[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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