81_FR_14989 81 FR 14936 - Hazardous Materials: Delayed Applications

81 FR 14936 - Hazardous Materials: Delayed Applications

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 53 (March 18, 2016)

Page Range14936-14936
FR Document2016-06055

In accordance with the requirements of 49 U.S.C. 5117(c), PHMSA is publishing the following list of special permit applications that have been in process for 180 days or more. The reason(s) for delay and the expected completion date for action on each application is provided in association with each identified application.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 53 (Friday, March 18, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 53 (Friday, March 18, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 14936]
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[FR Doc No: 2016-06055]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration


Hazardous Materials: Delayed Applications

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

ACTION: List of application delayed more than 180 days.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the requirements of 49 U.S.C. 5117(c), 
PHMSA is publishing the following list of special permit applications 
that have been in process for 180 days or more. The reason(s) for delay 
and the expected completion date for action on each application is 
provided in association with each identified application.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ryan Paquet, Director, Office of 
Hazardous Materials Special Permits and Approvals, Pipeline and 
Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, East Building, PHH-30, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 
Washington, DC 20590-0001, (202) 366-4535.

Key to ``Reason for Delay''

1. Awaiting additional information from applicant
2. Extensive public comment under review
3. Application is technically complex and is of significant impact 
or precedent-setting and requires extensive analysis
4. Staff review delayed by other priority issues or volume of 
special permit applications

Meaning of Application Number Suffixes

N--New application
M--Modification request
R--Renewal Request
P--Party To Exemption Request

    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 10, 2016.
Donald Burger,
Chief, General Approvals and Permits.

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                                                                                    Reason for    Estimated date
            Application No.                             Applicant                      delay       of completion
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                                         Modification to Special Permits
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16412-M................................  Nantong CMC Tank Equipment Co. Ltd.,                  4      03-31-2016
                                          Jiangsu, Province.
15628-M................................  Chemours Company FC, LLC, Wilmington,                 4      03-31-2016
                                          DE.
15610-M................................  TechKnowServ Corp., State College, PA..               4      03-31-2016
15537-M................................  Alaska Pacific Powder Company, Watkins,               4      04-15-2016
                                          CO.
7607-M.................................  Thermo Fisher Scientific, Franklin, MA.               4      03-31-2016
16035-M................................  LCF Systems, Inc., Scottsdale, AZ......               4      04-30-2016
14437-M................................  Columbiana Boiler Company (CBCo), LLC,                4      02-15-2016
                                          Columbiana, OH.
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                                         New Special Permit Applications
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15767-N................................  Union Pacific Railroad Company, Omaha,                3      02-29-2016
                                          NE.
16001-N................................  VELTEK ASSOCIATES, INC., Malvern, PA...               3      03-31-2016
16477-N................................  Hydroid, Inc., Pocasset, MA............               4      03-15-2016
16495-N................................  TransRail Innovation, Inc., Calgary....               4      03-31-2016
16524-N................................  Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies                     4      03-15-2016
                                          Worldwide, Inc., Lake Forest, CA.
16463-N................................  Salco Products, Lemont, IL.............               3      03-31-2016
16571-N................................  Chevron USA Inc., San Ramon, CA........               4      04-15-2016
16559-N................................  HTEC Hydrogen Technology & Energy                     4      04-30-2016
                                          Corporation, North Vancouver, BC;
                                          Canada.
16560-N................................  LightSail Energy, Inc., Berkeley, CA...               4      04-30-2016
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                                      Party to Special Permits Application
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16279-P................................  AEG Environmental Products & Services,                4      03-31-2016
                                          Inc.; Westminster, MD.
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                                                    accessed and by whom. During the                                   communication should be                                              been in process for 180 days or more.
                                                    testing phase, consider what data                                  accomplished.                                                        The reason(s) for delay and the expected
                                                    should be made public for further                                    12. Other topics needed for                                        completion date for action on each
                                                    analysis and understanding.                                        operational guidance: Other topics that                              application is provided in association
                                                      6. Crash avoidance capability:                                   would be beneficial to address in an                                 with each identified application.
                                                    Consider the capabilities of AV systems                            operational guidance document to
                                                                                                                       facilitate innovation and safe                                       FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                    with respect to detecting roadway
                                                                                                                       deployment of these systems on public                                Ryan Paquet, Director, Office of
                                                    hazards (other vehicles, pedestrians,
                                                                                                                       roadways.                                                            Hazardous Materials Special Permits
                                                    animals, etc.) such that common crash
                                                                                                                                                                                            and Approvals, Pipeline and Hazardous
                                                    scenarios involving these hazards                                    Issued in Washington, DC, under authority                          Materials Safety Administration, U.S.
                                                    (control loss, crossing paths head-on,                             delegated by 49 CFR 1.95.
                                                                                                                                                                                            Department of Transportation, East
                                                    etc.) can be detected and either avoided                           Nathaniel Beuse,
                                                                                                                                                                                            Building, PHH–30, 1200 New Jersey
                                                    or mitigated.                                                      Associate Administrator for Vehicle Safety
                                                      7. Electronics systems safety: Consider                                                                                               Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590–
                                                                                                                       Research.
                                                    methods and potential documentation                                                                                                     0001, (202) 366–4535.
                                                                                                                       [FR Doc. 2016–06143 Filed 3–17–16; 8:45 am]
                                                    that could be produced with respect to                             BILLING CODE 4910–59–P                                               Key to ‘‘Reason for Delay’’
                                                    functional safety and cybersecurity.                                                                                                    1. Awaiting additional information from
                                                      8. Non-passenger AVs: Consider                                                                                                             applicant
                                                    differences between AVs designed for                               DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                                         2. Extensive public comment under review
                                                    delivery of goods and products that are                                                                                                 3. Application is technically complex and is
                                                    not intended to have a human operator                              Pipeline and Hazardous Materials                                          of significant impact or precedent-setting
                                                    or potentially even human passengers.                              Safety Administration                                                     and requires extensive analysis
                                                      9. Aspects of AV technology that may                                                                                                  4. Staff review delayed by other priority
                                                    not be suitable or ready for guidelines.                           Hazardous Materials: Delayed                                              issues or volume of special permit
                                                    For these areas, information would be                              Applications                                                              applications
                                                    useful on alternative approaches to                                AGENCY:  Office of Hazardous Materials                               Meaning of Application Number
                                                    assure safety.                                                     Safety, Pipeline and Hazardous                                       Suffixes
                                                      10. Identification of industry                                   Materials Safety Administration
                                                    voluntary standards, best practices, etc.,                                                                                              N—New application
                                                                                                                       (PHMSA), DOT.                                                        M—Modification request
                                                    related to automated vehicle operation.                            ACTION: List of application delayed more                             R—Renewal Request
                                                      11. Information AV’s may need to                                 than 180 days.                                                       P—Party To Exemption Request
                                                    communicate to pedestrians and other
                                                    vehicles (manual or automated) just as                             SUMMARY:   In accordance with the                                      Issued in Washington, DC, on March 10,
                                                    a driver would. Consider situations such                           requirements of 49 U.S.C. 5117(c),                                   2016.
                                                    as pedestrians crossing a travel lane in                           PHMSA is publishing the following list                               Donald Burger,
                                                    a parking lot and how this                                         of special permit applications that have                             Chief, General Approvals and Permits.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Reason for       Estimated date
                                                     Application No.                                                                   Applicant                                                                   delay           of completion

