[Federal Register: July 23, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 141)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Research and Special Programs Administration
Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; 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 August 9, 1999.
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.
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Modification
Application No. Docket No. Applicant of exemption
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8723-M................ ......................... Dyno Noble, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT (See 8723
Footnote 1).
9672-M................ ......................... Albermarle Corporation, Baton Rouge, LA (See 9672
Footnote 2).
10427-M............... ......................... Astrotech Space Operations, Inc., Titusville, 10427
FL (See Footnote 3).
10656-M............... ......................... Conf. of Radiation Control Program Directors, 10656
Inc., Frankfort, KY (See Footnote 4).
10945-M............... ......................... Structural Composites Industries (SCI), 10945
Pomona, CA (See Footnote 5).
10987-M............... ......................... Air Products and Chemical, Inc., Allentown, 10987
PA (See Footnote 6).
11263-M............... ......................... Koopers Industries, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (See 11263
Footnote 7).
11329-M............... ......................... Degesch America, Inc., Weyers Cave, VA (See 11329
Footnote 8).
11406-M............... ......................... Conf. of Radiation Control Program Directors, 11406
Inc., Frankfort, KY (See Footnote 9).
11753-M............... ......................... Ashland Specialty Chemical Company, Columbus, 11753
OH (See Footnote 10).
12283-M............... ......................... RSPA-1999-5767 AT&T ALASCOM, Anchorage, AK 12283
(See Footnote 11).
12284-M............... ......................... RSPA-1999-5935 L&D Safety Marking Corp., 12284
Barre, VT (See Footnote 12).
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1 To modify the exemption to allow for an additional emulsion tote bin design for shipments of certain Division
1.5 explosives and/or Division 5.1 oxidizers.
2 To modify the exemption to allow for additional shipping descriptions, classed as Division 4.2 materials, in
DOT Specification MC-330 or MC-331 cargo tanks.
3 To modify the exemption to delete the midnight to 6:00 am transport requirement for shipment of ``Flight-
ready'' spacecraft containing hazardous materials in specially designed non-DOT specification transport
containers.
4 To modify the exemption to revise approval provisions and documentation required for shipments of metal
containing unknown amounts of unidentified radionuclides.
5 To modify the exemption to authorize an addition Division 2.2 material in a non-DOT specification fully
wrapped carbon-fiber reinforced aluminum lined cylinder.
6 To modify the exemption to extend the requalification and inspection period to once every five years for non-
DOT specification open heal, steel salvage cylinders containing gases and mixtures of gases.
7 To modify the exemption to authorize the use of non-DOT specification fiber drums for the transportation of
solid coal tar pitch compounds, Class 9, that exceed reportable quantities.
8 To modify the exemption to authorize an additional Division 4.3 material transported by private motor vehicle
in specifically designed packages.
9 To modify the exemption to revise approval provisions and documentation required for shipments of waste or
recycled materials, Class 7.
10 To modify the exemption to include an additional UN1H1 drum as authorized packaging for the transportation of
certain Class 8 materials.
11 To reissue the exemption originally issued on an emergency basis for the transportation in commerce of large
wet storage batteries in non-DOT specification packages.
12 To reissue the exemption originally issued on an emergency basis for the transportation of certain non-DOT
specification cargo tanks used for roadway striping.
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 July 20, 1999.
J. Suzanne Hedgepeth,
Director, Office of Hazardous Materials, Exemptions and Approvals.
[FR Doc. 99-18918 Filed 7-22-99; 8:45 am]
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