[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 191 (Wednesday, October 2, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80305-80306]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-22566]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[Docket No.: PHMSA-2024-0161; Notice No. 2024-14]


Hazardous Materials: Notice of Hazardous Materials Transportation 
Seminar

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), 
DOT.

ACTION: Notice of public seminar.

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SUMMARY: The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's 
(PHMSA) Office of Hazardous Materials Safety (OHMS) will hold a free 
Hazardous Materials Transportation Seminar from October 30, 2024, 
through November 1, 2024, at the Hyatt Regency Indianapolis, One South 
Capital Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46204. The seminar will be a three-day 
event with a broad focus on outreach and engagement with PHMSA's 
stakeholders. Targeted stakeholders include shippers, transporters, and 
small business particularly in underserved communities, and emergency 
responders.

DATES: October 30, 2024, through November 1, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Hyatt Regency Indianapolis, One South Capital Avenue, 
Indianapolis, IN 46204. PHMSA requests that attendees register for the 
seminar at: opsweb.phmsa.dot.gov/hm_seminars/default_workshop.asp.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marc Nichols or Clayton Hatfield, 
Hazardous Materials Field Operations, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 
Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, 
DC 20590. Telephone: (202) 360-0664, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#90ddf1e2f3bedef9f3f8fffce3d0f4ffe4bef7ffe6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6e230f1c0d4020070d0601021d2e0a011a40090118">[email protected]</span></a> or 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f0b39c9189849f9edeb891849699959c94b0949f84de979f86"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="450629243c312a2b6b0d2431232c20292105212a316b222a33">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OHMS's goal is to share information about 
PHMSA as a safety agency, its grant program, the Emergency Response 
Guidebook (ERG), and equip small businesses with tools for success. We 
will also give attendees an opportunity to learn from experts about the 
requirements for the safe transportation of hazardous materials and 
hear from the agency's top leaders and subject matter experts. 
Additionally, the seminar will further provide an open platform for the 
exchange of ideas and efforts toward the safe transportation of 
hazardous materials. Lastly, the seminar is an opportunity to discuss 
with stakeholders any potential hazardous materials safety concerns 
that OHMS should consider in developing future training opportunities 
or other safety initiatives.
    PHMSA requests that attendees register for the seminar at: 
opsweb.phmsa.dot.gov/hm_seminars/default_workshop.asp.
    The schedule of sessions is as follows:

Wednesday, October 30th

                  PHMSA: Who We Are and How We Can Help
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               Time (EST)                        Regency ballroom
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1:00 p.m.-1:45 p.m.....................  Welcoming Remarks, PHMSA
                                          Overview, Grants and ERG 2024.
1:45 p.m.-2:00 p.m.....................  Break.
2:00 p.m.-2:45 p.m.....................  Obtaining Government Contracts.
2:45 p.m.-3:00 p.m.....................  Break.
3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.....................  Small Business Development.
4:00 p.m...............................  End of Day.
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Thursday, October 31st & Friday, November 1st

                         HAZMAT Safety Sessions
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               Time (EST)                        Regency ballroom
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9:00 a.m.-9:45 a.m.....................  PHMSA and TRANSCAER: Welcoming
                                          Remarks.
9:45 a.m.-10:00 a.m....................  Break.
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                Time                    Regency ballroom          Concept room            Vision room            Studio room            Theory room
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10:00 a.m.-10:45 a.m...............  Rail Car Safety.......  Electric Bus Fire and   Hazardous Materials    ``Who is PHMSA?''....  Shipping Papers and
                                                              Sodium Hydroxide Tank   Incident Reporting.                           Emergency Response.
                                                              Explosion Lessons
                                                              Learned.
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10:45 a.m.-11:00 a.m...............                                                         Break
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11:00 a.m.-11:45 a.m...............  Highway Cargo Tank      Accident Investigation  2024 Emergency         Lithium Battery        Placarding
                                      Safety.                 Team..                  Response Guidebook.    Safety.                Requirements.
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11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m................                                                         Lunch
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1:00 p.m.-1:45 p.m.................  TRANSCAER: Emergency    Rail Car Safety.......  Hazardous Materials    Research and           Training and Security
                                      Response.                                       Incident Reporting.    Development for        Requirements.
                                                                                                             Lithium Batteries.
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1:45 p.m.-2:00 p.m.................                                                         Break
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2:00 p.m.-2:45 p.m.................  Lithium Battery Safety  Highway Cargo Tank      Obtaining Government   Accident               Marking and Labeling
                                                              Safety.                 Contracts.             Investigation Team.    Requirements.
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2:45 p.m.-3:00 p.m.................                                                         Break
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3:00 p.m.-3:45 p.m.................  2024 Emergency          Electric Bus Fire and   PHMSA Grant Programs.  Research and           Package Selection and
                                      Response Guidebook.     Sodium Hydroxide Tank                          Development for        Labeling.
                                                              Explosion Lessons                              Lithium Batteries.
                                                              Learned.
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3:45 p.m...........................                                                       End of Day
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    Signed in Washington, DC, on September 26, 2024.
William S. Schoonover,
Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety, Pipeline and 
Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.
[FR Doc. 2024-22566 Filed 10-1-24; 8:45 am]
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