Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 37 / Monday, February 25, 2008 / Notices 10093 

Application 

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

14644–N .... El Aero Services, Inc., 

Elko, NV.

49 CFR 172.101 HMT Column (9B), 172.200, 

172.300, 172.400.

To authorize the transportation in commerce of certain 

hazardous materials by cargo aircraft only in remote 

areas of the US without being subject to hazard 

communication requirements and quantity limitations. 

(mode 4) 

[FR Doc. 08–812 Filed 2–2–08; 8:45am] 

BILLING CODE 4909–60–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration Office of 

Hazardous Materials Safety; Notice of 

Applications for Modification of 

Special Permit 

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration 

(PHMSA), DOT. 

ACTION: List of applications for 

modification of special permit. 

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. 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. Request of 

modifications of special permits (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. There applications 

have been separated from the new 

application for special permits to 

facilitate processing. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before March 10, 2008. 

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, 

East building, PHH–30, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, Southeast, Washington, DC or 

at http://dms.dot.gov. 

This notice of receipt of applications 

for modification of 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 February 19, 

2008. 

Delmer F. Billings, 

Director, Office of Hazardous Materials, 

Special Permits and Approvals. 

Application 

No. Docket No. Applicant Regulation(s) affected Nature of special permit thereof 

Modification Special Permits 

8215–M ........ Olin Corporation, Brass 

and Winchester, Inc., 

East Alton, IL.

49 CFR Part 172, Subpart 

E; 172.320; 173.62(c); 

173.230.

To modify the special permit to authorize the use of a 

Division 1.1 placard. 

8723–M ........ Alaska Pacific Powder 

Company, Anchorage, 

AK.

49 CFR 172.101; 173.62; 

173.242; 176.83; 

177.848.

To modify the special permit to authorize an additional 

container type. 

11818–M ...... ITT Industries Space Systems, LLC, Rochester, 

NY.

49 CFR 180.205 ................ To modify the special permit to authorize the transportation in commerce of an additional Division 2.2 gas 

and to increase the maximum width of capillary 

pumped loops. 

12440–M ...... Luxfer Gas Cylinders, Riverside, CA.49 CFR 173.301(h); 

173.302(a); 178.46(a)(4); 

178.46(c)(i).

To modify the special permit to establish additional 

testing matrix guidelines. 

13207–M ...... BEI, Honolulu, HI ............... 49 CFR 173.32(f)(5) .......... To modify the special permit to authorize additional 

portable tanks for the transportation in commerce of 

sulfuric acid. 

14333–M ...... The Columbiana Boiler 

Co., Columbiana, OH.

49 CFR 179.300–13(b) ..... To modify the special permit to authorize a new design in securing/sealing hex plugs. 

14393–M ...... Hamilton Sundstrand, 

Windsor Locks, CT.

49 CFR 173.306(e) (iii), 

(iv), (v) and (vi); 

173.307(a)(4)(iv).

To modify the special permit to authorize the transportation in commerce of new supplemental cooling 

unit refrigeration machines with alternative safety 

devices as a component part of an aircraft. 

14496–M ...... Oilphase Division, 

Schlumberger Eval. & 

Production (UK) Ltd 

Dyce, Aberdeen, UK.

49 CFR 173.201(c), 

173.202(c), 173.203(c), 

173.301(f), 173.302(a), 

173.304(a), 173.304(d), 

175.3.

To modify the special permit to authorize minor revisions to the non-DOT specification oil well sampling 

cylinder. 

14544–M ...... DS Containers, Inc., Batavia, IL.49 CFR 173.306(a)(3)(v) ... To modify the special permit to authorize additional 

non-DOT specification containers. 


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10094 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 37 / Monday, February 25, 2008 / Notices 

1Petitioners seek expedited consideration of the 

petition, stating that the line proposed to be 

abandoned, including the Riverton Bridge, is 

intended to be used as a trail and would be the final 

link of a trail system that would connect 

Washington, DC and the City of Pittsburgh. 

According to petitioners, the official opening of the 

system is scheduled for on or about October 1, 

2008. Petitioners state that, prior to the trail 

opening, construction would be required to prepare 

the line for use as a trail. Petitioners have confirmed 

that they are aware that removal of rail or railroadrelated materials may not occur until completion of 

the exemption process, including compliance with 

any environmental or historic conditions that may 

be imposed. 

2As noted, petitioners intend that the line be 

developed for trail use. Petitioners state that URR, 

and its parent company United States Steel 

Corporation, have engaged in negotiations with 

Allegheny County and plan for URR to transfer title 

to the line to Allegheny County. 

Application 

No. Docket No. Applicant Regulation(s) affected Nature of special permit thereof 

14568–M ...... Department of Defense, Ft. 

Eustis, VA.

49 CFR 173.431 ................ To reissue the special permit originally issued on an 

emergency basis for the transportation in commerce 

of portable nuclear gauges containing certain radioactive materials exceeding the quantity that may be 

transported in a Type A packaging. 

