[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 208 (Tuesday, October 28, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 61551]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-27130]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Research and Special Programs Administration


International Standards on the Transport of Dangerous Goods; 
Public Meetings

AGENCY: Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA), Department 
of Transportation

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: This notice is to advise interested persons that RSPA will 
conduct public meetings in preparation for and to report the results of 
the 24th session of the United Nation's Subcommittee of Experts on the 
Transport of Dangerous Goods (UNSCOE) to be held December 3-10, 2003 in 
Geneva, Switzerland.

DATES: November 19, 2003, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Room 6200; December 17, 
2003, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Room 6200.

ADDRESSES: Both meetings will be held at DOT Headquarters, Nassif 
Building, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Bob Richard, International 
Standards Coordinator, or Mr. Duane Pfund, Assistant International 
Standards Coordinator, Office of Hazardous Materials Safety, Department 
of Transportation, Washington, DC 20590; (202) 366-0656.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The primary purpose of the first meeting 
will be to prepare for the 24th session of the UNSCOE and to discuss 
draft U.S. positions on UNSCOE proposals. The primary purpose of the 
second meeting will be to provide a briefing on the outcome of the 
UNSCOE session and to prepare for the 25th session of the UNSCOE. 
Topics to be covered during the public meetings include: (1) 
Harmonization of the Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous 
Goods with the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and 
Labeling of Chemicals, (2) Hazards to the aquatic environment, (3) 
Procedures for incident reporting, (4) Evaluation of the United Nations 
packaging requirements, (5) Transport of Dangerous Goods in limited 
quantities and consumer commodities, (6) Miscellaneous proposals 
related to listing and classification and the use of packagings and 
tanks. The public is invited to attend without prior notification. Due 
to the heightened security measures participants are encouraged to 
arrive early to allow time for security checks necessary to obtain 
access to the building.

Documents

    Copies of documents for the UNSCOE meeting and the meeting agenda 
may be obtained by downloading them from the United Nations Transport 
Division's Web site at: http://www.unece.org/trans/main/dgdb/dgsubc/c32003.html. This site may also be accessed through RSPA's Hazardous 
Materials Safety Homepage at http://hazmat.dot.gov/intstandards.htm. 
RSPA's site provides additional information regarding the UNSCOE and 
related matters such as a summary of decisions taken at the 23rd 
session of the UNSCOE.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 22, 2003.
Frits Wybenga,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety.
[FR Doc. 03-27130 Filed 10-27-03; 8:45 am]
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