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14506(b)(3). ATA’s petitions seeking 

determinations, along with the 

applicable statutes, regulations and 

ordinances, are available in the docket 

established for this Notice for 

inspection. 

Request for Comments 

FMCSA invites the three affected 

jurisdictions, as well as any other 

interested party, to comment on the 

limited issue of whether New Jersey’s, 

New York City’s, and/or Cook County’s 

credential display requirements are 

preempted in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 

14506. Interested parties are requested 

to limit their comments to this issue. 

FMCSA has no authority to review the 

imposition, amounts, or collection of 

any taxes for which the credentials are 

issued. FMCSA encourages commenters 

to submit data or legal authorities 

supporting their position. 

Issued on: September 25, 2009. 

Rose A. McMurray, 

Acting Deputy Administrator. 

[FR Doc. E9–25093 Filed 10–16–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration 

International Standards on the 

Transport of Dangerous Goods; Public 

Meeting 

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration 

(PHMSA), Department of 

Transportation. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice is to advise 

interested persons that PHMSA will 

conduct a public meeting in preparation 

for the 36th session of the United 

Nations Sub-Committee of Experts on 

the Transport of Dangerous Goods 

(UNSCOE TDG) to be held November 

30–December 9, 2009 in Geneva, 

Switzerland. During this meeting, 

PHMSA is also soliciting comments 

relative to potential new work items 

which may be considered for inclusion 

in its international agenda. 

Information Regarding The UNSCOE 

TDG Meeting 

DATES: Tuesday, November 10, 2009; 

9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the DOT Headquarters, West Building, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. 

Conference Call Capability/Live 

Meeting Information: Conference call-in 

and ‘‘live meeting’’ capability will be 

provided for this meeting. Specific 

information on call-in and live meeting 

access will be posted when available at 

http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/regs/ 

international. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Duane Pfund, Director, Office of 

International Standards or Mr. Shane 

Kelley, International Transportation 

Specialist, Office of Hazardous 

Materials Safety, Department of 

Transportation, Washington, DC 20590; 

(202) 366–0656. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

primary purpose of this meeting will be 

to prepare for the 36th session of the 

UNSCOE TDG, which is the second 

meeting of the current 2009–2010 

biennium. The UNSCOE will consider 

proposals for the 17th Revised Edition 

of the United Nations Recommendations 

on the Transport of Dangerous Goods 

Model Regulations which will come 

into force in the international 

regulations beginning January 1, 2013. 

Topics on the agenda for the UNSCOE 

TDG meeting include: 

• Explosives and related matters. 

• Listing, classification and packing. 

• Electric storage systems. 

• Miscellaneous proposals of 

amendments to the Model Regulations 

on the Transport of Dangerous Goods. 

• Electronic data interchange (EDI) 

for documentation purposes. 

• Cooperation with the International 

Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). 

• Global harmonization of transport 

of dangerous goods regulations with the 

Model Regulations. 

• Guiding principles for the Model 

Regulations. 

• Issues relating to the Globally 

Harmonized System of Classification 

and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS). 

In addition, PHMSA is soliciting 

comments on how to further enhance 

harmonization for international 

transport of hazardous materials. 

PHMSA has finalized a broad 

international strategic plan and 

welcomes input on items which 

stakeholders believe should be included 

as specific initiatives within this plan. 

PHMSA’s Office of International 

Standards Strategic Plan can be 

accessed at: http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/ 

hazmat/regs/international. 

The public is invited to attend 

without prior notification. Due to the 

heightened security measures 

participants are encouraged to arrive 

early to allow time for security checks 

necessary to obtain access to the 

building. Following the 36th session of 

the UNSCOE TDG, PHMSA will place a 

copy of the Sub-Committee’s report and 

a summary of the results on PHMSA’s 

Hazardous Materials Safety Homepage 

at http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat/ 

regs/international. 

Documents 

Copies of documents for the UNSCOE 

TDG meeting and the meeting agenda 

may be obtained by downloading them 

from the United Nations Transport 

Division’s Web site at: http:// 

www.unece.org/trans/main/dgdb/ 

dgsubc/c32009.html. PHMSA’s site at 

http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat/ 

regs/international also provides 

additional information regarding the 

UNSCOE TDG and related matters such 

as summaries of decisions taken at 

previous sessions of the UNSCOE TDG. 

Dr. Magdy El-Sibaie, 

Acting Deputy Associate Administrator for 

Hazardous Materials Safety. 

[FR Doc. E9–24891 Filed 10–16–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Aviation Rulemaking Advisory 

Committee—New Task 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of new task assignment 

for the Aviation Rulemaking Advisory 

Committee (ARAC)—Aviation 

Rulemaking Advisory Committee 

Process Improvement. 

SUMMARY: The FAA assigned the 

Aviation Rulemaking Advisory 

Committee (ARAC) a new task to 

provide advice and recommendations to 

the FAA about the current ARAC 

process. This notice informs the public 

of the new ARAC activity. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Pamela Hamilton, Office of Rulemaking, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20591; telephone: 202– 

267–8742, facsimile: 202–267–5075; email pam.hamilton@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The Secretary of Transportation 

determined the formation and use of an 

advisory committee to serve as a forum 

for the FAA to get input from outside 

the Federal Government on major 

regulatory issues facing the agency. As 

a result, the FAA established ARAC. 

ARAC is a formal standing advisory 

committee made up of representatives 

from aviation associations, aviation 

industry, public interest groups, 


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