Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 38 / Monday, February 26, 2001 / Notices 11631

Application No. Docket No. Applicant

Modification

of

exemption

12580–M .................... RSPA–2000–8386 Matheson Tri-Gas, East Rutherford, NJ (See Footnote 17) ................................... 12580

12595–M .................... RSPA–2001–8643 Marsulex, Inc., Toledo, OH (See Footnote 18) ....................................................... 12595

(1) To modify the exemption to authorize the use of plastic pallets for the loading of polyethylene drums or composite packagings transporting

certain Division 6.1 materials.

(2) To modify the exemption to revise Flight Plan language in Section 7.h. of the exemption to apply to flights inside the United States only.

(3) To modify the exemption to update drawing configurations of the non-DOT specification cylinder pertaining to a self-inflating life raft for shipment of Division 2.2 and Class 9 materials.

(4) To modify the exemption to authorize cargo and passenger-carrying aircraft as additional modes of transportation for Division 2.2 materials

in a non-DOT specification container.

(5) To modify the exemption to authorize the transportation of Bromine, Class 8 (6.1) in tank cars to remain standing with unloading connections attached when no product is being transferred.

(6) To modify the exemption to authorize various changes to the packaging and safety control measures for the transportation of ethylene oxide

packaged in aluminum cartridges within a fiberboard box.

(7) To modify the exemption to allow for the transportation of additional Division 2.2 materials in non-DOT specification fiber reinforced plastic

full composite cylinders.

(8) To modify the exemption to allow for a design change of the non-DOT specification titanium alloy cylinder for the transportation of Division

2.2 materials.

(9) To modify the exemption to authorize additional relief of the testing requirements of the non-DOT specification metal aerosol containers.

(10) To modify the exemption to authorize an increase in the container and burst pressure; allow for the transportation of Division 2.1 materials

in non-DOT specification cylinders.

(11) To modify the exemption to authorize the use of an additional specification tank care with increased wall thickness for the transportation of

Division 6.1 materials.

(12) To modify the exemption to authorize a change to the maximum operating pressure and volume of non-DOT specification cylinders used

for oil well sampling.

(13) To modify the exemption to allow for a design change to use openings in the sidewall for filling the pressure vessel, used as a component

of an automobile safety system.

(14) To modify the exemption to allow for the transportation of additional Division 4.3 materials in a non-DOT specification portable tank.

(15) To modify the exemption to authorize 3T, 3AAX and 3AX cylinders as additional packagings for the transportation of Division 2.1, 2.2 and

2.3 materials; and changes to the operational controls concerning pressure and temperature monitoring.

(16) To modify the exemption to allow for the use of the Barber S–2–HD model truck for the transportation of Class 8 materials in DOT Specification 111S100W–2 tank cars.

(17) To reissue the exemption originally issued on an emergency basis for certain non-DOT specification foreign cylinders which are charged

for export only transporting certain Division 4.3 materials.

(18) To reissue the exemption originally issued on an emergency basis for the transportation of sulfur dioxide in a tank car using Division 2.3

international placards.

[FR Doc. 01–4673 Filed 2–23–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

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 March 28, 2001.

ADDRESSES: 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 application number.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Copies of the applications (See Docket

Number) are available for inspection at

the New Docket Management Facility,

PL–401, at the U.S. Department of

Transportation, Nassif Building, 400 7th

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590 or at

http://dms.dot.gov.

This notice of receipt of applications

for new 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 February 20,

2001.

J. Suzanne Hedgepeth,

Director, Office of Hazardous Materials,

Exemptions and Approvals.

NEW EXEMPTIONS

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

12622–N ................. RSPA–01–8831 Atlantic Research Corporation; Knoxville,

TN.

49 CFR 172.200,

172.500.

To authorize the transportation in commerce

of Division 1.3C, 1.4C and 2.2 airbags without the required shipping papers and

placarding. (mode 1)

12623–N ................. RSPA–01–8829 General Chemical Corporation, Parsippany, NJ.49 CFR 174.67(i) & (j) To authorize rail cars to remain connected

while standing without the physical presence of an unloader. (mode 2)

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NEW EXEMPTIONS—Continued

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

12625–N ................. RSPA–01–8830 Smart-Hose Technologies, Inc. Philadelphia, PA.49 CFR 177.834 ......... To authorize cargo tank motor vehicles to remain connected while standing without the

physical presence of an unloader. (mode 1)

12626–N ................. RSPA–01–8851 SMI Companies Franklin, LA.49 CFR 173.243(c) ..... To authorize the manufacture, mark, sale and

use of non-DOT specification steel portable

tanks equipped with external bottom discharge valves for use in transporting Class

8 material. (modes 1, 3)

12629–N ................. RSPA–01–8853 Western Sales & Testing of Amarillo, Inc.

