[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 90 (Tuesday, May 9, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 26875]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-11580]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Research and Special Programs Administration

[Docket No. RSPA-00-7283; Notice No. 00-03]


Hazardous Materials Safety: Meeting for UN Packaging 
Certification Agencies

AGENCY: Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: RSPA is hosting a meeting for its designated UN packaging 
certification agencies. This meeting provides an opportunity to discuss 
testing and certification requirements for UN packagings and to 
disseminate information regarding recent regulatory developments. This 
meeting is being held in conjunction with an RSPA-sponsored Hazardous 
Materials Multimodal Training Seminar on June 13 and 14, 2000.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 14, 2000, from 9 am. 
to 4:30 pm; however, the meeting may end prior to 4:30 pm, depending 
upon public interest.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Indian Lakes Resort, 250 W. 
Schick Road, Bloomingdale, IL 60108 (630-529-0200). For information on 
facilities or services for individuals with disabilities or to request 
special assistance at the meetings, contact Diane LaValle at the 
address or phone number listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT as 
soon as possible.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christine Whitney, Office of Hazardous 
Materials Exemptions and Approvals, phone (202) 366-4512 or Diane 
LaValle, Office of Hazardous Materials Standards, phone (202) 366-8553, 
RSPA, Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20590-0001.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 14, 2000, RSPA's Office of Hazardous 
Materials Safety (``we'') will host a meeting for designated UN 
packaging certification agencies (i.e., third party labs). This meeting 
will provide an opportunity for us to exchange information with third 
party labs concerning testing and certification requirements for UN 
packagings. We will also provide an update on the latest regulatory 
developments.
    The meeting will be held in the Chicago, Illinois, area, in 
conjunction with a two-day multi-modal hazardous materials seminar on 
June 13 and 14. Because of space limitations, attendance at the third 
party lab meeting will be on a ``first come-first served'' basis. To 
confirm attendance, please call Christine Whitney or Diane LaValle at 
the phone numbers listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Third 
party labs do not need to confirm attendance. Persons interested in 
participating in this public meeting need not be registered for the 
Hazardous Materials Multimodal Training Seminar.
    This is an informal meeting intended to produce a dialogue between 
us and the third party labs concerning performance-oriented package 
testing and certification. There will be no transcript of the meeting; 
however, we will prepare minutes of the meeting and written questions 
and answers developed in response to issues raised. This information 
will be made available on the HazMat Safety Website (http://hazmat.dot.gov).

    Issued in Washington, DC on May 4, 2000.
Robert A. McGuire,
Acting Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety.
[FR Doc. 00-11580 Filed 5-8-00; 8:45 am]
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