[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 176 (Monday, September 13, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49536-49537]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-23801]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
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(a) 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 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 September 7, 1999.
J. Suzanne Hedgepeth,
Director, Office of Hazardous Materials, Exemptions and Approvals.

                                                               New Exemption Applications
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                                                                                                                            Reason for   Estimated date
            Application number                                                Applicant                                       delay       of completion
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11699-N..................................  GEO Specialty Chemicals, Bastrop, LA..........................................            4         9/30/1999
11767-N..................................  Ausimont USA, Inc., Thorofare, NJ.............................................            4         9/30/1999
11862-N..................................  The BOC Group, Murray Hill, NJ................................................            4         9/30/1999
11927-N..................................  Alaska Marine Lines, Inc., Seattle, WA........................................            4         9/30/1999
12029-N..................................  NACO Technologies, Lombard, IL................................................            4         9/30/1999
12106-N..................................  Air Liquide America Corporation, Houston, TX..................................            4         9/30/1999
12123-N..................................  Eastman Chemical Co., Kingsport, TN...........................................            4         9/30/1999
12125-N..................................  Mayo Foundation, Rochester, MN................................................            4         9/30/1999
12126-N..................................  LaRoche Industries, Inc., Atlanta, GA.........................................            4         9/30/1999
12138-N..................................  Gas Supply Resources, Inc., Albany, NY........................................            4        10/29/1999
12142-N..................................  Aristech Chemical Corp., Pittsburgh, PA.......................................            4         9/30/1999
12146-N..................................  Luxfer Gas Cylinders, Riverside, CA...........................................            4         9/30/1999
12148-N..................................  Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY..........................................            4         9/30/1999
12156-N..................................  Columbia Falls Aluminum Co., Columbia Falls, MT...............................            4         9/30/1999
12158-N..................................  Hickson Corporation, Conley, GA...............................................            4         9/30/1999
12164-N..................................  Rhodia Inc., Shelton, CT......................................................            4         9/30/1999
12166-N..................................  Dow Corning Corp., Midland, MI................................................            4         9/30/1999
12171-N..................................  Arichell Technologies, Inc., West Newton, MA..................................            4         9/30/1999
12181-N..................................  Aristech, Pittsburgh, PA......................................................            4         9/30/1999
12203-N..................................  Celanese Ltd., Dallas, TX.....................................................            4         9/30/1999
12205-N..................................  Independent Chemical Corp., Glendale, NY......................................            4         9/30/1999
12206-N..................................  General Electric Silicones, Waterford, NY.....................................            4         9/30/1999
12220-N..................................  d/b/a Laird Farms, Waterloo, NY...............................................            4        10/29/1999
12230-N..................................  Chemtran Services USA, Inc., Houston, TX......................................            4         9/30/1999
12238-N..................................  Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, NY..............................................            4        10/29/1999
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                                                               Modifications to Exemptions
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                                                                                                                            Reason for   Estimated date
            Application number                                                Applicant                                       delay       of completion
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6611-M...................................  Gardner Cryogenics, Lehigh Valley, PA.........................................            4         9/30/1999
6765-M...................................  Gardner Cryogenics, Lehigh Valley, PA.........................................            4        10/29/1999
8723-M...................................  Buckley Powder Company, Englewood, CO.........................................            4         9/30/1999
266-M....................................  ERMEWA, Inc., Houston, TX.....................................................            4        10/29/1999
10480-M..................................  Gardner Cryogenics, Lehigh Valley, PA.........................................            4        10/29/1999
10921-M..................................  The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH..................................            4         9/30/1999
10929-M..................................  Consolidated Rail Corporation, Philadelphia, PA...............................            4         9/30/1999
10977-M..................................  Federal Industries Corporation, Plymouth, MN..................................            4         9/30/1999
11327-M..................................  Phoenix Services Limited Partnership, Pasadena, MD............................            4         9/30/1999
11526-M..................................  BOC Gases, Murray Hill, NJ....................................................            4         9/30/1999
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[FR Doc. 99-23801 Filed 9-10-99; 8:45 am]
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