Amarillo, TX.

49 CFR 173.34(e) ....... To authorize an alternative method of retest

for DOT 3A, 3AA, 3AAX and 3T compressed gas cylinders for use in transporting liquified or nonliquefied compressed

gases, or mixtures as presently authorized.

(modes 1, 2, 3)

12630–N ................. RSPA–01–8850 Chemetall GmbH Gesellschaft

Langelsheim, DE.

49 CFR 172.102(a)(2)

& (c)(7)(ii).

To authorize the transportation in commerce

of lithium alkyls, Divisions 4.2, in non-DOT

specification IM 101 portable tanks with an

equivalent minimum shell thickness less

than that prescribed for the material.

(modes 1, 2, 3)

12631–N ................. RSPA–01–8849 Precision Medical

Northhampton, PA.

49 CFR 178.57(d) ....... To authorize the transportation is commerce

of a portable cryogenic cylinder containing

oxygen, Division 2.2 (mode 1)

12634–N ................. RSPA–01–8913 Norman International

Los Angeles, CA.

49 CFR 173.12(b)(2) .. To authorize the manufacture, mark, sale and

use of a corrugated fiberboard box as the

outer packaging for lab pack applications in

accordance with Section 173.12(b). (modes

1, 2)

[FR Doc. 01–4674 Filed 2–23–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Customs Service

Quarterly IRS Interest Rates Used in

Calculating Interest on Overdue

Accounts and Refunds on Customs

Duties

AGENCY: Customs Service, Treasury.

ACTION: General notice.

SUMMARY: This notice advises the public

of the quarterly Internal Revenue

Service interest rates used to calculate

interest on overdue accounts

(underpayments) and refunds

(overpayments) of Customs duties. For

the quarter beginning January 1, 2001,

the interest rates for overpayments will

be 8 percent for corporations and 9

percent for non-corporations, and the

interest rate for underpayments will be

9 percent. This notice is published for

the convenience of the importing public

and Customs personnel.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ronald Wyman, Accounting Services

Division, Accounts Receivable Group,

6026 Lakeside Boulevard, Indianapolis,

Indiana 46278, (317) 298–1200,

extension 1349.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1505 and

Treasury Decision 85–93, published in

the Federal Register on May 29, 1985

(50 FR 21832), the interest rate paid on

applicable overpayments or

underpayments of Customs duties shall

be in accordance with the Internal

Revenue Code rate established under 26

U.S.C. 6621 and 6622. Section 6621 was

amended (at paragraph (a)(1)(B) by the

Internal Revenue Service Restructuring

and Reform Act of 1998, Pub. L. 105–

206, 112 Stat. 685) to provide different

interest rates applicable to

overpayments: one for corporations and

one for non-corporations.

The interest rates are based on the

short-term Federal rate and determined

by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on

behalf of the Secretary of the Treasury

on a quarterly basis. The rates effective

for a quarter are determined during the

first-month period of the previous

quarter.

In Revenue Ruling 2000–57 (see,

2000–50 IRB 579, dated December 11,

2000), the IRS determined the rates of

interest for the second quarter of fiscal

year (FY) 2001 (the period of January 1–

March 31, 2001). The interest rate paid

to the Treasury for underpayments will

be the short-term Federal rate (6%) plus

three percentage points (3%) for a total

of nine percent (9%). For corporate

overpayments, the rate is the Federal

short-term rate (6%) plus two

percentage points (2%) for a total of

eight percent (8%). For overpayments

made by non-corporations, the rate is

the Federal short-term rate (6%) plus

three percentage points (3%) for a total

of nine percent (9%). These interest

rates are subject to change the third

quarter of FY–2001 (the period of April

1–June 30, 2001).

For the convenience of the importing

public and Customs personnel the

following list of IRS interest rates used,

covering the period from before July of

1974 to date, to calculate interest on

overdue accounts and refunds of

Customs duties, is published in

summary format.