[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 78 (Friday, April 23, 1999)]
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[FR Doc No: 99-10243]



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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 April 19, 1999.
J. Suzanne Hedgepeth,
Director, Office of Hazardous Materials Exemptions and Approvals.

                                           New Exemption Applications
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                                                                                      Reason for  Estimated date
              Application No.                               Applicant                   delay      of completion
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11699-N....................................  GEO Speciality Chemicals, Bastrop, LA.            4      05/31/1999
11761-N....................................  Vulcan Chemicals, Birmingham, AL......            4      05/31/1999
11767-N....................................  Ausimont USA, Inc., Thorofare, NJ.....            4      05/31/1999
11817-N....................................  FIBA Technologies, Inc., Westboro, MA.         1, 4      05/31/1999
11862-N....................................  The BOC Group, Murray Hill, NJ........            4      05/31/1999
11894-N....................................  Quicksilver Fiberglass Manufacturing              4      05/31/1999
                                              Ltd., Strome, Alberta, CN.
11927-N....................................  Alaska Marine Lines, Inc., Seattle, WA            4      05/31/1999
11934-N....................................  UtiliCorp United, Inc., Omaha, NE.....            4      05/31/1999
12001-N....................................  Albemarle Corporation, Baton Rouge, LA            4      05/31/1999
12020-N....................................  Rhone-Poulenc, Inc., Shelton, CT......            4      05/31/1999
12029-N....................................  NACO Technologies, Lombard, IL........            4      05/31/1999
12032-N....................................  Physical Acoustics Quality Services,              4      05/31/1999
                                              Lawrenceville, NJ.
12033-N....................................  PPG Industries, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA..            4      05/31/1999
12051-N....................................  General American Transportation                   4      05/31/1999
                                              Corporation, Chicago, IL.
12064-N....................................  Occident Chemical Corp., Webster, TX..            4      05/31/1999
12071-N....................................  Pennwalt India Limited, Worli, Mumbai,            4      05/31/1999
                                              IN.
12072-N....................................  Consani Engineering (PTY) Limited,                4      05/31/1999
                                              Cape Province, RI.
12105-N....................................  Becton Dickinson Microbiology Systems,            4      05/31/1999
                                              Sparks, MD.
12106-N....................................  Air Liquide America Corporation,                  4      05/31/1999
                                              Houston, TX.
12123-N....................................  Eastman Chemical Co., Kingsport, TN...            4      06/30/1999
12125-N....................................  Mayo Foundation, Rochester, MN........            4      06/30/1999
12126-N....................................  LaRoche Industries Inc., Atlanta, GA..            4      06/30/1999
12129-N....................................  Kenyon International Emergency                    4      06/30/1999
                                              Services, Houston, TX.
12130-N....................................  FIBA Technologies, Inc., Westboro, MA.            4      06/30/1999
12136-N....................................  Net Grocer, North Brunswick, NJ.......            4      06/30/1999
12142-N....................................  Aristech Chemical Corp., Pittsburgh,              4      06/30/1999
                                              PA.
12144-N....................................  Sea-Land Service, Inc., Charlotte, NC.            4      05/31/1999
12145-N....................................  Dorbyl Heavy Engineering, Duncanville             1      05/31/1999
                                              Vereeniging, SA.
12146-N....................................  Luxfer Gas Cylinders, Riverside, CA...            4      05/31/1999
12148-N....................................  Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY..            4      05/31/1999
12156-N....................................  Columbia Falls Aluminum Co., Columbia             4      06/30/1999
                                              Falls, MT.
12158-N....................................  Hickson Corporation, Conley, GA.......            4      06/30/1999
12164-N....................................  Rhodia Inc., Shelton, CT..............            4      06/30/1999
12205-N....................................  Independent Chemical Corp., Glendale,             4      05/31/1999
                                              NY.
12208-N....................................  Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.,                   4      05/31/1999
                                              Allentown, PA.
4354-M.....................................  PPG Industries, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA..            1      05/31/1999
8915-M.....................................  Advanced Silicon Materials, Inc.,                 4      04/30/1999
                                              Moses Lake, WA.
9266-M.....................................  ERMEWA, Inc., Houston, TX.............            4      05/31/1999
9275-M.....................................  Estee Lauder Company, Melville, NY....            4      05/31/1999
9419-M.....................................  FIBA Technologies, Inc., Westboro, MA.            4      05/31/1999
11050-M....................................  Koppers Industries, Inc., Pittsburgh,             4      05/31/1999
                                              PA.
11173-M....................................  Olin Corporation, Norwalk, CT.........            4      05/31/1999
11327-M....................................  Phoenix Services Limited Partnership,             4      06/30/1999
                                              Pasadena, MD.
11379-M....................................  TRW Vehicle Safety Systems, Inc.,                 4      06/30/1999
                                              Washington, MI.
11984-M....................................  United Parcel Service Company,                    4      05/31/1999
                                              Louisville, KY.
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[FR Doc. 99-10243 Filed 4-22-99; 8:45 am]
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