[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 102 (Friday, May 26, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34228-34229]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-11300]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration


Hazardous Materials: Notice of Applications for New 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, notice is hereby given 
that the Office of Hazardous Materials Safety has received the 
application described herein.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 26, 2023.

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 Safety General Approvals and Permits Branch, 
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, U.S. Department 
of Transportation, East Building, PHH-13, 1200 New Jersey Avenue 
Southeast, Washington, DC 20590-0001, (202) 366-4535.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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.
    Copies of the applications are available for inspection in the 
Records Center, East Building, PHH-13, 1200

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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 May 10, 2023.
Donald P. Burger,
Chief, General Approvals and Permits Branch.

                                              Special Permits Data
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                                                                                        Nature of the special
          Application No.                   Applicant        Regulation(s) affected        permits thereof
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21547-N............................  Mazda Motor of          172.101(j)............  To authorize the
                                      America, Inc.                                   transportation in commerce
                                                                                      of lithium ion batteries
                                                                                      exceeding 35 kg net weight
                                                                                      aboard cargo-only
                                                                                      aircraft. (mode 4).
21549-N............................  Repligen Corporation..  173.222(c)(2)(ii).....  To authorize the
                                                                                      transportation in commerce
                                                                                      of dangerous goods in
                                                                                      apparatus containing a
                                                                                      total net quantity of
                                                                                      liquid hazardous material
                                                                                      exceeding 0.5 L aboard
                                                                                      aircraft. (modes 4, 5).
21551-N............................  Bollore Logistics       172.101(j), 172.300,    To authorize the
                                      Germany Gmbh.           172,400,                transportation in commerce
                                                              173.185(a)(1),          of certain non-DOT
                                                              173.185(b),             specification containers
                                                              173.301(f),             containing certain
                                                              173.302a(a)(1).         Division 2.2 and 2.3
                                                                                      liquefied and compressed
                                                                                      gases for use in specialty
                                                                                      cooling applications such
                                                                                      as satellites and military
                                                                                      aircraft. (modes 1, 3, 4).
21553-N............................  Pacific Scientific      173.21(b), 173.51(a),   To authorize the
                                      Energetic Materials     173.54, 173.54(a),      transportation in commerce
                                      Company (California)    173.56(b).              of unapproved explosives
                                      LLC.                                            originating at Pacific
                                                                                      Scientific Energetic
                                                                                      Materials Company LLC, and
                                                                                      transported to Clean
                                                                                      Harbors Waste Facility in
                                                                                      Colfax, LA for final
                                                                                      disposal by dedicated
                                                                                      motor transport vehicle
                                                                                      only. (mode 1).
21555-N............................  Hach Company..........  172.301(c), 172.315...  To authorize the
                                                                                      transportation in commerce
                                                                                      of certain Division 5.1,
                                                                                      Class 8, and Class 9
                                                                                      materials between Hach
                                                                                      Company facilities without
                                                                                      having to apply the
                                                                                      limited quantity marking
                                                                                      each individual package
                                                                                      when consolidated into an
                                                                                      overpack displaying the
                                                                                      limited quantity mark.
                                                                                      (mode 1).
21560-N............................  Osram Sylvania Inc....  173.436...............  To authorize the
                                                                                      transportation in commerce
                                                                                      of lamps containing Class
                                                                                      7 materials with activity
                                                                                      limits exceeding those
                                                                                      specified in 49 CFR
                                                                                      173.436, as excepted
                                                                                      packages. (modes 1, 4, 5).
21561-N............................  Xtracan Gmbh..........  173.306(a)(3).........  To authorize the
                                                                                      manufacture, mark, sale
                                                                                      and use of a non-DOT
                                                                                      specification can that
                                                                                      conforms to all
                                                                                      regulations applicable to
                                                                                      the DOT-2Q container,
                                                                                      except for wall thickness;
                                                                                      and which is used for the
                                                                                      transportation in commerce
                                                                                      of certain Division 2.1
                                                                                      and 2.2 aerosols. (modes
                                                                                      1, 2, 3, 4, 5).
21567-N............................  Spaceflight, Inc......  173.185(a)(1),          To authorize the
                                                              173.185(b)(5).          transportation in commerce
                                                                                      of prototype lithium
                                                                                      batteries integrated into
                                                                                      a shipping container
                                                                                      intended to transport
                                                                                      spacecraft. (modes 1, 3,
                                                                                      4).
21568-N............................  Sodastream USA, Inc...  180.209...............  To authorize the
                                                                                      transportation in commerce
                                                                                      of DOT 3AL, TC/3ALM and UN
                                                                                      ISO 7866 specification
                                                                                      cylinders that are not
                                                                                      subject to the volumetric
                                                                                      expansion test
                                                                                      requalification
                                                                                      requirements. (modes 1, 2,
                                                                                      3).
21569-N............................  National Air Cargo      172.204(c)(3),          To authorize the
                                      Group, Inc.             172.101(j),             transportation in commerce
                                                              173.27(b)(2),           of certain Class 1 and
                                                              173.27(b)(3),           Division 2.3 materials
                                                              175.30(a)(1).           that are forbidden for
                                                                                      transport via cargo-only
                                                                                      aircraft by cargo-only
                                                                                      aircraft. (mode 4).
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