[FR Doc. 08–813 Filed 2–22–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4909–60–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Docket No. AB–183 (Sub-No. 4X); STB 

Docket No. AB–290 (Sub-No. 301X)] 

Union Railroad Company—

Abandonment Exemption—in 

Allegheny County, PA; Norfolk 

Southern Railway Company—

Discontinuance of Trackage Rights 

Exemption—in Allegheny County, PA 

On February 5, 2008, Union Railroad 

Company (URR) and Norfolk Southern 

Railway Company (NSR) (collectively, 

petitioners) jointly filed with the 

Surface Transportation Board (Board) a 

petition under 49 U.S.C. 10502 for 

exemption from the provisions of 49 

U.S.C. 10903 for URR to discontinue 

service and abandon and for NSR to 

discontinue trackage rights over a 1.34- 

mile line of railroad between South 

Duquesne, PA, and McKeesport, PA, in 

Allegheny County, PA. The line extends 

from McKeesport Branch Station 0+00 

(Duquesne Branch Station 97+26) at the 

point of switch for turnout D–60, to 

McKeesport Branch Station 70+78 at the 

point of switch for turnout UM–1, and 

includes the Riverton Railroad Bridge 

(Riverton Bridge) that crosses the 

Monongahela River at Monongahela 

milepost 14.3. The line traverses U.S. 

Postal Service Zip Codes 15110 and 

15132, and includes no stations. 

Petitioners state that, based on 

information in their possession, the line 

does not contain federally granted 

rights-of-way. Any documentation in 

petitioners’ possession will be made 

available promptly to those requesting 

it. 

The interest of railroad employees 

will be protected by the conditions set 

forth in Oregon Short Line R. Co.—

Abandonment—Goshen, 360 I.C.C. 91 

(1979). 

By issuance of this notice, the Board 

is instituting an exemption proceeding 

pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 10502(b). A final 

decision will be issued by May 23, 

2008 1 (sooner if petitioners’ request for 

expedited handling can be 

accommodated). 

Any offer of financial assistance 

(OFA) under 49 CFR 1152.27(b)(2) will 

be due no later than 10 days after 

service of a decision granting the 

petition for exemption. Each OFA must 

be accompanied by a $1,300 filing fee. 

See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25). 

All interested persons should be 

aware that, following abandonment of 

rail service and salvage of the line, the 

line may be suitable for other public 

use, including interim trail use.2 Any 

request for a public use condition under 

49 CFR 1152.28 or for trail use/rail 

banking under 49 CFR 1152.29 will be 

due no later than March 17, 2008. Each 

trail use request must be accompanied 

by a $200 filing fee. See 49 CFR 

1002.2(f)(27). 

All filings in response to this notice 

must refer to STB Docket Nos. AB–183 

(Sub-No. 4X) and AB–290 (Sub-No. 

301X), and must be sent to: (1) Surface 

Transportation Board, 395 E Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20423–0001; (2) for 

URR—John A. Vuono, Vuono & Gray, 

LLC, 310 Grant Street, Suite 2310, 

Pittsburgh, PA 15219; and (3) for NSR—

Greg E. Summy, General Solicitor, 

Norfolk Southern Corp., Three 

Commercial Place, Norfolk, VA 23510–

2191. Replies to petitioners’ petition are 

due on or before March 17, 2008. 

Persons seeking further information 

concerning abandonment procedures 

may contact the Board’s Office of 

Governmental and Public Affairs at 

(202) 245–0230 or refer to the full 

abandonment or discontinuance 

regulations at 49 CFR part 1152. 

Questions concerning environmental 

issues may be directed to the Board’s 

Section of Environmental Analysis 

(SEA) at (202) 245–0305. [Assistance for 

the hearing impaired is available 

through the Federal Information Relay 

Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339.] 

An environmental assessment (EA) (or 

environmental impact statement (EIS), if 

necessary) prepared by SEA will be 

served upon all parties of record and 

upon any agencies or other persons who 

commented during its preparation. 

Other interested persons may contact 

SEA to obtain a copy of the EA (or EIS). 

The EA in an abandonment proceeding 

normally will be made available within 

60 days of the filing of the petition. The 

deadline for submission of comments on 

the EA generally will be within 30 days 

of its service. Here, SEA anticipates 

issuing the EA on March 5, 2008, and 

making comments due by April 4, 2008, 

in an effort to accommodate petitioners’

request for expedited consideration. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at: http:// 

www.stb.dot.gov. 

Decided: February 15, 2008. 

By the Board, David M. Konschnik, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Anne K. Quinlan, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–3477 Filed 2–22–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Finance Docket No. 34836] 

Arizona Eastern Railway—

Construction and Operation 

Exemption—In Graham County, 

Arizona 

AGENCIES: Lead: Surface Transportation 

Board. Cooperating: Federal Railroad 

Administration. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability of 

Environmental Assessment and Request 

for Public Review and Comment. 

SUMMARY: On August 4, 2006, the 

Arizona Eastern Railway (AZER) filed a 


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