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• Privacy Act: DOT may solicit 

comments from the public regarding 

certain general notices. DOT posts these 

comments, without edit, including any 

personal information the commenter 

provides, to www.regulations.gov, as 

described in the system of records 

notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can 

be reviewed at www.dot.gov/privacy. 

• Confidential Business Information: 

Confidential Business Information (CBI) 

is commercial or financial information 

that is both customarily and actually 

treated as private by its owner. Under 

the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 

(5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt from 

public disclosure. If your comments 

responsive to this notice contain 

commercial or financial information 

that is customarily treated as private, 

that you actually treat as private, and 

that is relevant or responsive to this 

notice, it is important that you clearly 

designate the submitted comments as 

CBI. Pursuant to 49 CFR 190.343, you 

may ask PHMSA to give confidential 

treatment to information you give to the 

Agency by taking the following steps: 

(1) Mark each page of the original 

document submission containing CBI as 

‘‘Confidential,’’ (2) send PHMSA, along 

with the original document, a second 

copy of the original document with the 

CBI deleted, and (3) explain why the 

information you are submitting is CBI. 

Submissions containing CBI should be 

sent to Byron Coy at Pipeline and 

Hazardous Materials Safety 

Administration, Eastern Region, PHP– 

100, 840 Bear Tavern Rd., Suite 300., 

West Trenton, New Jersey 08628. Any 

commentary PHMSA receives that is not 

specifically designated as CBI will be 

placed in the public docket for this 

matter. 

• Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for accessing the dockets. 

Alternatively, you may review the 

documents in person at the street 

address listed above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Byron Coy, Senior Technical Advisor, 

Program Development Division, by 

telephone at 609–433–2173, or by email 

at Byron.Coy@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 2011, 

NTSB issued several safety 

recommendations following its 

investigation of the natural gas pipeline 

rupture and explosion that occurred on 

September 9, 2010, in San Bruno, 

California. Finding that the operator of 

the pipeline, Pacific Gas and Electric 

Company (PG&E), had not notified 

emergency officials that the accident 

involved the rupture of one of PG&E’s 

pipelines, NTSB made the following 

recommendation to PHMSA: 

Require operators of natural gas transmission 

and distribution pipelines and hazardous 

liquid pipelines to ensure that their control 

room operators immediately and directly 

notify the 911 emergency call center(s) for 

the communities and jurisdictions in which 

those pipelines are located when a possible 

rupture of any pipeline is indicated. (P–11– 

9) 

Under existing pipeline safety 

regulations, operators are required to 

alert emergency responders when a 

pipeline emergency occurs. Section 

192.615(a)(8) requires operators of 

natural gas pipelines to notify 

appropriate fire, police, and other 

public officials of gas pipeline 

emergencies. Section 195.402(e)(7) 

requires operators of hazardous liquid 

pipelines to do the same. Operators are 

also required to establish and maintain 

means of communication with 

appropriate fire, police, and other 

public officials under §§ 192.615(a)(2) 

and 195.402(c)(12). 

In response to NTSB’s 

recommendation, PHMSA first surveyed 

existing FAQs in related areas to 

determine if, and where, 911 

notification following a possible rupture 

had already been addressed. As part of 

its research, PHMSA examined general 

PHMSA and pipeline safety FAQs, as 

well as FAQs related to gas 

transmission, gas distribution, 

hazardous liquid integrity management, 

control room management (CRM), and 

operator qualification. 

PHMSA found that existing FAQs 

most closely related to this topic are 

those addressing CRM. These FAQs 

(listed in the Appendix) include the 

following: 

• C.07 and C.09, which address 

emergency communications. 

• F.01, G.02, G.03, H.06, and H.07, 

which cover emergency operations. 

PHMSA found, however, that the 

existing FAQs do not explicitly address 

911 notification in response to a 

possible pipeline rupture. In addition, 

while the FAQs pertain to CRM, some 

pipelines operate without a control 

room. 

PHMSA considered adding 911 

notifications to existing FAQs but 

determined that could dilute the 

importance of emergency notification 

requirements, as well as divert attention 

from the specific topic of the existing 

FAQs. Accordingly, PHMSA believes 

that the safety issues raised in NTSB’s 

recommendation are of sufficient 

importance to merit new FAQs. In 

addition, since control room personnel 

may be fully occupied during an 

emergency addressing the emergency 

itself, an operator’s procedures could 

assign the duty to notify emergency 

responders to others. Also, many 

smaller pipeline operators do not have 

control rooms. As a result, PHMSA is 

creating guidance for all operators to 

contact emergency responders without 

specifically stating that it must be the 

pipeline controllers who make the 

notification, as mentioned in the NTSB 

recommendation. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on July 2, 2021, 

under authority delegated in 49 CFR 1.97. 

