80_FR_81683 80 FR 81434 - Hazardous Materials: Notice of Application for Special Permits

80 FR 81434 - Hazardous Materials: Notice of Application for Special Permits

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 249 (December 29, 2015)

Page Range81434-81434
FR Document2015-32408

In accordance with the procedures governing the application for, and the processing of, special permits from the Department of Transportation's Hazardous Material Regulations (49 CFR part 107, subpart B), notice is hereby given that the Office of Hazardous Materials Safety has received the application described herein. 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.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration


Hazardous Materials: Notice of Application for Special Permits

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

ACTION: List of Applications for 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 (49 CFR part 107, 
subpart B), notice is hereby given that the Office of Hazardous 
Materials Safety has received the application described herein. 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.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 28, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to 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: Ryan Paquet, Director, Office of 
Hanrdous Materials Approvals and Permits Division, Pipeline and 
Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, East Building, PHH-30, 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-30, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue Southeast, Washington, DC or at http://regulations.gov.
    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 December 7, 2015.
Don Burger,
Chief, General Approvals and Permits.

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                                                                                       Nature of special permit
    Application No.       Docket No.         Applicant        Regulation(s) affected            thereof
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                                               NEW SPECIAL PERMITS
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16606-N................  ...........   5-State Helicopters    49 CFR 172.101          To authorize the
                                       Inc., Royse City, TX.   Hazardous Materials     transportation in
                                                               Table Column (9B),      commerce in the U.S. only
                                                               Subpart C of Part       of certain hazardous
                                                               172, 172.301(c),        materials by 14 CFR part
                                                               175.30.                 133 Rotorcraft External
                                                                                       Load Operations
                                                                                       transporting hazardous
                                                                                       materials attached to or
                                                                                       suspended from an
                                                                                       aircraft. Such
                                                                                       transportation is in
                                                                                       support of construction
                                                                                       operations when the use
                                                                                       of cranes or other
                                                                                       lifting devices is
                                                                                       impracticable or
                                                                                       unavailable or when
                                                                                       aircraft is the only
                                                                                       means of transportation,
                                                                                       without being subject to
                                                                                       certain hazard
                                                                                       communication
                                                                                       requirements, quantity
                                                                                       limitations, packaging
                                                                                       and loading and storage
                                                                                       requirements. (mode 4)
16612-N................  ...........  Unipart North America,  49 CFR 172.102(c),      To authorize the
                                       Limited Oxford,         Special Provision       transportation in
                                       United Kingdom.         A54, ICAO TI Special    commerce of lithium ion
                                                               Provision A99.          batteries with a net
                                                                                       weight exceeding 35 kg
                                                                                       per package aboard cargo
                                                                                       aircraft only. (mode 4)
16615-N................  ...........  Special Devices,        49 CFR 172.320,         To authorize the
                                       Incorporated, Simi      173.54(a), 173.54(j),   transportation in
                                       Valley, CA.             173.56(b), 173.57,      commerce of new
                                                               173.58.                 pyrotechnic articles as
                                                                                       commercial samples
                                                                                       without being examined,
                                                                                       tested, and approved when
                                                                                       conforming to the terms
                                                                                       of this special permit.
                                                                                       (modes 1, 4)
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                                               NEW SPECIAL PERMITS
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
16618-N................  ...........  Farmers Grain Company,  49 CFR                  To authorize the
                                       Pond Creek, OK.         173.315(m)(1)(iv),      transportation in
                                                               173.315(m)(1)(v),       commerce of anhydrous
                                                               173.315(m)(1)(vi).      ammonia in cargo tanks
                                                                                       exceeding the authorized
                                                                                       tank capacity and loaded
                                                                                       to more than the
                                                                                       authorized filling
                                                                                       density percentage. (mode
                                                                                       1)
16620-N................  ...........  Westeel Canada Inc.,    49 CFR 177.834(h),      To authorize the
                                       Winnipeg, Canada.       178.75(d).              manufacture, mark sale
                                                                                       and use of Intermediate
                                                                                       Bulk Containers (IBCs)
                                                                                       each have a capacity less
                                                                                       than 450 L for the
                                                                                       transportation in
                                                                                       commerce of certain Class
                                                                                       3 hazardous materials.
                                                                                       Additionally, the
                                                                                       discharge of these
                                                                                       hazardous materials from
                                                                                       the IBCs without removing
                                                                                       them from the motor
                                                                                       vehicle on which they are
                                                                                       transported is
                                                                                       authorized. (mode 1)
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                                                    DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                                 which a particular special permit is                   Permits Division, Pipeline and
                                                                                                                 requested is indicated by a number in                  Hazardous Materials Safety
                                                    Pipeline and Hazardous Materials                             the ‘‘Nature of Application’’ portion of               Administration, U.S. Department of
                                                    Safety Administration                                        the table below as follows: 1—Motor                    Transportation, East Building, PHH–30,
                                                                                                                 vehicle, 2—Rail freight, 3—Cargo vessel,               1200 New Jersey Avenue Southeast,
                                                    Hazardous Materials: Notice of                               4—Cargo aircraft only, 5—Passenger-                    Washington, DC 20590–0001, (202) 366–
                                                    Application for Special Permits                              carrying aircraft.                                     4535.
                                                    AGENCY:  Pipeline and Hazardous                              DATES: Comments must be received on
                                                                                                                                                                        SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:     Copies of
                                                    Materials Safety Administration                              or before January 28, 2016.
                                                                                                                                                                        the applications are available for
                                                    (PHMSA), DOT.                                                ADDRESSES: Send comments to Record                     inspection in the Records Center, East
                                                    ACTION: List of Applications for Special                     Center, Pipeline and Hazardous                         Building, PHH–30, 1200 New Jersey
                                                    Permits.                                                     Materials Safety Administration, U.S.                  Avenue Southeast, Washington, DC or at
                                                                                                                 Department of Transportation,                          http://regulations.gov.
                                                    SUMMARY:   In accordance with the                            Washington, DC 20590.
                                                    procedures governing the application                            Comments should refer to the                          This notice of receipt of applications
                                                    for, and the processing of, special                          application number and be submitted in                 for special permit is published in
                                                    permits from the Department of                               triplicate. If confirmation of receipt of              accordance with Part 107 of the Federal
                                                    Transportation’s Hazardous Material                          comments is desired, include a self-                   hazardous materials transportation law
                                                    Regulations (49 CFR part 107, subpart                        addressed stamped postcard showing                     (49 U.S.C. 5117(b); 49 CFR 1.53(b)).
                                                    B), notice is hereby given that the Office                   the special permit number.                               Issued in Washington, DC, on December 7,
                                                    of Hazardous Materials Safety has                            FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                       2015.
                                                    received the application described                           Ryan Paquet, Director, Office of                       Don Burger,
                                                    herein. Each mode of transportation for                      Hanrdous Materials Approvals and                       Chief, General Approvals and Permits.

