Hazardous Materials: Notice of Applications for Modification to Special Permits
In accordance with the procedures governing the application for, and the processing of, special permits from the Department of Transportation's Hazardous Material Regulations, n...
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
AGENCY:
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), DOT.
ACTION:
List of applications for modification of special permits.
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, notice is hereby given that the Office of Hazardous Materials Safety has received the application described herein.
DATES:
Comments must be received on or before August 21, 2026.
ADDRESSES:
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 comment(s) is desired, include a self-addressed stamped postcard showing the special permit number.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Donald Burger, Director, Office of Hazardous Materials Safety Special Permits Program, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, East Building, PHH-6, 1200 New Jersey Avenue Southeast, Washington, DC 20590-0001, (202) 366-4535.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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.
Copies of the applications are available for inspection in the Records Center, East Building, PHH-6, 1200 New Jersey Avenue Southeast, Washington DC or at
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 August 3, 2026.
Andrew David Eckenrode,
Acting Director, Special Permits Program.
( printed page 50919)
Application
No.
Applicant
Regulation(s)
affected
Nature of the
special permits
thereof
Special Permits Data
15166-M
Papillon Airways, Inc.
172.101(i)
To modify the special permit to authorize the transportation of an additional hazardous material. (mode 4)
16279-M
Daniels Sharpsmart, Inc.
173.196(a)
To modify the special permit to authorize the transportation of UN3549, Medical Waste, Category A, Affecting Humans, solid under the provisions of the special permit. (modes 1, 3)
To modify the special to permit to extend the requalification period for DOT-3AA cylinders used for the transportation in commerce of adsorbed gases from 5 to 10 years. (modes 1, 2, 3)
21212-M
The Boeing Company
173.241
To modify the special permit to authorize an additional Hydraulic Supply System (HSS) Cart model. (mode 1)
21335-M
The Island Packers Corporation
176.305
To modify the special permit to provide labeling relief for UN1268 and UN1075 retail canisters and to authorize the transportation in commerce of 2 propane cylinders not exceeding 5-gallon water capacity per vessel per trip. (mode 5)
21354-M
Resonac America, Inc.
171.23(a)(1), 171.23(a)(3)
To modify the special permit to authorize the export of used-return cylinders that are not considered residual material and to remove the import cylinder quantity limitation. (modes 1, 3)
21873-M
Tesla, Inc.
173.185(b)
To modify the special permit to authorize an increased maximum permissible gross mass. (modes 1, 2)
22021-M
Koch Fertilizer Dodge City, LLC
172.203(a), 172.302(b), 172.302(c), 173.315(l)(5)
To modify the special permit to authorize the Metrohm NIR 2060 Analyzer and to update the flow cell model and operating specifications to accommodate a broader range of operating conditions. (modes 1, 2)
22301-M
Cargolux Airlines International, SA
172.101(j)
To modify the special permit to not explicitly reference a specific special permit number for the articles containing anhydrous ammonia. (mode 4)
Use this for formal legal and research references to the published document.
91 FR 50918
Web Citation
Suggested Web Citation
Use this when citing the archival web version of the document.
“Hazardous Materials: Notice of Applications for Modification to Special Permits,” thefederalregister.org (August 6, 2026), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2026-15972/hazardous-materials-notice-of-applications-for-modification-to-special-permits.
regulations.gov
49 U.S.C. 5117(b)
49 CFR 1.53(b)