[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 37 (Tuesday, February 25, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8508-8510]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-4582]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

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 not repeated here. Requests for

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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 March 12, 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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8723-M...........  Dyno Nobel Inc., Salt Lake City, UT (see         8723
                    footnote 1).                                        
10803-M..........  Westinghouse Electric Corporation,              10803
                    Pittsburgh, PA (see footnote 2).                    
10929-M..........  Conrail, Philadelphia, PA (see footnote         10929
                    3).                                                 
11025-M..........  Mass Systems Inc., Baldwin Park, CA (see        11025
                    footnote 4).                                        
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(\1\) To modify the exemption to provide for an additional container    
  equipped with side discharge for use in transporting certain blasting 
  agents.                                                               
(\2\) To modify the exemption to provide for an additional motor        
  vehicle, equipped with specific diesel-operated heating equipment, for
  use in the transportation of certain Class 3 liquids or gases.        
(\3\) To modify the exemption to provide for Division 2.2 and 5.1 as    
  additional classes of hazardous materials to remain standing with     
  unloading connection attached when product is being transferred,      
  without the physical presence of an unloader.                         
(\4\) To modify the exemption to increase the service life to 24 years, 
  increase the retest schedule to 7 years and eliminate the marking     
  requirement on non-DOT specification welded stainless steel cylinders.


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                                                              Parties to
   Application                     Applicant                  exemption 
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2582-P...........  Praxair Distribution, Inc., Danbury, CT.         2582
3004-P...........  Praxair Distribution, Inc., Danbury, CT.         3004
4850-P...........  Allied Signal Inc., Morristown, NJ......         4850
4884-P...........  Praxair Distribution, Inc., Danbury, CT.         4884
5643-P...........  Praxair Distribution, Inc., Danbury, CT.         5643
5704-P...........  Chemical Waste Management, Inc., Sauget,         5704
                    IL.                                                 
5923-P...........  Praxair Distribution, Inc., Danbury, CT.         5923
6349-P...........  Praxair Distribution, Inc., Danbury, CT.         6349
6530-P...........  Western International Gas & Cylinders            6530
                    Inc., Bellville, TX.                                
6530-P...........  Praxair Distribution, Inc., Danbury, CT.         6530
6543-P...........  Praxair Distribution, Inc., Danbury, CT.         6543
6691-P...........  Praxair Distribution, Inc., Danbury, CT.         6691
6765-P...........  Praxair Distribution, Inc., Danbury, CT.         6765
6805-P...........  Praxair Distribution, Inc., Danbury, CT.         6805
7268-P...........  Praxair Distribution, Inc., Danbury, CT.         7268
7274-P...........  Praxair Distribution, Inc., Danbury, CT.         7274
7451-P...........  Praxair Distribution, Inc., Danbury, CT.         7451
7835-P...........  Praxair Distribution, Inc., Danbury, CT.         7835
7846-P...........  Praxair Distribution, Inc., Danbury, CT.         7846
8013-P...........  Praxair Distribution, Inc., Danbury, CT.         8013
8156-P...........  Praxair Distribution, Inc., Danbury, CT.         8156
8451-P...........  Primex Technologies, Inc.., St.                  8451
                    Petersburg, FL.                                     
8451-P...........  ICI Explosives, Middletown, IA..........         8451
8451-P...........  MK Ballistic Systems, Hollister, CA.....         8451
8451-P...........  Chemical Waste Management, Inc..,                8451
                    Sauget, IL.                                         
8556-P...........  Praxair Distribution, Inc., Danbury, CT.         8556
8582-P...........  Paducah & Louisville Railway, Inc..,             8582
                    Paducah, KY.                                        
8698-P...........  Praxair Distribution, Inc., Danbury, CT.         8698
8915-P...........  Praxair Distribution, Inc., Danbury, CT.         8915
8915-P...........  Fiba Technologies, Westboro, MA.........         8915
9034-P...........  Praxair Distribution, Inc., Danbury, CT.         9034
9047-P...........  Praxair Distribution, Inc., Danbury, CT.         9047
9414-P...........  Praxair Distribution, Inc., Danbury, CT.         9414
9480-P...........  Praxair Distribution, Inc., Danbury, CT.         9480
9507-P...........  Praxair Distribution, Inc., Danbury, CT.         9507
9723-P...........  Rollins Environmental, Inc., Wilmington,         9723
                    DE.                                                 
9723-P...........  Chemical Waste Management, Inc., Sauget,         9723
                    IL.                                                 
9769-P...........  Chemical Waste Management, Inc., Sauget,         9769
                    IL.                                                 
01-P.............  Praxair Distribution, Inc., Danbury, CT.        10101
10441-P..........  Bechem Transport, Inc., New Haven, CT...        10441
10441-P..........  Chemical Waste Management, Inc., Sauget,        10441
                    IL.                                                 
10457-P..........  Advance Chemical Distribution, Inc.,            10457
                    Sand Springs, OK.                                   
10798-P..........  Callaway Chemical Company, Smyrna, GA...        10798
10798-P..........  Callaway Chemical Company, Dalton, GA...        10798
10798-P..........  Callaway Chemical Company, Chattanooga,         10798
                    TN.                                                 

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10933-P..........  Chemical Waste Management, Inc., Sauget,        10933
                    IL.                                                 
11043-P..........  Chemical Waste Management, Inc., Sauget,        11043
                    IL.                                                 
11043-P..........  Bechem Transport, Inc., New Haven, CT...        11043
11055-P..........  Chemical Waste Management, Inc., Sauget,        11055
                    IL.                                                 
11055-P..........  MSE Environmental, Inc., Camarillo, CA..        11055
11153-P..........  General Chemical Corporation,                   11153
                    Framingham, MA.                                     
11156-P..........  Dixie Chemical Corporation, New Bern, NC        11156
11197-P..........  Chemical Waste Management, Inc., Sauget,        11197
                    IL.                                                 
11294-P..........  Chemical Waste Management, Inc., Sauget,        11294
                    IL.                                                 
11294-P..........  Bechem Transport, Inc., New Haven, CT...        11294
11388-P..........  Nalco Chemical Company/Exxon Energy             11388
                    Chemicals L.P., Sugar Land, TX.                     
11588-P..........  Medwaste Management, Inc. of New                11588
                    England, North Haven, CT.                           
11602-P..........  Atlantic Coast Recycling, Inc., Fort            11602
                    Pierce, FL.                                         
11602-P..........  Southwestern Die Casting Co., Inc., Fort        11602
                    Smith, AR.                                          
11602-P..........  East Tennessee Iron & Metal, Inc.,              11602
                    Rogersville, TN.                                    
11624-P..........  Environmental Transportation Services,          11624
                    Inc., Oklahoma City, OK.                            
11624-P..........  Republic Environmental Systems,                 11624
                    Hatfield, PA.                                       
11624-P..........  Chemical Waste Management, Inc., Sauget,        11624
                    IL.                                                 
11821-P..........  Wyoming Steel & Fab, Inc., Reliance, WY.        11821
11822-P..........  Westinghouse Hanford Company, Richland,         11822
                    WA.                                                 
11826-P..........  MG Industries Gas Technology & Services         11826
                    Group, Houston, TX.                                 
11829-P..........  Parsin Chemicals Limited, Andhra                11829
                    Pradesh, India.                                     
11829-P..........  ICI Explosives Canada, Quebec, Canada...        11829
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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 February 20, 1997.
J. Suzanne Hedgepeth,
Director, Office of Hazardous Materials Exemptions and Approvals.
[FR Doc. 97-4582 Filed 2-24-97; 8:45 am]
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