[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 227 (Friday, November 25, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 85328]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-27724]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration


Hazardous Materials--Notice of Applications for Special Permits

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

ACTION: List of applications for special permits.

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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 that the Office of Hazardous 
Materials Safety has received the application described herein. Each 
mode of transportation for which a particular special permit is 
requested is indicated 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.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 27, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Record Center, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 
Administration U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, DC 20590.
    Comments should refer to the application number and be submitted in 
triplicate. If confirmation of receipt of comments is desired, include 
a self-addressed stamped postcard showing the special permit number.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ryan Paquet, Director, Office of 
Hazardous Materials Approvals and Permits Division, 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Copies of the applications are available for 
inspection in the Records Center, East Building, PHH-30, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue Southeast, Washington, DC or at http://regulations.gov.
    This notice of receipt of applications for special permit is 
published in accordance with Part 107 of the Federal hazardous 
materials transportation law (49 U.S.C. 5117(b); 49 CFR 1.53(b)).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on November 1, 2016.
Donald Burger,
Chief, Office of the Special Permits and Approvals.

                                              Special Permits Data
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                                                                         Regulation(s)     Nature of the special
    Application No.             Docket No.             Applicant           affected           permits thereof
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20351-N................  .......................  Roeder Cartage      180.407(c),         To authorize the
                                                   Company,            180.407(e),         transportation in
                                                   Incorporated.       180.407(f).         commerce of
                                                                                           Acetonitrile and
                                                                                           Acetonitrile, crude
                                                                                           in dedicated DOT
                                                                                           Specification 407 and
                                                                                           412 cargo tanks which
                                                                                           are not required to
                                                                                           have periodic
                                                                                           internal visual
                                                                                           inspections.
                                                                                          (mode 1)
20356-N................  .......................  Tesla Motors, Inc.  172.101 Column      To authorize the
                                                                       (9B),               transportation in
                                                                       173.185(b)(3).      commerce of lithium
                                                                                           ion batteries
                                                                                           exceeding 35 kg by
                                                                                           cargo-only aircraft.
                                                                                          (mode 4)
20357-N................  .......................  Jingmen Hongtu      178.274(b),         To authorize the
                                                   Special Aircraft    178.276(a)(2),      manufacture, marking,
                                                   Manufacturing       178.276(b)(1).      sale and use of
                                                   Co., Ltd.                               certain DOT
                                                                                           Specification 50
                                                                                           steel portable tanks
                                                                                           or UN steel portable
                                                                                           tanks conforming with
                                                                                           Section VIII,
                                                                                           Division 2 of the
                                                                                           ASME Code instead of
                                                                                           Section VIII,
                                                                                           Division 1, for the
                                                                                           transportation in
                                                                                           commerce of Division
                                                                                           2.1 and 2.2
                                                                                           materials.
                                                                                          (modes 1, 2, 3)
20360-N................  .......................  Scott's Helicopter  172.101 Column      To authorize the
                                                   Service Inc.        (9B), 172.200,      transportation in
                                                                       172.204(c)(3),      commerce of certain
                                                                       172.301(c),         hazardous materials
                                                                       173.27(b)(2),       by 14 Part 133
                                                                       175.30, 175.75.     Rotorcraft External
                                                                                           Load Operations
                                                                                           transporting
                                                                                           hazardous materials
                                                                                           attached to or
                                                                                           suspended from an
                                                                                           aircraft, in remote
                                                                                           areas of the US only,
                                                                                           without being subject
                                                                                           to hazard
                                                                                           communication
                                                                                           requirements,
                                                                                           quantity limitations,
                                                                                           and certain loading
                                                                                           and stowage
                                                                                           requirements.
                                                                                          (mode 4)
20361-N................  .......................  Keith Huber         178.345-3(f)(3)...  To authorize the
                                                   Corporation.                            manufacture, mark,
                                                                                           sale, and use of non-
                                                                                           DOT specification
                                                                                           cargo tanks to
                                                                                           transport gasoline.
                                                                                          (mode 1)
20362-N................  .......................  FSC Metal           178.35(b).........  To authorize the mark,
                                                   Corporation.                            sale, and use of
                                                                                           cylinders
                                                                                           manufactured by a
                                                                                           foreign company prior
                                                                                           to obtaining
                                                                                           manufacturing
                                                                                           approval.
                                                                                          (mode 1)
20366-N................  .......................  ATS-MER, LLC......  173.185(a)........  To authorize the
                                                                                           transportation in
                                                                                           commerce of prototype
                                                                                           and low production
                                                                                           lithium batteries via
                                                                                           cargo-only aircraft.
                                                                                          (mode 4)
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[FR Doc. 2016-27724 Filed 11-23-16; 8:45 am]
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