[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 101 (Wednesday, May 26, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28558-28559]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-13248]


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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 modification of exemptions.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the procedures governing the application 
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. Request 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 the 
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 (15 days after 
publication).

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 CONTACT: 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.......................  ...................................  Dyno Nobel, Inc., Salt Lake             8723
                                                                     City, UT \1\.
10821-M......................  ...................................  BFI Waste Systems of North             10821
                                                                     America, Inc., Atlanta, GA
                                                                     \2\.
10826-M......................  ...................................  BFI Waste Systems of North             10826
                                                                     America, Inc., Atlanta, GA
                                                                     \3\.
10832-M......................  ...................................  Autoliv ASP, Inc., Ogden, UT           10832
                                                                     \4\.
10874-M......................  ...................................  BFI Waste Systems of North             10874
                                                                     America, Inc., Atlanta, GA
                                                                     \5\.
11248-M......................  ...................................  HAZMATPAC, Houston, TX \6\..           11248
11380-M......................  ...................................  Baker Atlas, Houston, TX \7\           11380
11447-M......................  ...................................  SAES Pure Gas, Inc., San               11447
                                                                     Luis Obispo, CA \8\.
11485-M......................  ...................................  Zeneca, Inc., Wilmington DE            11485
                                                                     \9\.
11537-M......................  ...................................  Los Angeles Chemical                   11537
                                                                     Company, South Gate, CA
                                                                     \10\.
11537-M......................  ...................................  Hasa, Inc., Santa Clarita,             11537
                                                                     CA \11\.
11537-M......................  ...................................  Hawkins Chemical, Inc.,                11537
                                                                     Minneapolis, MN \12\.
11769-M......................  ...................................  Great Western Chemical                 11769
                                                                     Company, Portland, OR \13\.
11881-M......................  RSPA-1997-2132                       Wampum Hardware Company, New           11881
                                                                     Galilee, PA \14\.
11903-M......................  RSPA-1997-2604                       Comptank Corporation,                  11903
                                                                     Bothwell, Ontario, CA \15\.
11986-M......................  RSPA-1998-3171                       Department of Defense                  11986
                                                                     (MTMC), Falls Church, VA
                                                                     \16\.
12063-M......................  RSPA-1998-3827                       The Hydrocarbon Flow                   12063
                                                                     Specialist, Morgan City, LA
                                                                     \17\.
12074-M......................  RSPA-1998-3841                       Van Hool NV, B-2500 Lier               12074
                                                                     Koningshooikt, BE \18\.
12118-M......................  RSPA-1998-4210                       Taylor-Wharton Gas                     12118
                                                                     Equipment, Theodore, AL
                                                                     \19\.
12143-M......................  RSPA-1998-4477                       Suburban Propane, Anchorage,           12143
                                                                     AK \20\.
12232-M......................  RSPA-1999-5204                       Bell Helicopter, Hurst, TX             12232
                                                                     \21\.
12255-M......................  RSPA-1999-5579                       TI/Martin JAVELIN Joint                12255
                                                                     Venture, Lewisville, TX
                                                                     \22\.
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\1\ To modify the exemption to allow for an additional design for the emulsion tote bin for bulk shipments of
  certain Division 1.5 explosives and/or Division 5.1 oxidizers.
\2\ To modify the exemption to relieve the marking requirements of inner packages, inside roll off containers,
  when transporting regulated medical waste from a single offeror.
\3\ To modify the exemption to eliminate the quantity requirement for puncture-resistant sharps containers and
  film thickness of plastic bags as inner containers for use in transporting regulated medical waste.
\4\ To modify the exemption to provide for additional facilities and Class 9 material.
\5\ To modify the exemption to eliminate the quantity requirement for puncture-resistant sharps containers and
  film thickness of plastic bags as inner containers for use in transporting regulated medical waste.
\6\ To modify the exemption to allow for passenger-carrying aircraft as an additional mode of transportation for
  the transportation of certain hazardous materials in specially designed combination type packagings without
  required labelling and placarding in limited quantities.
\7\ To modify the exemption to allow for design changes of the non-DOT specification cylinder for the
  transportation of certain compressed hydrocarbon gases.
\8\ To modify the exemption to allow for regulatory changes to the design, fabrication and marking of the
  pressure vessel as set forth in the requisite design code in the country of final destination for the
  transportation of certain Division 4.2 hazardous materials.
\9\ To modify the exemption to provide for Division 4.3 as an additional class of material for tank cars
  authorized to remain standing with unloading connections attached when no product is being transferred,
  provided that a minimal level of monitoring is maintained.
\10\ To modify the exemption to authorize Class 3 hazardous materials and those hazardous materials currently
  authorized to be shipped in UN31H2 IBCs that are securely mounted to a flatbed trailer, but not removed from
  the vehicle prior to loading or unloading of the container.
\11\ To modify the exemption to increase packaging capacities not exceeding 610 gallons for the transportation
  of certain Class 8 materials in IBCs that are securely mounted to a flatbed trailer, but not removed from the
  vehicle prior to loading or unloading of the container.
\12\ To modify the exemption to provide for additional Class 8 materials in IBCs that are securely mounted to a
  flatbed trailer, but not removed from the vehicle prior to loading or unloading of the container.
\13\ To modify the exemption to provide for Division 5.1 as an additional class of material and allow for UN-
  marked compatible IBCs having capacities not exceeding 550 gallons without removing the IBC from the vehicle
  on which it is transported.
\14\ To modify the exemption to provide for passengers and their respective vehicles to be permitted on the
  vessel during the transport of explosives for quarry operations.

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\15\ To modify the exemption to allow for the manufacture, marking and sale of various size non-DOT
  specification cargo tanks from 600 gallon to 6,150 gallon vessels manufactured from glass fiber reinforced
  plastics for use in transporting various Division 6.1, Class 3, 8 or 9 hazardous materials.
\16\ To modify the exemption to allow for ventilation of cargo holds during maintenance operations.
\17\ To modify the exemption to provide for additional Class 8 hazardous materials in IM 101 tanks equipped with
  an external bottom discharge valve.
\18\ To modify the exemption to allow for minor editorial drawing changes/addition of Code Cases 2261 and 2265
  for the manufacture, mark and sale of DOT Specification steel portable tanks designed, constructed and stamped
  in accordance with Division 2 of Section VIII of the ASME BPV Code for the transport of Division 2.1 and 2.2
  materials.
\19\ To modify the exemption to add/update drawings to match manufacturing fabrication, assembly sequences and
  procedures for the manufacture, marking, sale and use of DOT Specification 4L welded insulated cylinders and
  assemblies mounted to a handling skid for transporting Division 2.2 material; approval to utilize an
  additional steel handling skid.
\20\ To reissue the exemption originally issued on an emergency basis authorizing the transportation of propane
  that exceeds the quantity limitations per package, when offered for transportation by air.
\21\ To reissue the exemption originally issued on an emergency basis for the transportation in commerce of a
  Division 1.3 explosive device installed in an aircraft/helicopter wing with relief from marking, labeling and
  packaging requirements.
\22\ To reissue the exemption originally issued on an emergency basis for transportation in a non-DOT
  specification cylinder of a limited quantity compressed gas without shipping papers, marking, and labeling.

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

    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 20, 1999.
J. Suzanne Hedgepeth,
Director, Office of Hazardous Materials Exemptions and Approvals.
[FR Doc. 99-13248 Filed 5-25-99; 8:45 am]
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