Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 177 / Thursday, September 12, 2024 / Notices 74371 

1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended, 49 

CFR 1.49). 

By Order of the Maritime Administrator. 

T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr. 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2024–20677 Filed 9–11–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. MARAD–2024–0121] 

Request for Comments on the Renewal 

of a Previously Approved Information 

Collection: Automated MutualAssistance Vessel Rescue (AMVER) 

System 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration 

(MARAD) invites public comments on 

our intention to request the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

approval to renew an information 

collection in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The 

proposed collection OMB 2133–0025 

(Automated Mutual-Assistance Vessel 

Rescue (AMVER) System) is used to 

maintain a current plot of U.S.-Flag and 

U.S.-owned vessels. Since the last 

renewal, there was an increase in the 

total respondents to this collection, 

which has resulted in more responses 

and higher burden hours. There are no 

other changes to this collection. We are 

required to publish this notice in the 

Federal Register to obtain comments 

from the public and affected agencies. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before November 12, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by Docket No. MARAD– 

2024–0121 through one of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

www.regulations.gov. Search using the 

above DOT docket number and follow 

the online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket 

Management Facility, U.S. Department 

of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, West Building, Room W12– 

140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9 

a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except on Federal holidays. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the agency name and docket 

number for this rulemaking. 

Note: All comments received will be 

posted without change to 

www.regulations.gov including any 

personal information provided. 

Comments are invited on: (a) whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the Department’s 

performance; (b) the accuracy of the 

estimated burden; (c) ways for the 

Department to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information 

collection; and (d) ways that the burden 

could be minimized without reducing 

the quality of the collected information. 

The agency will summarize and/or 

include your comments in the request 

for OMB’s clearance of this information 

collection. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alex 

Sedlacek, 202–366–1031, Division of 

Sealift Operations and Emergency 

Response, Maritime Administration, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Ave. SE, Washington, DC 

20590, Email: alexander.sedlacek@

dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Automated Mutual-Assistance 

Vessel Rescue (AMVER) System. 

OMB Control Number: 2133–0025. 

Type of Request: Extension with 

Change of a Previously Approved 

Collection. 

Abstract: The collection of 

information will be used to gather 

information regarding the location of 

U.S.-flag vessels and certain other U.S. 

citizen-owned vessels for the purpose of 

search and rescue in the saving of lives 

at sea and for the marshalling of ships 

for national defense and safety 

purposes. 

Respondents: U.S.-flag and U.S. 

citizen-owned vessels. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

185. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

33,855. 

Estimated Hours per Response: .07. 

Annual Estimated Total Annual 

Burden Hours: 2,370. 

Frequency of Response: Annually. 

(Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; and 

49 CFR 1.49.) 

By Order of the Maritime Administrator. 

T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr., 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2024–20679 Filed 9–11–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration 

Hazardous Materials: Notice of 

Applications for Modification To 

Special Permits 

AGENCY: 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, notice is hereby given that 

the Office of Hazardous Materials Safety 

has received the application described 

herein. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before September 27, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: 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: 

Donald Burger, Chief, Office of 

Hazardous Materials Safety General 

Approvals and Permits Branch, Pipeline 

and Hazardous Materials Safety 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, East Building, PHH–13, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue Southeast, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001, (202) 366– 

4535. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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—Passenger-carrying 

aircraft. 

Copies of the applications are 

available for inspection in the Records 

Center, East Building, PHH–13, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue Southeast, 

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)). 


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74372 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 177 / Thursday, September 12, 2024 / Notices 

Issued in Washington, DC, on September 4, 

2024. 

Donald P. Burger, 

Chief, General Approvals and Permits 

Branch. 

SPECIAL PERMITS DATA 

Application 

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

970–M ........... Linde Gas & Equipment Inc .. 173.302a(e) ................................. To modify the special permit to authorize DOT 3AL cylinders. (mode 1). 

10427–M ....... Astrotech Space Operations 

LLC.

173.61(a), 173.301(g), 

173.302(a), 173.336.

To modify the special permit to authorize an additional hazardous material and an additional packaging. (mode 1). 

11156–M ....... Austin Powder Company ....... 173.62(c), 173.212(b) ................. To modify the special permit to authorize an additional authorized packaging. (modes 1, 3). 

13208–M ....... BTG International Limited ...... 173.302a(a)(1), 173.304(a) ......... To modify the special permit to authorize persons to repackage hazardous materials under the terms of the special 

permit. (modes 1, 2, 3, 4). 

14318–M ....... Department of Defense US 

Army Military Surface Deployment & Distribution 

Command.

178.274(b), 178.275(a), 

178.276(b)(1), 180.605(d).

To modify the special permit to authorize an additional 

stainless steel in the fabrication of the portable tank. 

(modes 1, 3, 4). 

21784–M ....... Daicel Safety Systems 

(Jiangsu) Co., Ltd.

173.301(a)(1), 178.65(b), 

178.65(c)(3), 178.65(e)(1), 

178.65(f)(1), 178.65(g), 

178.65(i).

To modify the special permit to authorize cargo vessel and 

to remove the restriction in paragraph 8.i. (modes 1, 2, 3, 

4). 

[FR Doc. 2024–20618 Filed 9–11–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–60–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration 

Hazardous Materials: Notice of 

Applications for New Special Permits 

AGENCY: 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, notice is hereby given that 

the Office of Hazardous Materials Safety 

has received the application described 

herein. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before October 15, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: 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: 

Donald Burger, Chief, Office of 

Hazardous Materials Safety General 

Approvals and Permits Branch, Pipeline 

and Hazardous Materials Safety 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, East Building, PHH–13, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue Southeast, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001, (202) 366– 

4535. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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—Passenger-carrying 

aircraft. 

Copies of the applications are 

available for inspection in the Records 

Center, East Building, PHH–13, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue Southeast, 

Washington DC. 

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 September 4, 

2024. 

Donald P. Burger, 

Chief, General Approvals and Permits 

Branch. 

SPECIAL PERMITS DATA

Application 

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

21825–N ....... Wisconsin Central Ltd ............. 174.85(c), 174.85(d) ................ To authorize, under certain circumstances, the movement of 

freight trains utilizing a ‘‘light locomotive consist’’ of not 

more than three locomotives attached to the rear end of a 

stalled train without positioning buffer cars separating these 

locomotives from the rear placarded hazardous materials 

cars in the train. (mode 2). 

21831–N ....... Boyd Lancaster, Inc ................ 172.101(j), 173.301(f), 

173.302a(a)(1), 

173.304a(a)(2), 173.306(e).

To authorize the transportation in commerce of non-DOT 

specification containers (heat pipes) containing certain 

Class 2 materials for use in specialty cooling applications 

such as satellites and military aircraft. (modes 1, 2, 4). 


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