61168 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 202 / Thursday, October 20, 2005 / Notices 

MODIFICATION SPECIAL PERMITS—Continued 

Application No. Docket No. Applicant Regulation(s) affected 

Modification of 

special permit Nature of special permit thereof 

8915–M ................ Quimobasicos SA 

de CV, Monterrey, 

NL.

49 CFR 

173.302a(a)(3); 

173.301(d); 

173.302a(a)(5).

8915 To modify the exemption to authorize the 

transportation of certain manifolded 

DOT Specification cylinders containing 

R–22 and R–23 gas mixtures for disposal via incineration. 

10427–M .............. Astrotech Space 

Operations, Inc., 

Titusville, FL.

49 CFR 173.61(a); 

173.301)(f); 

173.302a; 

173.336; 

177.848(d).

10427 To modify the exemption to authorize a 

quantity increase from 700 pounds to 

1200 pounds of a Division 2.2 material 

transported on the same motor vehicle 

with various hazardous materials. 

11967–M .............. RSPA–97–2991 Savage Services 

Corporation, 

Pottstown, PA.

49 CFR 174.67(i), (j) 11967 To modify the exemption to authorize the 

unloading of an additional Class 8 and 

9 material in DOT Specification tank 

cars. 

12783–M .............. RSPA–01–

10309 

CryoSurgery, Inc., 

Nashville, TN.

49 CFR 

173.304a(a)(1); 

173.306(a).

12783 To modify the exemption to authorize an 

increased fill capacity to 85% for the 

transportation of ORM–D materials in 

non-DOT specification nonrefillable 

containers. 

13032–M .............. RSPA–02–

12442 

Conax Florida Corporation, St. Petersburg, FL.49 CFR 

173.302a(a)(1).

13032 To modify the exemption to authorize 

shipment of non-DOT specification 

pressure vessels in temperature controlled environments and without 1.4G 

pyrotechnic devices. 

213544–M ............ RSPA–04–

17548 

Blue Rhino Corporation, WinstonSalem, NC.49 CFR 173.29; 

172.301(c); 

172.401.

13544 To modify the exemption to provide relief 

from the marking requirements for the 

transportation of a Division 2.1 material in DOT Specification 4BA240 cylinders. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration Office of 

Hazardous Materials Safety; Notice of 

Application for Special Permits 

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration, 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 (49 CFR part 107, Subpart 

B), 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 (30 days after publication). 

Address Comments to: 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: 

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. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 13, 

2005. 

R. Ryan Posten, 

Chief, Special Permits Program, Office of 

Hazardous Materials Safety Special Permits 

& Approvals. 

NEW EXEMPTION

Application No. Docket No. Applicant Regulation(s) affected Nature of exemption thereof 

14247–N .............. PHMSA–22603 Great Lakes Chemicals 

Corporation, West Lafayette, IN.

49 CFR 178.605 ............ To authorize the transporation in commerce of 

certain hazardous materials in DOT Specification 51 portable tanks that are overdue for periodic inspection. (mode 1) 

14249–N .............. PHMSA–22604 Remington Arms Company, Inc., Lonoke, AR.49 CFR 173.62 .............. To authorize the transportation in commerce of 

cartridges, small arms in a 20-cubic yard bulk 

box. (mode 1) 

14251–N .............. PHMSA–22605 Matheson Tri-Gas, Parsippany, NJ.49 CFR 172.400a, 

172.301(c).

To authorize the transportation in commerce of 

overpacked cylinders containing Class 2 materials with a CGA C–7 neckring labels. (modes 

1, 2, 3, 4, 5) 

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1The Board will grant a stay if an informed 

decision on environmental issues (whether raised 

by a party or by the Board’s Section of 

Environmental Analysis (SEA) in its independent 

investigation) cannot be made before the 

exemption’s effective date. See Exemption of Outof-Service Rail Lines, 5 I.C.C.2d 377 (1989). Any 

request for a stay should be filed as soon as possible 

so that the Board may take appropriate action before 

the exemption’s effective date. 

2Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing 

fee, which currently is set at $1,200. See 49 CFR 

1002.2(f)(25). 

NEW EXEMPTION—Continued 

Application No. Docket No. Applicant Regulation(s) affected Nature of exemption thereof 

14252–N .............. PHMSA–22606 Hobo Incorporated, 

Lakeville, MN.

49 CFR 173.28 .............. To authorize the transportation in commerce of 

certain UN certified plastic drums containing 

soap products which are reused without leakproof testing. (mode 1) 

14253–N .............. PHMSA–22607 Matheson Tri-Gas, East 

Rutherford, NJ.

