Document ID: PHMSA-2012-0116-0001
Agency: phmsa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings: International Standards on Transport of Dangerous Goods
Posted Date: 2012-06-04T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 107 (Monday, June 4, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 33019]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-13399]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[Docket No. PHMSA-2012-0116; Notice No. 12-6]

International Standards on the Transport of Dangerous Goods; 
Public Meeting

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), 
Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice is to advise interested persons that PHMSA will 
conduct a public meeting in preparation for the 41st session of the 
United Nations Sub-Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous 
Goods (UNSCOE TDG) to be held June 25 to July 4, 2012, in Geneva, 
Switzerland. During this meeting, PHMSA is also soliciting comments 
relative to potential new work items which may be considered for 
inclusion in its international agenda.

Information Regarding the UNSCOE TDG Meeting

DATES: Wednesday, June 13, 2012; 9 a.m.-12 noon.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the DOT Headquarters, West 
Building, Conference Rooms 8-10, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 
Washington, DC 20590.
    Registration: Attendees may pre-register for this meeting by 
completing the form at http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat/regs/international. Failure to pre-register may delay your access to the 
building. Attendees are encouraged to arrive early to allow time for 
security checks necessary to obtain access to the building.
    Conference Call Capability/Live Meeting Information: Conference 
call-in and ``live meeting'' capability will be provided for this 
meeting. Call in information is as follows:
    Toll Free: (800) 260-0712.
    Participant Access Code: 242757.
    Specific information on live meeting access will be posted when 
available at http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat/regs/international.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Vincent Babich or Mr. Steven Webb, 
Office of Hazardous Materials Safety, Department of Transportation, 
Washington, DC 20590; (202) 366-8553.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The primary purpose of this meeting will be 
to prepare for the 41st session of the UNSCOE TDG. The 41st session of 
the UNSCOE TDG is the third of four meetings scheduled for the 2011-
2012 biennium. The UNSCOE TDG will consider proposals for the 18th 
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, 2015. 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.
     Listing, classification and packing.
     Electric storage systems.
     Miscellaneous proposals of amendments to the Model 
Regulations.
     Electronic data interchange (EDI) for documentation 
purposes.
     Cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency 
(IAEA).
     Global harmonization of transport of dangerous goods 
regulations.
     Guiding principles for the Model Regulations.
     Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling 
of Chemicals (GHS).
    Following the 41st 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 site at http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat/regs/international provides additional information regarding the UNSCOE TDG 
and related matters.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 29, 2012.
William Schoonover,
Deputy Associate Administrator, Field Operations, Pipeline and 
Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012-13399 Filed 6-1-12; 8:45 am]
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