Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 202 / Monday, October 20, 1997 / Notices 54503

This notice of receipt of applications

for new exemptions is published in

accordance with Part 107 of the

Hazardous Materials Transportations

Act (49 U.S.C. 1804; 49 CFR 1.53(e)).

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 10,

1997.

J. Suzanne Hedgepeth,

Director, Office of Hazardous Materials

Exemptions and Approvals.

[FR Doc. 97–27672 Filed 10–17–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–60–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Research and Special Programs

Administration

Office of Hazardous Materials Safety;

Notice of Applications for Modification

of Exemptions

AGENCY: Research and Special Programs

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: List of applications for

modification of exemptions.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

procedures governing the application

for, and the processing of, exemptions

from the Department of Transportation’s

Hazardous Materials Regulations (49

CFR Part 107, Subpart B), notice is

hereby given that the Office of

Hazardous Materials Safety has received

the applications 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. Requests for

modifications of exemptions (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. These

applications have been separated from

the new applications for exemptions to

facilitate processing.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before November 4, 1997.

ADDRESS COMMENTS TO: Dockets Unit,

Research and Special Programs,

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 exemption number.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:

Copies of the applications are available

for inspection in the Dockets Unit,

Room 8426, Nassif Building, 400 7th

Street SW, Washington, DC.

Application No. Docket No. Applicant

Modification

of exemption

11344–M .......................................................................... ....................... E.I. DuPont, Wilmington, DE (See Footnote 1) ............. 11344

11956–M .......................................................................... RSPA–97–

2988

Scott Aviation, Lancaster, NY (See Footnote 2) ............ 11956

1To modify the exemption to provide for tank cars, containing chlorine, Division 2.3, to remain standing with unloading connections attached

without the physical presence of an unloader. 2To reissue the exemption originally issued on an emergency basis for protective breathing equipment (PBE), containing chemical oxygen

generators which utilize special integral packaging as a secondary means of preventing actuation.

This notice of receipt of applications

for modification of exemptions is

published in accordance with Part 107

of the Hazardous Materials

Transporatation Act (49 U.S.C. 1806; 49

CFR 1.53(e)).

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 10,

1997.

J. Suzanne Hedgepeth,

Director, Office of Hazardous Materials

Exemptions and Approvals.

[FR Doc. 97–27673 Filed 10–17–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–60–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Research and Special Programs

Administration

Meetings of Pipeline Safety Advisory

Committees

Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub.L.

92–463, 5 U.S.C. App. 1) notice is

hereby given of the following meetings

of the Technical Hazardous Liquid

Pipeline Safety Standards Committee

(THLPSSC) and the Technical Pipeline

Safety Standards Committee (TPSSC).

Each Committee meeting, as well as a

joint session of the two Committees,

will be held at the Adams Mark Hotel,

2900 Briarpark Drive at Westheimer,

Houston, TX 77042.

On November 18, 1997, at 9:00 a.m.,

the THLPSSC will meet. OPS will

discuss current regulatory activities, and

the THLPSSC will review the following

OPS proposed rulemakings: (1)

Incorporation by Reference of Industry

Standard on Leak Detection; (2) RiskBased Alternative to Pressure Testing

Rule; and (3) Adoption of Industry

Standards for Breakout Tanks. Part of

the Advisory Committee’s function is to

discuss OPS proposed rulemakings and

assess, by vote, if the rulemaking is

feasible, reasonable, and practicable.

On November 18, 1997 at 1:00 p.m.,

the THLPSSC will be joined by

members of the TPSSC for a joint

session in which OPS will provide a

brief update on major OPS activities.

However, this session will focus on the

issue of cost-benefit analysis. Topics of

discussion will include: (1) A

description of the approach to costbenefit analysis by both OPS and the

pipeline industry; and (2) the role of the

Advisory Committees in reviewing cost

benefit in their review of OPS

rulemakings, in accordance with the

Accountable Pipeline Safety and

Partnership Act of 1996.

OPS will hold a public meeting on

risk management in conjunction with

the Technical Advisory Committee

meetings on the morning of November

19, 1997, from 8:00 A.M. TO 12:00

noon. OPS announced this meeting in a

Federal Register notice (62 FR 50654),

published on September 26, 1997. The

purpose of this meeting is to provide an

update on the Risk Management

Demonstration Program and to receive

input on the progress of the

Demonstration Program thus far and on

the specific demonstration projects

under review.

On November 19, 1997, at 1:00 p.m.

the TPSSC will meet. Although this

committee will not be voting on any

OPS proposed rulemakings, brief

updates of OPS regulatory activities will

be provided by OPS staff.

Each meeting will be open to the

public. Members of the public may

present oral statements on the topics.

Due to the limited time available, each

person who wants to make an oral

statement must notify Peggy Thompson,

Room 2335, Department of