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Hazardous Materials: Notice of Hazardous Materials Transportation Seminar

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's (PHMSA) Office of Hazardous Materials Safety (OHMS) will hold a free Hazardous Materials Transportation Seminar from...

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Department of Transportation

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[Docket No.: PHMSA-2024-0161; Notice No. 2024-14]

AGENCY:

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

ACTION:

Notice of public seminar.

SUMMARY:

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's (PHMSA) Office of Hazardous Materials Safety (OHMS) will hold a free Hazardous Materials Transportation Seminar from October 30, 2024, through November 1, 2024, at the Hyatt Regency Indianapolis, One South Capital Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46204. The seminar will be a three-day event with a broad focus on outreach and engagement with PHMSA's stakeholders. Targeted stakeholders include shippers, transporters, and small business particularly in underserved communities, and emergency responders.

DATES:

October 30, 2024, through November 1, 2024.

ADDRESSES:

Hyatt Regency Indianapolis, One South Capital Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46204. PHMSA requests that attendees register for the seminar at: opsweb.phmsa.dot.gov/hm_seminars/default_workshop.asp.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Marc Nichols or Clayton Hatfield, Hazardous Materials Field Operations, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: (202) 360-0664, Email: Marc.Nichols@dot.gov or Clayton.Hatfield@dot.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OHMS's goal is to share information about PHMSA as a safety agency, its grant program, the Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG), and equip small businesses with tools for success. We will also give attendees an opportunity to learn from experts about the requirements for the safe transportation of hazardous materials and hear from the agency's top leaders and subject matter experts. Additionally, the seminar will further provide an open platform for the exchange of ideas and efforts toward the safe transportation of hazardous materials. Lastly, the seminar is an opportunity to discuss with stakeholders any potential hazardous materials safety concerns that OHMS should consider in developing future training opportunities or other safety initiatives.

PHMSA requests that attendees register for the seminar at: opsweb.phmsa.dot.gov/hm_seminars/default_workshop.asp.

The schedule of sessions is as follows:

Wednesday, October 30th

PHMSA: Who We Are and How We Can Help
Time (EST)	Regency ballroom
1:00 p.m.-1:45 p.m	Welcoming Remarks, PHMSA Overview, Grants and ERG 2024.
1:45 p.m.-2:00 p.m	Break.
2:00 p.m.-2:45 p.m	Obtaining Government Contracts.
2:45 p.m.-3:00 p.m	Break.
3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m	Small Business Development.
4:00 p.m	End of Day.

Thursday, October 31st & Friday, November 1st

HAZMAT Safety Sessions
Time (EST)	Regency ballroom
9:00 a.m.-9:45 a.m	PHMSA and TRANSCAER: Welcoming Remarks.
9:45 a.m.-10:00 a.m	Break.

Time	Regency ballroom	Concept room	Vision room	Studio room	Theory room
10:00 a.m.-10:45 a.m.	Rail Car Safety	Electric Bus Fire and Sodium Hydroxide Tank Explosion Lessons Learned	Hazardous Materials Incident Reporting	“Who is PHMSA?”	Shipping Papers and Emergency Response.
10:45 a.m.-11:00 a.m.	Break
11:00 a.m.-11:45 a.m.	Highway Cargo Tank Safety	Accident Investigation Team.	2024 Emergency Response Guidebook	Lithium Battery Safety	Placarding Requirements.
11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m.	Lunch
( printed page 80306)
1:00 p.m.-1:45 p.m.	TRANSCAER: Emergency Response	Rail Car Safety	Hazardous Materials Incident Reporting	Research and Development for Lithium Batteries	Training and Security Requirements.
1:45 p.m.-2:00 p.m.	Break
2:00 p.m.-2:45 p.m.	Lithium Battery Safety	Highway Cargo Tank Safety	Obtaining Government Contracts	Accident Investigation Team	Marking and Labeling Requirements.
2:45 p.m.-3:00 p.m.	Break
3:00 p.m.-3:45 p.m.	2024 Emergency Response Guidebook	Electric Bus Fire and Sodium Hydroxide Tank Explosion Lessons Learned	PHMSA Grant Programs.	Research and Development for Lithium Batteries	Package Selection and Labeling.
3:45 p.m.	End of Day

Signed in Washington, DC, on September 26, 2024.

William S. Schoonover,

Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.

[FR Doc. 2024-22566 Filed 10-1-24; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910-60-P

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