[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 173 (Friday, September 4, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 55351]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-19641]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration


Hazardous Materials: Notice of Applications for Modifications to 
Special Permits

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), 
Transportation (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 September 21, 2020.

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: Donald Burger, Chief, 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.
    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 September 1, 2020.
Donald P. Burger,
Chief, General Approvals and Permits Branch.

                          Special Permits Data
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                                                        Nature of the
 Application No.     Applicant      Regulation(s)      special permits
                                       affected            thereof
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9998-M..........  Accumulators,    173.302(a).....  To modify the
                   Inc..                             special permit to
                                                     add three
                                                     additional bladder
                                                     designs. (modes 1,
                                                     2, 3, 4).
14636-M.........  Department Of    172.301(c),      To modify the
                   Defense          180.209.         special permit to
                   (Military                         streamline the
                   Surface                           identification of
                   Deployment &                      tubes being
                   Distribution                      requalified and to
                   Command).                         authorize
                                                     additional OCONUS
                                                     locations. (modes
                                                     1, 3, 4).
15691-M.........  Department Of    172.301(c),      To streamline the
                   Defense          180.209.         listing of
                   (Military                         authorized
                   Surface                           cylinders, update
                   Deployment &                      the locations where
                   Distribution                      the permitted
                   Command).                         cylinders are
                                                     authorized and
                                                     remove the one time
                                                     extension and
                                                     restate the five
                                                     year
                                                     requalification
                                                     requirements.
                                                     (modes 1, 2, 3, 4).
16154-M.........  Patriot          172.101(i),      To modify the
                   Fireworks USA,   173.62, 173.62.  special permit to
                   LLC.                              authorize cargo
                                                     webbing (netting)
                                                     or metal fencing or
                                                     grating as
                                                     authorized methods
                                                     to secure fireworks
                                                     against significant
                                                     lateral movement
                                                     and preventing the
                                                     release of any
                                                     fireworks into the
                                                     interior of the
                                                     freight container.
                                                     (mode 1).
21018-M.........  Packaging And    172.200,         To modify the
                   Crating          172.300,         special permit to
                   Technologies,    172.400,         authorize batteries
                   LLC.             172.600,         up to 1200Wh to be
                                    172.700(a),      transported in
                                    173.185(b),      Thermo Shield
                                    173.185(c),      pleatwrap. (modes
                                    173.185(f).      1, 2, 3).
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