[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 228 (Friday, November 27, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74213-74215]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-29957]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Hazardous Materials: Actions on Special Permit Applications
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 (October to October 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 November 4, 2015.
Don Burger,
Chief, Special Permits and Approvals Branch.
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Nature of special permit
S.P. No. Applicant Regulation(s) thereof
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MODIFICATION SPECIAL PERMIT GRANTED
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15744-M............................ Praxair Distribution, 49 CFR 180.205; To modify the special
Inc., Danbury, CT. 180.209. permit to exempt the
notation ``DOT-SP'' 15744
on shipping papers.
12562-M............................ Taeyang Industrial 49 CFR To modify the special
Company Ltd., Chung 173.304(d)(3)(ii). permit to authorize
Nam. additional Division 2.1
hazardous materials and to
add an additional inside
container design.
16302-M............................ Ametek Inc., 49 CFR 171.1.......... To modify the special
Pittsburgh, PA. permit to authorize glass
ampules with a 31 ml
actual capacity and remove
the 30 kg limit when
ampules are installed in
analyzing equipment.
16239-M............................ Trinity Containers, 49 CFR 171.7.......... To reissue the special
LLC, Dallas, TX. permit that was originally
issued on an emergency
basis with a two year
renewal.
11054-M............................ Welker Inc., Sugar 49 CFR 178.36 subpart To modify the special
Land, TX. C. permit to authorize
additional hazardous
materials.
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NEW SPECIAL PERMIT GRANTED
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16395-N............................ Chandler Instruments 49 CFR 173.201, To authorize the
Company LLC Broken 173.301(f), manufacture, mark, sale
Arrow, OK. 173.302(a), 173.304. and use of non-DOT
specification cylinders
used in oil well sampling.
(modes 1, 2, 3, 4).
16414-N............................ Gardner Cryogenics 49 CFR 178.338........ To authorize the
Department of Air manufacture mark and sell
Products and of MC338 cargo tanks built
Chemicals Inc., to ASME Section XII
Allentown, PA. standards(version in
effect at time of
manufacture) and stamping
them with a ``T'' stamp
associated with that
section rather than the
``U'' stamp of current
Federal Regulations.
(modes 1, 3).
16498-N............................ FIBA Technologies, 49 CFR 172.203(a), Authorizes the manufacture,
Inc. Littleton, MA. 173.302a, 173.304a. mark, sale and use of
specification DOT 3T
cylinders using an
alternative heat treatment
batch size. (modes 1, 2,
3).
16530-N............................ 3M Company, Saint 49 CFR 173.301(f)..... To authorize the
Paul, MN. transportation in commerce
of Specification DOT 4BW
cylinders containing
certain toxic gases
without pressure relief
devices. (modes 1, 2, 3).
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EMERGENCY SPECIAL PERMIT GRANTED
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16590-N............................ U.S. Environmental 49 CFR 171-180........ To authorize the
Protection Agency, transportation in commerce
Middletown, CA. of hazardous materials
used to support the
recovery and relief
efforts from and within
Lake and Calaveras
Counties in California,
under conditions that may
not meet the Hazardous
Materials Regulations
(HMR). (mode 1).
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MODIFICATION SPECIAL PERMIT WITHDRAWN
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5022-M............................. Aerojet Rocketdyne, 49 CFR 174.101(L);
Sacramento, CA. 174.104(d);
174.112(a);
177.834(l)(1).
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NEW SPECIAL PERMIT WITHDRAWN
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16597-N............................ Aerojet/Rocketdyne 49 CFR 172.102(c)(1), To authorize the
Rancho Cordova, CA. special provision 37. transportation in commerce
of liquid propellant
(UN0497) that cannot meet
Sec. 172.102(c)(1),
special provision 37.
(mode 1).
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DENIED
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16396-N............................ Request by Eniware LLC Washington, DC October 7, 2015. To authorize the
manufacture, mark, sale and use of sterilization devices containing two
toxic gases in non-DOT specification containers (steel gas cartridges) as
excepted quantities.
16356-N............................ Request by United Launch Alliance, LLC Centennial, CO October 16, 2015, the
transportation in commerce of articles containing not more than 25 grams
of solid explosive or pyrotechnic material that has energy density not
significantly greater than that of pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN),
classed as Division 1.4E when packed in a special shipping container.
16430-N............................ Request by Eniware LLC Washington, DC October 16, 2015. To authorize the
manufacture, mark, sale and use of specialized packaging used to transport
sterilization devices containing nitric acid as excepted quantities.
16575-N............................ Request by FIBA Technologies, Inc. Littleton, MA October 9, 2015. To
authorize the manufacture, mark, sale and use of certain specification DOT
3AA, 3AAX, and 3T cylinders and UN ISO 11120 tubes that were witnessed
during manufacture with real-time video feeds by an Independent Inspection
Agency for certain tests.
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16582-N............................ Request by Spectrum Brands Inc. Middleton, WI October 9, 2015. To authorize
the transportation in commerce of damaged lithium metal cells for disposal
in alternative packaging.
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[FR Doc. 2015-29957 Filed 11-25-15; 8:45 am]
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