67114 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 246 / Tuesday, December 23, 1997 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Research and Special Programs

Administration

Office of Hazardous Materials Safety;

Notice of Applications For Exemptions

AGENCY: Research and Special Programs

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: List of applicants for

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. Each

mode of transportation for which a

particular exemption is requested is

indicated by a number in the ‘‘Nature of

Application’’ portion of the table below

as follows: 1—Motor vehicle, 2—Rail

freight, 3—Cargo vessel, 4—Cargo

aircraft only, 5—Passenger-carrying

aircraft.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before January 22, 1998.

ADDRESS COMMENTS TO: Dockets Unit,

Research and Special Programs

Administration, Room 8421, DHM–30,

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 application number.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Copies of the

applications (See Docket Number) are

available for inspection at the New

Docket Management Facility, PL–401, at

the U.S. Department of Transportation,

Nassif Building, 400 7th Street, SW.

Washington, DC 20590.

NEW EXEMPTIONS

Application

number Docket number Applicant Regulation(s) affected Nature of exemption thereof

11999–N ........ RSPA–97–3227 ............ Rhone-Poulenc,

Shelton, CT.

49 CFR 174.67(i)&(j) .... To authorize rail cars to remain connected during unloading operation of Class 3 and 8 material without the physical presence of an

unloader. (mode 2).

12000–N ........ RSPA–97–3228 ............ Primex Technologies,

St. Petersburg, FL.

49 CFR 172.400 ........... To authorize the transportation in commerce of

Division 1.3C material in M13A2 metal containers without required labelling. (modes 1,

3).

12001–N ........ RSPA–97–3229 ............ Albemarle Corporation,

Baton Rouge, LA.

49 CFR 172.101, B14 .. To authorize the transportation in commerce of

toxic liquid, corrosive, inorganic, n.o.s., Division 6.1, PIH Zone B, in uninsulated MC 330

or MC 331 tank trailers. (mode 1).

12002–N ........ RSPA–97–3230 ............ Yellowstone Pipe Line

Co., Thompson Falls,

MT.

49 CFR 174.67(g) ........ To authorize the use of pressure as an alterative method of removing frozen liquid from

tank car bottom outlets instead of steam and

hot water. (mode 2).

12003–N ........ RSPA–97–3231 ............ Degussa Corporation,

Ridgefield Park, NJ.

49 CFR 172.102, T–15,

T–37.

To authorize the transportation in commerce of

hydrogen peroxide, stabilized, Division 5.1,

that exceed the 72% maximum concentration

allowed in IM 101 tank cars and cargo tanks.

(modes 1, 3).

12004–N ........ RSPA–97–3232 ............ Alfa SA, Portugal .......... 49 CFR 173.304,

173.34(e)(9), 175.3,

178.51.

To authorize the manufacture, mark and sale of

non-specification cylinders comparable to

DOT-Specification 4BA for use in transporting

certain Class 2 material. (modes 1, 2, 4).

12005–N ........ RSPA–97–3233 ............ Boeing North American,

Inc., Canoga Park,

CA.

49 CFR 173.302 ........... To authorize the transportation in commerce of

a specially designed unit equipped with a cylinder charged with xenon gas, Division 2.2,

as part of a space station project. (mode 1).

12011–N ........ RSPA–97–3234 ............ Compagnie des Containers Reservoirs,

France.

49 CFR 173.32b(b) ...... To authorize alternative internal inspection period of IMO Type 1 portable tanks used in

dedicated service for the transportation of Division 6.1 material. (modes 1, 2, 3).

12014–N ........ RSPA–97–3235 ............ The Trane Co., TEN–E

Packaging Services,

Newport, MN.

49 CFR 173.306(e)(1) .. To authorize the transportation in commerce of

used refrigerating machines containing no

more than 1000 pounds of Class A refrigerants classed in Division 2.2. (mode 1).

12015–N ........ RSPA–97–3236 ............ Elf Atochem North

America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA.

49 CFR 174.67(i)&(j) .... To authorize tank cars containing various hazardous materials to remain standing with unloading connections attached when unloading

has been temporarily discontinued or unloading incomplete without the physical presence

of an unloader. (mode 2).
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1N&W is a wholly owned subsidiary of Norfolk

Southern Railway Company.

This notice of receipt of applications

for new exemptions is published in

accordance with Part 107 of the

Hazardous Materials Transportation Act

(49 U.S.C. 1806; 49 CFR 1.53(e)).

Issued in Washington, DC, on December

17, 1997.

J. Suzanne Hedgepeth,

Director, Office of Hazardous Materials

Exemptions and Approvals.

[FR Doc. 97–33378 Filed 12–22–97; 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 Exemption

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 Material 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 January 7, 1998.

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 CONTACT:

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

10798–M .................................... Olin Corporation, Norwalk, CT 1 .............................................................................................. 10798

11458–M .................................... Reckitt & Colman, Montvale, NJ 2 ........................................................................................... 11458

11962–M RSPA–97–3061 ......... Bayer Corp., Pittsburgh, PA3 .................................................................................................. 11962

12007–M RSPA–97–3225 ......... SCC Products, Hollister, CA4 ................................................................................................. 12007

12009–M RSPA–97–3226 ......... U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 5 ....................................................................... 12009

1To modify the exemption to provide for Class 9 as an additional class of material contained in tanks cars which remain standing with unloading connections attached when no product is being transferred. 2To modify the exemption to provide for cargo vessel as an additional mode.

3To reissue the exemption originally issued on an emergency basis to authorize the transportation in commerce of sodium, Division 4.3 in accumulators. 4To reissue the exemption originally issued on an emergency basis to authorize the transportation in commerce of chloropicrin, Division 6.1, in

reusable DOT4BA260 cylinders equipped with alternative plug. 5To reissue exemption originally issued on an emergency basis to authorize the transportation in commerce of anhydrous ammonia in nonspecification cylinders.

This notice of receipt of applications

for modification of exemptions 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 December

17, 1997.

J. Suzanne Hedgepeth,

Director, Office of Hazardous Materials

Exemptions and Approvals.

[FR Doc. 97–33379 Filed 12–22–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–60–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Docket No. AB–55 (Sub–No. 552X);

STB Docket No. AB–290 (Sub-No. 201X)]

CSX Transportation, Inc.—

Abandonment Exemption—in Raleigh

County, WV; Norfolk and Western

Railway Company—Discontinuance of

Trackage Rights Exemption—in

Raleigh County, WV

On December 3, 1997, CSX

Transportation, Inc. (CSXT), and

Norfolk and Western Railway Company

(N&W) 1 filed with the Surface

Transportation Board (Board) a petition

under 49 U.S.C. 10502 for exemption

from the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 10903

for CSXT to abandon and N&W to

discontinue trackage rights over

approximately 6.24 miles of line

between milepost CAR–0.58 at Beckley

Junction, WV, and milepost CAR–6.82

at the end of the track at Cranberry, WV,

which traverses U.S. Postal Service ZIP

Codes 25801, 25813, 25827, 25832,

25919, and 25920, in Raleigh County,

WV. The line includes the stations of

Beckley, located at milepost CAR–1,

Sprague, located at milepost CAR–4,

Skelton, located at milepost CAR–5, and

Cranberry, located at milepost CAR–6.

The line does not contain federally

granted rights-of-way. Any

documentation in CSXT’s possession

will be made available promptly to

those requesting it.