51902 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 175 / Tuesday, September 11, 2007 / Notices 

whether the renewal is necessary for the 

proper performance of the functions of 

DOT. As used in this notice, the term 

‘‘information collection’’ includes all 

work related to preparing and 

disseminating information related to 

this information collection requirement 

including completing paperwork, 

gathering information, and conducting 

telephone calls. Comments may include 

(1) whether the information will have 

practical utility; (2) the accuracy of 

DOT’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed information collection; (3) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information collection; and 

(4) ways to minimize the burden of the 

information collection on respondents, 

including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Type of Information Collection 

Request: Renewal of existing collection. 

Title of Information Collection: 

Pipeline Safety: Periodic Underwater 

Inspections. 

Respondents: 82. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 1,350 hours. 

Estimated Cost: $6,475. 

Issued in Washington, DC on September 4, 

2007. 

Florence L. Hamn, 

Director of Regulations, Office of Pipeline 

Safety. 

[FR Doc. E7–17896 Filed 9–10–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–60–P 

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 will 

conduct a public meeting in preparation 

for the twenty-first meeting of the 

International Civil Aviation 

Organization’s (ICAO) Dangerous Goods 

Panel (DGP) to be held November 5–16, 

2007 in Montreal, Canada. 

DATES: Wednesday, October 24, 2007, 

1:30 p.m.–5 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the new DOT Headquarters, West 

Building, Oklahoma City Conference 

Room, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

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: The 

primary purpose of this public meeting 

will be to discuss draft U.S. positions on 

the proposals that will be considered 

during the 21st Meeting of the ICAO 

DGP. Agenda items include: 

Agenda Item 1: Development of 

proposals, if necessary, for amendments 

to Annex 18—Safe Transport of 

Dangerous Goods by Air. 

Agenda Item 2: Development of 

recommendations for amendments to 

the Technical Instructions for the Safe 

Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air 

(Doc 9284) for incorporation in the 

2009–2010 Edition. 

Agenda Item 3: Development of 

recommendations or amendments to the 

Supplement to the Technical 

Instructions for the Safe Transport of 

Dangerous Goods by Air (Doc 9284) for 

incorporation in the 2009–2010 Edition. 

Agenda Item 4: Amendments to the 

Emergency Response Guidance for 

Aircraft Incidents involving Dangerous 

Goods (Doc 9481) for incorporation in 

the 2009–2010 Edition. 

Agenda Item 5: Resolution, where 

possible, of the non-recurrent work 

items identified by the Air Navigation 

Commission or the panel. 

5.1: Principles governing the transport 

of dangerous goods on cargo only 

aircraft. 

5.2: Reformatting of the packing 

instructions. 

5.3: Review of provisions for 

dangerous goods carried by passengers 

and crew. 

5.4: Review of provisions for 

dangerous goods relating to lithium 

batteries. 

5.5: Review of amendment process for 

the Technical Instructions for the Safe 

Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air 

(Doc 9284). 

In addition, we are soliciting 

comments on PHMSA’s international 

agenda as it relates to PHMSA’s work 

with the ICAO DGP. In particular, input 

is requested on any air-mode specific 

harmonization issues regarding the 

requirements of the ICAO Technical 

Instructions (ICAO TI) and the U.S. 

Hazardous Materials Regulations (U.S. 

HMR). Discussion topics include but are 

not limited to: 

—How can PHMSA more closely align 

the limited quantity and consumer 

commodity provisions within the U.S. 

HMR and the ICAO TI? 

—What efforts should be undertaken to 

address differences between the U.S. 

HMR and the ICAO TI related to 

packaging requirements and inner 

packaging quantity limits; 

—What specific operational 

requirements differ between the U.S. 

HMR and the ICAO TI and how 

should those differences be 

addressed? 

—PHMSA is interested in partnering 

with the regulated industry to identify 

a comprehensive list of differences 

between the U.S. HMR and the ICAO 

TI, and determine the most 

appropriate manner in which to 

address these differences. 

—What aspects of the U.S. HMR could 

be better aligned with the ICAO TI, 

and conversely, are there any 

provisions within the U.S. HMR that 

could be considered by the ICAO DGP 

for inclusion in the ICAO TI? 

—PHMSA is soliciting input relative to 

the use of the U.S. HMR or ICAO TI 

(as an alternative to the U.S. HMR) for 

domestic air transportation and the 

necessity for specific U.S. HMR 

exceptions applicable only to 

domestic air transport. 

For more information on the ICAO 

DGP and to check for updates on 

information related to this public 

meeting visit PHMSA’s International 

Standards Web site at http:// 

hazmat.dot.gov/regs/intl/ 

intstandards.htm. To download papers 

which will be considered by the Panel 

visit the DGP Web site at http:// 

www.icao.int/anb/FLS/ 

DangerousGoods/flsdg.cfm. 

Robert A. Richard, 

Deputy Associate Administrator for 

Hazardous Materials Safety. 

[FR Doc. 07–4426 Filed 9–10–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–60—M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Docket No. AB–1000 (Sub-No. 1X)] 

Georgia Southwestern Railroad, Inc.—

Abandonment and Discontinuance 

Exemption—in Harris and Meriwether 

Counties, GA 

On August 22, 2007, Georgia 

Southwestern Railroad, Inc. (GSWR) 

filed with the Board a petition under 49 

U.S.C. 10502 for exemption from the 

provisions of 49 U.S.C. 10903 to 

abandon a 43-mile line of railroad 

between milepost R–12.0 at Florida 

Rock and milepost R–55.0 at Allie, in 

Harris and Meriwether Counties, GA, 

and to discontinue overhead trackage 

rights over a line owned by Central of 

Georgia Railroad Company (CGR) 


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