[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 214 (Tuesday, November 7, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 76889]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-24609]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[Docket No.: PHMSA-2023-0113; Notice No. 2023-14]


Hazardous Materials: Public Meeting Notice for the Office of 
Hazardous Materials Safety Research, Development & Technology Virtual 
Forum

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's 
(PHMSA) Office of Hazardous Materials Safety (OHMS) will hold a public 
Research, Development & Technology Virtual Forum on Zoom Webinar on 
November 28, 2023. During this one-day event, OHMS will present the 
results of recently completed projects; brief attendees on new project 
plans; and obtain stakeholder input on the direction of current and 
future research topics, including mitigation of climate change, risk 
management and mitigation, packaging integrity, emerging technology, 
and technical analysis to aid risk assessment. The forum will enable 
OHMS to solicit comments related to new research topics that may be 
considered for inclusion in its future work. OHMS is particularly 
interested in the research gaps associated with energetic materials 
(explosives) characterization and transportation; safe transportation 
of energy products (e.g., crude oil); safe containment and 
transportation of compressed gases; and safe packaging and 
transportation of charge storage devices (e.g., lithium- ion batteries) 
and how these might aid in mitigation of climate change. The forum will 
also provide opportunities for stakeholder input to identify other 
research gaps related to the transportation of hazardous materials.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held virtually on Zoom Meeting on 
November 28, 2023, from 09:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST.
    Registration: DOT requests attendees pre-register for this meeting 
by completing the form at https://usdot.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_pCY0ntXkQbejLrbZFcScow. In addition to Zoom Meeting, conference 
call-in and ``live meeting'' capability will also be provided. 
Conference call-in and live meeting access information will be provided 
in the registration confirmation email.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andy Leyder by mail at the Office of 
Hazardous Materials Safety, Research, Development & Technology, 
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, U.S. Department 
of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building: Room W12-
140, Washington, DC 20590-0001; by phone at 202-360-0664; or by email 
at [email protected].

    Issued in Washington, DC, on November 2, 2023.
William Quade,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety Pipeline 
and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.
[FR Doc. 2023-24609 Filed 11-6-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-60-P