[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 139 (Friday, July 20, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39892-39893]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-3543]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration


Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; Notice of Delays in 
Processing of Special Permits Applications

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), 
DOT.

ACTION: List of applications delayed more than 180 days.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the requirements of 49 U.S.C. 5117(c), 
PHMSA is publishing the following list of special permit applications 
that have been in process for 180 days or more. The reason(s) for delay 
and the expected completion date for action on each application is 
provided in association with each identified application.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Delmer F. Billings, Director, Office 
of Hazardous Materials Special Permits and Approvals, Pipeline and 
Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, East Building, PHH-30, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, 
Southeast, Washington, DC 20590-0001, (202) 366-4535.

Key to ``Reason for Delay''

    1. Awaiting additional information from applicant.
    2. Extensive public comment under review.
    3. Application is technically complex and is of significant impact 
or precedent-setting and requires extensive analysis.
    4. Staff review delayed by other priority issues or volume of 
special permit applications.

Meaning of Application Number Suffixes

    N--New application.
    M--Modification request.
    PM--Party to application with modification request.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on July 16, 2007.
Delmer F. Billings,
Director, Office of Hazardous Materials, Special Permits and Approvals.

                     Modification to Special Permits
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                                                              Estimated
      Application number          Applicant      Reason for    date of
                                                   delay      completion
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10481-M......................  M-1 Engineering            4   09-30-2007
                                Limited
                                Bradfrod, West
                                Yorkshire.
114167-M.....................  Trinityrail            1,3,4   09-30-2007
                                Dallas, TX.
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                     New Special Permit Applications
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                                                              Estimated
      Application number          Applicant      Reason for    date of
                                                   delay      completion
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14385-N......................  Kansas City                4   09-30-2007
                                Southern
                                Railway
                                Company Kansas
                                City, MO.
14442-N......................  Trinityrail                4   09-30-2007
                                Dallas, TX.
14468-N......................  REC Advanced               4   09-30-2007
                                Silicon
                                Materials LLC
                                Butte, MT.
14470-N......................  Marsulex, Inc.             4   08-31-2007
                                Springfield,
                                OR.
14469-N......................  Space Systems/             4   07-31-2007
                                Loral Palo
                                Alto, CA.

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14457-N......................  Ambrol Alfa                4   09-30-2007
                                Metalomecanica
                                SA Portugal.
14436-N......................  BNSF Railway               4   09-30-2007
                                Company
                                Topeka, KS.
14402-N......................  Lincoln                    1   12-31-2007
                                Composites
                                Lincoln, NE.
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[FR Doc. 07-3543 Filed 7-19-07; 8:45 am]
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