Location: Washington, DC
November 28, 2012

PHMSA will conduct a public meeting in preparation for the 42nd session of the UN Sub-Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods.

Date: Thursday, Wednesday, November 28, 2012; 9:00 am - 12:00 noon.

Address: The meeting will be held at the DOT Headquarters, West Building, Conference Rooms 8-10, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.

Registration: Attendees may pre-register for this meeting by completing the form at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/THMGQQD.  Failure to pre-register may delay your access to the building.  Attendees are encouraged to arrive early to allow time for security checks necessary to obtain access to the building.

Conference Call Capability:
Conference call-in number is: (888)-675-2535             
Participant Access Code: 3614708

Live Meeting Attendee:
https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/phmsa/join?id=2298T3&role=attend&pw=s%7Cb%2F6Q%21MB

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Shane Kelley, Senior International Transportation Specialist, Office of Hazardous Materials Safety, Department of Transportation, Washington, DC 20590; (202) 366-0656.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The primary purpose of this meeting will be to prepare for the 42nd session of the UNSCOE TDG. The 42nd session of the UNSCOE TDG is the fourth of four meetings scheduled for the 2011-2012 biennium. The UNSCOE will consider proposals for the 18th Revised Edition of the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods Model Regulations which will be implemented within relevant domestic, regional, and international regulations from January 1, 2015. Copies of proposals and the meeting agenda may be obtained from the United Nations Transport Division's Web site at: http://www.unece.org/trans/main/dgdb/dgsubc3/c32012.html

AGENDA TOPICS: Explosives and related matters; Listing, classification and packing; Electric storage systems; Miscellaneous proposals of amendments to the Model Regulations; Cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Global harmonization of transport of dangerous goods regulations; Guiding principles for the Model Regulations; and Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS).