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 Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration [Docket No.: PHMSA-2024-0161; Notice No. 2024-14]
 AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), DOT.
 ACTION: Notice of public seminar.
 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: 
                        *Marc.Nichols@dot.gov*
                         or 
                        *Clayton.Hatfield@dot.gov.*


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
Time (EST)
Regency ballroom1:00 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.
 Thursday, October 31st & Friday, November 1st HAZMAT Safety Sessions
Time (EST)
Regency ballroom9:00 a.m.-9:45 a.m
PHMSA and TRANSCAER: Welcoming Remarks.9:45 a.m.-10:00 a.m
Break.
 Time
Regency
                             ballroom
Concept room
Vision room
Studio room
Theory room10:00 a.m.-10:45 a.m.
Rail Car Safety
Electric Bus Fire and Sodium Hydroxide Tank Explosion Lessons Learned
Hazardous Materials Incident Reporting
“Who is PHMSA?”
Shipping Papers and Emergency Response.10:45 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
Break11:00 a.m.-11:45 a.m.
Highway Cargo Tank Safety
Accident Investigation  Team.
2024 Emergency Response Guidebook
Lithium Battery Safety
Placarding Requirements.11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Lunch( print page 80306)1:00 p.m.-1:45 p.m.
TRANSCAER: Emergency Response
Rail Car Safety
Hazardous Materials Incident Reporting
Research and Development for Lithium Batteries
Training and Security Requirements.1:45 p.m.-2:00 p.m.
Break2:00 p.m.-2:45 p.m.
Lithium Battery Safety
Highway Cargo  Tank Safety
Obtaining Government Contracts
Accident Investigation  Team
Marking  and Labeling Requirements.2:45 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
Break3:00 p.m.-3:45 p.m.
2024 Emergency Response Guidebook
Electric Bus Fire and Sodium Hydroxide Tank Explosion Lessons Learned
PHMSA Grant Programs.
Research and Development for Lithium Batteries
Package Selection  and Labeling.3:45 p.m.
End of Day
 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] BILLING CODE 4910-60-P