Document ID: PHMSA-2014-0033-0001
Agency: phmsa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings: International Standards on the Transport of Dangerous Goods
Posted Date: 2014-05-28T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 102 (Wednesday, May 28, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30689-30690]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-12238]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[Docket No. PHMSA-2014-0033, Notice No. 14-3]

International Standards on the Transport of Dangerous Goods

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), 
DOT.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice is to advise interested persons that on Wednesday, 
June 11, 2014, PHMSA will conduct a public meeting to discuss proposals 
in preparation for the 45th session of the United Nations Sub-Committee 
of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (UNSCOE TDG) to be held 
June 23 to July 2, 2014, in Geneva, Switzerland. During the public 
meeting, PHMSA is also soliciting comments relative to potential new 
work items which may be considered for inclusion in its international 
agenda.
    Also, on Wednesday, June 11, 2014, the Department of Labor, 
Occupational Safety and Health Administartion (OSHA) will conduct a 
public meeting (See Docket No. OSHA-H022k-2006-0062) to discuss 
proposals in preparation for the 27th session of the United Nations 
Sub-Committee of Experts on the Globally Harmonized System of 
Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (UNSCEGHS) to be held July 2 
to 4, 2014, in Geneva, Switzerland.

DATES: Wednesday, June 11, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Both meetings will be held at the DOT Headquarters 
Conference Center, West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 
Washington, DC 20590.
    Time and Location: PHMSA public meeting: 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. 
EDT, Oklahoma Room.
    OSHA public meeting: 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EDT, Conference Room 3.
    Registration: It is requested that attendees pre-register for these 
meetings by completing the form at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PNCPBQD. Attendees may use the form to pre-register for the PHMSA 
meeting, the OSHA meeting, or both meetings. Failure to pre-register 
may delay your access to the DOT building. Participants attending in 
person are encouraged to arrive early to allow time for security checks 
necessary to obtain access to the building.
    Conference call-in and ``live meeting'' capability will be provided 
for both meetings. Specific information on call-in and live meeting 
access will be posted when available at http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat/regs/international and at http://www.osha.gov/dsg/hazcom/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vincent Babich or Steven Webb, Office 
of Hazardous Materials Safety, International Standards, Department of 
Transportation, Washington, DC 20590; telephone (202) 366-8553.
    Supplementary Information on the PHMSA Meeting: The primary purpose 
of PHMSA's meeting will be to prepare for the 45th session of the 
UNSCOE TDG. The 45th session of the UNSCOE TDG is the third of four 
meetings scheduled for the 2013-2014 biennium. The UNSCOE will consider 
proposals for the 19th Revised Edition of the United Nations 
Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods Model Regulations 
which will be implemented within relevant domestic, regional, and 
international regulations from January 1, 2017. Copies of working 
documents, informal documents, and the meeting agenda may be obtained 
from the United Nations Transport Division's Web site at http://www.unece.org/trans/main/dgdb/dgsubc3/c3age.html.
    General topics on the agenda for the UNSCOE TDG meeting include:

     Explosives and related matters

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     Global harmonization of transport of dangerous goods 
regulations
     Listing, classification and packing
     Electric storage systems
     Transport of gases
     Miscellaneous proposals of amendments to the Model 
Regulations
     Electronic data interchange for documentation purposes
     Cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency 
(IAEA)
     Guiding principles for the Model Regulations
     Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling 
of Chemicals (GHS)

    Following the 45th session of the UNSCOE TDG, a copy of the Sub-
Committee's report will be available at the United Nations Transport 
Division's Web site at http://www.unece.org/trans/main/dgdb/dgsubc3/c3rep.html. PHMSA's Web site at http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat/regs/international provides additional information regarding the UNSCOE TDG 
and related matters.
    Supplementary Information on the OSHA Meeting: The Federal Register 
notice and additional detailed information relating to OSHA's public 
meeting will be available upon publication at http://www.regulations.gov (Docket No. OSHA-H022k-2006-0062) and on the OSHA 
Web site at http://www.osha.gov/dsg/hazcom/.

    Signed at Washington, DC, on May 21, 2014.
Magdy El-Sibaie,
Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety.
[FR Doc. 2014-12238 Filed 5-27-14; 8:45 am]
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