3912 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 17 / Friday, January 26, 2007 / Notices 

1 D&H’s overhead service on the line is limited to 

trains operated pursuant to a haulage agreement 

between D&H and CSXT. 

2A redacted version of a draft trackage rights 

agreement between D&H and CSXT was filed with 

the notice of exemption. Public and confidential 

copies of the executed trackage rights agreement (as 

required by 49 CFR 1180.6(a)(7)(ii)) will be filed 

within 10 days of the date of its execution. The 

request for a protective order is being addressed in 

a separate decision. 

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’s Office 

of Hazardous Materials Safety’s Office of 

International Standards will conduct a 

public meeting to review and solicit 

input on the program of work agreed to 

by the UN Sub-Committee of Experts on 

the Transport of Dangerous Goods (UN 

SCOE) for its 2007–2008 biennium and 

in particular, to solicit input relative to 

requirements for the transport of 

dangerous goods in limited quantities, 

including consumer commodities, 

which is a major item on this program 

of work. In addition, the Office of 

International Standards is developing a 

five year work plan to address 

international and domestic 

harmonization efforts taking into 

account its role in representing the U.S. 

in international forums. The public is 

invited to comment on any areas of a 

general or specific interest which 

should be included in this plan. 

DATES: February 28, 2007; 9:30 a.m.–

12:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

DOT Headquarters, Nassif Building, 

Room 3200, 400 Seventh Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20590. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Duane Pfund, Director, Office of 

International Standards, Office of 

Hazardous Materials Safety, Department 

of Transportation, Washington, DC 

20590; (202) 366–0656. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: At its 

December 2006 session, the UN SCOE 

discussed a program of work for its 

2007–2008 biennium. Proposals 

adopted during the 2007–2008 

biennium will form the basis for the 

16th Revised Edition of the UN Model 

Regulations which will come into force 

in the relevant national and 

international regulations from January 1, 

2011. A major item on the program of 

work anticipated to be of interest to our 

stakeholders is requirements for the 

transport of dangerous goods in limited 

quantitites, including consumer 

commodities. These requirements are 

found in Chapter 3.4 of the UN Model 

Regulations and have been adopted to 

various extents within national and 

international regulations including the 

International Civil Aviation 

Organization’s Technical Instructions 

on the Safe Transport of Dangerous 

Goods by Air, the International 

Maritime Dangerous Goods Code, and 

the European Agreement for the 

Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road. 

During the public meeting a 

presentation outlining the various 

requirements of these regulations will 

be provided and input will be solicited 

as to possible ways to improve the 

current system taking into account the 

different views which exist world-wide 

on this topic. The goal of the limited 

quantities discussion will be to develop 

a strategy for the U.S. position on the 

issue and to solicit comments on 

approaches for any U.S. proposals on 

the topic which may be submitted to the 

UN SCOE this biennium. 

In addition, the Office of International 

Standards is developing a work plan to 

better focus its efforts and resources 

over the next five years. The goal is to 

develop the plan in partnership with 

affected parties to ensure an enterprise 

approach which fosters a plan capable 

of meeting the needs of its stakeholders. 

The specific elements of the items on 

the work plan are a work in progress but 

some general areas include: 

—Enhancing safety through 

improvements to hazard 

communication, packaging, and 

classification requirements. 

—Enhancing security by ensuring that 

international and national regulations 

adequately address new technologies 

with potential for improving the 

secure transport of hazardous 

materials. 

—Enhancing safety and security through 

improved exchange and review of 

private and public sector data relevant 

to the transport of hazardous 

materials. 

—Improving cross-sector regulatory 

consistency by ensuring that 

international and domestic transport 

requirements are properly integrated 

with the Globally Harmonized System 

for the Classification and Labeling of 

Chemicals. 

—Facilitating global trade by improving 

mutual recognition of approvals 

granted by competent authorities, 

particularly those issued in relation to 

cylinders and portable tanks. 

—Ensuring stakeholder needs are met 

by improved dialogue and outreach to 

affected parties to ensure that changes 

to the regulations are in step with the 

marketplace realities. 

—Improve supply-chain efficiencies 

through the use of electronic 

documentation. 

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. 

Additional Information 

For more information on the UNSCOE 

visit the United Nations Transport 

Division’s Web site at: http:// 

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

dgsubc/c3age.html. This site may also 

be accessed through PHMSA’s 

Hazardous Materials Safety Homepage 

at http://hazmat.dot.gov/regs/intl/ 

intstandards.htm. PHMSA’s site 

provides additional information 

regarding the UNSCOE and related 

matters such as summaries of decisions 

taken at previous sessions of the 

UNSCOE. 

Duane Pfund, 

Director of International Standards for 

Hazardous Materials Safety. 

[FR Doc. 07–341 Filed 1–25–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–60–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Finance Docket No. 34981] 

Delaware and Hudson Railroad 

Company, Inc. d/b/a Canadian Pacific 

Railway—Trackage Rights 

Exemption—CSX Transportation, Inc. 

Pursuant to a draft trackage rights 

agreement, CSX Transportation, Inc. 

(CSXT) has agreed to grant overhead 

trackage rights 1 to Delaware and 

Hudson Railroad Company, Inc. d/b/a 

Canadian Pacific Railway (D&H), over 

CSXT’s line of railroad between the 

connection with D&H at D&H’s 

Kenwood Yard at CSXT milepost 7.14± 

in Albany, NY, and the connection with 

CSXT’s Castleton Secondary at CSXT’s 

milepost 0.10±; and CSXT’s Castleton 

Secondary at CP–SK and CSXT’s Selkirk 

Yard, in Selkirk, NY, a distance of 

approximately 7.2± miles.2

The transaction is scheduled to be 

consummated on or after February 16, 

2006. 


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