[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 111 (Tuesday, June 10, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34695-34696]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-14585]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Research and Special Programs Administration

[Docket No. RSPA-03-14793 (Notice No. 03-6)]


Hazardous Materials: Regulations for the Safe Transport of 
Radioactive Material (TS-R-1); Public Meeting

AGENCY: Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting and request for written comments.

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SUMMARY: RSPA will conduct a public meeting and accept written comments 
pertaining to 63 proposed changes to the International Atomic Energy 
Agency's (IAEA) Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive 
Materials, TS-R-1, scheduled for revision in the year 2005. Interested 
persons are invited to attend.

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DATES: Public meeting. The public meeting will be held on July 22, 2003 
from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
    Comments. Comments must be received by August 8, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Public meeting. The meeting will be held at Department of 
Transportation Headquarters, Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., 
Washington DC, 20590-0001, in room 6244.
    Comments. You may submit comments identified by the docket number 
(RSPA-03-14793 (Notice No. 03-6)) by any of the following methods:
    [sbull] Web Site: http://dms.dot.gov. Follow the instructions for 
submitting comments on the DOT electronic docket site.
    [sbull] Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
    [sbull] Mail: Docket Management System; U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, Room PL-401, 
Washington, DC 20590-001.
    [sbull] Hand Delivery: At the public meeting held July 22, 2003 or 
to the Docket Management System; Room PL-401 on the plaza level of the 
Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC between 9:00 
am and 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays.
    [sbull] Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and 
docket number for this notice. For detailed instructions on submitting 
comments, see the Public Participation heading of the Supplementary 
Information section of this document. Note that all comments received 
will be posted without change to http://dms.dot.gov including any 
personal information provided. Please see the Privacy Act heading under 
Supplementary Information.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to http://dms.dot.gov at any time or to the 
Docket Management System (see ADDRESSES).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Rick Boyle, Office of Hazardous 
Material Technology, U.S. Department of Transportation, Nassif 
Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington DC, 20590-0001; (202) 
366-2993; [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The purpose of this meeting is to receive public comments on the 
transport regulation changes proposed by the International Atomic 
Energy Agency (IAEA) as part of its ongoing regulatory review process. 
These comments will be used to develop U.S. positions on the 63 
proposed changes for the IAEA regulatory review meeting scheduled for 
November 10-14, 2003, in Bonn, Germany. The public is invited to attend 
without prior notification. Due to heightened security measures at DOT 
Headquarters, participants are encouraged to arrive early to allow time 
to undergo the security checks necessary to obtain access to the 
building.
    The regulatory changes proposed by IAEA are available on the 
Internet at http://hazmat.dot.gov/files/IAEA_TS-R-1_rev_prop.pdf. A 
consolidated draft of the endorsed proposed TS-R-1 revision may be 
downloaded at http://hazmat.dot.gov/files/IAEA_TS-R-1_rev_draft.pdf. 
Although not required, electronic submission using the standard comment 
form that can be downloaded at http://hazmat.dot.gov/files/comment_form_prop_chgs.doc is preferred.

II. Public Participation

    Comments should identify the docket number (RSPA-03-14793 (Notice 
No. 03-6)) and if sent by mail, comments are to be submitted in two 
copies. Persons wishing to receive confirmation of receipt of their 
comments should include a self-addressed stamped postcard. Internet 
users may access all comments received by the U.S. Department of 
Transportation at http://dms.dot.gov.

III. Privacy Act

    Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all comments 
received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual 
submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf 
of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's 
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on 
April 11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 70; Pages 19477-78) or may visit 
http://dms.dot.gov.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on June 4, 2003.
Robert A. McGuire,
Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety.
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