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Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; Notice of Applications for Modification of Exemption
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[Federal Register: January 26, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 18)]
[Notices]
[Page 7951-7952]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Research and Special Programs Administration
Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; Notice of Applications for
Modification of Exemption
AGENCY: Research and Special Programs Administration, DOT.
ACTION: List of Applications for Modification of Exemptions.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the procedures governing the application
for, and the processing of, exemptions from the Department of
Transportation's Hazardous Materials Regulations (49 CFR part 107,
Subpart B), notice is hereby given that the Office of Hazardous
Materials Safety has received the applications described herein. This
notice is abbreviated to expedite docketing and public notice. Because
the sections affected, modes of transportation, and the nature of
application have been shown in earlier Federal Register publications,
they are not repeated here. Requests for modifications of exemptions
(e.g. to provide for additional hazardous materials, packaging design
changes, additional mode of transportation, etc.) are described in
footnotes to the application number. Application numbers with the
suffix ``M'' denote a modification request. These applications have
been separated from the new applications for exemptions to facilitate
processing.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 12, 2001.
ADDRESS COMMENTS TO: Records Center, Research and Special Programs
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 exemption number.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the applications are
available for inspection in the Records Center, Nassif Building, 400
7th Street, SW., Washington, DC or at http://dms.dot.gov.
This notice of receipt of applications for modification of
exemptions 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 January 22, 2001.
J. Suzanne Hedgepeth,
Director, Office of Hazardous Materials Exemptions and Approvals.
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Modification of
Application number Docket number Applicant exemption
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8757-M......................... ............................... YZ Systems, Inc., Conroe, TX 8757
(See Footnote 1).
8865-M......................... ............................... Carleton Technologies, Inc., 8865
Orchard Park, NY (See
Footnote 2).
9758-M......................... ............................... The Coleman Company, Inc., 9758
Wichita, KS (See Footnote
3).
10985-M........................ ............................... Georgia-Pacific Corporation, 10985
Atlanta, GA (See Footnote
4).
11440-M........................ ............................... PPG Industries, Inc., 11440
Pittsburgh, PA (See
Footnote 5).
12074-M........................ RSPA-1998-3841 Van Hool NV, B-2500 Lier 12074
Koningshooikt, BE (See
Footnote 6).
12184-M........................ RSPA-1998-4886 Weldship Corporation, 12184
Bethlehem, PA (See Footnote
7).
12266-M........................ RSPA-1999-5636 Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., 12266
Inc., Torrance, CA (See
Footnote 8).
12581-M........................ RSPA-2000-8387 Nat'l Aero & Space Admn 12581
(Goodard Space Flight Ctr),
Greenbelt, MD (See Footnote
9).
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\1\ To modify the exemption to authorize a design change of the non-DOT specification stainless cylinder for
shipment of compressed gases.
\2\ To modify the exemption to update the packaging language of the non-DOT specification cylinders to include
the reclassified pyrotechnic devices for the transportation of compressed gases.
\3\ To modify the exemption to authorize a design change of the non-refillable, non-DOT specification inside
container for the transportation of certain Division 2.1 gases.
\4\ To modify the exemption to allow for the transportation of Division 2.1 materials in tank cars.
\5\ To modify the exemption to authorize the use of plastic pallets for the loading of polyethylene drums or
composite packagings transporting certain Division 6.1 materials.
\6\ To modify the exemption to update the filling requirements to include suitable liquid level gauging devices
for the transportation of Division 2.1 and 2.2 materials in DOT Specification steel portable tanks.
\7\ To modify the exemption to authorize alternative testing procedures of DOT-3A and DOT-3AA cylinders.
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\8\ To modify the exemption to allow for rail freight as an authorized mode of transportation for small
quantities of Class 3 materials in non-refillable containers.
\9\ To modify the exemption to include Competent Authority Approval for the transportation of helium in non-DOT
specification packaging.
[FR Doc. 01-2402 Filed 1-25-01; 8:45am]
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