Alan K. Mayberry, 

Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety. 

[FR Doc. 2021–14582 Filed 7–7–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–60–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration 

Hazardous Materials: Notice of Actions 

on Special Permits 

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration 

(PHMSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of actions on special 

permit applications. 

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 August 9, 2021. 

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: Copies of 

the applications are available for 

inspection in the Records Center, East 


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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 July 1, 2021. 

Donald P. Burger, 

Chief, General Approvals and Permits 

Branch. 

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

Special Permits Data—Granted 

16427–M ............... Washington State Department of 

Transportation.

172.101(k) ..................................... To modify the special permit to add an additional 1.4S hazardous 

material to the permit. 

21090–N ................ Shijiazhuang Enric Gas Equipment 

Co., Ltd..

180.205 .......................................... To authorize the use of UE testing for DOT 3AA, 3AAX, 3T and UN 

ISO 11120 cylinders in place of the internal visual inspection and 

the hydrostatic test method required in § 180.205. 

21140–N ................ Philips Medical Systems MR, Inc .. 172.101(j) ...................................... To authorize the transportation of MRI machines containing compressed gas aboard aircraft. 

21152–N ................ Halendt Solutions, LLC ................. 180.205 .......................................... To authorize transportation in commerce certain gasses in cylinders 

produced in accordance with specification 3A, 3AX 3AA, 3AAX, 3T 

and UN–ISO cylinders made in accordance with ISO 11120, having been requalified by acoustic emission (AE) and ultrasonic examination (UE). 

21161–N ................ Structure Probe, Inc. ..................... 172.101(j) ...................................... To authorize the transportation in commerce of asbestos via passenger and cargo-only aircraft. 

21167–N ................ KULR Technology Corporation ..... 173.185(a)(1) ................................. To authorize the manufacture, mark, sale, and use of alternative 

packaging for shipments of prototype and low production lithium 

batteries. 

21169–N ................ Americase, LLC ............................. 172.200, 172.700(a) ...................... To authorize the manufacture, mark, sale, and use of thermal packaging for the purpose of shipping lithium batteries for recycling. 

Shipments are provided limited relief from the shipping papers and 

training required in 49 CFR Subparts C and H of Part 172 of the 

HMR. 

21172–N ................ North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services.172.300, 173.196, 173.199, 

173.201, 173.202, 173.203, 

173.211, 173.212, 173.213.

To authorize one-time transportation by highway of certain biological 

and infectious substances, dilute pesticide solutions and small 

quantities of laboratory reference standard materials from two adjacent facilities to newly constructed facility. 

21185–M ............... Hach Company .............................. 172.102(b)(4), 173.36(a) ............... To modify the permit to authorize additional Class 8 hazardous material. 

21187–N ................ Enerdel, Inc. .................................. 172.101(j) ...................................... To authorize the transportation in commerce of lithium ion batteries 

exceeding 35 kg by cargo-only aircraft. 

21189–N ................ Veolia Es Technical Solutions, 

LLC.

173.21(b), 173.51, 173.54(a), 

173.56(b), 173.64, 173.65.

To authorize the one-time, one-way transportation in commerce of 

unapproved fireworks by highway. 

21195–N ................ Panasonic Energy Corporation of 

America.

173.185(c) ..................................... To authorize the transportation in commerce of lithium metal batteries 

in alternative packaging by motor vehicle. 

21199–N ................ Solvay Fluorides, LLC. .................. 173.227(c) ..................................... To authorize the transportation in commerce of a Division 6.1 hazardous material that has been packaged and packed in accordance with the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) 

Code regulations but not the Hazardous Materials Regulations 

(HMR). 

21210–N ................ Aero Micronesia Inc ...................... 172.101(j), 173.27(b)(2), 

173.27(b)(3), 175.30.

To authorize the transportation in commerce of Class 1 materials that 

are forbidden aboard cargo-only aircraft by cargo-only aircraft. 

21217–N ................ Transport Logistics International, 

Inc..

173.420(a)(2), 173.420(a)(3)(i) ...... To authorize the transportation in commerce of UF6 in repaired cylinders that no longer meet the specification required by the Hazardous Materials Regulations. 

