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that was undertaken in 2004 by the 

AASHTO Lead States Group and will 

provide a benchmark for future surveys 

to which later responses may be 

assessed. The information will serve as 

a baseline measurement on the national 

activities related to Mechanistic 

Pavement Design Procedures. The 

information will be used by FHWA to 

develop a national program to aid State 

DOTs in the implementation efforts and 

to guide research efforts. The 

information has been requested by the 

AASHTO Lead States Group in order to 

be better able to address areas of need. 

The information will be used in order to 

disseminate information and to avoid 

the duplication of implementation 

efforts. The information will also be 

helpful to the AASHTO through the 

process of assessing the procedure as an 

official national pavement design 

procedure. Information concerning 

national activities in MEPDG will be 

very useful in aiding this governing 

body in the balloting process. The 

information will aid in guiding the 

direction of research and 

implementation efforts by both the 

FHWA and State DOTs. The results of 

the survey will be disseminated by the 

FHWA and the Lead States Group to 

interested parties throughout the 

Nation. Stakeholders in the MEPDG will 

be able to assess the adequacy of the 

implementation efforts over time. This 

information will be collected under a 

contract through the Office of Pavement 

Technology. The survey will be 

administered through electronic media 

in order to reduce the burden of the 

responders. 

Information Proposed for Collection 

The information collected will asses 

the current state of pavement design and 

capture current activities associated 

with the implementation of mechanistic 

design procedures throughout the 

Nation. This information can be 

categorized into four major areas. 

1. Implementation Plan for 

Mechanistic Empirical Pavement 

Design. This information includes 

current status of pavement design and 

implementation strategies included in 

the State DOT activities. This includes 

information about the major areas of 

materials characterization and traffic 

collection. 

2. Calibration Plan for Mechanistic 

Empirical Pavement Design. This 

information details the SHA activities 

associated with calibration of the 

mechanistic pavement design 

procedure. Calibration activities at the 

State and regional level are of particular 

interest for guiding research activities 

and avoiding duplication of efforts. 

3. Mechanistic Empirical Pavement 

Design: Methodology and Partnering. 

This information includes the intended 

use of the mechanistic pavement design 

procedure for other applications and the 

possible use by other transportation 

agencies in a State. The mechanistic 

pavement design procedure has the 

potential to be used in coordination 

with innovative contracting techniques 

and other pavement analysis and 

materials acceptance programs. 

4. Mechanistic Empirical Pavement 

Design: Training and Communication. 

This is information outlining the 

training activities anticipated or already 

conducted in relation to the mechanistic 

pavement design procedure. The 

information also includes anticipated 

costs associated with implementation 

activities. 

Burden Hours for Information 

Collection 

Frequency: Bi-Annual. 

Respondents: The Pavement Design 

Engineer in each State DOT, Puerto 

Rico, and the District of Columbia; for 

a total of 52. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

response: Assuming 1 respondent per 

State plus Puerto Rico and the District 

of Columbia and 1 hr to respond to the 

survey, the total will be approximately 

52 burden hours. FHWA is seeking a 3- 

year approval and plan on conducting 

the survey in the first and third year of 

the approval time period. The estimated 

annual burden is 35 hours. 

Public Comments Invited: You are 

asked to comment on any aspect of this 

information collection, including: (1) 

Whether the proposed collection is 

necessary for the FHWA’s performance; 

(2) the accuracy of the estimated 

burdens; (3) ways for the FHWA to 

enhance the quality, usefulness, and 

clarity of the collected information; and 

(4) ways that the burden could be 

minimized, including the use of 

electronic technology, without reducing 

the quality of the collected information. 

The agency will summarize and/or 

include your comments in the request 

for OMB’s clearance of this information 

collection. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act 

of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; 

and 49 CFR 1.48. 

Issued on: September 15, 2006. 

James R. Kabel, 

Chief, Management Programs and Analysis 

Division. 

[FR Doc. 06–7931 Filed 9–20–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration 

Office of Hazardous Materials Safety, 

Notice of Application for Special 

Permits 

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: List of Applications for 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 (49 CFR Part 107, Subpart 

B), notice is hereby given that the Office 

of Hazardous Materials Safety has 

received the application described 

herein. 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 follow: 1—Motor 

vehicle, 2—Rail freight, 3—Cargo vessel, 

4—Cargo aircraft only, 5—Passengercarrying aircraft. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before October 23, 2006. 

