82_FR_34887 82 FR 34745 - International Standards on the Transport of Dangerous Goods

82 FR 34745 - International Standards on the Transport of Dangerous Goods

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 142 (July 26, 2017)

Page Range34745-34745
FR Document2017-15719

PHMSA requests comments on issues being considered during the 51st and 52nd sessions of the United Nations Sub-Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (UNSCOE TDG).

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 142 (Wednesday, July 26, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 142 (Wednesday, July 26, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 34745]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-15719]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[Docket No. PHMSA-2017-0037; Notice No. 2017-02]


International Standards on the Transport of Dangerous Goods

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), 
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of comment solicitation.

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SUMMARY: PHMSA requests comments on issues being considered during the 
51st and 52nd sessions of the United Nations Sub-Committee of Experts 
on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (UNSCOE TDG).

DATES: Comments must be received by November 17, 2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by the docket number 
(PHMSA-2017-0037) by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments.
     Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
     Mail: Docket Operations, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, West Building, Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Routing 
Symbol M-30, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.
     Hand Delivery: To Docket Operations, Room W12-140 on the 
ground floor of the West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
except Federal Holidays.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and 
docket number for this notice at the beginning of the comment. Note 
that all comments received will be posted without change to the docket 
management system, including any personal information provided.
    Docket: For access to the dockets to read background documents or 
comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov, or DOT's Docket 
Operations Office (see ADDRESSES).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Steven Webb or Mr. Aaron Wiener, 
Office of Hazardous Materials Safety, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Washington, DC 20590, (202) 366-8553.
    Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of any 
written communications and comments received into any of our dockets by 
the name of the individual submitting the document (or signing the 
document, if submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor 
union, etc). You may review DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement in the 
Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477) or you may 
visit http://www.regulations.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 51st session of the UNSCOE TDG was held 
in Geneva, Switzerland from July 3 to 7, 2017. The 52nd session will be 
held November 27 to December 6, 2017, also in Geneva. These are the 
first and second of four meetings scheduled for the 2017-2018 biennium. 
The UNSCOE TDG will consider amendments to the 20th Revised Edition of 
the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods 
Model Regulations (Model Regulations), and the 6th Revised Edition of 
the United Nations Manual of Tests and Criteria which may be 
implemented into relevant domestic, regional, and international 
regulations after January 1, 2021. Accordingly, PHMSA is soliciting 
input from interested persons for use in developing U.S. comments on 
issues to be considered by the UNSCOE TDG. Copies of working documents, 
informal documents, and the meeting agenda may be obtained from the 
United Nations (UN) Transport Division's Web site at http://www.unece.org/trans/main/dgdb/dgsubc3/c32017.html.
    Topics on the agenda for the UNSCOE TDG meeting include:
     Explosives and related matters;
     Listing, classification, and packing;
     Electric storage systems;
     Transport of gases;
     Miscellaneous proposals for amendments to the Model 
Regulations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods;
     Global harmonization of the Transport of Dangerous Goods 
Regulations with the Model Regulations;
     Cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency;
     Guiding principles for the Model Regulations; and
     Issues relating to the Globally Harmonized System of 
Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS).
    Following the 51st and 52nd sessions of the UNSCOE TDG, a copy of 
the Sub-Committee's report for each session will be available at the UN 
Transport Division's Web site at http://www.unece.org/trans/main/dgdb/dgsubc3/c3rep.html. PHMSA's Web site at http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat/regs/international provides additional information regarding the 
UNSCOE TDG and related matters.

