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Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act 

of 1995; 23 U.S.C. 307; 49 CFR 1.48. 

Issued On: May 4, 2007. 

James R. Kabel, 

Chief, Management Programs and Analysis 

Division. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration 

[Docket No. PHMSA–07–3] 

Hazardous Materials: Reducing the 

Risk of Hazardous Materials Incidents 

During Loading and Unloading 

Operations 

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration 

(PHMSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of public workshop on 

loading/unloading practices. 

SUMMARY: As part of PHMSA’s efforts to 

review bulk loading and unloading of 

hazardous materials and to develop risk 

reduction strategies, the agency invites 

interested persons to participate in a 

public workshop that will examine 

industry data, identify industry best 

practices and standards, discuss the role 

of recommended practices for loading 

and unloading, and consider industry 

actions that have the potential to reduce 

risk during loading and unloading. 

PHMSA seeks the broadest participation 

of industry, federal agencies, state and 

local government, standards 

organizations, the emergency response 

community, employee groups, 

environmental and public interest 

organizations, and the public. PHMSA 

seeks individuals and organizations 

willing to speak at the public workshop. 

Interested persons are invited to submit 

papers on related topics. 

DATES: Public meeting: June 14, 2007, 

starting at 9 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: Public meeting: The 

meeting will be held at Lowe’s L’Enfant 

Plaza Hotel, 480 L’Enfant Plaza, SW., 

Washington, DC 20024. For information 

on the facilities or to request special 

accommodations at the meeting, please 

contact Mr. Rick Boyle by telephone or 

e-mail as soon as possible. 

Written Comments: Written comments 

may be submitted and identified by 

DOT DMS Docket Number PHMSA–07–

3 by any of the following methods: 

• Web site: http://dms.dot.gov. 

Follow the instructions for submitting 

comments on the DOT electronic docket 

site. 

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility; 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 

Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, 

Room PL–401, Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: Room PL–401 on 

the plaza level of the Nassif Building, 

400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, 

DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal 

Holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Rick Boyle, Office of Hazardous 

Materials Technology, Pipeline and 

Hazardous Materials Technology, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, 

DC 20590, phone number: (202) 366–

4545, e-mail: rick.boyle@dot.gov, or, Mr. 

Douglas Reeves, Office of Hazardous 

Materials Technology, Pipeline and 

Hazardous Materials Technology, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, 

DC 20590, phone number: (202) 366–

4545, e-mail: douglas.reeves@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

A recent PHMSA review of bulk 

loading and unloading incidents over 

the past decade suggests roughly one 

quarter to one half of overall hazardous 

materials transportation incidents may 

be attributable to loading and unloading 

operations, particularly bulk packages. 

We also note that a significant 

proportion of National Transportation 

Safety Board (NTSB) hazardous 

materials accident reports over this 

period address safety concerns 

regarding bulk loading or unloading 

operations. 

II. Purpose of Public Workshop 

PHMSA is using an enterprise 

approach, bringing all stakeholders 

together for conceptual discussions, to 

examine the bulk loading and unloading 

issue and the range of potential industry 

actions to reduce risk in the 

transportation of hazardous materials. 

This public workshop is an early step in 

this effort. 

The workshop will consist of a series 

of panel presentations on specific topics 

followed by discussions of the issues 

involved. We anticipate that the panels 

will cover incident data and relevant 

NTSB accident reports; loading and 

unloading procedures, including 

existing recommended practices and 

potential gaps; assessment; training; and 

emergency response. An ad-hoc 

industry working group has submitted a 

draft recommended practice on contents 

of bulk loading and unloading 

procedures. PHMSA encourages all 

stakeholders to review the draft 

available in the docket as a starting 

point for discussions. 

The public may attend and participate 

in this workshop without prior 

notification; however, to structure the 

event to best utilize technical 

experience in attendance, PHMSA asks 

that individuals submit information, if 

possible, on their areas of expertise and 

interests prior to the workshop. 

Individuals who wish to make 

presentations on the panels should 

contact Mr. Rick Boyle or Mr. Douglas 

Reeves and make arrangements to 

participate on the panels prior to the 

workshop. PHMSA plans to invite 

specific individuals and Federal agency 

representatives to make presentations as 

the workshop agenda is developed. 

Advance material that should be 

reviewed prior to the workshop can be 

found in the docket or at http:// 

primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings. 

Directions to the workshop location, the 

workshop agenda, an attendee 

information submittal form, and the 

draft recommended practice on contents 

of bulk loading and unloading 

procedures can be found at these 

locations. 

PHMSA also invites interested 

persons who are unable to attend the 

public workshop and who have an 

interest in bulk loading and unloading 

of hazardous materials to submit 

comments pertinent to panels and 

topics identified in the workshop 

agenda or to provide any relevant 

information or data to the DOT Docket 

Management System Docket Number 

PHMSA–07–3. Comments may be 

submitted by any method noted in the 

ADDRESSES section above. 

Issued in Washington, DC on May 7, 2007, 

under authority delegated in 49 CFR part 

106. 

Theodore L. Willke, 

Acting Associate Administrator for 

Hazardous Materials Safety. 

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