21239–N ................ Lockheed Martin Corporation ........ 173.185(a)(1) ................................. To authorize the transportation in commerce of lithium ion batteries 

contained in equipment by cargo-only aircraft. 

21243–N ................ National Air Cargo Group, Inc. ...... 172.101(j), 172.204(c)(3), 

173.27(b)(2), 173.27(b)(3), 

175.30(a)(1).

To authorize the transportation of explosives by cargo aircraft. 

Special Permits Data—Denied 

11818–M ............... Thermavant Technologies, LLC .... 172.101(j), 173.301(f), 

173.302a(a)(1), 173.304a(a)(2).

To modify the special permit to authorize mass spectrometer leak inspection as a means of verifying the integrity of cylinder welds. 

21155–N ................ Aithre, Inc. ..................................... 172.301(c), 173.302a(a)(1), 

180.205.

To authorize the manufacture, mark, sale, and use non-DOT specification fully wrapped carbon-fiber reinforced aluminum lined cylinders for the transportation in commerce of UN1072 compressed 

oxygen. 

21159–N ................ Aithre, Inc. ..................................... 172.301(c), 173.302a(a)(1), 

180.205.

To authorize the transportation in commerce of non-DOT specification cylinders containing oxygen. 

21215–N ................ Lord Corporation ........................... 172.203(a), 173.58(a) .................... To authorize the transportation in commerce of a certain explosive 

(quinone dioxime) as a flammable solid. 

21219–N ................ FIBA Technologies, Inc. ................ 180.212(a) ..................................... To authorize the transportation in commerce of certain specification 

DOT 3A, DOT 3AA, DOT 3AX, DOT 3AAX, and DOT 3T cylinders 

and UN ISO 11120 tubes that have been repaired. 

Special Permits Data—Withdrawn 

21248–N ................ Romeo Systems, Inc. .................... 173.156 .......................................... To authorize the transportation of unapproved explosives (pyro fuse) 

by motor vehicle for field testing. 


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[FR Doc. 2021–14529 Filed 7–7–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4909–60–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration 

Hazardous Materials: Notice of 

Applications for 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. 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—Passengercarrying aircraft. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before July 23, 2021. 

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: 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 July 1, 2021. 

Donald P. Burger, 

Chief, General Approvals and Permits 

Branch. 

SPECIAL PERMITS DATA

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

11379–M ............... ZF Passive Safety Systems US 

Inc.

173.301, 173.302a ........................ To modify the special permit to authorize alternative safety control 

measures. (Mode 1). 

11646–M ............... Aegis Chemical Solutions, LLC ..... 172.203(a), 172.301(c), 

177.834(h).

To modify the special permit by authorizing additional hazardous materials. (Mode 1). 

11650–M ............... Autoliv Asp, Inc. ............................ 173.301(a)(1), 173.302(a) ............. To modify the special permit to authorize cylinder weld studs. (Modes 

1, 2, 3, 4, 5). 

14467–M ............... Brenner Tank LLC ......................... 172.203(a), 178.345–2, 178.346– 

2, 178.347–2, 178.348–2.

To modify the special permit to update to current DOT incorporations 

by reference in 49 CFR 171.7. (Mode 1). 

20584–M ............... Battery Solutions, LLC .................. 173.185(f)(3), 173.185(c)(1)(iii), 

173.185(c)(1)(iv), 

173.185(c)(1)(v), 173.185(c)(3), 

173.185(f), 173.185(f)(1), 

173.185(a)(1).

To modify the special permit to authorize relief from the UN 38.3 testing and recordkeeping requirements of § 173.185(a). (Modes 1, 2, 

3). 

20898–M ............... Rivian Automotive, LLC ................. 172.101(j), 173.185(a), 

173.185(b)(3)(i), 

173.185(b)(3)(ii).

To modify the special permit to authorize additional batteries and 

cargo vessel as a mode of transportation. (Modes 3, 4). 

21008–M ............... Lucid USA, Inc. ............................. 172.101(j), 173.220(d), 

173.185(a)(1), 173.185(b)(5).

To modify the special permit to authorize additional cells within the 

batteries. (Modes 1, 2, 3, 4). 

21063–M ............... Cobham Mission Systems Orchard 

Park Inc.

173.302(a)(1) ................................. To modify the special permit to authorize alternative test pressures 

and refilling up to five times. (Modes 1, 2, 3, 4). 

[FR Doc. 2021–14528 Filed 7–7–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4909–60–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. 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—Passengercarrying aircraft. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before August 9, 2021. 

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: 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)). 


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