Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 139 / Friday, July 20, 2007 / Notices 39893 

NEW SPECIAL PERMIT APPLICATIONS—Continued 

Application number Applicant Reason for 

delay 

Estimated 

date of 

completion 

14457–N ......................................................... Ambrol Alfa Metalomecanica SA Portugal ......................................... 4 09–30–2007 

14436–N ......................................................... BNSF Railway Company Topeka, KS ................................................ 4 09–30–2007 

14402–N ......................................................... Lincoln Composites Lincoln, NE ........................................................ 1 12–31–2007 

[FR Doc. 07–3543 Filed 7–19–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–60–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 

(PHMSA), 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 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 August 6, 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 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 July 9, 2007. 

Delmer Billings, 

Director, Special Permits & Approvals 

Programs, Office of Hazardous Materials, 

Special Permits & Approvals. 

MODIFICATION SPECIAL PERMITS

Application 

No. 

Docket number Applicant Regulation(s) affected Nature of special permit thereof 

5022–M ....... ........................ Alliant Techsystems, Inc., 

Elkton, MD.

49 CFR 174.101(L); 

174.104(d); 174.112(a); 

177.834(1)(1).

To modify the special permit to authorize the transportation in commerce of additional Division 1.2 

hazardous materials. 

7657–M ....... ........................ Welker Engineering Company, Sugar Land, TX.49 CFR 173.302(a)(1); 

173.304(a)(1); 

173.304(b)(1); 175.3; 

173.201; 173.202; 

173.203.

To modify the special permit to authorize the transportation in commerce of additional Division 2.1 

gases and to authorize a change in the material of 

construction. 

10964–M ..... ........................ Kidde Aerospace & Defense.49 CFR ............................. To modify the special permit to authorize 

11054–M ..... ........................ Welker Engineering Company, Sugar Land, TX.49 CFR 178.36 Subpart C To modify the special permit to authorize a change in 

the material of construction. 

11592–M ..... ........................ Amtrol Inc., West Warwick, RI.49 CFR 173.306(g) .......... To modify the special permit to authorize the transportation in commerce of additional Division 2.2 

gases. 

12412–M ..... 1999–5797 Cincinnati Pool Management, Inc., West Chester, OH.49 CFR 177.834(h); 

172.203(a); 172.302(c).

To modify the special permit to allow for filling of an 

IBC without removing it from the motor vehicle on 

which it is transported while on private property. 

12531–M ..... ........................ Worthington Cylinder Corporation, Columbus, OH.49 CFR 173.302(a); 

173.304(a); 173.304(d); 

178.61(b); 178.61(f); 

178.61(g); 178.61(g); 

178.61(i); 178.61(k).

To modify the special permit to authorize additional 

packing groups for already authorized hazardous 

materials. 

13027–M ..... ........................ Hernco Fabrication & 

Services, Midland, TX.

49 CFR 173.241; 173.242 To modify the special permit to authorize the transportation in commerce of additional Division 3 and 

8 hazardous materials in non-DOT specification 

portable tanks. 

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39894 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 139 / Friday, July 20, 2007 / Notices 

MODIFICATION SPECIAL PERMITS—Continued 

Application 

No. 

Docket number Applicant Regulation(s) affected Nature of special permit thereof 

14466–M ..... ........................ Alaska Pacific Powder 

Company, Anchorage, 

AK.

49 CFR 172.101 Column 

(9B).

To modify the special permit to allow the transportation in commerce of additional Class 1 explosive 

materials which are forbidden for transportation by 

air, to be transported by cargo aircraft within the 

State of Alaska when other means of transportation are impracticable or not available. 

[FR Doc. 07–3541 Filed 7–19–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4909–60–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Ex Parte No. 670] 

Establishment of a Rail Energy 

Transportation Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board. 

ACTION: Notice of establishment of 

Federal Advisory Committee. 

SUMMARY: As required by section 9(a)(2) 

of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), 5 U.S.C. App., the Surface 

Transportation Board (Board), hereby 

gives notice that, following consultation 

with the General Services 

Administration, the Board is creating a 

Rail Energy Transportation Advisory 

Committee (RETAC). RETAC will 

provide advice and guidance to the 

Board, and serve as a forum for 

discussion of emerging issues, regarding 

the transportation by rail of energy 

resources, particularly, but not 

necessarily limited to, coal, ethanol and 

other biofuels. The Board is also 

requesting suggestions for candidates for 

membership on RETAC. 

