[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 75 (Thursday, April 19, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19756-19757]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-1933]


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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 (PHMSA), 
DOT.

ACTION: List of Applications for Modification of Special Permit.

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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 sections 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. There applications have 
been separated from the new application for special permits to 
facilitate processing.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 4, 2007.
    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 self-addressed stamped postcard showing the special permit number.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the application 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 April 12, 2007.
Delmer Billings,
Director, Special Permits & Approvals Programs, Office of Hazardous 
Materials, Special Permits & Approvals.

                                          Modification Special Permits
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                                     Docket                            Regulation(s)        Nature of special
       Application number            number         Applicant             affected            permit thereof
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10698-M.........................  ...........  Worthington          49 CFR               To modify the special
                                                Cylinders--Wiscons   173.304(a)(2);       permit to authorize
                                                in (formerly         178.50.              charging of the
                                                Western                                   cylinders with an
                                                Industries, Inc.)                         additional Division
                                                Chilton, WI.                              2.2 gas.
11215-M.........................  ...........  Orbital Sciences     49 CFR Part 172,     To modify the special
                                                Corporation,         Subparts C, D;       permit to authorize
                                                Mojave, CA.          172.101, Special     the transportation in
                                                                     Provision 109.       commerce of additional
                                                                                          Division 1.4B, 1.4C
                                                                                          explosives and
                                                                                          Division 2.2 gases and
                                                                                          to establish
                                                                                          alternative landing
                                                                                          sites.
12222-M.........................  ...........  iSi GmbH A-1217,     49 CFR               To modify the special
                                                Vienna.              173.304(a)(2).       permit to authorize
                                                                                          the transportation in
                                                                                          commerce of DOT 39
                                                                                          Specification
                                                                                          cylinders, containing
                                                                                          a Division 2.2 gas,
                                                                                          with a filling density
                                                                                          maximum of 75% Carbon
                                                                                          Dioxide.
12274-M.........................  ...........  Snow Peak, Inc,      49 CFR 172.301,      To modify the special
                                                Clackamas, OR.       173.302a(b)(2),      permit to authorize
                                                                     (b)(3) and (b)(4);   larger non-DOT
                                                                     180.205(c) and (g)   specification
                                                                     and 180.209(a).      nonrefillable inside
                                                                                          containers.
12399-M.........................  ...........  BOC Gases, Murray    49 CFR               To modify the special
                                                Hill, NJ.            173.34(e)(1);        permit to authorize
                                                                     173.34(e)(3);        removal of a test
                                                                     173.34(e)(4);        procedure for
                                                                     173.34(e)(8);        cylinders no longer in
                                                                     173.34(e)(14);       use by the applicant.
                                                                     173.34(e)(15)(vi).

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14172-M.........................  ...........  Pacific Bio-         49 CFR 173.196 and   To modify the special
                                                Material             173.199.             permit to authorize
                                                Management, Inc. d/                       additional customers
                                                b/a Pacific                               outside of the current
                                                Scientific                                radius specified in
                                                Transport, Fresno,                        the permit, to allow
                                                CA.                                       more than two freezers
                                                                                          on each dedicated
                                                                                          transport vehicle and
                                                                                          to authorize more than
                                                                                          seven shipments per
                                                                                          year.
14393-M.........................  ...........  Hamilton             49 CFR               To modify the special
                                                Sundstrand,          173.30(e)(iii),      permit to authorize an
                                                Windsor Locks, CT.   (iv), (v) and        increase in the
                                                                     (vi);                maximum size of the
                                                                     173.307(a)(4)(iv).   cylinders integrated
                                                                                          in the cooling unit.
14396-M.........................  ...........  Matheson Tri-Gas,    49 CFR 173.192(a)..  To modify the special
                                                Parsippany, NJ.                           permit to authorize an
                                                                                          additional Division
                                                                                          2.3 material to be
                                                                                          transported in certain
                                                                                          DOT specification and
                                                                                          non-DOT specification
                                                                                          cylinders not normally
                                                                                          authorized for cargo
                                                                                          vessel transportation,
                                                                                          for export only.
14418-M.........................  ...........  Department of        49 CFR 172.301;      To reissue the special
                                                Defense, Ft.         172.400;             permit originally
                                                Eustis, VA.          172.504(a).          issued on an emergency
                                                                                          basis for the
                                                                                          transportation in
                                                                                          commerce of a water
                                                                                          reactive material in
                                                                                          special packaging as
                                                                                          Unitized Group Ration--
                                                                                          Express (UGR-E)
                                                                                          without being subject
                                                                                          to Subchapter C of the
                                                                                          Hazardous Materials
                                                                                          Regulations.
14447-M.........................  ...........  California Tank      49 CFR 177.834.....  To modify the special
                                                Lines, Inc.,                              permit to authorize
                                                Stockton, CA.                             the unloading of DOT
                                                                                          Specification MC 330
                                                                                          and 331 while the hose
                                                                                          is still attached.
14476-M.........................  ...........  BP Products North    49 CFR 173.202,      To reissue the special
                                                America, Inc.        173.203, 173.312,    permit originally
                                                (formerly BP Amoco   and 173.213.         issued on an emergency
                                                Oil), Texas City,                         basis for the
                                                TX.                                       transportation in
                                                                                          commerce of certain
                                                                                          hazardous materials in
                                                                                          non-DOT specification
                                                                                          heat exchanger
                                                                                          pressure vessels and
                                                                                          heat exchanger tube
                                                                                          bundles.
14488-M.........................  ...........  Sanofi Pasteur,      49 CFR 173.24(b)(1)  To reissue the special
                                                Swiftwater, PA.                           permit originally
                                                                                          issued on an emergency
                                                                                          basis for the
                                                                                          transportation in
                                                                                          commerce of an
                                                                                          influenza vaccine in a
                                                                                          custom stainless steel
                                                                                          batch reactor at a
                                                                                          constant pressure of 1-
                                                                                          5 psig by use of a
                                                                                          cylinder feeding air
                                                                                          into the reactor.
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