[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 35 (Wednesday, February 22, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9882-9884]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-4266]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Research and Special Programs Administration

AGENCY: Research and Special Programs Administration, DOT.

ACTION: List of applicants for exemptions.

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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 applicants 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 March 24, 1995.

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 self-addressed 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.

                                                                        
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                                                 New Exemptions                                                 
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 Application No.             Applicant                Regulation(s) affected        Nature of exemption thereof 
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11385-N           AirTime Aviation, Houston, TX.  49 CFR 171.11, 172.101,         To authorize the              
                                                   172.204(c)(3), 173.27,          transportation by commerce of
                                                   175.30(a)(1), 175.320(b),       Division 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 and   
                                                   part 107, appendix B.           1.4 explosives that are not  
                                                                                   permitted for shipment by air
                                                                                   or are in quantities greater 
                                                                                   than those authorized. (Modes
                                                                                   4, 5).                       
11386-N           Beaver Island Boat Co.,         49 CFR 172.101(10), Note        To authorize the              
                   Charlevoix, MI.                 (k)(4).                         transportation in commerce of
                                                                                   Division 2.1 material on     
                                                                                   passenger ferries in DOT-    
                                                                                   Specification 4BA 240        
                                                                                   cylinders. (Mode 3).         
11388-N           Nalco Chemical Co.,             49 CFR 173.243, appendix B to   To authorize the              
                   Naperville, IL.                 subpart B of 49 CFR, part 107.  transportation in commerce of
                                                                                   certain dual hazard liquids  
                                                                                   that are both flammable and  
                                                                                   corrosive in DOT-            
                                                                                   Specification 57 stainless   
                                                                                   steel portable tanks. (Modes 
                                                                                   1, 2, 3).                    
11390-N           D&D Air Transport, Inc.,        49 CFR 171.11, 172.101,         To authorize the              
                   Houston, TX.                    172.204(c)(3), 173.27,          transportation in commerce of
                                                   175.30(a)(1), 175.320(b) part   Division 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 and   
                                                   107, appendix B.                1.4 explosives that are not  
                                                                                   permitted for shipment by air
                                                                                   or are in quantities greater 
                                                                                   than those authorized. (Mode 
                                                                                   4).                          
11391-N           DHE (Fabrication & Machining),  49 CFR 178.245-1(b)...........  To authorize the              
                   Vereeniging 1930, SA.                                           transportation of non DOT    
                                                                                   specification portable tanks 
                                                                                   similar to DOT Specification 
                                                                                   51, except they are equipped 
                                                                                   with openings in various     
                                                                                   locations on the same end for
                                                                                   use in transporting various  
                                                                                   hazardous materials classed  
                                                                                   as Division 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3 
                                                                                   (Modes 1, 2, 3).             
11393-N           Hoechst Celanese Corp.,         49 CFR 177.834(i)(3)..........  To authorize the loading and  
                   Charlotte, NC.                                                  unloading of dimethyl        
                                                                                   Terephthalate, Class 9, from 
                                                                                   cargo tank without the       
                                                                                   physical presence of an      
                                                                                   unloader. (Mode 1).          
11394-N           Amtrol, West Warwick, RI......  49 CFR 178.51.................  To authorize the manufacture, 
                                                                                   mark and sale of non-DOT     
                                                                                   specification cylinders of   
                                                                                   stainless steel comparable to
                                                                                   a DOT Specification 4BA.     
                                                                                   (Mode 1).                    
11395-N           Dart Polymers, Inc., Leola, PA  49 CFR 173.35.................  To authorize the              
                                                                                   transportation in commerce of
                                                                                   polystrene beads, expandable,
                                                                                   Class 9, in reusable         
                                                                                   fiberboard bulk boxes. (Modes
                                                                                   1, 2).                       
11396-N           Laidlaw Environmental           49 CFR 173.306(a)(3)..........  To authorize the              
                   Services, LaPorte, TX.                                          transportation in commerce of
                                                                                   certain flammable, non-      
                                                                                   flammable gases, Division 2.1
                                                                                   and 2.2 in aerosol containers
                                                                                   overpacked in strong outside 
                                                                                   packages with no weight      
                                                                                   limitations. (Mode 1).       
11397-N           Speer Products Inc., Memphis,   49 CFR 173.306(a)(3),           To authorize the              
                   TN.                             173.306(h).                     transportation in commerce of
                                                                                   difluoroethane aerosolsand   
                                                                                   mixtures, classed as Division
                                                                                   2.2 in DOT-Specification 2Q  
                                                                                   containers overpacked in     
                                                                                   strong outside packing       
                                                                                   without required labeling,   
                                                                                   placarding and shipping      
                                                                                   papers. (Mode 1).            
11401-N           Hewlett Packard Co., Santa      49 CFR 172, 173.124, 173.125,   To authorize the              
                   Clara, CA.                      174, 175, 176, 177.             transportation in commerce of
                                                                                   unpowered cesium devices     
                                                                                   classed as Division 4.3      
                                                                                   consisting of a stainless-   
                                                                                   steel cylinder, overpacked in
                                                                                   strong fiberboard boxes.     
                                                                                   (Modes 1, 2, 3, 5).          
11403-N           Telford Aviation Inc., Bangor,  49 CFR 171.11, 172.101,         To authorize the              
                   ME.                             172.204(c)(3), 173.27,          transportation in commerce of
                                                   175.30(a)(1), 175.320(b),       Division 1.1B explosives that
                                                   part 107, appendix B.           are not permitted for        
                                                                                   shipment by air or are in    
                                                                                   quantities greater than those
                                                                                   authorized. (Mode 4).        
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11405-N           Hoechst Celanese Corp.,         49 CFR 100-199................  To authorize the              
                   Charlotte, NC.                                                  transportation in commerce of
                                                                                   small quantities of a self-  
                                                                                   hearing material as          
                                                                                   essentially non-regulated.   
                                                                                   (Modes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5).       
11406-N           Conference of Radiation         49 CFR 173.403................  To authorize the              
                   Control Program Directors,                                      transportation in commerce of
                   Pittsburgh, PA.                                                 trash/debris containing      
                                                                                   unknown radionuclides to be  
                                                                                   transported in conveyances   
                                                                                   with low external radiation  
                                                                                   levels if conditions are     
                                                                                   approved by State radiation  
                                                                                   protection officials. (Modes 
                                                                                   1, 2).                       
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    This notice of receipt of applications for new exemptions is 
published in accordance with part 107 of the Hazardous Materials 
Transportations Act (49 U.S.C. 1806; 49 CFR 1.53(e)).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on February 14, 1995.
J. Suzanne Hedgepeth,
Chief, Exemption Programs, Office of Hazardous Materials Exemptions and 
Approvals.
[FR Doc. 95-4266 Filed 2-21-95; 8:45 am]
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