[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 103 (Friday, May 27, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33730-33731]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-11987]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration


Hazardous Materials: Actions on Special Permit Applications

AGENCY: Office of Hazardous Materials Safety, 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 May 12, 2016.
Donald 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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15628-M................  Chemours Company FC, LLC,  49 CFR 179.100-12(c).........  To modify the special permit
                          Wilmington, DE.                                           to authorize an additional
                                                                                    hazardous material.
16510-M................  Apple, Inc., Cupertino,    49 CFR Subparts C through H    To modify the special permit
                          CA.                        of Part 172, 173.185(f).       originally issued on an
                                                                                    emergency basis to authorize
                                                                                    an additional two years.
13213-M................  Washington State Ferries,  49 CFR 172.101(10a)..........  To modify the special permit
                          Seattle, WA.                                              to increase the quantity of
                                                                                    Petroleum gases, liquefied
                                                                                    or Liquefied Petroleum Gas
                                                                                    from 100 lbs to 143 lbs.
16566-M................  Sunset Helicopters, Inc.,  49 CFR 172.200, 172.300,       To modify the special permit
                          Aurora, OR.                172.400, 173.27,               originally issued on an
                                                     173.220(b)(1), 173.220(g),     emergency basis to authorize
                                                     175.30, 175.33, 175.75.        an additional two years.

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16555-M................  Advance Research           49 CFR 173.227(b)(2)(iii)....  To modify the special permit
                          Chemicals, Inc.,                                          originally issued on an
                          Catoosa, OK.                                              emergency basis to authorize
                                                                                    an additional two years and
                                                                                    identify Advance Research
                                                                                    Chemicals, Inc. as an
                                                                                    offeror of hazardous
                                                                                    materials.
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                                           NEW SPECIAL PERMIT GRANTED
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16584-N................  Visuray LLC, Houston, TX.  49 CFR 171-180...............  To authorize the
                                                                                    transportation in commerce
                                                                                    of sulfur hexafluoride in a
                                                                                    non-DOT specification
                                                                                    cylinder, which is part of
                                                                                    an oil well downhole logging
                                                                                    tool. (modes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
16591-N................  Department of Defense,     49 CFR 171.23(a), 173.302(a),  To authorize the
                          Scott AFB, IL.             ICAO TI Part 6, Chapters,      transportation in commerce
                                                     Paragraph 5.1.1.2, IMDG Code   of compressed argon in non-
                                                     Part 6, Chapter 6.2 Section    DOT specification cylinders.
                                                     6.2.1.1.2.                     (modes 1, 3, 4)
16587-N................  Mobis Parts America, LLC,  49 CFR 172.102(c)(2), Special  To authorize the
                          Fountain Valley, CA.       Provision A54, ICAO T1         transportation in commerce
                                                     Special Provision A99.         of lithium-ion polymer
                                                                                    battery assemblies exceeding
                                                                                    a net weight of 35 kg when
                                                                                    transported aboard cargo
                                                                                    aircraft. (mode 4)
16601-N................  SAFC Hitech, Inc.,         49 CFR 173.181(b), IMDG Code   To authorize the manufacture,
                          Haverhill, MA.             Packing Instruction P400,      mark, sale and use of
                                                     paragraph (2).                 specially-designed
                                                                                    combination packagings for
                                                                                    the transportation in
                                                                                    commerce of certain
                                                                                    pyrophoric hazardous
                                                                                    materials. (modes 1, 3)
16602-N................  Hydrite Chemical Co.,      49 CFR 173.158(b),             To authorize the
                          Brookfield, WI.            173.158(e), 173.158(1).        transportation in commerce
                                                                                    of nitric acid with
                                                                                    concentrations up to 50% in
                                                                                    UN 3HI jerricans and UN IHI
                                                                                    plastic drums. (mode 1)
20244-N................  Kalitta Air, LLC,          49 CFR 172.101 Table Column    To authorize the
                          Ypsilanti, MI.             (9B), 172.204(c)(3),           transportation in commerce
                                                     173.27(b)(2), (3), and         of certain explosives that
                                                     175.30(a)(1).                  are forbidden for
                                                                                    transportation by cargo only
                                                                                    aircraft. (mode 4)
20233-N................  National Air Cargo Group,  49 CFR 172.101 Table Column    To authorize the
                          Inc., Orlando, FL.         (9B), 172.204(c)(3),           transportation in commerce
                                                     173.27(b)(2), (3), and         of certain explosives that
                                                     175.30(a)(1), 49 CFR           are forbidden for
                                                     173.158(b), 173.158(e),        transportation by cargo only
                                                     173.158(1).                    aircraft (mode 4). To
                                                                                    authorize the transportation
                                                                                    in commerce of nitric acid
                                                                                    with concentrations up to
                                                                                    50% in UN 3141 jerricans and
                                                                                    UN 1111 plastic drums. (mode
                                                                                    1)
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                                                     DENIED
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15507-M................    Request by Yiwu Jinyu Machinery Factory Jiangwan Town, Yiwu City, April 08, 2016. To
                               modify the special permit to authorize an additional non-refillable, non-DOT
                                     specification inner container similar to a DOT specification 2Q.
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