[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 181 (Wednesday, September 20, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44025-44026]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-20044]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[Docket No. PHMSA-2017-0037; Notice No. 2017-06]


International Standards on the Transport of Dangerous Goods

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: On Tuesday, November 14, 2017, PHMSA will host two public 
meetings. The first meeting will be led by PHMSA to gain public input 
on current proposals and discuss potential new work items for inclusion 
in the agenda of the 52nd session of the United Nations Sub-Committee 
of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (UNSCOE TDG) held in 
Geneva, Switzerland from November 27 to December 6, 2017. The second 
meeting will be led by the Occupational Safety and Health 
Administration (OSHA) to discuss proposals in preparation for the 34th 
session of the United Nations Sub-Committee of Experts on the Globally 
Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals 
(UNSCEGHS) held in Geneva, Switzerland from December 6 to 8, 2017.
    Time and Location: Both public meetings will take place on Tuesday, 
November 14, 2017, at DOT Headquarters, West Building, Oklahoma City 
Conference Room, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
    PHMSA Public Meeting: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon EST.
    OSHA Public Meeting: 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EST.
    Advanced Meeting Registration: DOT requests that attendees pre-
register for these meetings by completing the form at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GHSZ2Q9. Attendees may use the same form to pre-
register for both meetings. Failure to pre-register may delay your 
access into the DOT Headquarters building. Additionally, if you are 
attending in-person, arrive early to allow time for security checks 
necessary to access the building.
    Conference call-in and ``Skype meeting'' capability will be 
provided for both meetings. Specific information on such access will be 
posted when available at http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat/regs/international under Upcoming Events.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Steven Webb or Mr. Aaron Wiener, 
Office of Hazardous Materials Safety, Department of Transportation, 
Washington, DC 20590, (202) 366-8553.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

PHMSA Public Meeting

    The primary purpose of PHMSA's meeting is to prepare for the 52nd 
session of the UNSCOE TDG. This session represents the second meeting 
scheduled for the 2017-2018 biennium. UNSCOE will consider proposals 
for the 21st Revised Edition of the United Nations Recommendations on 
the Transport of Dangerous Goods Model Regulations (Model Regulations), 
which may be implemented into relevant domestic, regional, and 
international regulations from January 1, 2021. Copies of working 
documents, informal

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documents, and the meeting agenda may be obtained from the United 
Nations (UN) Transport Division's Web site at http://www.unece.org/trans/main/dgdb/dgsubc3/c32017.html.
    General topics on the agenda for the UNSCOE TDG meeting include:
     Explosives and related matters;
     Listing, classification, and packing;
     Electric storage systems;
     Transport of gases;
     Global harmonization of the Transport of Dangerous Goods 
Regulations with the Model Regulations;
     Guiding principles for the Model Regulations;
     Cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency;
     New proposals for amendments to the Model Regulations;
     Issues relating to the Globally Harmonized System of 
Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS); and
     Miscellaneous pending issues.
    Following the 52nd session of the UNSCOE TDG, a copy of the Sub-
Committee's report will be available at the UN 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.

OSHA Public Meeting

    The Federal Register notice and additional detailed information 
relating to OSHA's public meeting will be available upon publication at 
www.regulations.gov (Docket No. OSHA-2016-0005). OSHA is hosting the 
meeting to prepare for the 34th session of the UNSCEGHS, to provide 
interested groups and individuals with an update on GHS related issues, 
and to solicit input on the development of U.S. Government positions on 
proposals submitted to the UNSCEGHS.

    Signed at Washington, DC, on September 15, 2017.
William S. Schoonover,
Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety, Pipeline and 
Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.
[FR Doc. 2017-20044 Filed 9-19-17; 8:45 am]
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