67016 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 248 / Wednesday, December 27, 1995 / Notices

the following railroads have petitioned

the Federal Railroad Administration

(FRA) for exemptions from or waivers of

compliance with a requirement of its

safety standards. The individual

petitions are described below, including

the party seeking relief, the regulatory

provisions involved, and the nature of

the relief being requested.

Interested parties are invited to

participate in these proceedings by

submitting written views, data or

comments. FRA does not anticipate

scheduling a public hearing in

connection with these proceedings since

the facts do not appear to warrant a

hearing. If any interested party desires

an opportunity for oral comment, they

should notify FRA, in writing, before

the end of the comment period and

specify the basis of their request.

All communications concerning these

proceedings should identify the

appropriate waiver petition docket

number (e.g., Waiver Petition Docket

Number HS–95–13, HS–95–15, HS–95–

16 or HS–95–17) and must be submitted

in triplicate to the Docket Clerk, Office

of Chief Counsel, Federal Railroad

Administration, Nassif Building, 400

Seventh Street SW, Washington, DC

20590. Communications received within

45 days of the date of publication of this

notice will be considered by FRA before

final action is taken. Comments received

after that date will be considered as far

as practicable. All written

communications concerning these

proceedings are available for

examination during regular business

hours (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) in room 8201,

Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street SW,

Washington, DC 20590.

The individual petitions are as

follows:

Southern Pacific Transportation Company

(SPT), FRA Waiver Petition Docket No. HS–

95–13

Southern Pacific requests a permanent

waiver, after testing, to utilize new

technologies to record hours of duty

information for train, engine and yard

personnel.

CNNA—Grand Trunk Western Railroad,

Inc. (GTW), FRA Waiver Petition Docket No.

HS–95–15

Grand Trunk Western requests a

permanent waiver, after testing, to

utilize new technologies to record hours

of duty information for train, engine and

yard personnel.

Houston Belt and Terminal Railway

Company (HBT), FRA Waiver Petition

Docket No. HS–95–16

Houston Belt and Terminal requests a

permanent waiver, after testing, to

utilize new technologies to record hours

of duty information for engine, hostler,

yard, signal and operator personnel.

Port Terminal Railroad Association (PTRA),

FRA Waiver Petition Docket No. HS–95–17

Port Terminal Railroad requests a

permanent waiver, after testing, to

utilize new technologies to record hours

of duty information for engine, hostler,

yard and operator personnel.

The above railroads seek a waiver of

compliance with certain provisions of

FRA Safety Regulations (Hours of

Service of Railroad Employees, 49 CFR

Part 228). The railroads seek a waiver of

49 CFR 228.9(a)(1) which requires that

records maintained under Part 228 be

signed by the employee whose time of

duty is being recorded, or in the case of

train and engine crews, signed by the

ranking crew member. Each railroad

seeks to establish a program that utilizes

a computerized system of recording

hours of duty information which would

not comply with the above requirement

for a ‘‘signature’’ of the employee or

ranking crew member. The individual

railroads propose that each employee

will have his or her own personal

identification number (‘‘pin’’) which

will remain confidential to the

employee. When accessing the

computer for input of the hours of

service record, required by § 228.11, the

‘‘pin’’ will not appear on the computer

screen when the employee enters his or

her number. The ‘‘pin’’ is proposed to

satisfy the signature requirements of the

‘‘Hours of Service of Railroad

Employees.’’ The railroads maintain that

the change is necessary to modernize

recordkeeping.

Issued in Washington, DC on December 21,

1995.

Phil Olekszyk,

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety

Compliance and Program Implempmention.

[FR Doc. 95–31328 Filed 12–26–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P

Research and Special Programs

Administration

Office of Hazardous Materials Safety;

Notice of Applications for Exemptions

AGENCY: Research and Special Programs

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: List of applicants for

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. Each

mode of transportation for which a

particular exemption 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—Passenger-carrying

aircraft.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before January 26, 1996.

ADDRESS COMMENTS TO: Dockets Unit,

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 application number.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Copies of the

applications are available for inspection

in the Dockets Unit, Room 8426, Nassif

Building, 400 7th Street, SW.,

Washington, DC.

NEW EXEMPTIONS

Application

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

11585–N ...... Prillaman Chemical Corp., Suffolk, VA .... 49 CFR 176.67(i) & (j) ............................. To authorize tank cars to remain connected during unloading of chlorine

without the physical presence of an

unloader. (Mode 2.)
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NEW EXEMPTIONS—Continued

Application

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

11591–N ...... Clearwater Distributors, Inc., Woodridge,

NY.

