[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 34 (Friday, February 20, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9306-9307]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-03488]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[Docket No. PHMSA-2015-0014, Notice No. 15-4]


Research and Development Program Forum

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice is to advise interested persons that PHMSA will 
host a Research and Development Forum on Thursday, April 16, 2015, in 
Washington, DC. PHMSA will use the forum to present the results of 
recently completed research projects and to discuss current and future 
research projects. PHMSA will also be soliciting comments on new 
research projects which may be considered for inclusion in its 
strategic plan.

DATES: Time and Location: The forum will be held at the DOT 
Headquarters, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building, Conference 
Center--Oklahoma City Room, Washington, DC 20590 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 
p.m. EST.
    Advanced Meeting Registration: The DOT ask that attendees pre-
register for the forum by completing the form at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/G623RL5. Attendees may use the survey monkey 
form to pre-register for the forum. Failure to pre-register may delay 
access to the DOT Headquarters building. If participants are attending 
in person, early arrival is advised to allow time for security checks 
necessary to obtain access to the building.
    Conference call-in and ``live meeting'' capability will be provided 
for the meeting. Specific information on call-in and live meeting 
access will be posted when available at http://phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Richard Boyle, Office of Hazardous 
Materials Safety, Department of Transportation, Washington, DC 20590; 
(202) 366-4545.
    Supplementary Information on the PHMSA Meeting: The primary purpose 
of this meeting is to present the results of recently completed actions 
and to seek comments relative to potential new research projects which 
may be considered for inclusion in future work. PHMSA will consider 
comments received for proposed list of new projects identified in the 
draft agenda. The meeting agenda and event information may be obtained 
from PHMSA's Web site at http://phmhqnwas027vg.ad.dot.gov/about/calendar.
    Topics on the agenda for the Research and Development Forum 
include:
    <bullet> Short-Term Projects (Funded)
    [cir] Hazardous Materials Automated Cargo Communications for 
Efficient and Safe Shipments (HM-ACCESS)
    [cir] Lithium Batteries
    <bullet> Mid-Term Projects (Funding Now)
    [cir] Risks Associated with Chained/Unchained Fireworks
    [cir] Incident Investigation: Food Trucks; Oxygen Cylinders
    [cir] Reactivity of Toxic Inhalation Hazard (TIH) material
    [cir] Classification of Crude Oil
    [cir] Service Life Extension of Composite Cylinders
    <bullet> Long-Term Projects (Planning Funding) potential projects 
include:
    [cir] Emerging Packaging and Transport Risks
    [cir] Risk Management Framework
    [cir] Crude Oil Classification, Packaging and Transport
    [cir] Bulk Transport of LNG

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    [cir] Design and Testing of Composite Overwrapped Cylinders

Magdy El-Sibaie,
Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety.
[FR Doc. 2015-03488 Filed 2-19-15; 8:45 am]
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