[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 177 (Thursday, September 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74372-74373]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-20617]


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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.

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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 self-addressed 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
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                                                        Nature of the
 Application No.     Applicant      Regulation(s)      special permits
                                       affected            thereof
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21825-N.........  Wisconsin        174.85(c),       To authorize, under
                   Central Ltd.     174.85(d).       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,  172.101(j),      To authorize the
                   Inc.             173.301(f),      transportation in
                                    173.302a(a)(1)   commerce of non-DOT
                                    ,                specification
                                    173.304a(a)(2)   containers (heat
                                    , 173.306(e).    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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21833-N.........  Cyl-Tec, Inc...  172.203(a),      To authorize the
                                    172.301(c),      repair of certain
                                    180.211(c)(2)(   DOT 4L cylinders
                                    i).              without requiring
                                                     pressure testing.
                                                     (modes 1, 2, 3, 4,
                                                     5).
21834-N.........  Umbra Lab, Inc.  173.301(f)(1)..  To authorize the
                                                     transportation in
                                                     commerce of a
                                                     spacecraft
                                                     (satellite)
                                                     containing
                                                     compressed xenon in
                                                     DOT specification
                                                     cylinders that are
                                                     not equipped with
                                                     one or more
                                                     pressure relief
                                                     devices. (mode 1).
21837-N.........  Reckitt          172.200(a),      To authorize the
                   Benckiser LLC.   172.301(a),      shipments of
                                    172.301(a)(3)(   finished
                                    i),              pharmaceutical
                                    172.315(a)(2),   products
                                    172.315(b),      (medicines) that
                                    172.315(b)(1),   are manufactured
                                    172.315(b)(2),   for personal or
                                    172.315(b)(3).   household
                                                     consumption. (modes
                                                     1, 2, 4, 5).
21840-N.........  Lunar Energy,    172.101(j).....  To authorize the
                   Inc.                              transportation in
                                                     commerce of lithium
                                                     batteries exceeding
                                                     35 kg by cargo-only
                                                     aircraft. (mode 4).
21843-N.........  DDP Specialty    172.203(a),      To authorize the
                   Electronic       172.301(c),      transportation in
                   Materials US,    173.306(a)(3)(   commerce of DOT 2Q
                   LLC.             v)(A).           specification inner
                                                     containers where
                                                     the lot size for
                                                     the alternative hot
                                                     water bath test is
                                                     increased to 10,000
                                                     cylinders. (modes
                                                     1, 3, 4, 5).
21847-N.........  ispace, Inc....  173.185(a)(1),   To authorize the
                                    173.185(e)(7).   transportation in
                                                     commerce of
                                                     prototype and low
                                                     production lithium
                                                     batteries contained
                                                     in equipment
                                                     (spacecraft) and
                                                     battery powered
                                                     vehicles that have
                                                     not passed the UN-
                                                     required tests via
                                                     cargo-only aircraft
                                                     in a specially
                                                     designed transport
                                                     packaging for use
                                                     in space
                                                     applications.
                                                     (modes 1, 4).
21851-N.........  Peninsula        174.85(d)......  To authorize the
                   Terminal                          transportation in
                   Company.                          commerce of UN1830,
                                                     sulfuric acid by
                                                     rail with a
                                                     placarded car next
                                                     to the locomotive
                                                     during ``shoving
                                                     movements.'' (mode
                                                     2).
21852-N.........  National         173.226........  To authorize the
                   Aeronautics                       transportation in
                   and Space                         commerce of certain
                   Administration.                   Division 6.1
                                                     materials in non-
                                                     specification
                                                     packaging. (mode
                                                     1).
21853-N.........  Riegel USA Inc.  172.301........  To authorize the
                                                     transportation in
                                                     commerce of butane
                                                     contained in 2P
                                                     inner receptacles
                                                     when classified as
                                                     ``UN2037 Gas
                                                     cartridges,
                                                     (flammable) without
                                                     a release device,
                                                     non-refillable''.
                                                     (modes 1, 2, 3).
21854-N.........  Electronic       173.304(b).....  To authorize the
                   Fluorocarbons,                    transportation in
                   LLC.                              commerce of certain
                                                     liquified gases in
                                                     DOT 3AA
                                                     specification
                                                     cylinders where the
                                                     liquid portion
                                                     completely fills
                                                     the package. (modes
                                                     1, 2, 3, 4).
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