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questions concerning this proposed 

action and the EIS should be directed to 

the LA DOTD at the address above. 

Letters describing the proposed action 

and soliciting comments have been sent 

to the appropriate Federal, State and 

local agencies, Native American tribes 

and to private organizations who have 

previously expressed or who are known 

to have an interest in this proposal. 

Federal agencies with jurisdiction by 

law or special expertise with respect to 

potential environmental issues will be 

requested to act as a Cooperating 

Agency in accordance with 40 CFR 

1501.6. 

LA DOTD will lead the outreach 

activities, beginning with the scoping 

meetings identified under DATES above. 

Public involvement initiatives, including public meetings, newsletters, and 

outreach to engage low-, minority-, and 

other environmentally-disadvantaged 

groups will be held throughout the 

course of this study. Opportunities for 

public participation will be announced 

through mailings, notices, 

advertisements, press releases and a 

project Web site: http://www.dotd.la.

gov/administration/public_info/

projects/NORG/. 

Two public hearings on the Draft EIS 

will be held following its issuance. 

Public notice will be given, in local 

newspapers, of the time and place of the 

meetings and hearings. The Draft EIS 

will be available for public and agency 

review prior to the public hearings. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 10, 

2012. 

Paul Nissenbaum, 

Associate Administrator for Railroad Policy 

and Development, Federal Railroad 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2012–603 Filed 1–12–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration 

Notice of Applications for Modification 

of Special Permit 

AGENCY: Office of Hazardous Materials 

Safety, Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration 

(PHMSA), DOT. 

ACTION: List of applications for 

modification of special permits. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

procedures governing the application 

for, and the processing of, special 

permits 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 

modification of special permits (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 application for special permits 

to facilitate processing. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before January 30, 2012. 

Address Comments to: Record Center, 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 

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 special permit number. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Copies of the applications are available 

for inspection in the Records Center, 

East Building, PHH–30, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, or 

at http://regulations.gov. 

This notice of receipt of applications 

for modification of special permit is 

published in accordance with Part 107 

of the Federal hazardous materials 

transportation law (49 U.S.C. 5117(b); 

49 CFR 1.53(b)). 

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 6, 

2012. 

Donald Burger, 

Chief, General Approvals and Permits. 

Application 

No. Docket No. Applicant Regulation(s) affected Nature of special permit thereof 

MODIFICATION SPECIAL PERMITS 

11215–M ...... ..................... Orbital Sciences Corporation, Mojave, CA.49 CFR Part 172, Subparts C, D; 172.101, 

Special Provision 109.

To modify the special permit to add a Class 9 material. 

11606– ......... ..................... Safety-Kleen Systems, 

Inc., Plano, TX.

49 CFR 173.28(b)(2) ......... To modify the special permit to authorize double 

stacking of pallets used for shipping and to authorize approved third party transporters to transport 

the material authorized in the permit. 

12135–M ...... ..................... Daicel Safety Systems Inc. 

Hyogo Prefecture 671– 

1682.

49 CFR 173.301(h) ...........

173.302 .............................

173.306(d)(3) ....................

To modify the special permit to authorize a new design of non-DOT specification cylinders (pressure 

vessels) for use as components of automobile vehicle safety systems. 

14175–M ...... ..................... The Linde Group, Murray 

Hill, NJ.

49 CFR 180.209 ............... To modify the special permit to authorize additional 

Division 2.2 gases. 

14467–M ...... ..................... Brennar Tank, LLC, Fond 

Du Lac, WI.

49 CFR 178.345–2 ........... To modify the special permit to authorize construction 

of series 400 cargo tanks using certain materials 

not authorized in 178.345(2) as materials of construction and to add additional UNS Designation 

tanks. 

14952–M ...... ..................... Mebrom NV ErtveldeRieme.49 CFR 173.193 ............... To modify the special permit to Belgium to authorize 

an alternative method of retesting qualification. 

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Application 

No. Docket No. Applicant Regulation(s) affected Nature of special permit thereof 

15181–M ...... ..................... JBI Helicopter, Pembroke, 

NH.

49 CFR 172.101 Column 

(9B).

172.204(c)(3) .....................

173.27(b)(2) ......................

175.30(a)(1) ......................

172.200 .............................

172.300 and ......................

172.400 .............................

To modify the special permit to authorize additional 

Division 1.1, 2.1, 2.2, 3, 4.1, 4.2, and Class 9 materials. 

[FR Doc. 2012–495 Filed 1–12–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–60–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration 

Notice of Application for Special 

Permits 

AGENCY: Office of Hazardous Materials 

Safety, Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration 

(PHMSA), DOT. 

ACTION: List of applications for special 

permits. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

procedures governing the application 

for, and the processing of, special 

permits 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 application described 

herein. Each mode of transportation for 

which a particular special permit 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—Passengercarrying aircraft. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before February 13, 2012. 

ADDRESS COMMENTS TO: Record Center, 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 

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 special permit number. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Copies of the applications are available 

for inspection in the Records Center, 

East Building, PHH–30, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue SW., Washington, DC or 

at http://regulations.gov. 

This notice of receipt of applications 

for special permit is published in 

accordance with part 107 of the Federal 

Hazardous Materials Transportation 

Law (49 U.S.C. 5117(b); 49 CFR 1.53(b)). 

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 6, 

2012. 

Donald Burger, 

Chief, General Approvals and Permits. 

NEW SPECIAL PERMITS

Application No. Docket No. Applicant Regulation(s) affected Nature of special permits thereof 

15519–N .................. ................................ KMG Electronic Chemicals 

Pueblo, CO.

49 CFR 107.102(c)(4) IP 

Code 15.

To authorize the transportation of 

IBCs used to carry UN2031 with 

more than 55% nitric acid without 

replacing the rigid lastic inner receptacle every 2 years. (mode 1) 

15532–N .................. ................................ SET Environmental Inc. 

Wheeling, IL.

49 CFR 173.244 .................. To authorize the one-time, one-way 

transportaion in commerce of one 

irregulary shaped sodium dispersion vessels in alternative packaging. (mode 1) 

[FR Doc. 2012–494 Filed 1–12–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4909–60–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration 

Notice of Delays in Processing of 

Special Permits Applications 

AGENCY: Office of Hazardous Materials 

Safety, Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration 

(PHMSA), DOT. 

ACTION: List of Applications Delayed 

more than 180 days. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

requirements of 49 U.S.C. 5117(c), 

PHMSA is publishing the following list 

of special permit applications that have 

been in process for 180 days or more. 

The reason(s) for delay and the expected 

completion date for action on each 

application is provided in association 

with each identified application. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ryan Paquet, Director, Office of 

Hazardous Materials Special Permits 

and Approvals, Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration, U.S. 

Department of Transportation, East 

Building, PHH–30, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590– 

0001, (202) 366–4535 

Key to ‘‘Reason for Delay’’ 

1. Awaiting additional information 

from applicant. 

2. Extensive public comment under 

review. 

3. Application is technically complex 

and is of significant impact or 

precedent-setting and requires extensive 

analysis. 

4. Staff review delayed by other 

priority issues or volume of special 

permit applications. 

Meaning of Application Number 

Suffixes 

N—New application. 

M—Modification request. 

R—Renewal Request. 

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