[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 140 (Tuesday, July 22, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43420-43421]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-18607]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Research and Special Programs Administration


Office of Hazardous Materials Safety, Notice of Applications for 
Exemptions

AGENCY: Research and Special Programs Administration, DOT.

ACTION: List of applicants for 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. Each 
mode of transportation for which a particular exemption is requested is 
indicated by a number in the ``Nature of Application'' portion of the 
table below as follows: 1--Motor vehicle, 2--Rail freight, 3--Cargo 
vessel, 4--Cargo aircraft only, 5--Passenger-carrying aircraft.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 21, 2003.

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 application 
number.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the applications (See Docket 
Number) are available for inspection at the New Docket Management 
Facility, PL-401, at the U.S. Department of Transportation, Nassif 
Building, 400 75h Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590 or at http://dms.dot.gov.
    This notice of receipt of applications for new 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 July 15, 2003.
R. Ryan Posten,
Exemptions Program Officer, Office of Hazardous Materials, Exemptions 
and Approvals.

                                                 New Exemptions
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                       Docket                        Regulation(s)
  Application  No.       No.        Applicant           affected              Nature of exemption thereof
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13262-N.............  ........  Symmetricom,       49 CFR             To authorize the transportation in
                                 Inc., Beverly,     172.400(a),        commerce of certain cesium devices
                                 MA.                172.500,           consisting of an inner cylinder enclosed
                                                    173.211(a),        within an outer stainless steel, welded,
                                                    175.3.             hermetically sealed cylinder containing
                                                                       Division 4.3 hazardous materials. (modes
                                                                       1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
13263-N.............  ........  Air Products &     49 CFR 173.192,    To authorize the manufacture, mark, sale
                                 Chemical, Inc.,    173.201,           and use of non-DOT specification, full
                                 Allentown, PA.     173.202,           removable head salvage cylinders for use
                                                    173.203,           in overpacking damaged or leaking
                                                    173.226,           packages of pressurized and non-
                                                    173.227,           pressurized hazardous materials. (mode 1)
                                                    173.301(f),
                                                    173.302(a),
                                                    173.304a(a)(2).
13264-N.............  ........  Trinity            49 CFR 172.101,    To authorize the transportation in
                                 Manufacturing,     Col 7, SP B14,     commerce of non-DOT specification
                                 Inc., Hamlet, NC.  173.244.           portable tank mounted in an ISO frame
                                                                       that complies with the IMO Type 5
                                                                       specification and built to ASME Code for
                                                                       use in transporting chloropicrin,
                                                                       Division 6.1. (modes 1, 3)
13265-N.............  ........  Aeropres           49 CFR 173.315...  To authorize the transportation in
                                 Corporation                           commerce of dimethyl ether, in MC-331
                                 Shreveport, LA.                       cargo tanks with a minimum design
                                                                       pressure of 175 psig. (mode 1)
13266-N.............  ........  Luxfer Gas         49 CFR             To authorize the manufacture, marking,
                                 Cylinders          173.301(h),        sale and use of non-DOT specification
                                 Riverside, CA.     173.302(a),        hoop wrapped composite cylinder
                                                    178.46(a)(4),      conforming to DOT FRP-2 for use in
                                                    178.46(c)(i).      storing medical gases. (mode 1)

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13268-N.............  ........  Ciba Speciality    49 CFR             To authorize an alternative attendance
                                 Chemicals          177.834(i)(3).     requirement of cargo tanks during loading
                                 McIntosh, AL.                         and unloading of various classes of
                                                                       hazardous materials. (mode 1)
13269-N.............  ........  Brenntag Mid-      49 CFR 173.301(f)  To authorize the one-way transportation in
                                 South, Inc.,                          commerce of anhydrous amonia in DOT
                                 Henderson, KY.                        specification cylinders equipped with
                                                                       emergency kits to prevent leakage during
                                                                       transportation. (mode 1)
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[FR Doc. 03-18607 Filed 7-21-03; 8:45 am]
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