[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 175 (Monday, September 12, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 53830]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-17990]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration


International Standards on the Transport of Dangerous Goods; 
Public Meetings

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), 
Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice is to advise interested persons that PHMSA will 
conduct a public meeting in preparation for the twentieth meeting of 
the International Civil Aviation Organization's (ICAO) Dangerous Goods 
Panel to be held October 24-November 4, 2005 in Montreal, Canada.

DATES: Tuesday, October 18, 2005, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

ADDRESSES: DOT Headquarters, Nassif Building, Room 6332, 400 Seventh 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20590.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Bob Richard, Director, Office of 
International Standards, Office of Hazardous Materials Safety and 
Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Department of 
Transportation, Washington, DC 20590; (202) 366-0656.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The primary purpose of this public meeting 
will be to discuss draft U.S. positions on the proposals that will be 
considered during the 20th Meeting of the ICAO Dangerous Goods Panel 
(DGP 20). Agenda items include:
    Agenda Item 1: Development of proposals; if necessary, for 
amendments to Annex 18--The Safety Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air;
    Agenda Item 2: Development of recommendations for amendments to the 
Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air 
(Doc 9284) for incorporation in the 2007-2008 Edition;
    Agenda Item 3: Development of recommendations for amendments to the 
Supplement to the Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of 
Dangerous Goods by Air (Doc. 9284) for incorporation in the 2007-2008 
Edition;
    Agenda Item 4: Amendments to Emergency Response Guidence for 
Aircraft Incidents Involving Dangerous Goods (Doc 9481); and
    Agenda Item 5: Resolution, where possible, of the non-recurrent 
work items identified by the Commission or the panel;
    (a) Principles governing the transport of dangerous goods on cargo 
only aircraft;
    (b) Reformatting of the packing instructions; and
    (c) Review of provisions for dangerous goods carried by passengers 
and crew.
    For more information on the ICAO Dangerous Goods Panel visit 
PHMSA's International Standards Web site at http://hazmat.dot.gov/regs/intl/intstandards.htm.

Robert A. McGuire,
Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety.
[FR Doc. 05-17990 Filed 9-9-05; 8:45 am]
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