[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 78 (Monday, April 23, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17707-17708]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-08374]


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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 modification of 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, 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 May 8, 2018.

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 April 3, 2018.
Donald Burger,
Chief, General Approvals and Permits Branch.

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                                                        Nature of the
 Application No.     Applicant      Regulation(s)      special permits
                                       affected            thereof
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                          SPECIAL PERMITS DATA
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8757-M..........  Special Permits  173.201(c),      To modify the
                   Data Milton      173.202(c),      special permit to
                   Roy, LLC.        173.203(c),      authorize the
                                    173.302a(a)(1)   addition of welded
                                    ,                lower pressure
                                    173.304a(a)(1)   cylinders in
                                    , 180.205.       addition to the
                                                     seamless cylinders
                                                     already authorized.
                                                     (modes 1, 2, 3, 4)
11526-M.........  Linde Gas North  172.203(a),      To modify the
                   America LLC.     173.302a(b),     special permit to
                                    180.205(a),      authorize the
                                    180.205(c),      removal of annual
                                    180.205(f),      gain linearity
                                    180.205(g),      requirement, update
                                    180.209(a),      RIN locations and
                                    180.209(b),      update the language
                                    180.209(g).      on area corrosion
                                                     patch requirement.
                                                     (modes 1, 2, 3, 4,
                                                     5)
12399-M.........  Linde Gas North  172.203(a),      To modify the
                   America LLC.     172.301(c),      special permit to
                                    180.205.         remove the annual
                                                     reporting
                                                     requirement, to
                                                     adjust the check
                                                     gain control
                                                     accuracy
                                                     requirement from
                                                     annually to checked
                                                     for a new
                                                     Ultrasonic System
                                                     and to update the
                                                     language3 on min-
                                                     wall patch
                                                     requirements.
                                                     (modes 1, 2, 3, 4,
                                                     5)
12748-M.........  Lockheed Martin  172.301(a),      To modify the
                   Corporation.     173.62, 173.62.  special permit to
                                                     authorize
                                                     additional 1.1D
                                                     explosives. (mode
                                                     1)
13208-M.........  Provensis LTD..  172.400,         To modify the
                                    172.500,         special permit to
                                    172.200,         add additional
                                    173.302a(a)(1).  hazmat to bring
                                                     permit in line with
                                                     international
                                                     standards. (modes
                                                     1, 2, 3, 4)

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13208-M.........  BTG              172.400,         To modify the
                   International    172.500,         special permit to
                   Limited.         172.200,         authorize an
                                    173.302a(a)(1).  additional hazmat
                                                     to bring the permit
                                                     in line with
                                                     international
                                                     regulations. (modes
                                                     1, 2, 3, 4)
13250-M.........  Pacific          173.302a(a)(1),  To modify the
                   Consolidated     173.304a(a)(1).  special permit to
                   Industries LLC.                   authorize an
                                                     extension of
                                                     cylinder life
                                                     utilizing the Modal
                                                     Acoustic Emission
                                                     (MAE) test method.
                                                     (modes 1, 2, 3, 4,
                                                     5)
14509-M.........  Pacific          173.302(a),      To modify the
                   Consolidated     173.302(f)(3),   special permit to
                   Industries LLC.  173.302(f)(4),   authorize an
                                    173.302(f)(5),   extension of
                                    173.304(a),      cylinder life
                                    175.501(e)(3).   utilizing the Modal
                                                     Acoustic Emission
                                                     (MAE) test method.
                                                     (modes 1, 2, 3, 4,
                                                     5)
20435-M.........  Atieva USA INC.  172.101(j),      To modify the
                                    173.185(a).      special permit to
                                                     authorize the
                                                     transportation in
                                                     commerce of lithium
                                                     ion batteries in
                                                     excess of 35 kg by
                                                     cargo-only
                                                     aircraft. (modes 1,
                                                     2, 4)
20549-M.........  Cornerstone      172.400,         To modify the
                   Architectural    172.700(a),      special permit to
                   Products LLC.    172.102(c)(1),   authorize a
                                    172.200,         specially designed
                                    172.300.         packaging filled
                                                     with a material
                                                     formulated to
                                                     suppress lithium
                                                     battery fires and
                                                     absorb the smoke,
                                                     gases and flammable
                                                     electrolyte
                                                     associate with
                                                     those fires. (modes
                                                     1, 3)
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[FR Doc. 2018-08374 Filed 4-20-18; 8:45 am]
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