[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 149 (Wednesday, August 6, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37949-37951]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-14938]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration


Hazardous Materials: Notice of Actions on Special Permits

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), 
DOT.

ACTION: Notice of actions on special permit applications.

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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

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has granted or denied the application described herein.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 5, 2025.

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: Copies of the applications are available for 
inspection in the Records Center, East Building, PHH-13, 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 August 4, 2025.
T. Glenn Foster,
Chief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention Branch, Office of Hazardous 
Materials Safety, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 
Administration.

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                                                        Nature of the
 Application No.     Applicant      Regulation(s)      special permits
                                       affected            thereof
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                      Special Permits Data--Granted
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7945-M..........  Meggitt Safety   173.304a(a)(1).  To modify the
                   Systems, Inc.                     special permit to
                                                     authorize
                                                     additional cylinder
                                                     marking methods.
10814-M.........  Spellman High    173.302a.......  To modify the
                   Voltage                           special permit to
                   Electronics                       authorize an
                   Corporation.                      additional
                                                     packaging.
11725-M.........  Thales Alenia    173.301(f),      To modify the
                   Space Italia     173.302a(a)(1)   special permit to
                   Spa.             ,                authorize an
                                    173.304a(a)(2).  additional
                                                     packaging.
11818-M.........  Northrop         173.301(f),      To modify the
                   Grumman          173.302a(a)(1)   special permit to
                   Systems          ,                authorize an
                   Corporation.     173.304a(a)(2).  additional
                                                     hazardous material.
13169-M.........  ConocoPhillips   172.101(j)(1),   To modify the
                   Alaska, Inc.     173.27(b)(3).    special permit to
                                                     authorize the
                                                     removal of
                                                     technical names and
                                                     a different main
                                                     hub.
14152-M.........  Entegris, Inc..  173.27(f)(3),    To modify the
                                    173.187(a),      special permit to
                                    173.187(b),      authorize an
                                    173.187(c).      additional
                                                     hazardous material.
15404-M.........  Proserv UK Ltd.  173.201,         To modify the
                                    173.301(f),      special permit to
                                    173.302a,        authorize
                                    173.304a.        additional cylinder
                                                     designs.
20251-M.........  Salco Products   172.203(a),      To modify the
                   Inc.             178.345-1,       special permit to
                                    180.413.         authorize
                                                     additional manway
                                                     assemblies.
20279-M.........  Kaplan           180.207(d)(1)..  To modify the
                   Industries,                       special permit to
                   Inc.                              authorize an
                                                     additional
                                                     cylinder.
20493-M.........  Tesla, Inc.....  172.101(j).....  To modify the
                                                     special permit to
                                                     authorize an
                                                     additional battery.
21297-M.........  Luxfer Canada    173.301(i),      To modify the
                   Limited.         178.75.          special permit to
                                                     authorize different
                                                     methods of
                                                     requalification, an
                                                     increase in the
                                                     maximum service
                                                     use, and
                                                     alternative bonfire
                                                     acceptance
                                                     criteria.
21427-N.........  Walmart Inc....  49 CFR Parts     To authorize the
                                    171-180.         transportation in
                                                     commerce of certain
                                                     hazardous materials
                                                     as not subject to
                                                     the Hazardous
                                                     Materials
                                                     Regulations when
                                                     transported to
                                                     their final
                                                     delivery
                                                     destination.
21433-M.........  Pyrotek Special  173.306(k)(1)(i  To modify the
                   Effects Rock     v)(A),           special permit to
                   Lititz Inc.      173.306(k)(1)(   authorize
                                    iv)(B).          additional
                                                     packaging and
                                                     marking.
21898-N.........  Mercedes-Benz    173.309(c)(3),   To authorize the
                   AG.              173.309(c)(4).   transportation in
                                                     commerce of non-
                                                     specification fire
                                                     extinguishers
                                                     constructed to a
                                                     foreign
                                                     specification that
                                                     do not meet the
                                                     requirements of 49
                                                     CFR 173.309(c)(3)
                                                     and (4).
21940-N.........  Shijiazhuang     178.37(k)(2)(i)  To authorize the
                   Enric Gas        , 178.37(l),     manufacture, mark,
                   Equipment Co.,   178.45(j)(1),    sale and use of
                   Ltd.             178.45(k)(2).    specification DOT
                                                     3AA, 3AAX and DOT
                                                     3Tcylinders using
                                                     an alternative
                                                     tensile test
                                                     specimen for batch
                                                     acceptance as
                                                     specified in the UN
                                                     ISO 11120.
21947-N.........  Amazon.com, Inc  172.315(a)(2)..  To authorize the
                                                     transportation in
                                                     commerce of
                                                     hazardous materials
                                                     qualifying for a
                                                     limited quantity
                                                     exception, using a
                                                     reduced size
                                                     limited quantity
                                                     mark for customer
                                                     return shipments.
21956-N.........  Zoox, Inc......  172.101(j).....  To authorize the
                                                     transportation in
                                                     commerce of lithium
                                                     batteries exceeding
                                                     35 kg via cargo-
                                                     only aircraft.
21992-N.........  Tesla, Inc.....  173.185(b),      To authorize the
                                    173.185(b)(3)(   transportation in
                                    i).              commerce by motor
                                                     vehicle and rail
                                                     freight of lithium
                                                     cells packaged
                                                     within a UN50H
                                                     rigid plastic Large
                                                     Packaging.
22009-N.........  Garrett          173.196(a),      To authorize the
                   Transfer and     173.196(b),      transportation of
                   Storage, Inc.    173.199,         certain Division
                                    178.609.         6.2 infectious
                                                     substances and
                                                     biological
                                                     substances in
                                                     alternative
                                                     packaging
                                                     (freezers)
                                                     transported in
                                                     privately owned
                                                     motor vehicles by
                                                     highway.

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22054-N.........  Tesla, Inc.....  172.101(j),      To authorize the
                                    173.185(a).      transportation in
                                                     commerce of lithium-
                                                     ion battery powered
                                                     vehicles and
                                                     prototype lithium
                                                     ion batteries that
                                                     exceed 35 kg by
                                                     cargo-only aircraft
                                                     that have not been
                                                     tested in
                                                     accordance with
                                                     Section 38.3 of the
                                                     UN Manual Tests and
                                                     Criteria.
22064-N.........  Daicel Safety    173.301(a)(1),   To authorize the
                   Systems          173.302a(a),     manufacture, mark,
                   (Thailand)       178.65(b),       sale and use of non-
                   Company          178.65(c)(3),    DOT specification
                   Limited.         178.65(e)(1),    cylinders (pressure
                                    178.65(f)(1),    vessels) for use as
                                    178.65(g),       components of
                                    178.65(i)(1).    vehicle safety
                                                     systems.
22071-N.........  United States    173.21(b),       To authorize the
                   Environmental    173.51(a),       transportation of
                   Protection       173.54(a),       unapproved
                   Agency.          173.56(b).       fireworks from
                                                     Commerce, CA to the
                                                     CalFire magazine in
                                                     Mojave, CA and
                                                     disposal at Naval
                                                     Air Weapons Station
                                                     China Lake.
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                      Special Permits Data--Denied
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21326-M.........  Channel          173.304(f)(3)..  To modify the
                   Medsystems,                       special permit to
                   Inc.                              remove the
                                                     Operation Controls
                                                     in Paragraph 7.c.
                                                     of the special
                                                     permit.
21813-N.........  Norsk, Inc.....  172.200........  To authorize the
                                                     transportation in
                                                     commerce of lithium
                                                     batteries exceeding
                                                     300 Wh by motor
                                                     vehicle without
                                                     shipping papers.
21983-N.........  Resonac          178.35.........  To authorize the
                   America, Inc.                     transportation in
                                                     commerce of foreign
                                                     cylinders
                                                     containing
                                                     Dichlorosilane.
22017-N.........  Starfire         173.56(b)......  To authorize the
                   Corporation.                      transportation in
                                                     commerce of
                                                     packaged firework
                                                     components from one
                                                     facility to another
                                                     without
                                                     classification.
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                     Special Permits Data--Withdrawn
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21323-M.........  Canadian         172.203(a),      To modify the
                   Pacific          174.26(a).       special permit to
                   Railway                           include The Kansas
                   Company.                          City Southern
                                                     Railway Company.
22014-N.........  Starfish Space   172.203(a),      To authorize the
                   Inc.             172.301(c),      transportation in
                                    172.400,         commerce of non-DOT
                                    173.301(f)(1),   specification
                                    173.302a(a)(1)   cylinders that are
                                    ,                not equipped with
                                    173.304a(a)(1).  pressure relief
                                                     devices that is
                                                     further
                                                     incorporated into
                                                     an orbital
                                                     spacecraft.
22022-N.........  Snatch-It LLC..  173.306(a)(1)..  To authorize the
                                                     transportation in
                                                     commerce of 2P
                                                     inner containers
                                                     containing butane
                                                     as a limited
                                                     quantity when the
                                                     capacity of the
                                                     receptacle exceeds
                                                     4 fluid ounces.
22026-N.........  Pushback         172.200,         To authorize the
                   Limited.         172.400,         transportation in
                                    172.500,         commerce of DOT 2Q
                                    173.302a(a)(1)   inner containers
                                    , 174.1,         containing gases
                                    177.800.         not otherwise
                                                     authorized in that
                                                     packaging type.
22053-N.........  Cargojet         172.101(j).....  To authorize the one-
                   Airways Ltd.                      time one-way
                                                     movement of
                                                     forbidden
                                                     explosives by cargo-
                                                     only aircraft.
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