Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 83 / Monday, April 30, 2001 / Notices 21441

[FR Doc. 01–10571 Filed 4–27–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–60–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Research and Special Programs

Administration

Office of Hazardous Materials Safety;

Notice of Applications for Modification

of Exemption

AGENCY: Research and Special Programs

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: List of applications for

modification of exemptions.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

procedures governing the application

for, and the processing of, exemptions

from the Department of Transportation’s

Hazardous Materials Regulations (49

CFR part 107, subpart B), notice is

hereby given that the Office of

Hazardous Materials Safety has received

the applications described herein. This

notice is abbreviated to expedite

docketing and public notice. Because

the sections affected, modes of

transportation, and the nature of

application have been shown in earlier

Federal Register publications, they are

not repeated here. Requests for

modifications of exemptions (e.g. to

provide for additional hazardous

materials, packaging design changes,

additional mode of transportation, etc.)

are described in footnotes to the

application number. Application

numbers with the suffix ‘‘M’’ denote a

modification request. These

applications have been separated from

the new applications for exemptions to

facilitate processing.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before May 15, 2001.

Address Comments to: Records

Center, Research and Special Programs

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 exemption number.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Copies of the applications are available

for inspection in the Records Center,

Nassif Building, 400 7th Street SW.,

Washington, DC or at http://

dms.dot.gov.

This notice of receipt of applications

for modification of exemptions 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 April 23,

2001.

J. Suzanne Hedgepeth,

Director, Office of Hazardous Materials,

Exemptions and Approvals.

Application No. Docket No. Applicant Modification

of exemption

8308–M .................................... American Courier Express Corporation, Miramar, FL (See

Footnote 1).

8308

10441–M .................................. Battelle, Richland, WA (See Footnote 2) .................................. 10441

11226–M .................................. E.R. Carpenter, L.P. Pasadena, TX (See Footnote 3) .............. 11226

11344–M .................................. E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Company, Inc., Wilmington, DE

(See Footnote 4).

11344

11473–M .................................. Astaris, LLC, St. Louis, MO (See Footnote 5) .......................... 11473

12003–M .................................. RSPA–97–3231 Degussa Corporation, Parisippany, NJ (See Footnote) ............ 12003

12084–M .................................. RSPA–98–3941 Honeywell International, Inc., Morristown, NJ (See Footnote 7) 12084

12606–M .................................. RSPA–01–8608 Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., Torrance, CA (See Footnote

8).

12606

12663–M .................................. RSPA–01–9381 Skolnik Industries, Chicago, IL (See Footnote 9) ...................... 12663

12664–M .................................. RSPA–01–9474 Myers Container Corporation, Huntington, Park, CA (See

Footnote 10).

12664

12665–M .................................. RSPA–01–9475 Packaging Specialties, Inc., Medina, OH (See Footnote 11) .... 12665

(1) To modify the exemption to authorize a change to the reporting requirements which assess radiation exposure to employees working under

the exemption.

(2) To modify the exemption to allow for the transportation of Class 3, 8, 9, Division 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, and 5.1 materials in lab-packs on the same

vehicle with non-lab packed acidic materials.

(3) To modify the exemption to authorize tank cars to be unloaded using an alternative monitoring system.

(4) To modify the exemption to allow for the transportation of Division 4.3, Class 9 and additional Class 3, 8 and Division 6.1 materials in tank

cars.

(5) To modify the exemption to remove language for tank cars with a safety relief device having a start-to-discharge pressure of 44.1 percent

of the tank test pressure.

(6) To modify the exemption to authorize the inclusion of four additional DOT specification IM 101 steel portable tanks for the transportation of

hydrogen peroxide, stabilized, that exceeds the 72 percent maximum concentration.

(7) To modify the exemption to allow for the transportation of Division 2.1 and 2.3 materials in DOT Specification 4B, 4BA and 4BW cylinders

that have alternative retest requirements.

(8) To reissue the exemption originally issued on an emergency basis for the one-way transportation of certain Class 9 materials by motor vehicle from port of entry to a distribution facility, within 60 miles, without ‘‘EX’’ number on the shipping papers.

(9) The reissue the exemption originally issued on an emergency basis authorizing the use of UN standard steel drums that do not conform to

the markeing requirements of the hazardous materials regulations.

(10) To reissue the exemption originally issued on an emergency basis authorizing the use of UN standard steel drums that do not conform to

the marking requirements of the hazardous materials regulations.

(11) To reissue the exemption originally issued on an emergency basis authorizing the use of UN standard steel drums that do not conform to

the marking requirements of the hazardous materials regulations.

21442 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 83 / Monday, April 30, 2001 / Notices

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BILLING CODE 4910–60–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Research and Special Programs

Administration

Office of Hazardous Materials Safety;

Notice of Delays in Processing of

Exemption Applications

AGENCY: Research and Special Programs

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: List of applications delayed

more than 180 days.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

requirements of 49 U.S.C. 5117(c), RSPA

is publishing the following list of

exemption applications that have been

in process for 180 days or more. The

reason(s) for delay and the expected

completion date for action on each

application is provided in association

with each identified application.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: J.

Suzanne Hedgepeth, Director, Office of

Hazardous Materials, Exemptions and

Approvals, Research and special

Programs Administration, U.S.

Department of Transportation, 400

Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC

20590–0001, (202) 366–4535.

