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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...

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Department of Transportation

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 October 1, 2026.

ADDRESSES:

Record Center, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety ( printed page 58749) 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 September 4, 2026.

Donald P. Burger,

Director, Special Permits Program.

Special Permits Data
Application No.	Applicant	Regulation(s) affected	Nature of the special permits thereof
3121-M	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	172.101	To modify the special permit to update it with the current specifications and drawings of the cargo tanks. (mode 1).
8215-M	Olin Winchester LLC	172.320, 173.56(b), 173.62(c), 173.212	To modify the special permit to authorize contract carriage. (modes 1, 2).
10232-M	Illinois Tool Works Inc	173.304(d), 173.167, 173.306(i)	To modify the special permit to mark Division 2.1 materials. (modes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5).
12562-M	Taeyang Corporation	173.304a(a)(1), 173.304a(d)(3)(ii)	To modify the special permit to update it with the current specifications. (modes 1, 2, 3).
14951-M	Hexagon Lincoln, LLC	173.301(f), 173.302(a)	To modify the special permit for the expiration date on the cylinder label to be based on the dispatch date and to update the special permit with the correct section numbers. (modes 1, 2, 3).
16413-M	Amazon.com, Inc	172.300(a), 172.301(c), 173.25(a), 173.159a(c)(2), 173.185(c)(1)(iii), 173.185(c)(1)(iv), 173.185(c)(3)	To modify the special permit to authorize relief from shipping papers, marking, labeling, placarding, and packaging requirements for lighters (UN1057) during inter-facility inventory transfers. (mode 1, 2).
20223-M	A & P Helicopters, Inc	172.200, 172.301(c), 173.27(b)(2), 175.30(a)(1), 175.33	To modify the special permit to authorize additional hazardous materials. (mode 4).
20301-M	Tesla, Inc	172.101(j), 173.185(a)(1), 173.185(b)(3)(i), 173.185(b)(3)(ii)	To modify the special permit to authorize additional cell models that have passed the UN38.3 test for use in vehicle battery assembly. (mode 4).
20425-M	Composite Advanced Technologies, LLC	173.302(a)	To modify the special permit to increase the maximum water capacity to 12,000L and max length to 512 inches. (mode 1).
20482-M	Phosphorus Derivatives Inc	173.35(e)	To modify the special permit to authorize an additional manufacturer of the UN11B aluminum IBC and to authorize an additional closure method. (modes 1, 3).
20493-M	Tesla, Inc	172.101(j)	To modify the special permit to authorize an additional cell type. (mode 4).
20646-M	Omni Tanker Pty. Ltd	107.503(b), 107.503(c), 172.102(c)(3), 172.102(c)(7)(ii), 178.274(b), 178.274(c), 178.274(d)	To modify the special permit to authorize additional specification designs (T-11 through T-14 code certifications). (modes 1, 2, 3).
21866-M	Electronic Recyclers International Inc	172.102(c)(1), 172.200, 172.300, 172.400, 172.500, 172.600, 172.700, 173.159a(c)(2), 173.185(c)(1)(iii), 173.185(c)(1)(iv), 173.185(c)(1)(v), 173.185(c)(3), 173.185(f)	To modify the special permit to authorize the 500 lb. limit only when the shipment is multimodal. (modes 1, 2, 3).
( printed page 58750)
22165-M	Noble Gas Systems Inc	173.302(a)	To modify the special permit to authorize an additional Thermally-Activated Pressure Relief Device (TPRD). (mode 1).

[FR Doc. 2026-18916 Filed 9-15-26; 8:45 am]

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