[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 206 (Tuesday, October 26, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 62516]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-23881]


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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 26th session of the United Nation's Sub-Committee of Experts on the 
Transport of Dangerous Goods (UNSCOE) to be held November 29-December 
7, 2004, in Geneva, Switzerland.

DATES: November 23, 2004, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Room 6200. December 15, 
2004, 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 26th 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 27th session of the UNSCOE. The 
26th session of the UNSCOE is the final meeting in the current biennium 
cycle and will finalize amendments considered for the 14th Revised 
Edition of the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of 
Dangerous Goods Model Regulations. Topics to be covered during the 
public meeting 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) 
Transport of Dangerous Goods in limited quantities and consumer 
commodities, (4) Infectious Substances, (5) Vibration design type 
testing, (6) Entries for fuel cell devices and cartridges, (7) 
Procedures for incident reporting, (8) Harmonization with the IAEA 
Regulations for the safe transport of radioactive materials, (9) 
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 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/dgbd/dgsubc/c32004.html. This site may also be accessed through RSPA's Hazardous 
Materials Safety home page at http://hazmat.dot.gov/instandards.htm. 
RSPA's site provides additional information regarding the UNSCOE and 
related matters such as a summary of decisions taken at previous 
sessions of the UNSCOE.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 20, 2004.
Frits Wybenga,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety.
[FR Doc. 04-23881 Filed 10-25-04; 8:45 am]
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