Key to ‘‘Reasons for Delay’’

1. Awaiting additional information from

applicant

2. Extensive public comment under

review

3. Application is technically complex

and is of significant impact or

precedent-setting and requires

extensive analysis

4. Staff review delayed by other priority

issues or volume of exemption

applications

Meaning of Application Number

Suffixes

N—New application

M—Modification request

PM—Party to application with

modification request

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 24,

2001.

J. Suzanne Hedgepeth,

Director, Office of Hazardous Materials

Exemptions and Approvals.

NEW EXEMPTION APPLICATIONS

Application Applicant Reason for delay

Estimated

date of

completion

11862–N .................. The BOC Group, Murray Hill, NJ ................................................................................. 4 .............................. 05/31/2001

11927–N .................. Alaska Marine Lines, Inc., Seattle, WA ....................................................................... 4 .............................. 05/31/2001

12142–N .................. Aristech Chemical Corp., Pittsburgh, PA ..................................................................... 4 .............................. 05/31/2001

12158–N .................. Hickson Corporation, Conley, GA ................................................................................ 4 .............................. 05/31/2001

12181–N .................. Aristech, Pittsburgh, PA ............................................................................................... 4 .............................. 05/31/2001

12248–N .................. Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corp., High Point, NC ........................................................ 1, 4 .......................... 05/31/2001

12290–N .................. Savage Industries, Inc., Pottstown, PA ....................................................................... 4 .............................. 05/31/2001

12339–N .................. BOC Gases, Murray Hill, NJ ........................................................................................ 4 .............................. 05/31/2001

12353–N .................. Monson Companies, South Portland, ME ................................................................... 4 .............................. 05/31/2001

12355–N .................. Union Tank Car Company, East Chicago, IN .............................................................. 4 .............................. 05/31/2001

12381–N .................. Ideal Chemical & Supply Co., Memphis, TN ............................................................... 4 .............................. 05/31/2001

12406–N .................. Occidental Chemical Corporation, Dallas, TX ............................................................. 4 .............................. 05/31/2001

12412–N .................. Great Western Chemical Company, Portland, OR ...................................................... 4 .............................. 05/31/2001

12422–N .................. Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Co., East Hampton, CT ...................................... 1, 4 .......................... 06/29/2001

12434–N .................. Salmon Air, Salmon, ID ............................................................................................... 4 .............................. 05/31/2001

12440–N .................. Luxfer Inc., Riverside, CA ............................................................................................ 4 .............................. 06/29/2001

12454–N .................. Ethyl Corp., Richmond, VA .......................................................................................... 4 .............................. 06/29/2001

12456–N .................. Baker Hughes, Houston, TX ........................................................................................ 4 .............................. 06/29/2001

12476–N .................. Fisher-Rosemount Petroleum, Tulsa, OK .................................................................... 4 .............................. 06/29/2001

12497–N .................. Henderson International Technologies, Inc., Richardson, TX ..................................... 4 .............................. 06/29/2001

12516–N .................. Poly-Coat Systems, Inc., Houston, TX ........................................................................ 4 .............................. 05/31/2001

12518–N .................. Air Products & Chemicals, Inc., Allentown, PA ........................................................... 4 .............................. 05/31/2001

12544–N .................. LKQ Corporation, Lecanto, FL ..................................................................................... 4 .............................. 05/31/2001

12566–N .................. General Atomics, San Diego, CA ................................................................................ 4 .............................. 06/29/2001

12571–N .................. Air Products & Chemicals, Inc., Allentown, PA ........................................................... 4 .............................. 06/29/2001

12574–N .................. Weldship Corporation, Bethlehem, PA ........................................................................ 4 .............................. 06/29/2001

12590–N .................. US Airways, Pittsburgh, PA ......................................................................................... 4 .............................. 06/29/2001

12591–N .................. SGL Carbon, LLC, Morgantown, NC ........................................................................... 1 .............................. 06/29/2001

12592–N .................. Matson Navigation Co., San Francisco, CA ................................................................ 4 .............................. 06/29/2001

MODIFICATIONS TO EXEMPTIONS

Application No. Applicant Reason for

delay

Estimated

date

of completion

7060–M ...................... Federal Express, Memphis, TN .............................................................................................. 4 05/31/2001

8013–M ...................... Praxair, Inc., Danbury, CT ...................................................................................................... 4 05/31/2001

8086–M ...................... The Boeing Co (Mil Aircraft & Missiles Sys Group), Seattle, WA .......................................... 4 05/31/2001

8308–M ...................... Tradewind Enterprises, Inc., Hillsboro, OR ............................................................................ 4 05/31/2001

8554–M ...................... Orica USA Inc., Englewood, CO ............................................................................................ 4 05/31/2001

9884–M ...................... Mallinckrodt, Inc. (Puritan Bennett Corp), Indianapolis, IN .................................................... 4 06/29/2001

10656–M .................... Conf. of Radiation Control Program Directors, Inc., Frankfort, KY ........................................ 4 06/29/2001

10915–M .................... Luxfer Gas Cylinders (Composite Cylinder Div), Riverside, CA ............................................ 4 05/31/2001

11202–M .................... Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co, Newport News, VA ......................................... 4 06/29/2001

11316–M .................... TRW Automotive, Queen Creek, AZ ...................................................................................... 4 05/31/2001