DATES: Suggestions of candidates for 

membership on RETAC are due August 

9, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Suggestions may be 

submitted either via the Board’s e-filing 

format or in the traditional paper 

format. Any person using e-filing should 

attach a document and otherwise 

comply with the instructions at the EFILING link on the Board’s Web site, at: 

http://www.stb.dot.gov. Any person 

submitting a filing in the traditional 

paper format should send an original 

and 10 copies to: Surface Transportation 

Board, Attn: STB Ex Parte No. 670, 395 

E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423–

0001. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: 

Scott M. Zimmerman at 202–245–0202. 

[Assistance for the hearing impaired is 

available through the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 

1–800–877–8339.] 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Board, created by Congress in 1996 to 

take over many of the functions 

previously performed by the Interstate 

Commerce Commission, exercises broad 

authority over transportation by rail 

carriers, including regulation of railroad 

rates and service (49 U.S.C. 10701–

10747, 11101–11124), as well as the 

construction, acquisition, operation, and 

abandonment of rail lines (49 U.S.C. 

10901–10907) and railroad line sales, 

consolidations, mergers, and common 

control arrangements (49 U.S.C. 10902, 

11323–11327). 

The Board views the reliability of the 

nation’s energy supply as crucial to this 

nation’s economic and national security, 

and the transportation by rail of coal 

and other energy resources as a vital 

link in the energy supply chain. The 

Board is establishing RETAC as an 

advisory committee consisting of a 

balanced cross-section of energy and rail 

industry stakeholders to provide 

independent, candid policy advice to 

the Board and to foster open, effective 

communication among the affected 

interests on issues such as rail 

performance, capacity constraints, 

infrastructure planning and 

development, and effective coordination 

among suppliers, carriers, and users of 

energy resources. RETAC shall function 

solely as an advisory body, and will 

comply with the provisions of FACA 

and its implementing regulations. 

On March 9, 2007, the Board issued 

a decision announcing its proposal to 

establish a rail energy transportation 

advisory committee and soliciting 

public comment on the advisability of 

establishing such a committee, the size 

and composition of the committee, and 

the scope of its mandate. In response, 

comments were received from more 

than two dozen parties, including rail 

carriers, energy producers, trade 

associations, and others. Based on its 

review of those comments and 

consultation with the General Services 

Administration, the Board has decided 

to establish RETAC and has developed 

a charter to govern its operation. 

RETAC will be balanced and 

representative of interested and affected 

parties, and will consist of not less than: 

5 representatives from the Class I 

railroads, 3 representatives from Class II 

and III railroads, 3 representatives from 

coal producers, 5 representatives from 

electric utilities (including at least one 

rural electric cooperative and one stateor municipally-owned utility), 4 

representatives from biofuel refiners, 

processors, or distributors, or biofuel 

feedstock growers or providers, and 2 

representatives from private car owners, 

car lessors, or car manufacturers. 

RETAC may also include up to 3 

members with relevant experience but 

not necessarily affiliated with one of the 

aforementioned industries or sectors. 

The Chairman of the Board may invite 

representatives from the U.S. 

Departments of Agriculture, Energy and 

Transportation and the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission to serve on 

RETAC in advisory capacities as ex 

officio (non-voting) members, and the 

three members of the Board shall serve 

as ex officio members of the Committee 

as well. 

RETAC will meet at least two times 

per year; the Board anticipates that 

RETAC will meet in the fall of 2007. No 

honoraria, salaries, travel or per diem 

are available to members of the RETAC; 

however, reimbursement for travel 

expenses may be sought from the Board 

in cases of hardship. 

Chairman Nottingham has appointed 

Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting Director of 

the Board’s Office of Congressional and 

Public Services, to serve as the 

Designated Federal Official—the 

agency’s liaison to RETAC. Suggestions 

for members of RETAC should be 

submitted in letter form, identifying the 

name of the candidate; evidence of the 

interests the candidate will represent; 

and a representation that the candidate 

is willing to serve a two-year term as a 

member of the RETAC. Suggestions for 

candidates for membership on the 

RETAC should be submitted to the 

Board by August 9, 2007. 

Copies of the RETAC charter will be 

available from the Board’s contractor, 

ASAP Document Solutions (mailing 

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