[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 104 (Friday, May 30, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31178-31179]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-12438]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration


Office of Hazardous Materials Safety

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

ACTION: Notice of actions on Special Permit Applications.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the procedures governing the application 
for, and the processing of, special permits from the Department of 
Transportation's Hazardous Material Regulations (49 CFR part 107, 
Subpart B), notice is hereby given of the actions on special permits 
applications in (April to April 2014). The mode of transportation 
involved are identified by a number in the ``Nature of Application'' 
portion of the table below as follows: 1--Motor vehicle, 2--Rail 
freight, 3--Cargo vessel, 4--Cargo aircraft only, 5--Passenger-carrying 
aircraft. Application numbers prefixed by the letters EE represent 
applications for Emergency Special Permits. It should be noted that 
some of the sections cited were those in effect at the time certain 
special permits were issued.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 13, 2014.
Donald Burger,
Chief, Special Permits and Approvals Branch.

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                                                      Nature of special
     S.P No.         Applicant      Regulation(s)      permit thereof
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                   MODIFICATION SPECIAL PERMIT GRANTED
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15577-M.........  Olin             49 CFR 172.101   To modify the
                   Corporation,     column 8,        special permit to
                   Oxford, MS.      173.62(b),       authorize a
                                    173.60(b)(8),    contract carrier.
                                    172.300(d).

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14867-M.........  GTM              49 CFR 173.302a  To modify the
                   Manufacturing,   and 173.304.     special permit to
                   LLC, Amarillo,                    authorize a 30 year
                   TX.                               service life for
                                                     the cylinders, add
                                                     a Division 2.3
                                                     material and remove
                                                     the water jacket as
                                                     a test Method.
14296-M.........  GasCon (Pty)     49 CFR           To modify the
                   Ltd. Elsies      178.274(b)(1),   special permit to
                   River 7480.      and              authorize the
                                    178.276(b)(1).   latest revision of
                                                     the ASME, Section
                                                     VIII Division 2.
15847-N.........  Safariland,      49 CFR 173.4a..  To authorize the
                   LLC,                              transportation in
                   Jacksonville,                     commerce of Nitric
                   FL.                               acid up to 65% as
                                                     an excepted
                                                     quantity by cargo
                                                     aircraft only.
                                                     (modes 1, 4).
15985-N.........  Space            49 CFR Part 172  To authorize the
                   Exploration      and 173.         transportation in
                   Technologies                      commerce of certain
                   Corp.,                            hazardous material
                   Hawthorne, CA.                    as part of the
                                                     Falcon Space
                                                     capsule without
                                                     requiring shipping
                                                     papers, marking and
                                                     labeling. (mode 1).
16079-N.........  Wal-Mart Stores  49 CFR 171.2(k)  To authorize the
                   East, LP,                         transportation in
                   Bentonville,                      commerce of certain
                   AR.                               used cylinders
                                                     containing Helium,
                                                     compressed as fully
                                                     regulated without
                                                     first determining
                                                     that a hazardous
                                                     material is
                                                     present. (mode 1).
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                    EMERGENCY SPECIAL PERMIT GRANTED
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12706-M.........  Hexagon Ragasco  49 CFR 173.34;   To modify the
                   As Raufoss.      173.201;         special permit to
                                    173.301;         authorize an
                                    173.304.         alternative test
                                                     and inspection
                                                     procedure.
16127-N.........  Linde Gas North  49 CFR           To authorize the
                   America LLC,     171.23(a)(1)     transportation in
                   Murray Hill,     and              commerce of certain
                   NJ.              171.23(a)(2)(i   non-DOT
                                    i).              Specification
                                                     foreign cylinders
                                                     containing Neon by
                                                     motor vehicle and
                                                     cargo vessel (modes
                                                     1, 3).
16135-N.........  Austin Powder    49 CFR,          To authorize the
                   Company,         Necessary to     transportation in
                   Cleveland, OH.   prevent          commerce of
                                    significant      ammonium nitrate by
                                    economic         cargo air in
                                    impact.          amounts exceeding
                                                     what is currently
                                                     authorized. (mode
                                                     4).
16147-N.........  Michigan State   49 CFR 171-180.  To authorize the
                   Police,                           transportation in
                   Lansing, MI.                      commerce of certain
                                                     hazardous materials
                                                     in support of the
                                                     recovery and relief
                                                     efforts within the
                                                     flood disaster
                                                     areas Newaygo and
                                                     Osceola Counties in
                                                     Michigan. (mode 1).
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                      NEW SPECIAL PERMIT WITHDRAWN
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16134-N.........  Massachusetts    49 CFR 49 CFR    We are requesting
                   Department of    Parts 106, 107   party status to
                   Public Health,   and 171-180.     Special Permit DOT
                   Jamaica Plain,                    SP 14599 to
                   MA.                               authorize the
                                                     transportation in
                                                     commerce of
                                                     packages of non
                                                     hazardous material
                                                     identified as
                                                     ``Biological
                                                     substance, Category
                                                     B'', for purposes
                                                     of shipping and
                                                     packaging srill
                                                     conducted to
                                                     evaluate
                                                     bioterrorism and
                                                     chemical terrorism
                                                     preparedness.
                                                     (modes 1, 4).
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                                 DENIED
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7616-M..........  Request by Mississippi Export Railroad Company, Moss
                   Point, MS April 16, 2014.
15996-N.........  Request by University of York York, April 10, 2014. To
                   authorize the transportation in commerce of 53 non-
                   DOT specification EU certified cylinders from the
                   United Kingdom into the U.S. Territory of Guam for
                   the atmospheric research field campaign ``CONTRAST''.
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[FR Doc. 2014-12438 Filed 5-29-14; 8:45 am]
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