49 CFR 177.834(a), 177.834(h) .............. To authorize the transportation of multiple portable tanks permanently affixed

to the vehicle equipped with unloading

rod for use in unloading Class 8 material. (Mode 2.)

11592–N ...... Amtrol Inc., West Warwick, RI ................. 49 CFR 173.306(g) .................................. To authorize an alternative design equation in the manufacture, mark and sale

of cylinders of deep-drawn dome design for use in transporting compressed air or compressed nitrogen.

(Mode 1, 2, 3.)

11593–N ...... Johnson & Johnson, Skillman, NJ ........... 49 CFR 162.301, 172; Subpart C, 172;

Subpart F, 172; Subpart G, 172.400,

173.184(b), 178.

To authorize the transportation in commerce of highway fusees packed in

first aid kits for retail sales, classed as

ORM–D to be shipped without required

shipping papers, marking, labelling or

placarding. (Mode 1.)

11595–N ...... B.F. Goodrich, Cleveland, OH ................. 49 CFR 174.67 (i), (j) & (k) ...................... To authorize rail cars to remain connected during unloading of carbon disulfide, Class 3, without the physical

presence of an unloader. (Mode 2.)

11597–N ...... Zeneca, Inc., Wilmington, DE .................. 49 CFR 173.28 ........................................ To authorize the transportation in commerce of reused composite UN6HA1

drums without leakproof testing for use

in transporting Class 9 material. (Mode

2.)

11598–N ...... Metalcraft Inc., Baltimore, MD ................. 49 CFR 173.34(d), 175.3 ......................... To authorize the manufacture, mark and

sale of fire extinguishers equipped with

non-specified pressure relief devices

for use in transporting Division 2.2 material. (Modes 1, 4, 5.)

11599–N ...... Haviland Products Co., Grand Rapids, MI 49 CFR 173.158 ...................................... To authorize the transportation in commerce of non-bulk nitric acid, other

than red fuming, less than 70%, in 15

gallon and 55 gallon, reusable 1H1

plastic drums. (Mode 1.)

11601–N ...... Hampton & Branchville RR Co., Inc.,

Hampton, SC.

49 CFR 174.85(c) & (d)(2) ....................... To authorize the transportation of rail

cars containing certain hazardous materials without space cars in required

sequence. (Mode 2.)

11602–N ...... The American Aluminum Association, et

al., Cleveland, OH.

49 CFR 172.101, 172.301(c), 173.22a,

173.241, 173.242; Appendix B to Part

107.

To authorize the transportation in commerce of sift-proof bulk packagings

comparable to those described in Section 173.240 and SP B54 for the shipment of aluminum processing by products, including drosses and spent

potliner. (Modes 1, 2, 3.)

11604–N ...... G.R.P. Trasporti Ferroviari S. A., Switzerland.49 CFR 178.245–1(b) .............................. To authorize the transportation in commerce of IMO Type 5 portable tanks

equipped with bottom outlets similar to

DOT Specification 51, except for location of openings for use in transporting

Division 2.2 material. (Modes 1, 2, 3.)

11606–N ...... Safety-Kleen Corp., Elgin, IL ................... 49 CFR 173.28(b)(2) ................................ To authorize the transportation in commerce of reused non-DOT specification

steel drums to ship waste combustible

liquid and tetrachloroethylene sludges.

(Mode 2.)

11607–N ...... Degussa Corporation, Ridgefield Park,

NJ.

49 CFR 173.32C(j) ................................... To authorize transportation in commerce

of disodium tetrasulfide, Class 8, (corrosive solid) in IMO Type 1 tanks of

5000 liters capacity which are loaded

to a filling density less than 80% by

volume. (Modes 1, 2, 3.)
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This notice of receipts of applications

for new exemptions is published in

accordance with Part 107 of the

Hazardous Materials Transportation Act

(49 U.S.C. 1806; 49 CFR 1.53(e)).

Issued in Washington, DC, on December

19, 1995.

J. Suzanne Hedgepeth,

Chief, Exemption Programs, Office of

Hazardous Materials Exemptions and

Approvals.

[FR Doc. 95–31330 Filed 12–26–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–60–M

Office of Hazardous Materials Safety;

Notice of Applications for Modification

of Exemptions or Applications to

Become a Party to an Exemption

AGENCY: Research and Special Programs

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: List of applications for

modification of exemptions or

applications to become a party to an

exemption.

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. Application

numbers with the suffix ‘‘P’’ denote a

party to request. These applications

have been separated from the new

applications for exemptions to facilitate

processing.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before January 11, 1996.

