[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 97 (Friday, May 19, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 29215]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-4691]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration


International Standards on the Transport of Dangerous Goods; 
Public Meeting

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 29th session of the 
United Nation's Sub-Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous 
Goods (UNSCOE) to be held 3-12 (a.m.) July 2006 in Geneva, Switzerland.

DATES: Wednesday June 21, 2006; 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Room 3328.

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

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The primary purpose of this meeting will be 
to prepare for the 29th session of the UNSCOE and to discuss draft U.S. 
positions on UNSCOE proposals. The 29th session of the UNSCOE is the 
third meeting in the current biennium cycle. The UNSCOE will consider 
proposals for the 15th Revised Edition of the United Nations 
Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods Model Regulations. 
Topics to be covered during the public meetings include:
    (1) Explosive classification, (2) Transport of compressed gases, 
(3) Requirements for Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBC), (4) Transport 
of dangerous goods in limited and excepted quantities, (5) Requirements 
for lithium batteries and fuel cell systems, (6) Requirements for the 
classification and packaging of Division 6.2 Infectious Substances, (7) 
Harmonization with the IAEA Regulations for the safe transport of 
radioactive materials, (8) Options to facilitate global harmonization 
of transport of dangerous goods regulations, (9) Miscellaneous 
proposals related to listing and classification, and the use of 
packaging 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. In lieu of conducting a public meeting after the 29th 
session of the UNSCOE to present the results of the session, PHMSA will 
place a copy of the Sub-Committee's report and an updated copy of the 
pre-meeting summary document on PHMSA's Hazardous Materials Safety 
Homepage at http://hazmat.dot.gov/regs/intl/intstandards.htm.

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/c32006.html. This site may also be accessed through PHMSA's Hazardous 
Materials Safety Homepage at http://hazmat.dot.gov/regs/intl/intstandards/htm. PHMSA's site provides additional information 
regarding the UNSCOE and related matters such as a summary of decisions 
taken at previous sessions of the UNSCOE.

Robert A. McGuire,
Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety.
[FR Doc. 06-4691 Filed 5-18-06; 8:45 am]
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