ADDRESS COMMENTS TO: 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 

comments if desired, include a selfaddressed stamped postcard showing 

the special permit number. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Copies of the applications are available 

for inspection in the Records Center, 

Nassif Building, 400 7th Street SW., 

Washington DC or at http://dms.dot.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 

15, 2006. 

R. Ryan Posten, 

Chief, Special Permits Program, Office of 

Hazardous Materials, Special Permits & 

Approvals. 


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NEW SPECIAL PERMITS

Application No. Docket No. Applicant Regulation(s) affected Nature of special permits therof 

14393–N ............ PHMSA–25797 Hamilton Sundstrand 

Windsor Locks, CT.

49 CFR 173.306(e)(iii), 

(iv), (v) and (vi); 

173.307(a)(4)(iv).

To authorize the transportation in commerce of 

new supplemental cooling unit refrigeration machines with alternative safety devices as a component part of an aircraft. (modes 1,2,3,4) 

14394–N ............ PHMSA–25799 Boeing Company, Kennedy Space Center, 

FL.

49 CFR 173.302a ........... To authorize the transportation in commerce of Nitrogen Tank Assemblies by motor vehicle between the Kennedy Space Center and Cape 

Canaveral Air Force Station not subject to the 

packaging requirements of the Hazardous Materials Regulations. (mode 1) 

14395–N ............ PHMSA–25782 Britz Fertilizers, Inc., 

Fresno, CA.

49 CFR 172, 173, 177 ... To authorize the transportation in commerce of a 

liquid soil fumigant classed as Division 6.1, PG 

II, in a non-DOT specification bulk packaging 

mounted on a farm tractor or wagon, not subject 

to certain requirements of Parts 172 and 177 of 

the Hazardous Materials Regulations. (mode 1) 

14396–N ............ PHMSA–25783 Matheson Tri-Gas, Parsippany, NJ.49 CFR 173.192(a) ........ To authorize the transportation in commerce of Arsine, Division 2.3, in certain DOT specification 

and non-DOT specification cylinders not normally authorized for cargo vessel transportation, 

for export only. (modes 1, 3) 

14398–N ............ Lyondell Chemical Company, Houston, TX.49 CFR 172.203(a); 

179.13; 173.31(c)(1).

To authorize the transportation in commerce of Titanium tetrachloride in DOT105J600W tank cars 

with a maximum gross weight on rail that exceed the maximum limit of 263,000 pounds. 

(mode 2) 

14399–N ............ PHMSA–25821 Gas Cylinder Technologies Inc., Tecumseh, Ontario.49 CFR 173.302a ........... To authorize the manufacture, marking, sale and 

use of non-DOT specification cylinders similar to 

DOT 39 for the transportation of non-flammable, 

non-liquefied gases. (modes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5) 

14400–N ............ PHMSA–25820 Ultra Electronics, Alexandria, VA.49 CFR 172.301, 

172.400, 173.306, 

175.26.

To authorize the transportation in commerce of 

Air, compressed in a non-DOT specification high 

pressure compressor system. (modes 1, 2, 3, 4) 

14402–N ............ Lincoln Composites, Lincoln, NE.49 CFR 173.302a ........... To authorize the manufacture, marking, sale and 

use of a non-DOT specification fully wrapped 

fiber reinforced composite gas cylinders with a 

non-load sharing plastic liner that meets the ISO 

11119–3 standard except for the design water 

capacity and service pressure. (modes 1, 2, 3, 

4, 5) 

[FR Doc. 06–7817 Filed 9–20–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4909–60–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration 

Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; 

Notice of Applications for Modification 

of Special Permit 

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: List of Applications for 

Modification of Special Permit. 

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 (49 CFR part 107, subpart 

B), notice is hereby given that the Office 

of Hazardous Materials Safety has 

received the application described 

herein. This notice is abbreviated to 

expedite docketing and public notice. 

Because the section affected, modes of 

transportation, and the nature of 

application have been shown in earlier 

Federal Register publications, they are 

not repeated here. Request of 

modifications of special permits (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 the suffix ‘‘M’’ denote a 

modification request. These 

applications have been separated from 

the new applications have been 

separated from the new application for 

special permits to facilitate processing. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before October 6, 2006. 

Address Comments To: 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 

comments is desired, include a selfaddressed stamped postcard showing 

the special permit number. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Copies of the applications are available 

for inspection in the Records Center, 

Nassif Building, 400 7th Street, SW., 

Washington DC or at http://dms.dot.gov. 

This notice of receipt of applications 

for modification of 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 

15, 2006. 

R. Ryan Posten, 

Chief, Special Permits Program, Office of 

Hazardous Materials, Special Permits & 

Approvals. 


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