[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 242 (Friday, December 17, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70758-70761]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-32785]


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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.

DATES: J. Suzanne Hedgepeth, Director, Office of Hazardous Materials, 
Exemptions and Approvals, Research and Special Programs Administration,

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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 December 10, 1999.
J. Suzanne Hedgepeth,
Director, Office of Hazardous Materials, Exemptions and Approvals.

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                       New Exemption Applications
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                                              Reason for  Estimated date
 Application No.          Applicant             delay      of completion
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11767-N.........  Ausimont USA, Inc.,                  4      01/31/2000
                   Thorofare, NJ.
11862-N.........  The BOC Group, Murray                4      01/31/2000
                   Hill, NJ.
11927-N.........  Alaska Marine Lines,                 4      01/31/2000
                   Inc., Seattle, WA.
12106-N.........  Air Liquide America                  4      01/31/2000
                   Corporation, Houston, TX.
12125-N.........  Mayo Foundation,                     4      01/31/2000
                   Rochester, MN.
12126-N.........  LaRoche Industries, Inc.,            4      01/31/2000
                   Atlanta, GA.
12138-N.........  Gas Supply Resources,                4      01/31/2000
                   Inc., Albany, NY.
12142-N.........  Aristech Chemical Corp.,             4      01/31/2000
                   Pittsburgh, PA.
12146-N.........  Luxfer Gas Cylinders,                4      01/31/2000
                   Riverside, CA.
12148-N.........  Eastman Kodak Company,               4      01/31/2000
                   Rochester, NY.
12156-N.........  Columbia Falls Aluminum              4      01/31/2000
                   Co., Columbia Falls, MT.
12158-N.........  Hickson Corporation,                 4      01/31/2000
                   Conley, GA.
12164-N.........  Rhodia, Inc., Shelton, CT            4      01/31/2000
12166-N.........  Dow Corning Corp.,                   4      01/31/2000
                   Midland, MI.
12171-N.........  Arichell Technologies,               4      01/31/2000
                   Inc., West Newton, MA.
12181-N.........  Aristech, Pittsburgh, PA.            4      01/31/2000
12205-N.........  Independent Chemical                 4      02/28/2000
                   Corp., Glendale, NY.
12220-N.........  d/b/a Laird Farms,                   4      02/28/2000
                   Waterloo, NY.
12237-N.........  U.S. Department of                   4      02/28/2000
                   Defense, Falls Church,
                   VA.
12247-N.........  Weldship Corp.,                      4      02/28/2000
                   Bethlehem, PA.
12248-N.........  Ciba Specialty Chemicals             4      02/28/2000
                   Corp., High Point, NC.
12258-N.........  JL Shepherd & Associates,            4      02/28/2000
                   San Fernando, CA.
12269-N.........  Solutia, Inc., St. Louis,            4      02/28/2000
                   MO.
12277-N.........  The Indian Sugar &                   4      02/28/2000
                   General Engineering
                   Corp. ISGE, Haryana, IX.
12280-N.........  Combined Tactical                    4      02/28/2000
                   Systems, Inc.,
                   Jamestown, PA.
12281-N.........  ABS Group, Inc., Houston,            4      02/28/2000
                   TX.
12286-N.........  FMC Corporation,                     4      02/28/2000
                   Philadelphia, PA.
12290-N.........  Savage Industries, Inc.,             4      03/31/2000
                   Pottstown, PA.
12293-N.........  Intercontinental                     4      03/31/2000
                   Packaging Corp.,
                   Tuckahoe, NY.
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                       Modifications to Exemptions
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                                             Reason for   Estimated date
 Application No.          Applicant             delay      of completion
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6293-M..........  Dyno Nobel, Inc., Salt              4       01/31/2000
                   Lake City, UT.
6611-M..........  Gardner Cryogenics,                 4       01/31/2000
                   Lehigh Valley, PA.
6765-M..........  Gardner Cryogenics,                 4       01/31/2000
                   Lehigh Valley, PA.
8723-M..........  Buckley Powder Company,             4       01/31/2000
                   Englewood, CO.
9266-M..........  ERMEWA, Inc., Houston,              4       01/31/2000
                   TX.
10480-M.........  Gardner Cryogenics,                 4       01/31/2000
                   Lehigh Valley, PA.
10656-M.........  Conf. of Radiation                  4       01/31/2000
                   Control Program
                   Directors, Inc.,
                   Frankfort, KY.
10672-M.........  Burlington Packaging,               4       01/31/2000
                   Inc., Brooklyn, NY.
10821-M.........  BFI Waste Systems of                4       01/31/2000
                   North America, Inc.,
                   Atlanta, GA.
10921-M.........  The Procter & Gamble                4       01/31/2000
                   Company, Cincinnati, OH.
10929-M.........  Consolidated Rail                   4       01/31/2000
                   Corporation,
                   Philadelphia, PA.
10962-M.........  International Compliance            4       01/31/2000
                   Center, Mississauga ON
                   L4Z 1X8, CA.
10977-M.........  Federal Industries                  4       01/31/2000
                   Corporation, Plymouth,
                   MN.
11186-M.........  Cryenco, Inc., Denver,              4       01/31/2000
                   CO.
11248-M.........  HAZMATPAC, Houston, TX..            4       01/31/2000
11327-M.........  Phoenix Serivves Limited            4       02/28/2000
                   Partnership, Pasadena,
                   MD.
11380-M.........  Baker Atlas, Houston, TX            4       02/28/2000
11406-M.........  Conf. of Radiation                  4       02/28/2000
                   Control Program
                   Directors, Inc.,
                   Frankfort, KY.
11458-M.........  Reckitt & Colman, Inc.,             4       02/28/2000
                   Wayne, NJ.
11769-M.........  Great Western Chemical              4       02/28/2000
                   Company, Portland, OR.
11903-M.........  Comptank Corporation,               4       02/28/2000
                   Bothwell, Ontario, CA.
11942-M.........  Niklor Chemical Company,            4       02/28/2000
                   Long Beach, CA.
12069-M.........  Compagnie des Containers            4       02/28/2000
                   Reservoirs, Paris, Fr.
12074-M.........  Van Hool NV, B-2500 Lier            4       02/28/2000
                   Koningshooikt, BG.
12232-M.........  Bell Helicopter, Hurst,             4       02/28/2000
                   TX.
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