basis authorizing the use of UN 4G fiberboard
  boxes inadvertently marked with the wrong proper shipping name.

    This notice of receipt of applications for modifications of 
exemptions is published in accordance with part 107 of the Federal 
hazardous materials transportation law (49 US.C. 5117(b); 49 CFR 
1.53(b)).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 12, 1999.
J. Suzanne Hedgepeth,
Director, Office of Hazardous Materials, Exemptions and Approvals.
[FR Doc. 99-6600 Filed 3-17-99; 8:45 am]
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