[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 24 (Wednesday, February 5, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5504-5506]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-2784]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Research and Special Programs Administration


Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; Notice of Applications for 
Modification of Exemptions or Applications To Become a Party to an 
Exemption

AGENCY: Research and Special Programs Administration, DOT.

ACTION: List of applications for modification of exemptions or 
applications to become a party to an exemption.

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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

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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. Application numbers with the suffix 
``P'' denote a party to request. These applications have been separated 
from the new applications for exemptions to facilitate processing.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 20, 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 self-addressed stamped postcard showing the exemption number.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Copies of the applications are available for inspection in the Dockets 
Unit, Room 8426, Nassif Building, 400 7th Street SW, Washington, DC.

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                                                                                                    Renewal of  
             Application No.                                     Applicant                           exemption  
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7517-M                                    Trinity Industries, Inc., Dallas, TX (See Footnote 1).            7517
7879-M                                    Halliburton Energy services, Duncan, OK (See Footnote             7879
                                           2).                                                                  
11260-M                                   Texas Instruments Inc., Attleboro, MA (See Footnote 3)           11260
11267-M                                   TOPAZ International Program, Albuquerque, NM (See                11267
                                           Footnote 4).                                                         
11504-M                                   Livonia Avon & Lakeville Railroad Corp., Cohocton, NY            11504
                                           (See Footnote 5).                                                    
11580-M                                   The Columbiana Boiler Co., Columbiana, OH (See                   11580
                                           Footnote 6).                                                         
11666-M                                   The Carbide/Graphite Group, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (See            11666
                                           Footnote 7).                                                         
11804-M                                   Advertising Unlimited, Inc., Red Wing, MN (See                   11804
                                           Footnote 8).                                                         
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(1) To modify the exemption to allow for new construction of fusion welded multi-unit task car tanks for use in 
  transporting Division 2.2 material.                                                                           
(2) To modify the exemption to provide for technical changes to the 3'' non-DOT specification seamless cylinders
  used for transport of bromine trifluoride.                                                                    
(3) To modify the exemption to provide for passenger aircraft as an additional mode of transportation for       
  transporting certain low pressure airbag switches containing limited quantities of argon, compressed.         
(4) To authorize the emergency modification to provide for an additional specially designed metal container used
  to transport a Topaz II space power unit containing Division 4.1 and 4.1 solid substances.                    
(5) To reissue the exemption originally issued on an emergency basis to authorize the transportation of certain 
  Class 8 and Division 2.2 material separated from an occupied locomotive with batteries disconnected and in    
  tow.                                                                                                          
(6) To modify the exemption to provide for various technical and administrative changes and to authorize the    
  transportation by water as an additional mode.                                                                
(7) To modify the exemption to allow stacking of green graphite electrodes and shapes two or more levels high in
  bulk packaging strapped to wooden pallets on an open flat truck bed.                                          
(8) To reissue an exemption issued on an emergency basis to authorize shipment of certain specially designed    
  safety kits containing two highway fusees, which may include a tire inflator aerosol and a fire extinguisher, 
  offered as a consumer commodity.                                                                        


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                                                                                                    Parties to  
             Application No.                                     Applicant                           exemption  
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4453-P                                    American East Emplosives, Inc., Wilmington, DE........            4453
5967-P                                    Primex Aerospace, Redmond, WA.........................            5967
8009-P                                    Hydra-Press Inc., Bull Shoals, AR.....................            8009
8431-P                                    Findly Chemical Disposal, Inc., Fontana, CA...........            8431
8451-P                                    Primex Physics, San Leandro, CA.......................            8451
8451-P                                    Primex Aerospace, Redmond, WA.........................            8451
8554-P                                    American East Explosives, Inc., Wilmington, DE........            8554
8579-P                                    American East xplosives, Inc., Wilmington, DE.........            8579
8697-P                                    Kenai Air Alaska, Inc., Kenai, AK.....................            8697
8723-P                                    American East Explosives, Inc., Wilmington, DE........            8723
9480-P                                    Matheson Gas Products, East Rutherford, NJ............            9480
9617-P                                    American East Explosives, Inc., Wilmington, DE........            9617
9623-P                                    American East Explosives, Inc., Wilington, DE.........            9623
9689-P                                    Arco Chemical Company, Newtown Square, PA.............            9689
10704-P                                   Scott Specialty Gases, Inc., Plumsteadville, PA.......           10704
10751-P                                   American East Explosives, Inc., Willmington, DE.......           10751
10880-P                                   American East Explosives, Inc., Wilmington, DE........           10880
10933-P                                   A & A Waste Oil Company, Inc., Linthicum Heights, MD..           10933
10949-P                                   Superior Special Services, Inc., Port Washington, WI..           10949
10981-P                                   Austin Powder Company, Cleveland, OH..................           10981
11153-P                                   Chemical Analytics, Inc., Romulus, MI.................           11153
11153-P                                   Ensco, Inc. dba Division Transport, El Dorado, AR.....           11153
11153-P                                   Superior Special Services, Inc., Port Washington, WI..           11153
11156-P                                   American East Explosives, Inc., Wilmington, DE........           11156
11221-P                                   Kenai Air Alaska, Inc., Kenai, AK.....................           11221
11230-P                                   American East Explosives, Inc., Wilmington, DE........           11230
11252-P                                   Advanced Monobloc, Markham, Ontario, CN...............           11252
11296-P                                   Philip Environmental, Renton, WA......................           11296
11373-P                                   E+E (US), Inc., Middletown, PA........................           11373
11588-P                                   Mid America Environmental Waste Protection Svc, Inc.,            11588
                                           Boonville, IN.                                                       
11602-P                                   K & M Metals Corp., Tacoma, WA........................           11602
11624-P                                   Superior Special Services, Inc., Port Washington, WI..           11624
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    This notice of receipt of applications for modification of 
exemptions and for party to an exemption is published in accordance 
with Part 107 of the Hazardous Materials Transportations Act (49 U.S.C. 
1806; 49 CFR 1.53(e)).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on January 30, 1997.
J. Suzanne Hedgepeth,
Director, Office of Hazardous Materials, Exemptions and Approvals.
[FR Doc. 97-2784 Filed 2-4-97; 8:45 am]
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