[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 3 (Monday, January 6, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 606-607]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-186]


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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: R. Ryan Posten, Exemptions Program 
Officer 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 December 20, 2002.
R. Ryan Posten,
Exemptions Program Officer, Office of Hazardous Materials Exemptions 
and Approvals.

                                           New Exemption Applications
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                                                                  Reason for
          Application No.                     Applicant             delay        Estimated date  of completion
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11862-N............................  The BOC Group, Murray                 4  03/31/2003
                                      Hill, NJ.
11927-N............................  Alaska Marine Lines, Inc.,            4  01/31/2003
                                      Seattle, WA.
12381-N............................  Ideal Chemical & Supply               3  05/31/2003
                                      Co., Memphis, TN.
12412-N............................  Great Western Chemical                3  05/31/2003
                                      Company, Portland, OR.
12440-N............................  Luxfer Inc., Riverside, CA            1  05/31/2003
12648-N............................  Stress Engineering                    4  02/28/2003
                                      Services, Inc., Houston,
                                      TX.
12701-N............................  Fuel Cell Components &                1  01/31/2003
                                      Integrators, Inc.,
                                      Hauppauge, NY.
12706-N............................  Raufoss Composites AS,             1, 3  03/31/2003
                                      Raufoss, NO.
12715-N............................  Arkansas Eastman Division,            4  01/31/2003
                                      Eastman Chemical Co.,
                                      Batesville, AR.
12718-N............................  Weldship Corporation,                 4  01/31/2003
                                      Bethlehem, PA.
12751-N............................  Defense Technology                    4  01/31/2003
                                      Corporation, Casper, WY.
12859-N............................  Atlantic Research                     4  03/31/2003
                                      Corporation, Gainesville,
                                      VA.
12867-N............................  G.L.I. Citergaz, 964                  1  03/31/2003
                                      Civray, FR.
12902-N............................  C&S Railroad Corp., Jim               4  01/31/2003
                                      Thorpe, PA.
12941-N............................  The Neiman Marcus Group,              4  01/31/2003
                                      Longview, TX.
12950-N............................  Walnut Industries, Inc.,              4  01/31/2003
                                      Bensalem, PA.
12960-N............................  International Fuel Cells,             4  03/31/2003
                                      South Windsor, CT.
12973-N............................  Viking Packing Specialist,            4  03/31/2003
                                      Tulsa, OK.
12988-N............................  Air Products & Chemicals,             1  05/31/2003
                                      Inc., Allentown, PA.
12990-N............................  Technifab Products, Inc.,             4  01/31/2003
                                      Brazil, IN.
12991-N............................  General Plastics                      4  01/31/2003
                                      Manufacturing Company,
                                      Tacoma, WA.
12998-N............................  Safety-Kleen Services,                4  01/31/2003
                                      Inc., Columbia, SC.
12999-N............................  Safety-Kleen Services,                4  01/31/2003
                                      Inc., Columbia, SC.
13001-N............................  The J.C. Smith Co., San               1  03/31/2003
                                      Saba, TX.
4453-M.............................  Dyno Nobel, Inc., Salt                4  12/31/2002
                                      Lake City, UT.
4884-M.............................  Matheson Tri-Gas, East                4  01/31/2003
                                      Rutherford, NJ.
7060-M.............................  Federal Express, Memphis,             4  01/31/2003
                                      TN.
7277-M.............................  Structural Composites                 3  02/28/2003
                                      Industries, Pomona, CA.
8162-M.............................  Structural Composites                 3  02/28/2003
                                      Industries, Pomona, CA.
8718-M.............................  Structural Composites                 3  02/28/2003
                                      Industries, Pomona, CA.
8723-M.............................  Dyno Nobel, Inc., Salt                1  01/31/2003
                                      Lake City, UT.
10019-M............................  Structural Composites               3,4  02/28/2003
                                      Industries, Pomona, CA.
10751-M............................  Dyno Nobel, Inc., Salt                4  01/31/2003
                                      Lake City, UT.
10882-M............................  Espar Products, Inc.,                 4  01/31/2003
                                      Mississauga, Ontario L5T
                                      1Z8, CN.
11194-M............................  Carleton Technologies                 4  01/31/2003
                                      Inc., Pressure Technology
                                      Div., Glen Burnie, MD.
11327-M............................  Phoenix Services, Inc.,               4  03/31/2003
                                      Pasadena, MD.
11537-M............................  JCI Jones Chemicals, Inc.,            3  05/31/2003
                                      Milford, VA.
11579-M............................  Dyno Nobel, Inc., Salt                1  01/31/2003
                                      Lake City, UT.
11769-M............................  Great Western Chemical                3  03/31/2003
                                      Company, Portland, OR.
11769-M............................  Great Western Chemical                3  03/31/2003
                                      Company, Portland, OR.
11769-M............................  Hydrite Chemical Company,             3  03/31/2003
                                      Brookfield, WI.
11791-M............................  The Coleman Company, Inc.,            4  01/31/2003
                                      Wichita, KS.
11850-M............................  Air Transport Association,            4  01/31/2003
                                      Washington, DC.
11911-M............................  Transfer Flow, Inc.,                  3  05/31/2003
                                      Chico, CA.
11911-M............................  Transfer Flow, Inc.,                  3  05/31/2003
                                      Chico, CA.
12065-M............................  Petrolab Company, Latham,             4  05/31/2003
                                      NY.
12443-M............................  Dow Reichhold Specialty               4  01/31/2003
                                      Latex, LLC, Chickamauga,
                                      GA.
12449-M............................  Chlorine Service Company,             4  01/31/2003
                                      Inc., Kingwood, TX.

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12599-M............................  Voltaix, Inc., North                  4  01/31/2003
                                      Branch, NJ.
12866-M............................  Delta Air Lines (Technical            4  01/31/2003
                                      Operations Center),
                                      Atlanta, GA.
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