                                                                                                                                Modification to Special Permits

                                                    16412–M ...........      Nantong CMC Tank Equipment Co. Ltd., Jiangsu, Province ...................................................                                       4     03–31–2016
                                                    15628–M ...........      Chemours Company FC, LLC, Wilmington, DE .......................................................................                                 4     03–31–2016
                                                    15610–M ...........      TechKnowServ Corp., State College, PA .................................................................................                          4     03–31–2016
                                                    15537–M ...........      Alaska Pacific Powder Company, Watkins, CO .......................................................................                               4     04–15–2016
                                                    7607–M .............     Thermo Fisher Scientific, Franklin, MA ....................................................................................                      4     03–31–2016
                                                    16035–M ...........      LCF Systems, Inc., Scottsdale, AZ ..........................................................................................                     4     04–30–2016
                                                    14437–M ...........      Columbiana Boiler Company (CBCo), LLC, Columbiana, OH .................................................                                          4     02–15–2016

                                                                                                                               New Special Permit Applications

                                                    15767–N    ...........   Union Pacific Railroad Company, Omaha, NE ........................................................................                               3     02–29–2016
                                                    16001–N    ...........   VELTEK ASSOCIATES, INC., Malvern, PA .............................................................................                               3     03–31–2016
                                                    16477–N    ...........   Hydroid, Inc., Pocasset, MA .....................................................................................................                4     03–15–2016
                                                    16495–N    ...........   TransRail Innovation, Inc., Calgary ..........................................................................................                   4     03–31–2016
                                                    16524–N    ...........   Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc., Lake Forest, CA ...............................                                               4     03–15–2016
                                                    16463–N    ...........   Salco Products, Lemont, IL ......................................................................................................                3     03–31–2016
                                                    16571–N    ...........   Chevron USA Inc., San Ramon, CA ........................................................................................                         4     04–15–2016
                                                    16559–N    ...........   HTEC Hydrogen Technology & Energy Corporation, North Vancouver, BC; Canada ............                                                          4     04–30–2016
                                                    16560–N    ...........   LightSail Energy, Inc., Berkeley, CA ........................................................................................                    4     04–30–2016

                                                                                                                             Party to Special Permits Application
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                                                    16279–P ...........      AEG Environmental Products & Services, Inc.; Westminster, MD ..........................................                                          4     03–31–2016



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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionList of application delayed more than 180 days.
ContactRyan Paquet, Director, Office of Hazardous Materials Special Permits and Approvals, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, East Building, PHH-30, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001, (202) 366-4535.
FR Citation81 FR 14936 

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