49 CFR 173.302a .......... To authorize the one-time shipment of a DOT 

3AA cylinder containing hydrogen sulfide further 

packed in a non-DOT specification salvage cylinder. (mode 1) 

14254–N .............. PHMSA–22608 Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, 

Washington, DC.

49 CFR 173.307 (a)(5) .. To authorize the transportation in commerce of 

aerosols with a capacity of 50 ml or less containing Division 2.2 material and no other hazardous materials to be transported without certain hazard communication requirements. 

(modes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5) 

14255–N .............. PHMSA–22609 BP Amoco Chemical 

Company, Pasadena, 

TX.

49 CFR 173.240 ............ To authorize the one-way transportation in commerce of certain non-DOT specification pressure vessels containing a Class 3 flammable 

liquid residue. (mode 1) 

14245–N .............. PHMSA–22610 David E. Bradshaw, Decatur, IL.49 CFR 171.8 Design 

Certifying Engineer.

To authorize an alternative qualification requirement for meeting the Design Certifying Engineer criteria 49 CFR 171.8. (mode 1) 

14257–N .............. ........................... Origin Energy American 

Samoa, Inc., Pago 

Pago, AS.

49 CFR 173.304a .......... To authorize the transportation in commerce of 

certain non-DOT specification cylinders containing butane. (mode 1) 

14262–N .............. ........................... GATX Rail, Chicago, IL 49 CFR 713.31 .............. To authorize the transportation in commerce of 

certain rail cars containing carbon dioxide with 

a tank head thickness slightly below the minimum required. (mode 2) 

14263–N .............. ........................... U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Washington, DC.49 CFR 178.356 ............ To authorize the manufacture, marking and sale 

of DOT Specification 20PF–1, 20PF–2 and 

20PF–3 overpacks manufactured in variance 

with the specification in 49 CFR 178.356, and 

for their transport when containing uranium 

hexafluroride, fissile in Type A packagings. 

(modes 1, 2, 3, 4) 

14264–N .............. PHMSA–22711 U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Washington, DC.49 CFR 173.417, 

173.420.

To authorize the transportation in commerce of 

48-inch fissile assay uranium hexafluoride heel 

cylinders in an overpack. (modes 1, 2, 3, 4) 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Docket No. AB–167 (Sub–No. 1186X)] 

Consolidated Rail Corporation—

Abandonment Exemption—in 

Cumberland County, NJ 

Consolidated Rail Corporation 

(Conrail) has filed a notice of exemption 

under 49 CFR part 1152 subpart F—

Exempt Abandonments to abandon a 1- 

mile portion of a line of railroad known 

as the Clayville Industrial Track, 

extending from milepost 0.0± to 

milepost 1.0± in Vineland, Cumberland 

County, NJ. The line traverses United 

States Postal Service Zip Code 08360. 

Conrail has certified that: (1) No local 

traffic has moved over the line for at 

least 2 years; (2) there is no overhead 

traffic to be rerouted; (3) no formal 

complaint filed by a user of rail service 

on the line (or by a state or local 

government entity acting on behalf of 

such user) regarding cessation of service 

over the line either is pending with the 

Surface Transportation Board or with 

any U.S. District Court or has been 

decided in favor of complainant within 

the 2-year period; and (4) the 

requirements at 49 CFR 1105.7 

(environmental reports), 49 CFR 1105.8 

(historic reports), 49 CFR 1105.11 

(transmittal letter), 49 CFR 1105.12 

(newspaper publication) and 49 CFR 

1152.50(d)(1) (notice to governmental 

agencies) have been met. 

As a condition to this exemption, any 

employee adversely affected by the 

abandonment shall be protected under 

Oregon Short Line R. Co.—

Abandonment—Goshen, 360 I.C.C. 91 

(1979). To address whether this 

condition adequately protects affected 

employees, a petition for partial 

revocation under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) 

must be filed. 

Provided no formal expression of 

intent to file an offer of financial 

assistance (OFA) has been received, this 

exemption will be effective on 

November 19, 2005, unless stayed 

pending reconsideration. Petitions to 

stay that do not involve environmental 

issues,1 formal expressions of intent to 

file an OFA under 49 CFR 

1152.27(c)(2),2 and trail use/rail banking 

requests under 49 CFR 1152.29 must be 

filed by October 31, 2005. Petitions to 

reopen or requests for public use 

conditions under 49 CFR 1152.28 must 

be filed by November 9, 2005, with the 

Surface Transportation Board, 1925 K 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423–

0001.