[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 180 (Tuesday, September 18, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53287-53288]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-4612]


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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 September 12, 2007.
Delmer F. Billings,
Director, Office of Hazardous Materials, Special Permits and Approvals.

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                                            Reason for    Estimated date
  Application  No.         Applicant           delay       of completion
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                     MODIFICATION TO SPECIAL PERMITS
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10481-M.............  M-1 Engineering                  4      10-31-2007
                       Limited,
                       Bradford, West
                       Yorkshire.
14167-M.............  Trinityrail,                 1,3,4       0-31-2007
                       Dallas, TX.
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                     New Special Permit Applications
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14385-N.............  Kansas City                      4      10-31-2007
                       Southern Railway
                       Company, Kansas
                       City, MO.
14442-N.............  Trinityrail,                     4      10-31-2007
                       Dallas, TX.
14483-N.............  WEW Wsterwaelder                 4      10-31-2007
                       Eisenwerk,
                       Weitefeld,
                       Germany.
14500-N.............   Northwest                       4      10-31-2007
                       Respiratory
                       Services, St.
                       Paul, MN.

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14492-N.............  Tankbouw                         4      10-31-2007
                       Rootselaar B.V.,
                       The Netherlands.
14457-N.............  Amtrol Alfa                      4      10-31-2007
                       Metalomecanica
                       SA, Portugal.
14436-N.............  BNSF Railway                     4      10-31-2007
                       Company, Topeka,
                       KS.
14402-N.............  Lincoln                         14      12-31-2007
                       Composites,
                       Lincoln, NE.
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[FR Doc. 07-4612 Filed 9-17-07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-60-M