[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 52 (Thursday, March 18, 1999)] [Notices] [Pages 13468-13469] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-6600] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Research and Special Programs Administration Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; Notice of Applications for Modification of Exemption AGENCY: Research and Special Programs Administration, DOT. ACTION: List of applications for modifications of exemptions. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with the procedures governing the applicaiton for, and the processing of, exemptions from the Department of Transportation's Hazardous Materials Regulations (49 CFR Part 107, Subpart B), notice is hereby given that the Office of Hazardous Materials Safety has received the applications described herein. This notice is abbreviated to expedite docketing and public notice. Because the sections affected, modes of transportation, and the nature of application have been shown in earlier Federal Register publications, they are not repeated here. Requests for modifications of exemptions (e.g. to provide for additional hazardous materials, packaging design changes, additional mode of transportation, etc.) are described in footnotes to the application number. Application numbers with suffix ``M'' denote a modification request. These applications have been separated from the new applications for exemptions to facilitate processing. DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 2, 1999. ADDRESS COMMENTS TO: Records Center, Research and Special Programs 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 comments is desired, include a self-addressed stamped postcard showing the exemption number. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Copies of the applications are available for inspection in the Records Center, Nassif Building, 400 7th Street SW, Washington, DC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Modification Application No. Docket No. Applicant of exemption ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8723-M......................... .................................... Buckley Powder Company, 8723 Englewood, CO (See Footnote 1). 10066-M........................ .................................... Conax Florida 10066 Corporation, St. Petersburg, FL (See Footnote 2). 10429-M........................ .................................... HCI USA Distribution 10429 Companies Incorporated, Santa Ana, CA (See Footnote 3). 10480-M........................ .................................... Gardner Cryogenics, 10480 Lehigh Valley, PA (See Footnote 4). 10921-M........................ .................................... The Procter & Gamble 10921 Company, Cincinnati, OH (See Footnote 5). 11379-M........................ .................................... TRW Vehicle Safety 11379 Systems Inc., Washington, MI (See Footnote 6). 11526-M........................ .................................... BOC Gases, Murray Hill, 11526 NJ (See Footnote 7). 12122-M........................ .................................... Atlantic Research 12122 Corporation, Auto Products Group, Knoxville, TN (See Footnote 8). 12200-M........................ RSPA-1998-4953...................... Autoliv ASP, Inc., Ogden, 12200 UT (See Footnote 9). 12212-M........................ RSPA-1999-5075...................... Daniel P. Dupuis, Windsor 12212 Locks, CT (See Footnote 10). 12214-M........................ RSPA-1999-5092...................... Energetic Solutions Inc., 12214 Englewood, CO (See Footnote 11). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ To modify the exemption to authorize the addition of two bulk pneumatic tankers for the transportation in commerce in bulk of certain 1.5 explosives and/or Division 5.1 oxidizers. \2\ To modify the exemption to authorize the inflator assembly (P/N 1812-161-01) to be shipped as a separate item; use of a different description/classification for the inflator assembly. \3\ To modify the exemption to provide for Class 9 as an additional class of material for the discharge of certain liquids from stainless steel UN31A Intermediate Bulk Containers and DOT Specification 57 portable tanks without removing the tanks from the vehicle on which it is transported. [[Page 13469]] \4\ To modify the exemption to provide for design changes of the non-DOT specification portable tank manufactured in accordance with ASME Code criteria resulting in an increase of the Maximum Allowable Working Pressures; the addition of a 6700 gallon liquid helium tank. \5\ To modify the exemption to authorize shipments of solutions containing ethyl alcohol in inner packagings not exceeding 50 ounces each and that the total contents of the package not exceed 300 fluid ounces. \6\ To modify the exemption to eliminate the maximum service pressure requirement for the cylinders in this exemption for use as components of automobile vehicle safety systems. These pressure vessels may be charged with non-toxic, non-liquefied gases, or mixtures thereof. \7\ To modify the exemption to allow, on exclusive use carrier, condemned cylinders to be transported back to their originating location for gas disposal and cylinder destruction. \8\ To modify the exemption to authorize an alternative to the 100% radiographic inspection of longitudinal welds for the non-DOT specification cylinders for use as components of automotive vehicle safety systems. \9\ To reissue the exemption originally issued as an emergency for the use of UN 1A2 steel drums that do not meet the minimum thickness requirements for drums with a maximum capacity of less than 20 liters for the transportation of certain Division 1.3C materials. \10\ To reissue the exemption originally issued on an emergency basis to authorize the holder of this exemption to perform the function of a registered inspector for cargo tanks without meeting the requirements in 49 CFR 171.8. \11\ To reissue the exemption originally issued on an emergency basis authorizing the use of UN 4G fiberboard boxes inadvertently marked with the wrong proper shipping name. This notice of receipt of applications for modifications of exemptions is published in accordance with part 107 of the Federal hazardous materials transportation law (49 US.C. 5117(b); 49 CFR 1.53(b)). Issued in Washington, DC, on March 12, 1999. J. Suzanne Hedgepeth, Director, Office of Hazardous Materials, Exemptions and Approvals. [FR Doc. 99-6600 Filed 3-17-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-60-M
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