[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9016-9017]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-4282]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Research and Special Programs Administration


Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; Notice of Application for 
Exemptions

AGENCY: Research and Special Programs Administration, DOT.

ACTION: List of applications for exemption.

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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 application 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 March 29, 2004.
    Address Comments To: Record 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 number.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the applications are 
available for inspection in the Records Center, Nassif Building, 400 
7th Street, SW., Washington, DC or at http://www.dms.dot.gov.
    This notice of receipt of applications for modification of 
exemption 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 February 20, 2004.
R. Ryan Posten,
Exemptions Program Officer, Office of Hazardous Materials Exemptions & 
Approvals.

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                                                  New Exemption
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Application                                                         Regulation(s)         Nature of exemption
    No.              Docket No.                Applicant               affected                 thereof
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    13357-N  ..........................  Indiana Michigan       49 CFR 173.403;        To authorize the
                                          Power Company,         173.427.               transportation in
                                          Buchanan, MI.                                 commerce of four steam
                                                                                        generators containing
                                                                                        Class 7 radioactive
                                                                                        material. (modes 1, 2).
    13401-N  ..........................  Northern States Power  49 CFR 173.403;        To authorize the
                                          Company dba XCEL       173.427.               transportation in
                                          Energy Services,                              commerce of two steam
                                          Inc., Welch, MN.                              generators containing
                                                                                        Class 7 radioactive
                                                                                        material.
    13423-N  ..........................  E.I. DuPont de         49 CFR 173.40(e).....  To authorize the
                                          Nemours & Company,                            transportation in
                                          Inc., Wilmington, DE.                         commerce of Division 6.1
                                                                                        toxic liquid in DOT-
                                                                                        specification cylinders
                                                                                        that have been
                                                                                        manifolded or
                                                                                        interconnected. (mode
                                                                                        1).
    13424-N  ..........................  Air Products and       49 CFR 177.834(i)(3).  To authorize cargo tanks
                                          Chemicals, Inc., St.                          to remain connected
                                          Gabriel, LA.                                  while standing without
                                                                                        the physical presence of
                                                                                        an unloader. (mode 1).
    13425-N  ..........................  MDS Nordion, Ottawa,   49 CFR 173.471.......  To authorize the
                                          ON.                                           transportation in
                                                                                        commerce of Class 7
                                                                                        hazardous materials for
                                                                                        disposal contained in
                                                                                        specially designed
                                                                                        equipment. (mode 1).
    13426-N  ..........................  Capintec, Inc.,        49 CFR 173.302; 175.3  To authorize the
                                          Pittsburgh, PA.                               transportation in
                                                                                        commerce of non-DOT
                                                                                        specification containers
                                                                                        for use in transporting
                                                                                        Argon, Division 2.2.
                                                                                        (modes 1, 4, 5).
    13441-N  ..........................  Eastman Kodak Company  49 CFR                 To authorize the
                                          HSE--Hazmat            173.6(a)(1)(ii),       transportation in
                                          Transportation         173.6(d).              commerce of limited
                                          Services, Rochester,                          quantities of waste
                                          NY.                                           materials in amounts
                                                                                        that exceed the quantity
                                                                                        limitations specified
                                                                                        under the material of
                                                                                        trade exception as
                                                                                        defined in 49 CFR. (mode
                                                                                        1).
    13443-N  ..........................  Koch Materials         49 CFR 173.24(c);      To authorize the
                                          Company, Wichita, KS.  173.202; 173.203;      transportation in
                                                                 177.834(h);            commerce of alternative
                                                                 173.28(a) and (b).     shipping containers to
                                                                                        be used for non-bulk
                                                                                        quantities of chemical
                                                                                        additives used in the
                                                                                        manufacture of asphalt
                                                                                        products. (mode 1).
    13444-N  ..........................  Halliburton Energy     49 CFR 173.201;        To authorize the
                                          Services, Inc.,        173.302; 173.304;      manufacture, mark, sale
                                          Duncan, OK.            178.35(e); 178.36.     and use of a non-DOT
                                                                                        specification cylinder
                                                                                        for the transportation
                                                                                        of well site oil/natural
                                                                                        gas samples. (modes 1,
                                                                                        2, 3, 4).
    13445-N  ..........................  U.S. Department of     49 CFR 173.211;        To authorize the one-time
                                          Energy, Richland, WA.  173.244.               one-way transportation
                                                                                        in commerce of a
                                                                                        specially designed
                                                                                        device containing
                                                                                        Sodium, Division 4.3 for
                                                                                        recycling purposes.
                                                                                        (mode 1).
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[FR Doc. 04-4282 Filed 2-25-04; 8:45 am]
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