[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 80 (Wednesday, April 24, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31250-31251]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-08788]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA-2019-0224; Notice No. 2024-07]
Hazardous Materials: Notice of Public Meetings in 2024 for
International Standards on the Transport of Dangerous Goods
AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
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(PHMSA), Office of Hazardous Materials Safety, Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of 2024 public meetings.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces that PHMSA's Office of Hazardous
Materials Safety will host three public meetings during 2024 in advance
of certain international meetings. The first meeting will be held in
preparation of the 64th session of the United Nations Sub-Committee of
Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (UNSCOE TDG) scheduled for
June 24-July 3, 2024, in Geneva, Switzerland. The second meeting will
be held in preparation of the International Civil Aviation
Organization's (ICAO) Dangerous Goods Panel (DGP) Working Group 24 (WG/
24) tentatively scheduled for October 2024 in Montreal, Canada. The
third meeting will be held in preparation of the 65th session of the
UNSCOE TDG scheduled for November 25-December 3, 2024, in Geneva,
Switzerland. For each of these meetings, PHMSA will solicit public
input on current proposals.
Time and Location: Each public meeting will take place
approximately two weeks preceding the international meeting at DOT
Headquarters, West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
20590-0001. A remote participation option will also be available.
Specific information for each meeting will be posted when available on
the PHMSA website at www.phmsa.dot.gov/international-program/international-program-overview under ``Upcoming Events.'' This
information will include the public meeting date, time, remote access
login, conference dial-in number, and details for advance registration.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Webb or Aaron Wiener, PHMSA,
U.S. Department of Transportation, by phone at 202-366-8553.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published under the authority
of Federal Hazardous Materials Transportation Law (49 U.S.C. 5101 et
seq.). Section 49 U.S.C. 5120 authorizes the Secretary to consult with
interested international authorities to ensure that, to the extent
practicable, regulations governing the transportation of hazardous
materials in commerce are consistent with the standards adopted by
international authorities. The Secretary has delegated the authority
granted in the Federal Hazardous Materials Transportation Law to the
PHMSA Administrator at 49 CFR 1.97(b).
The purpose of PHMSA's public meetings held in advance of certain
international meetings is to allow the public to give input on the
current proposals being considered by the international standards
setting bodies.
The 64th and 65th sessions of the UNSCOE TDG will represent the
third and fourth meetings scheduled for the 2023-2024 biennium. The
UNSCOE TDG will consider proposals for the 24th 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 starting
January 1, 2027. Copies of working documents, informal documents, the
agenda, and the post-meeting final report may be obtained from the
United Nations Transport Division's website at www.unece.org/trans/danger/danger.html.
The ICAO DGP-WG/24 meeting will represent the first meeting of the
2024-2025 biennium. The ICAO DGP will consider proposals for the 2027-
2028 edition of the Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of
Dangerous Goods by Air (Doc 9284). Copies of working papers,
information papers, the agenda, and the post-meeting final report may
be obtained from the ICAO DGP website at www.icao.int/safety/DangerousGoods/Pages/DGPMeetings.aspx.
Signed in Washington, DC.
William S. Schoonover,
Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety, Pipeline and
Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.
[FR Doc. 2024-08788 Filed 4-23-24; 8:45 am]
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