                                                      Application     Docket No.                       Applicant                   Regulation(s) affected                   Nature of special permit thereof
                                                         No.

                                                                                                                            NEW SPECIAL PERMITS

                                                    16606–N ......    ....................   5-State Helicopters Inc.,        49 CFR 172.101 Haz-               To authorize the transportation in commerce in the
                                                                                               Royse City, TX.                  ardous Materials Table            U.S. only of certain hazardous materials by 14 CFR
                                                                                                                                Column (9B), Subpart C            part 133 Rotorcraft External Load Operations trans-
                                                                                                                                of Part 172, 172.301(c),          porting hazardous materials attached to or sus-
                                                                                                                                175.30.                           pended from an aircraft. Such transportation is in
                                                                                                                                                                  support of construction operations when the use of
                                                                                                                                                                  cranes or other lifting devices is impracticable or un-
                                                                                                                                                                  available or when aircraft is the only means of
                                                                                                                                                                  transportation, without being subject to certain haz-
                                                                                                                                                                  ard communication requirements, quantity limita-
                                                                                                                                                                  tions, packaging and loading and storage require-
                                                                                                                                                                  ments. (mode 4)
                                                    16612–N ......    ....................   Unipart North America,           49 CFR 172.102(c), Spe-           To authorize the transportation in commerce of lithium
                                                                                               Limited Oxford, United           cial Provision A54, ICAO          ion batteries with a net weight exceeding 35 kg per
                                                                                               Kingdom.                         TI Special Provision A99.         package aboard cargo aircraft only. (mode 4)
                                                    16615–N ......    ....................   Special Devices, Incor-          49 CFR 172.320,                   To authorize the transportation in commerce of new
                                                                                               porated, Simi Valley, CA.        173.54(a), 173.54(j),             pyrotechnic articles as commercial samples without
                                                                                                                                173.56(b), 173.57,                being examined, tested, and approved when con-
                                                                                                                                173.58.                           forming to the terms of this special permit. (modes
                                                                                                                                                                  1, 4)

                                                                                                                            NEW SPECIAL PERMITS

                                                    16618–N ......    ....................   Farmers Grain Company,           49 CFR 173.315(m)(1)(iv),         To authorize the transportation in commerce of anhy-
                                                                                               Pond Creek, OK.                  173.315(m)(1)(v),                 drous ammonia in cargo tanks exceeding the au-
                                                                                                                                173.315(m)(1)(vi).                thorized tank capacity and loaded to more than the
                                                                                                                                                                  authorized filling density percentage. (mode 1)
                                                    16620–N ......    ....................   Westeel Canada Inc., Win-        49 CFR 177.834(h),                To authorize the manufacture, mark sale and use of
                                                                                              nipeg, Canada.                    178.75(d).                        Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBCs) each have a
                                                                                                                                                                  capacity less than 450 L for the transportation in
                                                                                                                                                                  commerce of certain Class 3 hazardous materials.
                                                                                                                                                                  Additionally, the discharge of these hazardous ma-
                                                                                                                                                                  terials from the IBCs without removing them from
                                                                                                                                                                  the motor vehicle on which they are transported is
                                                                                                                                                                  authorized. (mode 1)
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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionList of Applications for Special Permits.
DatesComments must be received on or before January 28, 2016.
ContactRyan Paquet, Director, Office of Hanrdous Materials Approvals and Permits Division, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, East Building, PHH-30, 1200 New Jersey Avenue Southeast, Washington, DC 20590-0001, (202) 366-4535.
FR Citation80 FR 81434 

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