[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 149 (Wednesday, August 6, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37951-37952]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-14939]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration


Hazardous Materials: Notice of Applications for Modification to 
Special Permits

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

DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 21, 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: 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 New Jersey Avenue 
Southeast, Washington, DC or at http://regulations.gov.

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    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
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15999-M.........  National         172.300,         To modify the
                   Aeronautics      172.400, 173.1.  special permit to
                   and Space                         authorize
                   Administration.                   additional
                                                     hazardous
                                                     materials.
16606-M.........  5-state          172.301(c),      To modify the
                   Helicopters,     172.302(c),      special permit to
                   Inc.             175.30.          authorize an
                                                     additional
                                                     hazardous material.
20845-M.........  Lithos Energy,   173.185(a),      To modify the
                   Inc.             173.185(b).      special permit to
                                                     authorize
                                                     additional modules
                                                     comprised of
                                                     additional types of
                                                     cells tested in
                                                     accordance with the
                                                     UN Manual of Tests
                                                     and Criteria, Part
                                                     II, subsection 38.
                                                     (mode 5).
21552-M.........  Veolia ES        172.320,         To modify the
                   Technical        173.56(b).       special permit to
                   Solutions, LLC.                   authorize use of
                                                     plain water as an
                                                     alternative soaking
                                                     solution. (mode 1).
21607-M.........  Amazon.com, Inc  172.200(b)(3),   To modify the
                                    172.315(a)(2),   special permit to
                                    176.30.          authorize use by
                                                     third-party
                                                     logistics providers
                                                     that utilize the
                                                     grantee's hazardous
                                                     materials
                                                     classification
                                                     system and customer
                                                     fulfillment
                                                     technologies in the
                                                     Amazon Fulfillment
                                                     Network. (modes 1,
                                                     2).
21774-M.........  American         172.203(a),      To modify the
                   Airlines, Inc.   172.301(c),      special permit to
                                    173.309(c).      authorize an
                                                     alternative outer
                                                     packaging. (modes
                                                     1, 2, 3, 4, 5).
22004-M.........  VFT, LLC.......  172.101(j)(1),   To modify the
                                    172.200,         special permit to
                                    172.204(c)(3),   extend the
                                    172.300,         expiration date and
                                    172.301(c),      to increase the
                                    172.400,         geographic area of
                                    173.27(b)(2),    the special permit.
                                    175.1,           (mode 4).
                                    175.30(a)(1),
                                    175.75.
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[FR Doc. 2025-14939 Filed 8-5-25; 8:45 am]
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