    Signed at Washington, DC, on July 21, 2017.
William S. Schoonover,
Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety, Pipeline and 
Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.
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Washington, DC 20590, (202) 366–8553. at http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat/ [FR Doc. 2017–15701 Filed 7–25–17; 8:45 am] Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search regs/international provides additional the electronic form of any written information regarding the UNSCOE TDG BILLING CODE 4910–59–P communications and comments and related matters. received into any of our dockets by the Signed at Washington, DC, on July 21, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION name of the individual submitting the 2017. document (or signing the document, if William S. Schoonover, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials submitted on behalf of an association, Associate Administrator for Hazardous Safety Administration business, labor union, etc). You may Materials Safety, Pipeline and Hazardous [Docket No. PHMSA–2017–0037; Notice No. review DOT’s complete Privacy Act Materials Safety Administration. 2017–02] Statement in the Federal Register [FR Doc. 2017–15719 Filed 7–25–17; 8:45 am] published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR BILLING CODE 4910–60–P International Standards on the 19477) or you may visit http:// Transport of Dangerous Goods www.regulations.gov. AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 51st session of the UNSCOE TDG was held DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), U.S. Department of in Geneva, Switzerland from July 3 to 7, 2017. The 52nd session will be held Office of Foreign Assets Control Transportation (DOT). November 27 to December 6, 2017, also Sanctions Action Pursuant to an ACTION: Notice of comment solicitation. in Geneva. These are the first and Executive Order Issued on September SUMMARY: PHMSA requests comments second of four meetings scheduled for 23, 2001, Titled ‘‘Blocking Property and on issues being considered during the the 2017–2018 biennium. The UNSCOE Prohibiting Transactions with Persons 51st and 52nd sessions of the United TDG will consider amendments to the Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Nations Sub-Committee of Experts on 20th Revised Edition of the United Support Terrorism’’ the Transport of Dangerous Goods Nations Recommendations on the (UNSCOE TDG). Transport of Dangerous Goods Model AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets Regulations (Model Regulations), and Control, Treasury. DATES: Comments must be received by the 6th Revised Edition of the United November 17, 2017. ACTION: Notice. Nations Manual of Tests and Criteria ADDRESSES: You may submit comments which may be implemented into identified by the docket number SUMMARY: The Department of the relevant domestic, regional, and (PHMSA–2017–0037) by any of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets international regulations after January 1, following methods: Control (OFAC) is publishing the name 2021. Accordingly, PHMSA is soliciting • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to input from interested persons for use in of one individual whose property and http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the interests in property are blocked developing U.S. comments on issues to online instructions for submitting pursuant to an Executive order issued be considered by the UNSCOE TDG. comments. on September 23, 2001, titled ‘‘Blocking Copies of working documents, informal • Fax: 1–202–493–2251. documents, and the meeting agenda Property and Prohibiting Transactions • Mail: Docket Operations, U.S. may be obtained from the United with Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Department of Transportation, West Commit, or Support Terrorism.’’ Nations (UN) Transport Division’s Web Building, Ground Floor, Room W12– site at http://www.unece.org/trans/ DATES: OFAC’s action described in this 140, Routing Symbol M–30, 1200 New main/dgdb/dgsubc3/c32017.html. notice was effective on July 21, 2017. Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC Topics on the agenda for the UNSCOE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 20590. TDG meeting include: Associate Director for Global Targeting, • Hand Delivery: To Docket • Explosives and related matters; tel.: 202–622–2420, Assistant Director Operations, Room W12–140 on the • Listing, classification, and packing; for Sanctions Compliance & Evaluation, ground floor of the West Building, 1200 • Electric storage systems; tel.: 202–622–2490, Assistant Director New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, • Transport of gases; for Licensing, tel.: 202–622–2480, Office DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., • Miscellaneous proposals for of Foreign Assets Control, or Chief Monday through Friday, except Federal amendments to the Model Regulations Counsel (Foreign Assets Control), tel.: Holidays. on the Transport of Dangerous Goods; 202–622–2410, Office of the General Instructions: All submissions must • Global harmonization of the Counsel, Department of the Treasury include the agency name and docket Transport of Dangerous Goods (not toll free numbers). number for this notice at the beginning Regulations with the Model Regulations; mstockstill on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES of the comment. Note that all comments • Cooperation with the International SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: received will be posted without change Atomic Energy Agency; Electronic Availability to the docket management system, • Guiding principles for the Model including any personal information Regulations; and The SDN List and additional provided. • Issues relating to the Globally information concerning OFAC sanctions Docket: For access to the dockets to Harmonized System of Classification programs are available from OFAC’s read background documents or and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS). Web site (www.treas.gov/ofac). VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:49 Jul 25, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00123 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\26JYN1.SGM 26JYN1


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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of comment solicitation.
DatesComments must be received by November 17, 2017.
ContactMr. Steven Webb or Mr. Aaron Wiener, Office of Hazardous Materials Safety, U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, DC 20590, (202) 366-8553.
FR Citation82 FR 34745 
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