ADDRESS COMMENTS TO: Dockets Unit,

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: Copies of the

applications are available for inspection

in the Dockets Unit, Room 8426, Nassif

Building, 400 7th Street SW,

Washington, DC.

Application

No. Applicant Renewal ofexemption

10517–M ... Nalco Chemical Co., Naperville, IL. (See Footnote 1.) ................................................................................................... 10517

11517–M ... Technical Service Co., Long Beach, CA. (See Footnote 2.) ........................................................................................... 11517

1To modify exemption to include UN31A as additional container and extend the retest period to once every 5 years instead of 3 years.

2To reissue exemption originally issued on an emergency basis to authorize the transportation in commerce of certain Class 3 and Class 8

material in multiple non-DOT specification portable tanks manifolded together within a frame.

Application

No. Applicant Parties toexemption

4453–P ...... Blastrite Services, Inc., Van Wyck, SC ............................................................................................................................ 4453

4453–P ...... Rimrock Explosives, Inc., Hayden Lake, ID .................................................................................................................... 4453

4453–P ...... Southern Explosives Corporation, Glasgow, KY ............................................................................................................. 4453

4453–P ...... United Explosives Company of Ohio, Findlay, OH .......................................................................................................... 4453

4453–P ...... Explosives Energies, Inc., Greenfield, MO ...................................................................................................................... 4453

4453–P ...... Explosives Energies, Inc. dba Arkansas Explosives, Mabelvale, AR ............................................................................. 4453

4453–P ...... Explo-Tech, Inc., Spring City, PA .................................................................................................................................... 4453

4453–P ...... North Star Explosives, Ketchikan, AK ............................................................................................................................. 4453

6971–P ...... Supelco, Inc., Bellefonte, PA ........................................................................................................................................... 6971

7455–P ...... North Star Explosives, Ketchikan, AK ............................................................................................................................. 7455

7737–P ...... Cliff Acquisition Corporation, Eastlake, OH ..................................................................................................................... 7737

8554–P ...... Balstrite Services, Inc., Van Wyck, SC ............................................................................................................................ 8554

8554–P ...... Rimrock Explosives, Inc., Hayden Lake, ID .................................................................................................................... 8554

8554–P ...... Southern Explosives Corporation, Glasgow, KY ............................................................................................................. 8554

8554–P ...... United Explosives Company of Ohio, Findlay, OH .......................................................................................................... 8554

8554–P ...... Explosives Energies, Inc., Greenfield, MO ...................................................................................................................... 8554

8554–P ...... Explosives Energies, Inc. dba Arkansas Explosives, Mabelvale, AR ............................................................................. 8554

8554–P ...... Explo-Tech, Inc., Spring City, PA .................................................................................................................................... 8554

8554–P ...... North Star Explosives, Ketchikan, AK ............................................................................................................................. 8554

8815–P ...... Viking Explosives & Supply, Inc., Rosemount, MN ......................................................................................................... 8815

9275–P ...... Florasynth, Inc., Teterboro, NJ ........................................................................................................................................ 9275

9275–P ...... Chart Corporation, Inc., Paterson, NJ ............................................................................................................................. 9275

9617–P ...... Blastrite Services, Inc., Van Wyck, SC ............................................................................................................................ 9617

9617–P ...... Rimrock Explosives, Inc., Hayden Lake, ID .................................................................................................................... 9617

9617–P ...... Southern Explosives Corporation, Glasgow, KY ............................................................................................................. 9617

9617–P ...... United Explosives Company of Ohio, Findlay, OH .......................................................................................................... 9617

9617–P ...... Explosives Energies, Inc., Greenfield, MO ...................................................................................................................... 9617

9617–P ...... Explosives Energies, Inc. dba Arkansas Explosives, Mabelvale, AR ............................................................................. 9617

9617–P ...... Explo-Tech, Inc., Spring City, PA .................................................................................................................................... 9617

9617–P ...... North Star Explosives, Ketchikan, AK ............................................................................................................................. 9617

9623–P ...... Blastrite Services, Inc., Van Wyck, SC ............................................................................................................................ 9623

9623–P ...... Rimrock Explosives, Inc., Hayden Lake, ID .................................................................................................................... 9623

9623–P ...... Southern Explosives Corporation, Glasgow, KY ............................................................................................................. 9623

9623–P ...... United Explosives Company of Ohio, Findlay, OH .......................................................................................................... 9623

9623–P ...... Explosives Energies, Inc., Greenfield, MO ...................................................................................................................... 9623

9623–P ...... Explosives Energies, Inc. dba Arkansas Explosives, Mabelville; AR .............................................................................. 9623