[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 102 (Wednesday, May 28, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30689-30690]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-12238]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA-2014-0033, Notice No. 14-3]
International Standards on the Transport of Dangerous Goods
AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),
DOT.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice is to advise interested persons that on Wednesday,
June 11, 2014, PHMSA will conduct a public meeting to discuss proposals
in preparation for the 45th session of the United Nations Sub-Committee
of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (UNSCOE TDG) to be held
June 23 to July 2, 2014, in Geneva, Switzerland. During the public
meeting, PHMSA is also soliciting comments relative to potential new
work items which may be considered for inclusion in its international
agenda.
Also, on Wednesday, June 11, 2014, the Department of Labor,
Occupational Safety and Health Administartion (OSHA) will conduct a
public meeting (See Docket No. OSHA-H022k-2006-0062) to discuss
proposals in preparation for the 27th session of the United Nations
Sub-Committee of Experts on the Globally Harmonized System of
Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (UNSCEGHS) to be held July 2
to 4, 2014, in Geneva, Switzerland.
DATES: Wednesday, June 11, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Both meetings will be held at the DOT Headquarters
Conference Center, West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590.
Time and Location: PHMSA public meeting: 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
EDT, Oklahoma Room.
OSHA public meeting: 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EDT, Conference Room 3.
Registration: It is requested that attendees pre-register for these
meetings by completing the form at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PNCPBQD. Attendees may use the form to pre-register for the PHMSA
meeting, the OSHA meeting, or both meetings. Failure to pre-register
may delay your access to the DOT building. Participants attending in
person are encouraged to arrive early to allow time for security checks
necessary to obtain access to the building.
Conference call-in and ``live meeting'' capability will be provided
for both meetings. Specific information on call-in and live meeting
access will be posted when available at http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat/regs/international and at http://www.osha.gov/dsg/hazcom/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vincent Babich or Steven Webb, Office
of Hazardous Materials Safety, International Standards, Department of
Transportation, Washington, DC 20590; telephone (202) 366-8553.
Supplementary Information on the PHMSA Meeting: The primary purpose
of PHMSA's meeting will be to prepare for the 45th session of the
UNSCOE TDG. The 45th session of the UNSCOE TDG is the third of four
meetings scheduled for the 2013-2014 biennium. The UNSCOE will consider
proposals for the 19th Revised Edition of the United Nations
Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods Model Regulations
which will be implemented within relevant domestic, regional, and
international regulations from January 1, 2017. Copies of working
documents, informal documents, and the meeting agenda may be obtained
from the United Nations Transport Division's Web site at http://www.unece.org/trans/main/dgdb/dgsubc3/c3age.html.
General topics on the agenda for the UNSCOE TDG meeting include:
Explosives and related matters
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Global harmonization of transport of dangerous goods
regulations
Listing, classification and packing
Electric storage systems
Transport of gases
Miscellaneous proposals of amendments to the Model
Regulations
Electronic data interchange for documentation purposes
Cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency
(IAEA)
Guiding principles for the Model Regulations
Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling
of Chemicals (GHS)
Following the 45th session of the UNSCOE TDG, a copy of the Sub-
Committee's report will be available at the United Nations Transport
Division's Web site at http://www.unece.org/trans/main/dgdb/dgsubc3/c3rep.html. PHMSA's Web site at http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat/regs/international provides additional information regarding the UNSCOE TDG
and related matters.
Supplementary Information on the OSHA Meeting: The Federal Register
notice and additional detailed information relating to OSHA's public
meeting will be available upon publication at http://www.regulations.gov (Docket No. OSHA-H022k-2006-0062) and on the OSHA
Web site at http://www.osha.gov/dsg/hazcom/.
Signed at Washington, DC, on May 21, 2014.
Magdy El-Sibaie,
Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety.
[FR Doc. 2014-12238 Filed 5-27-14; 8:45 am]
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